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2016: Of travels and adulting

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Happy 2017! I miss you mommies, I thought I will be able to blog during the holiday break but Gwen’s yaya also took a vacation for 2 weeks so I always have zero energy and time to blog. But no regrets, because being yayaless is sometimes a blessing, we get to spend more time with Gwen.

2017

I have so many personal stories to tell you about how our 2016 went. It’s the most eventful year of my life, it’s one hell of a roller coaster ride that Jeff and I were lucky we came out alive, and stronger!

I won’t make a monthly recap anymore, I’ll just tell you stories on future blogposts. There are 2 events that made our 2016 colorful.

coron 2016

Coron 2016

Our Boracay-Coron trip last April is one for the books. It’s supposed to be a Boracay-Coron-Bali trip but flight cancellations made us miss our flight to Bali :(. The good thing is we get to spend another night in Coron. It’s also our first time to ride a 9-seater plane from Caticlan to Coron, add to the thrill is muntik pa kami maiwanan ng eroplano, we arrived at the airport 15 minutes before take-off.

In preparation for that trip, I started going to the gym as early as July 2015 pa lang, excited masyado hahaha. Hindi pa rin umabot sa pwede na akong mag 2-piece levels but I’m in my best shape since motherhood and iced venti white mocha americano came. So please allow me to post my Boracay photo for a souvenir. :p

I wasn’t able to write about my fitness journey but do search for the hashtag #BadudetsWorkout on IG. I hope I can go back to the gym this year before summer starts.

Boracay, April 2016

Boracay, April 2016

There were more family travels that followed like our company outing in Thunderbird Resort in La Union and my birthday slash Halloween trip in Boracay again.

For 2017, we will save up for a trip on Gwen’s 7th birthday, and if it’s God’s will, we will extend the stay to welcome the new year in a different country.

“Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown – even when we don’t want to and when we think we don’t need to.” – Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

2016 is a year of adulting for us. We got a place of our own and we moved out of my parents’ house. It took us by surprise because it came too early than our original plan which is to move out before Gwen enters Grade 1. So even if we were unprepared and didn’t know where to start, we started living as a family of 3 plus Ate Yongyong.

house

It was bittersweet, I am so sad to leave the house I lived in for more than 2 decades. On a brighter note, I can make new lasting memories with my little family. And that it will always be your HOME as long as you are with FAMILY.

move

 

Masaya rin pala maglipat-bahay lalo na pag mga damit at abubot lang ang dala nyo. We still left some of our things in my Nanay’s house since our unit is just small. We bought an inverter ref, aircon, TV, sala set, pillows, etc.

I still miss living with my Nanay because she takes care of the grocery and the cooking before. This time, I need to do the groceries every week and cook dinner or else, magugutom kaming lahat.

There will be even more adulting to happen this 2017 and I think God allowed us to prepare for it early on. Everything happens for a reason, indeed.

2017 is my year, I was born in the year of the Rooster. I am filled with optimism and enthusiasm for this year. I hope I can also share more blessings to my readers this year with the help of advertisers.

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  3. Cheers to more trips this year! 2016 was super fun for my family too since we went on lots of trips as a family – a first since I gave birth to our second child. We look forward to going on more family travels this year!

  5. I know exactly what you meant by preparing for Boracay-Coron. We are heading to Palawan in Feb and I have been trying to loose some pounds 😁…. cheers and a Blessed New Year to you and your family.

  7. Coron and El Nido are two of the places here in the PH that we’d love to visit! I hope soon I can go there with hubby and son. On moving, ever since I married, we’ve moved like 4x already, nasanay na kami. NPA kumbaga. haha.

  8. Hi Mommy Badet!

    I feel you mommy on moving to new place. We also did it last year and so far talagang happy din kami ng hubby ko nasurvive naman ang six months living on our own. I pray that you and your family more blessings this 2017.

    Happy new year!

  9. We’ve also been to Palawan last year (El Nido and Puerto Princesa) and really, #itsmorefuninthephilippines.
    Same with you, last year was our adulting phase as well, as we moved to Oz, as a family of three. Mahirap sa umpisa, pero masaya. At the end of the day, it’s family that matters most. Cheers to 2017! 🙂

  17. It’s a blessing talaga to spend time with the family especially with the kids kase ang bibilis nilang lumaki.
    I’m happy for you that you had a wonderful 2016.

  18. I’d love to travel to Coron… sana kayanin this year or maybe next. Good luck and God bless to your moving out. Hope all will be well.

  20. Congratulations on the new place! It is indeed exciting to live outside your parents’ radar. And it is so thrilling to buy your own things and appliances. Sarap din magluto for your family.

  21. 2016 is supposedly our year to travel as a family but I got pregnant so the travel plans got postponed. Oh well, mga after 2 years pa siguro ulit namin maipu-push through yung plans na yun. Anyway, maglilipat bahay rin kami this January. I know it will be challenging but it’s gonna exciting as well. Makalat nga lang at first. Haha

  22. Good move. It is always good when you live as a family on your own. You learn how to deal with each other and manage the house. 🙂 May you get all the help you need thhis year. 🙂 God bless!! 🙂

  23. A happy new year to you and your family! Living on our own is one great adventure, but it’s fun. We’ve recently moved to a new apartment (hopefully, the third will be our own), so new neighbors, new environment, new friends. 🙂 Hoping for more travels for us too.

  24. Oh wow! Congratulations on the move. It’s a new adventure and you’ll see that there are more benefits to it than it seems. 🙂

    Hindi pa ba bikini-levels yan? kung ako yan. ibibikini ko na yan!

  25. Welcome to the world of adulting, Badet! It’s a bigger responsibility managing your own household, but the good thing is you’re the queen of your own abode! Hope 2017 will bring you more blessings and happiness!

  29. Sayang you guys missed your Bali trip. But at least you were able to enjoy Bora and Coron. Congrats on the move! Cheers to more travels and adulting this year!

  30. I hope to travel with my kids, but I’m waiting for them to grow up few years more to make the trip less hassle. Congratulations on your new home 🙂

  32. What an exciting year! I’d love to see Coron myself pero ang hirap iimagine kasi we are not water persons heheh. Swimming pool ok lang. I love that aquamarine water in the background. It will indeed be much more exciting kasi you got a place of your own. Goodluck to your year, Badudet 🙂

  33. Happy New Year! Adulting is indeed hard, I realized that when I became a Mom. I moved out from home when I started working here in Manila back in 2005 but I regret not saving up and getting my own condo back when I still had the opportunity to save more. 2016, unlike you, was a bit of a downer for me, but I am looking forward to greater things this 2017. So, with that, cheers to us! 🙂

  34. I want to try that kind of trip kaya lang mahirap if I have super duper kulit kid. Nice to hear that you move out me parang hindi pa carry ang hirap ilayo ng bata nalulungot parents ko

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