Thanksgiving!

There's so much to thank about and Thanksgiving again reminded us of that. Family, friends, good life all are things that are the most important and I am grateful for having all of these. I am an immigrant of this country and so I am very thankful that this country and it's people embraced me. Earlier this year I just became a citizen and voted in November for the first time. I was proud to be able to participate in the election of the next President of the US and hopefully can contribute to the betterment of this country.

Birth Announcements

Hey, that's not my baby but isn't he so cute? I'm just showing you an example of a birth announcement from Doodlebugdezigns.com. Isn't it lovely? I do love children and would love to have one. Not yet though. Time will come I hope. This is just one of the lovely photo birth announcements and holiday photo cards that you can find at doodlebugdezigns.com.

Halloween Costume

The first time I celebrated Halloween here in the US, I was very impressed with how it is celebrated. There are trick or treating for kids, get togethers and parties for adults. Even at our workplace, we were allowed to wear Halloween costumes as long as they are "office-appropriate". The celebration here is so much different from my native country. Wearing customes and having parties is like not heard off. Probably now it has changed. I have been living here in the US for almost 4 years now.


Anyway, last year, my co-worker showed me a picture of herself and her hubby in a Halloween party. I forgot the name of her costume but it was very creative. She was like a barbie doll but with two daggers protruding from her body, of course with blood oozing from those places where the daggers are. That's when I got interested to look online and search for that perfect costume for me. Now, I stumbled upon Costume Cauldron. See this one? I like it! I'm not into the gory style of costume. This one is soooo sexy but very elegant. If I can only dare to wear it. I will need to gather up all my courage to be able to do so. What about you? Would you?

What about this one? It's called Maid Marian. Surely, I can wear this at the office. Isn't it very feminine and classic? To get the perfect look, I would need to curl my hair, apply some make up and act like a lady from the Renaissance period. I'm excited! Oh, maybe I can still find a better costume than this one. There's so many selections to choose from. I can dress up like a cool celebrity or naughty or very scary. Whatever you want to portray, looks like they have it!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

For this year, I didn't do anything for my Mom or buy her anything except texted her. I miss my mom sooo much! For three years now, I haven't hugged and hold her because we are thousands of miles apart. Love you mom!
To all mothers especially my blogger friends, this poem is for you.

A pillar of strength, the pure meaning of Love
A Divine gift from the Lord up above
As gentle as rain on the petals of a rose
She'll kiss away fears and hug away woes
A doctor when tending a cold or a scrap
A chef when making cookies or frosting a cake
A tailor, a chauffeur, a fairy godmother at times
But never to busy for a child's nursery rhymes
A source of wisdom that comes from inside
A manager, a bookkeeper and a private tour guide
The one that knows just what to say
When a child is having a difficult day
The maker of dreams and the setter of goals
As a pile of laundry she sits and folds
When strange noises go bump in the night
It's her loving hand that turns on the light
All things to family she feels she must be
Although her family may not see
In our Lord's kingdom the one that will fare
Is the one we call Mother, No other compare!

-Barbara K. Cox