Wha't going on in my mind today.

There is really nothing much going on in our lives except that we are moving in 1.5 week. I know it's big.But we are still not feeling like we are moving since there are still a million things that needs to be done. I do not dread packing but the idea of saying goodbye, that I am really not looking forward to. My emotions are getting high. Leaving this place makes me sad. Part of it is because I feel like I am moving farther away from my first home. If you look on the globe Hawaii is in the middle (between the mainland United States and Asia). Living in this place which is an 11hour flight to my family in the Philippines isn't so bad compare to the flight if we are coming from the mainland. Now some of you are probably thinking "Sam please get over yourself you are still a thousand miles AWAY from your family no matter what." But you see, here we sometimes can get some really great deals on the flight since it is isn't so far. In the mainland the cost of flying international is really high plus the additional hours of flight.Did you know that if I decided to fly straight from Vegas to the Philippines it will take me 18hours. And that does not even include our flight from Utah to Vegas in case we're coming from there.And that is very long and dreading,especially when you have a toddler. Part of it I mostly ache for my parents. They miss their first grandson so much. If only the U.S embassy will allow my parents to have a visa to visit us then it life will be so much easier. I know I will get over this whiny post. But this time I just want to vent. And really this blog has been my sanctuary. I am honest and this is real. I never thought that leaving this place will have such an emotional impact on me when it comes to my family back home.


I am aware that here is so much to look forward to. There are so many good things in the future for my little family,that I know. I am ecstatic because Nate is finally graduating. I am happy to see him getting more and more excited about our next journey. I am really happy cause we are going to be living closer to Nate's side of the family. I mean they mean so much.And we want our Darren boy to get to know his grandparents,his Aunties and Uncles and cousins. I am excited to live in an apartment that we know we'll be staying for a while.Then I can finally put up pictures on the wall,and hang some things that will make our house more like home. I am looking forward in meeting new people and gaining some new friends. I am excited for Darren boy's adventure.
And to end this post on a good note. Here are some pictures of my little boy.

(Darren and his Mongolian friend Pat-bai)



(This is what happen when I let him be my little helper in the kitchen.Oh by the way he loves rice.A true Filipino I tell you.)



(Priceless.I love these pictures of him)