Welcoming Star!

This is Star our little bundle of energy. She's been with us for 3 weeks. She's been growing like a weed since she got here. Getting heavier and even more playful than she was before. When she gets wound up, beware because she is unstoppable. She can run faster than her feet can! Can you imagine that? Sometimes she just runs in circles for no reason which is good for her exercise. It makes her fit and healthy puppy. She keeps moving around, running or jumping to bite our fingers...ouch! That's one of her bad habits. No matter how much we say NO! She pretends like she never hears us. When she realizes she does something bad she would lye down and show her sweet face which automatically melts our hearts. She also kept us really busy playing with her at night before bed time and her potty training. We have been taking videos of her barking at the dancing Santa and the singing Elf and Reindeer. We have a train underneath our Christmas tree that makes her crazed especially when its moving towards her. She would run away and hide and then come back when she feels like the train has passed by.

Star is diffinitely a joy to be with. JJ and I has fallen in love with her and we are glad to have her with us for Christmas. We welcome Star to the Johnson Family!

The Walking Gold

I guess we are ready to have another pet. It's been few months since our fish died. We did several trips to pet store for either a puppy/dog or cat or a bird. I mostly liked puppy/dogs. JJ likes cat. If we won't settle for either one, then maybe will go for a bird. I don't know.

Anyway, we went to Humane Society this afternoon. Looked particularly on dogs and cat's. There were a few cat's that JJ like the most but they were already taken/adopted and is just waiting for shots and pickup. They have a lot of dogs but none of them are the kind of breed I like. I am particulary into miniature dogs like Maltese, Pugs, Chihuahua, Terrier, Pekingese, Pug and Shi Tzu. So anyway, none from the Humane Society made either one of us fall inlove with. Next stop, we went to Micro Center. I bought a Scrapbook Designer that costs me $39.99 with a $10 rebate. We'll see if I can keep up with this project. Then we drove to Petland somewhere down Bethel Road. There, a miniature English Bulldog captured my heart. He was so adorable. He is super chubby at 8 weeks old. The tail was very tiny. That time he was feeling very lazy (indeed a couch potato) just slacking off with another dog in the same cage. When the lady gave him to me, he started licking my fingers and tried to be friendly. I can tell he's asking me to take him home! hehehe! His hairs were so silky. Too bad I can't have him. He is just too pricey at 38 hundred!I have to give him back to the lady because I don't want to be soo attached with him. I know I already was.

On our way home, JJ was telling me what would be his name if we had bought him. SAMSUNG. Yes, his price is as much as that Samsung DLP tv that he has been wanting to buy. I said, then maybe we can call him Sam Sung DLP. He answered, No. It would be Samsung DLP Johnson. LOL!

Here's some of his photos: Isn't he cute???

Taba-ching2x!




Side View - Back View:

It's Me and the Pup:

Getting-to-know-me-and-you assignment

Hi Ligaya, as promised here's my piece.

1. what time did u get up this morning? 10:49AM. i was up until 4am. i can't sleep because i was feeling a little sick, my throat was scratchy and i kept sneezing. jj was piddling with his website. can't sleep without him.

2. are you a morning person or a night owl? more of a night owl. jj and i loves to piddle with our square-headed partners.

3. what was the last film you saw at the cinema? Jarhead at the new Rave Theatre.

4. what are your favorite tv show? A lot! news at foxnews like The O'Reilly Factor, History Channel, Discovery Channel, TLC, 24, American Idol, The Correspondents, TV Patrol, The Man Show, Beavis and Butthead <--- yes i watch this show!

5. what did you have for breakfast? i baked an Orange-Glazed Bluberry bread, made some scrambled egg, bacon and coffee for our breakfast at 12:40PM

6. what is ur middle name? Cristobal

7. what is ur favorite cuisine? filipino, chinese, italian, mongolian, mexican and japanese foods. any spicy foods

8. what foods do u dislike? i don't like steak at all. no burger. sushi? so-so.

9. favorite day of the week? saturday and sunday

10. what is ur favorite CD at the moment? i actually listen to my rio mp3 player. last year i burned a CD which is mostly from Regine Velasquez...i downloaded from the internet for free...shhh!

11. what is ur favorite sandwich? Chicken Salad sandwich on Artisan Sesame Semolina from Panera Bread -no spicy mustard, no onions - Calories 730! Arrrggghhh!

12. what characteristics do you despise? chismosa! thou shalt not talk behind my back esp. pag hindi maganda. if u have problems with me, tell it right infront of my face.

13. what do u do most when u are bored? im gonna start to whine with hubby. asked him to go with me at the mall, or watch a movie, or go to his fave tech store...basically do something out from the house. kung ayaw talaga, food trip na lang! with my square-headed bf.

14. if you could go anywhere around the world on vacation, where would you go? hmm...this is hard but i've always wanted to go to Europe - Italy, Paris? then go to Hongkong, Japan, I also want to go to Hawaii so I can visit my cousin. Visit the Virgin Island again...

15. favorite brand of clothing? i could go for cheap stuff from kohls, old navy and forever 21. for pricey clothing, i go for bebe, guess, gap, victoria's secret, aeropostale, pacsun, wetseal, and billabong. For jeans, i got for levi's and union bay. Shoes i like mostly from DSW and Nike shoes.

16. where were you born? rizal, bansalan davao del sur

17. what is your best childhood memory? gardening at the back of our house, helping my mom make a lot of iced candies - everynight!

18. do you have pets? our fish died few months ago. we did several trips to the pet store though. and tomorrow we might be going to the Humane Society....to look for something we can adopt.

19. any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? nothing at this moment.

20. what did u want to be when you were little? when my teacher would asks us before what do we want to take up in college, i would answer i want to be an artist! but i meant an actress. kala ko before ang english ng artista ay artist! LOL but i wasn't gifted with looks and golden voice. so when i was in HS we have this Convocation Program. I was the one who makes the script for our drama. Same thing in college, pero i don't want to be the lead person. I love to direct and be a supporting actress at the same time. we usually end up first or second place, not so bad huh? i also like to perform in dancing from grade school to high school. i stopped when i was in college dahil daming competition and school is so demanding. my degree earned wasn't planned at all, i just decided to take a risk because i got this FAPE scholarship.

21. different jobs you have had in your life? i was a college librarian at uic 1997-2003. when i got here, i decided to take entry level jobs because they are much closer to our house (can't drive yet at that time, sometimes i have to walk)...and i was still adjusting the lifestyle - new environment. sabi naman ni hubby i don't have to work daw, but i have a project in the phils. so nagpipilit mag trabaho...hopefully next year or so, i'd be a full time wife and a mom? we'll see.

22. which comes first, the chicken or the egg? this is a silly question but my answer is chicken. just like when God created Adam and Eve....

Who's next? Hmmm....whoever is interested na lang cguro.

A Weekend Full of Fun

JJ and I had a great weekend.

Friday: Slept too late until it was time to go shopping at Prime Outlets, Jeffersonville. I joined the One Club and in return they gave me this Power Savings Coupon Book.

Sunset View at the Prime Outlet:

Saturday: It was a month ago since I posted that JJ and I are going to watch The Celtic Tiger starring Michael Flatley. It was a powerful 90 minute performance broken up into two acts which tells the story of the Irish people throughout time. The experience was so great. God, I love how he would dance with the top shoes and create a wonderful sound/music. Can't beat the graceful dancers dramatizing the spirit of Ireland and its history through the use of powerful imagery and dynamic music.

I didn't get a good picture though. Even if we got seats at FL3. We are at line N which is 14th rowm from the stage. The seats were not elevated...how I wish I had a booster chair! Duh! Ang kano/kana naman kc ang taas2x ng mga leeg! JJ doesn't like the idea of me taking pictures too..instead I should just watch daw and refrain from taking pictures.

After the show, we went to Mongolian BBQ for dinner. It's been awhile since we had one at Easton.

JJ won't take No for an answer to stop by at a Billiard Hall or not. I personally don't like it because in the first place, I am no good with playing billiards. Second, places like this were smelly. It's true. When we got there I feel like my heart stopped beating for awhile. I was suffocated with the cigarette smell. I can also imagine whoever is using those cue stick! Ewww the germs! JJ finished 2 bottles of beer. Finally, we head out after 3rd game. Of course I am the looser!

Told JJ I wanted to drink at Wendells Pub. At 1AM I am surprised they were closed! We then checked out this new Sports Bar close to where I worked. They were open. The place was cool. I can see its clean...maybe because its new? Or maybe because cigarette is not allowed inside? Hmmm...I can see myself and JJ frequently visiting this place.

I finished 2 glasses of Amaretto Sour and 1 bottle of beer for JJ. Good thing this place is not too far from our house. Just about 5-6 minutes drive.

I felt a lil bit buzz when we got home. I feel happy. JJ kept telling me how he was having a good night. I thought that was it but JJ started opening another bottle of beer and gave me a glass of Jack Daniels Down Home punch. It's been awhile since we went bar hopping.

Went to bed around 3AM. Woke up Sunday at 1PM. Got some lunch at Chipotle. Watch a movie and then spend time piddling around with computers.

....Ahhh...life without work!

Balikbayan Box for my Loved Ones

My families christmas will diffinitely be merry! My Balikbayan Box was pickup up October 31st and is off to California Hub the following day. My wallet was emptied but hey it's OK. As long as everyone back home is happy, John and I will feel the same way too.

September through October is the best time to shop. Everyone know's this time around clothes/stuff sold for summer were on sale. Department stores were trying to get rid of their stuff for the winter clothes.

I mostly bought clothes for my Mom at Sears. I got them down to 80% off.

As for my Dad and the rest of the clothings for family were from Kohls, also at 80% off.

Chocolates, cookies, vitamins were bought from SAMs Club.

Perfumes bought from Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works.

Some toys I bought from Meijer at original price. JJ bought Trixie a leap pad for her birthday last year. This time, I am getting the other boy - Lawrence also a leap pad. This is a good learning material for the young ones. I wish I had one like this when I was a child.