Ever since the year has started, we've been checking out the things that we need to prioritize with regards to expenses. Definitely we need to prioritize the house renovations apart from the kids' tuition fees in March and summer activites too. Expenses are over flowing and now I wonder how is it with huge houses and pools, I'm sure they allot a huge budget for the maintenance too.
But if they know a company like phoenix pool repair that provides great service for their clients, I'm sure they would think it is worth it. And it is worth allotting budget to maintain one of the important things in the house - the pool. It is hard to save up for making a great pool so it is understandable that they should allot a huge amount for the maintenance. It wouldn't be nice to leave the pool just like that. And besides, getting companies like Arizona Pool & Spa Renovations would do the trick. They are a one stop pool company in Arizona that offers new and custom pool and spa construction, Phoenix pool remodeling, Phoenix pool replastering, repair and pool equipment upgrades, as well as green to clean pool cleaning services. Definitely my kind of pool company!
As for our expenses, I guess we don't have to focus on ALL of it. We'll just have to prioritize which one to do first.
When our last day of work for the year came, we decided to hit the mall to go on a last-minute shopping for Christmas gifts. After that, we decided to have dinner at Yabu, since I've been craving for the unlimited salad for a few days already.
It was the kids' first time but knowing how much they love to eat almost anything, we were confident that they are going to love Yabu.
And we were right! The Ate was saying, "I Love Yabu!" and right after dinner, she said she wants to go back.
We just ordered the usual, torikatsu (chicken) and Hubby had katsudon. With unlimited salad with the sesame dressing, it was a perfect meal after doing last-minute Christmas shopping!
We LOVE Yabu!
Our first day of Christmas vacation was spent for errands. It was a Friday and we were with the little girls and we all went to the Pedia for their monthly checkup and vaccine.
Since we were all hungry after the checkup, we decided to eat at Pancake House after. We ordered our all time favorite pancakes, spaghetti, coffee and we tried their corn dogs with fries.
It's always FUN to eat with the whole family especially if we are eating at our favorite resto. We all had a blast!
I noticed that ever since my kids had grown and the Ate started going to big school, they gained a lot of new friends. I realized this because we've been attending parties almost every weekend. Parties are scheduled every weekend starting October last year. My kids are so lucky and I can say that they are now party goers! For this month, there are a couple of baptisms that we were invited to go. One by a relative and the other by Hubby's higschool friend. We would love to see their babies baptized!
The Ate was invited to a party last weekend and it was a blast!
The kids and even adults enjoyed the circus and magic show. This particular birthday party is so timely since I was able to find adventure time shirts from Your Favorite T-Shirts website. This is a perfect gift to give on birthdays. Especially since the birthdays that we've been attending were all turning 7. Kids who are 7 are usually the ones who love unique and colorful t-shirts.
What I love most about YourFavoriteTshirts.com is that they can customize according to what design you like. They have almost everything from hats, hoodies, accessories, tshirts for kids and adults and more! It looks like I found a site that would provide me gifts on every birthday party that we will be attending. And guess what, they even have costumes for Halloween too.
How cool is this!? I checked and the prices are not that bad considering that most of their items are unique and of good quality. There are more birthday parties that we will be attending this 2013 and one thing for sure is that we will definitely get our birthdya gift at YouFavoriteTShirts.com. How about you? You should check out the website too!
A Christmas season will never be complete without celebrating with my highschool friends. So for our fifth and last Christmas party for 2012, we went all the way to Cainta to meet up my good old highschool friends. As usual, we all had a blast!
We had food of course - chicken, pansit and bbq! And just like our other Christmas get togethers, the kids got their loots again...
... and they were so happy! Thanks Titas and Titos! See you again next Christmas! (*wink*)
Holidays made us stop whatever we were planning in the last few months of 2012 and focus on the festive mood of Christmas, gift giving and family gatherings. We had a fun filled Christmas vacation and I would say our vacation was very well spent.
And now after celebrating the new year's, we are back to our daily grind. Kids are back to school, Hubby and I are back to work too. Now that we have settled down after the holidays, we are back to our home improvement planning once again. I had several choices before the holidays after checking out all the reliable and reputable carpet stores that I can check online. So yes, I've done my to-do's or assignments or tasks or whatever you call it. But the thing is, after our trip to Vietnam (which I will post in the next few days), I saw a couple of traditional tiles there that I really liked. So, after choosing the trend setting tiles last year, I'm gearing towards the traditional tiles which thankfully can both be found at Carpet One Floor & Home. At least it is easier to compare which one to get since most of the tile options are already in one website.
One particular branch that offers these types of tiles is the Brewer Carpet One, the source for all of your flooring needs. Tom Brewer, the owner of Carpet One Floor & Home believes that new floors can completely transform a room and I totally agree with him too. That's why I need to fast track this choosing of tile so the installation can start right after. Carpet One Floor & Home also we have top quality carpet, hardwood, tile, laminate & vinyl in different colors, textures and type. I guess they are the one-stop-shop when it comes to the flooring. A visit to the Brewer branch is a must then!
Last December 20, 2012, we had a blast at our fourth Christmas party for 2012.
We had the party at Club Phi, Metrowalk. It started around 10AM, yes, we partied early! We had a talent contest that was really fun! And it ended around 3PM. It was a fun last day of work for the year.
Hubby and I have always dreamt of having a nice garden at home. This particular garden is our inspiration.
The little girls just love to play around and I love watching them feeling free and having the time of their lives. It's so nice to have something like this in our place. I can imagine putting a couple of slides and probably a swing for them to use while they play. These are the scenes that would run on my mind when I day dream about our "dream garden".
If we got a space and a budget, I guess this really is possible. Specially now that I discovered artificial grass phoenix that we can install. We can find these online particularly at the Faithfully Green website. I love the idea of installing artificial grasses on our dream garden. You see, one thing that's keeping us for fulfilling this dream is the maintenance that would keep a toll on our budget. So I guess if an artificial grass of good quality will be installed, then we can say that we don't need to allot a lot of money for maintenance.
Here are the products of Faithfully Green that you can find in their website:
- Silica Sand 20/30 grit- 100lb bag – $8
- Green Silica Sand 20grit, 50lb bags – $15.99/bag
- Black & Green Top Dressing – 30 grit, 50lb bags – $15.99/bag
- 6×300 foot weed block – $115
- 4×200 foot weed block – $60
- Putting Green Supplies – available upon request
The price is not too bad at all, right? I guess with proper planning, with the right amount of budget and enough courage, I think we would be able to finally get the garden that we've been dreaming about for years now. Thanks to Faithfully Green, it looks like this really is possible!
Our third Christmas party for 2012 followed the next day after our second. It was a get together with our CFC Household. And as always, the kids had so much fun!
We started off with the kids playing at the playground. While the adults enjoyed catching up, they were having the time of their lives at the playground. After that, they had an activity to write a birthday card for Jesus greeting Him on his birthday!
I love that they really did well because they knew that they were going to get a candy cane after. LOL!
We had dinner after and then kids' exchange gifts! Look what the girls got...
After this the adults got to drink while the kids play and watch movies. It was a nice party and we all had a great time! ♥