Soulful Thoughts of Rachel

One of my closest friends since grade school is migrating to Canada with her family this February 2010. I feel sad because I wasn’t able to make it to her farewell party last weekend. My son had fever so I didn’t feel comfortable leaving him at home.  I wish my dear friend Kelly and her family a promising future in Canada.  I hope Kelly and her husband will have many wonderful opportunities now that they have respectively finished nursing.  They can take up additional medical coding training courses to enhance what they already know.

Yesterday I attended the book launching of In Another Dress, written by my blog friend, Annamanila. I’ve always been a fan of her writing. I’m so happy that she finally fulfilled her dream of writing her own book.

In Another Dress is a compilation of Annamanila’s stories and essay from her blog http://ode2old.blogspot.com/.

I miss going to the gym with my other mommy friends.  I miss our fun Tae Bo lessons and Aerobics with twist of Hip Hop. I was hesitant when the instructor introduced the latter, however, I quickly realized that it was fun. I also miss going on the treadmill after our group exercise. It was my favorite equipment in the gym.

I received wonderful news from my best friend a few weeks ago. She had an ultrasound and she learned that she’s going to have a baby girl.  She shared the good news to me as soon as she found out.  I’m very happy and excited for her.  She’s in her 6th month pregnancy and her tummy has gotten big already.

Last weekend, my best friend attended a formal occasion with her hubby. She went shopping for Trendy Maternity Clothes and found a nice dress for the evening event.

Who says pregnant women can’t be hip and fashionable? Expectant mothers can still look their best and wear beautiful clothes.   I see many pregnant moms looking lovely and fashionable in their maternity dresses.

Looking for nice casual wear for expectant moms? Check out Juicy Maternity.  They have a lovely line up of Juicy Couture Maternity clothes. They have a great selection of casual wear to suit hip moms of today. Expectant moms can feel and look their best.

Ingrid and Isabel carries Everywear Pant, Ruched Tank, and Everyday Cami.  The latter ones are perfect for layering.   The Everywear Pant is versatile because you can wear it folded up or down.  Pregnant women can look great without sacrificing comfort.

Last Wednesday, my friend, Siony treated my family to a nice lunch at Max’s.  She also brought along her daughter, Colenn who happens to be Yohan’s classmate in Kindergarten. We celebrated three special occasions: her birthday, my hubby’s birthday and her wedding anniversary. It was a post celebration of all those special occasions.  Siony misses her husband who works as a chef in a luxury cruise ship so she decided to celebrate their day as well.

It was a hearty lunch. We ordered Max’s friend chicken, pancit and my favorite kare-kare (a popular Filipino dish).  We didn’t have room for dessert so we skipped it.   If I keep having luncheons like this, I would have to resort to taking pills for diet.

It was a long weekend because Monday was a special non-working holiday to commemorate the Edsa Revolution. Two old college friends, Jane and Gary decided to come over and give me a visit. They brought Pancit Palabok (some kind of asian noodles) and native delicacy called Pichi Pichi. Yummy!

It was wonderful seeing them again. We talked about the good old days and some memorable highlights in school.  Despite the years, Jane and Gary still have their great sense of humor intact. I wish we could see each other more often.

I would like to thank Natalie for giving me this wonderful award. I’m very sorry it took quite a while for me to post this on my blog.  Thank you Natalie for always taking time to visit both my blogs.

I would like to share this lovely award to Hailey,  Jenny and Sweet Pea.  Thanks for being so warm and friendly. Take care.

I would like to thank Abby for tagging me and sharing this nice poem.

I also want to add in this circle the following: Tisha, Alice and Vicki.