Spring Re-birth

After celebrating my birthday yesterday with a deluge of rain, it is truly a spring re-birth today, the start of another year in my life. As I was driving in to work this morning, the sun was already out and Mother Nature showed me I began on a clean slate; blue skies with white clouds, fresh and crisp air, the fragrant flowers and the vividly green grass and shrubs along my way. Ahhhh, I can now put a positive if not too melodramatic spin to my birthday's nasty weather. Heaven didn't cry for me, it filled my cup to overflow.

Thanks to everyone who remembered to make me feel so special and loved. I must have done some of the right things in my life so far.

Click here to view my Spring Flowers album.

La$ Vega$

I flew in to Las Vegas on a Thursday night (March 2) to join Hubby who was already there on business. It turned out to be a leisure trip with family that came over the week-end.

We took advantage of the complimentary passes to the Canyon Ranch Spa and other VIP privileges at the Venetian Hotel where we stayed. Not to be missed was the buffet dinner at the Rio Hotel where the line wasn't too bad compared to past years and the offerings included much more international dishes as well as all our favorite seafood.

Click here for photos of the Wynn Hotel that I finally got to visit. What I like best about the newer hotels is that the smell of cigar and cigarette smoke has not yet permeated the entire building. After browsing the Fashion Show Mall, I came away with 2 pairs of wedge sandals. The family's jewelry cache was filled with wholesale-priced trinkets after a day of milling the booths at Hubby's company trade show. From our hotel room window, we viewed the pirates battling at Treasure Island coinciding with the Oscar awards shown in 4 screens in our room, hosted by my favorite master of one-liners Jon Stewart of the Daily Show.

I was ready to leave the sin city before the budget deficit got any larger than intended. I just wished it wasn’t raining so heavily on my return flight Monday night(March 6) exacerbating my fear of flying.

Waning interest

This obligatory monthly post is overdue as my interest in blogging seems to be waning along with the novelty of the electronic gadgets hubby equips me with to keep up with this century.

Everyday, I carry my purse filled with stuff that I really don't need except my mini Ipod that I regularly use in the gym. More often than not, I have been forgetting that I have my digital camera with me all the time. Perhaps by some subconscious design, I have been enjoying more the scenery and participating more in the activity rather than recording the event as in the past.

But before I digress from my monthly recap, I must say my week-ends were fully booked while hubby was visiting the Philippines. I attended a birthday party sleep over, watched a movie, shopped and dined with friends and hung out with the younger family members. Even Valentine's Day was saved by a surprise dozen of roses hubby sent thru an internet site. Oh well, I should have expected it knowing the internet is conveniently available now from any corner of the world. Before I knew it, hubby returned all fresh from his vacation and we held an impromptu house party as relatives and friends trickled in for news and goodies from home.

This month's highlight was my heartfelt rendition of Lea Salonga's "The Journey" karaoke style at a relative's 50th birthday. The rousing applause at the end of my song told me I did a good job of it even if hubby couldn't help being a "Simon Cowell" with his constructive criticism.

Click on this to view the few photo shots taken during the month of February.