August 23, 2006 7:41 PM Wednesday, Jacksonville, Florida           

Disenchanted

I am very disappointed when I call off my trip to Michigan yesterday. You all know I am so looking forward for this chance to bond with Lani and her kids but the unexpected happened and I run out of leave time. I am sorry Lan, believe me I feel so bad for not making it at this time.

Gosh! Just found out yesterday also that Lani had even lined up a big surprised party (with lechon pa!) for me, Ate G, Judy ni Wally and the rest of her good friends in the neighborhood and other adjoining state. Now I know how much my presence and friendship mean to Lani ;-) I wish there is something I can do to make this trip happen especially that my round trip plane ticket is already paid off and it’s non-refundable. Sayang!

Lan, you are one of the very few real friends that I treasured so much even though I haven’t gotten that much luck yet to bond with you in person. Rest assured that as soon as I build up enough leave for me to take off work, I will definitely be pushing through this trip towards the end of this year or beginning of next year. I promise.


A Big Eye Opener

The unexpected death of Duane is a big eye opener for me. A lot of important things that we take for granted hit me in the head and enforced me to get some very important legal documents done ASAP. First thing I did right after I came back from Montana was, called the lawyer to make an appointment to do our estate plan.  I’ll talk more about that matter in detail next time I get a chance to gather my thoughts and get my act together.

Words of Wisdom

The very reason my darling husband and mother-in-law persuaded me to learn how to drive, go back to school, get a decent job and get myself fully acclimated in this country before having a family of our own is that if something happens to them (God forbids), I still would be able to withstand the storms, stand on my own feet and live off comfortably with my own income.