it's a long weekend. it should have been a great chance to travel even just out of town but we opted to stay home because aside from the stormy weather we can no longer afford another impromptu trip. the recent international travel, three family occasions/events, and unexpected expenses prompted us to dip into our savings which should not be the case as it's allotted for the downpayment for the house we're planning to get and also for the renovation which am sure is needed. i told jude as early as now that am okay with a very simple celebration for my birthday, just a lunch out with him and the boys perhaps. i'd rather give the budget to theo so he can have even a simple party on his 2nd birthday which is only a week after mine.
aside from birthdays, we are also looking forward for our camiguin trip this october, in time for our 6th wedding anniversary. but i still have to find moolah for our pocket money so we don't need to touch our savings again. i wonder if i can already touch my coin bank... :)
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speaking of coin bank... do you still remember our trip to ilocos region almost two years ago? it was partly funded by the money we have saved in an empty 6-liter gallon of water which we converted as coin bank. i think half of the expenses were paid by coins. funny that while we're driving along NLEX i was busy counting the ten and five-peso coins as it's what used to pay for refueling and toll, and even for our food. oh how the gasoline boys and toll gate clerks loved us! :)
i hope we can still reach the ten thousand pesos-mark. it wasn't much i know but there's a different fulfillment that we get whenever we see our coin banks brimming. and yes, we're one of the hoarders of coins. hehe.
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traveling can be costly and tiring, especially if it's with kids in tow. but it's quite addictive that's why we make sure that we go to other places at least once a year. jude and i also had dream destinations but unless we have the money to afford them OR we can take the risks in bringing the kids along, they will remain a dream.
case in point is the batanes trip which we planned early this year. i even almost booked a flight going there via sea air. but jude and i won't agree on whether we bring the kids or not--he wanted to bring along inigo and theo but i think the boat rides are too risky for the tots. i just decided to cancel the trip. the reason that we can't bring the kids with us also holds true for a caramoan trip.
i also told jude that i want to do another trip to cordillera region (this place never fails to amaze me) like sagada or batad again while jude wanted even before to visit his family's hometown in albay in bicol region. but for all the places i mentioned it's the 12-hour drive going there which i dread about. i can already imagine the kids getting so bored and cranky, and me stressed over their behavior.
jude also dreams of greece and japan while i dream of new zealand. but we both agree that we should visit US and europe in our lifetime. okay... enough of dreaming! hehe.
aside from birthdays, we are also looking forward for our camiguin trip this october, in time for our 6th wedding anniversary. but i still have to find moolah for our pocket money so we don't need to touch our savings again. i wonder if i can already touch my coin bank... :)
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speaking of coin bank... do you still remember our trip to ilocos region almost two years ago? it was partly funded by the money we have saved in an empty 6-liter gallon of water which we converted as coin bank. i think half of the expenses were paid by coins. funny that while we're driving along NLEX i was busy counting the ten and five-peso coins as it's what used to pay for refueling and toll, and even for our food. oh how the gasoline boys and toll gate clerks loved us! :)
i hope we can still reach the ten thousand pesos-mark. it wasn't much i know but there's a different fulfillment that we get whenever we see our coin banks brimming. and yes, we're one of the hoarders of coins. hehe.
***
traveling can be costly and tiring, especially if it's with kids in tow. but it's quite addictive that's why we make sure that we go to other places at least once a year. jude and i also had dream destinations but unless we have the money to afford them OR we can take the risks in bringing the kids along, they will remain a dream.
case in point is the batanes trip which we planned early this year. i even almost booked a flight going there via sea air. but jude and i won't agree on whether we bring the kids or not--he wanted to bring along inigo and theo but i think the boat rides are too risky for the tots. i just decided to cancel the trip. the reason that we can't bring the kids with us also holds true for a caramoan trip.
i also told jude that i want to do another trip to cordillera region (this place never fails to amaze me) like sagada or batad again while jude wanted even before to visit his family's hometown in albay in bicol region. but for all the places i mentioned it's the 12-hour drive going there which i dread about. i can already imagine the kids getting so bored and cranky, and me stressed over their behavior.
jude also dreams of greece and japan while i dream of new zealand. but we both agree that we should visit US and europe in our lifetime. okay... enough of dreaming! hehe.
libre mangarap... :)
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korek. libre lang din tumingin sa internet. haha!
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