An Interview and an Afternoon at the Yapyuco Family Aviary

My husband and I were asked by a family friend to be respondents to her son's college paper in Theology.  The topic was about Marriage.  The interview was held at our cousins, the Yapyucos.  Our young interviewer is in his 3rd year, and he asked about things like how we met, how we knew we would end up together, our marriage expectations, how things are now that we are parents, the responsibilities involved, and the like.  I admit that I felt a little weird about the whole thing because:  (1) Cupid and I have only been married for 4-and-a-half years, just relatively new in the game; (2) It's our first time to be telling our story "publicly" and "on print" [our responses will be included in our interviewer's Theology paper]; (3) I didn't like my marriage being the topic of discussion in a college class, and many other reasons. In short, I just felt a little uncomfortable.  But as it turned out, everything went on really well.  I think our interviewer was more nervous about asking us questions.  I don't think he has plans of getting married soon after college, after we stressed the importance of responsibility, and how there is more to marriage beyond the exchange of "I DOs". *smile* *wink!*

Mommy and Maia's Mommy Academy Day-Out

Normally, our Saturdays are spent just lazying around the house, watching DVDs and sleeping.  At most, we would go do our weekly grocery-shopping, or hear anticipated mass.  But the Saturday of October 23, 2010 was a little different.  I signed up for one of Mommy Academy's Pedia Talk Live series which was held at the Dusit Thani Manila.  The organizers encouraged participants to bring their children.  And so I brought Maia...and her yaya Ann (so she can watch over Maia, while I focus on and listen to the lecturers).  And yes, I also brought my husband Cupid (well...I needed him to drive us there...hehehe!).

The talk was set to start at 8 o'clock in the morning and so we decided to just stop for some "fast food" breakfast en route to the hotel venue.  Our restaurant of choice? Good old Jollibee (at its branch along C-5)!  I love their breakfast meals!  Just one of my simple pleasures (smile!).