The Brown Girls Fit Club

Yay, I started working out!! I need to work on eating better, but at least I'm on my way. Jo started The Brown Girls Fit Club for Jen, me, and her. We all have different reasons to start, but we all have the same goal: lose weight, become more fit.





And I have eight months to get into that wedding dress, damn it!!! I felt so motivated after my walk on the trail!!





Here are my other goals completed for today:

My beautiful angel, JH. I had to cover my patient's face here to preserve her privacy. I've known her for five to six years, and unfortunately, she passed last year. I love how scrapping helps me cope. Used Those were The Days Collection (but I forgot which month).

My friend's son, Dylan. He is soo cute! And so curious and active! Used I *heart* Candy Town Collection from SIS TV.

Gil and me, having a petty argument...he won, but I'll never tell him that!! This pic was from an elevator in a hotel in Hawaii. I love it even though it's blurry! Used SOML April Kit.

Off to work...

...but let me post up some lay-outs first!!

From SIS TV I*heart* Candy Town Collection.

SIS TV I*heart* Candy Town Collection.
From SIS TV Shabby Rock Star Collection.
From Those Were the Days July Kit.
From Label Tulip Chardonnay Kit.

Robots, Candy, and Flowers

I just read the 6th book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." (I know, I know I'm so behind!). And I'm sooo sad! I even cried! But I can't wait to read the next and final chapter!!

But onto funnier and happier things. I scrapped :)


from Studio Calico Kit (August).
my bro and his girlfriend.


from Studio Calico Kit (August).
*blushes*..that's how he makes me feel!



from SIS TV kit (I *heart* Candy Town).
mi hermanas y hermano.



from Studio Calico Kit (August).
Jo's family.



from SOML kit (April).
I'm cuckoo!



from SOML kit (April).
Yes, he's wearing shorts under the pillow!!
this pic cracks me up! *LOL!*


from SIS TV kit (I *heart* Candy Town). My colleagues' bridal showers.

So sad...and then NOT

So working as a pediatric RN, you have to deal with patients who up and leave the hospital in an inspiring new state of health. I love those moments--when I tell them, "See you at the mall, at the park...anywhere but here. Don't come back!" But you have to deal with dying patients as well. I thought that by now, I can handle seeing little kids die and that I've learned not to take work home with me.

But this year has been awfully hard. There have been so many deaths of some of my favorite patients at work. Today, there is a viewing for one of them. At first, I thought I was gonna go..it just seemed natural. But I'm tired of crying, and I felt like I already had my closure when I said good-bye to this sweet little girl on her death bed and as I hugged and kissed her parents. I feel guilty and selfish, but I don't think it would do me any good going, and I'm sure that the family know I have them in my thoughts and prayers. I still feel horrible...

To make myself feel better, I found this on DBird's blog, and I LOVE, LOVE filling out surveys! So here goes some info people won't otherwise know about moi:

1. When Gil and I sleep at night, we don't fall asleep touching each other (I think it has to do with comfort, and/or maybe the heat). But I love it when he or I wake up in the middle of the night, and he puts his hand on my arm or face, and I do the same. It's such a tender act of love. It reminds me of that one line in a commercial: "With every waking moment, love grows." (Yes, you will find this as a title in one of my scrapbooking lay-outs soon!) Corny, I know!!



2. I have many moles, especially on the left side of my face. I actually don't mind them..I think it gives me distinctive features. I told you I like all things unique!

3. I have a tendency to say "umm, you know" when I talk. I don't know but sometimes, I forget words that I'm trying to say. Maybe it has something to do with getting older or maybe because English was my second language?? Who knows? I'm so freaking annoyed by it though.

4. I'm actually only 1/16th Chinese. I get so mad when people say, "But you don't look Filipino!" I'm Filipino (Dammmittt!!) with some Chinese and Spanish.

5. I don't like drinking soda out of a can but I'm cool with drinking it out of a bottle. But my ideal is to drink it through a straw in a glass filled with ice! *thinking about yummy Diet Dr. Pepper!*

6. I love to bowl, though I'm not very good. I think I broke a hundred once. I'd love to try glow-in-the-dark bowling!!

7. I enjoy making lists. Maybe because I love to write and try out different handwritings. Or maybe because I love to be determined. There's nothing like checking off that box for "paying bills" or "washing dishes." One time, my friend and I were in a class for work, and she saw me write out a list of my "things to do when I get home." She took my notes and wrote out, "get a life" and "poo." *LOL* I started laughing!!!

8. I was never a fifth grader. I skipped it and went straight to sixth from the fourth grade. I was a super nerd!! And proud of it!:)

Mucho Kits

Geez!!! I've been going crazy with Scrapbooking Kits lately....It's only August 1st, and I've bought 3 (Well, I'm not going to count the first one because it was back in July, ha ha!). So now, I can only buy one more for this month!!!

I feel so guilty because I've been putting in so much time on my hobbies that I am not doing much wedding planning. I really feel very determined in my scrapbooking goals, but I know with a wedding that's happening in less than 9 months, I better get off my ass!!

And this past week blew me off my blissful scrapbooking cloud when I went to two bridal showers! Then I saw pics of a friend's bachelorette in Vegas and thought how I'd love to have me one of those....

It's so hard because my bff's are all in different states and because we're older, we all have more responsibilities--a couple have kids, all of us are trying to buy houses. Ding-git!! I should've gotten married when we were in our early 20's...no responsibilites and all we wanted to do was PARTAY!!!! So as much as I'd love to have a suite in Vegas, I don't think it'll be possible. But seeing my friend's pics definitely got me thinking about wedding planning so I guess something good came out of my realization! :)

Anway, back to scrapbooking, here are what I've been busy over!