back with a vengeance...part 3...(the BIG surprise)

u may probably have a hint by now, but here's my story... =)

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When I was brought to the hospital Thursday afternoon because of an upset stomach, I was worried because i might be given medication that is not good for an expectant mother... And i suspect i AM one...

I was 5 days delayed.

And so i asked to have a pregnancy test and thank God!!! it confirmed that i am pregnant and i was ecstatic!!!

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Of course I didn't tell Jon right away... even if i wanted to. I wanted to see the look on his face when i finally tell him.

Besides, i already made him believe that i already had my period while there in Cebu. U see, he was keeping track of my cycle and my first day, supposedly, fell on the day i was to leave for Cebu (Sunday).

He asked me Monday night. I didn't respond. He just assumed. I didn't correct him.., instead i made use of my acting skills all throughout. That way, even if i did have my period, he wouldn't be disappointed again.

And this time, i was happy that i will NOT anymore..

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Seeing Jon again at the airport made me want to blurt out the surprise then and there... but i tried my best to contain myself a little longer until we were home. Instead, we had dinner at Plato Platina to "celebrate" (together again eh... heheh).

There were times I just couldn't help but smile to myself and when he notices this and asks me, I just make up some silly excuse which of course, he believes... He really doesn't even have a tiny bit of a clue... hihihi.

Even when my kulit sister texts him often which says "Yes! Yes! Yahoo!" (She had an excuse too... we were going to Canyon Woods in Tagaytay that Sunday to claim our free 3d2n stay and she says she's just excited when asked)...

Anyway, as soon as we got back home and we took care of our business (hehehe), i immediately put my plan to action...

"hun, u want to see the results of my stool exam? Eto oh... "(I gave him the results from the hospital, the first page contained the stool exam, and the other one, the pregnancy test...)

He was taking so long and examining every bit of information there is... I was getting impatient na so...

look at the other page hun... meron pa yan... (while readying my videocam)

He turned the page and there it was...

after awhile, i slipped the piece of paper i prepared and planted a kiss...

The video i have of him will show it all... but he asked me not to share it... too shy i guess, sorry. :D

But let me just describe it to u... First, he was laughing and smiling, and then, he was staring at the papers in front of him, teary eyed, in shock and disbelief... and then afterwards, he was jumping and acting like crazy!!! "Magiging tatay na ko!!!"

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The seemingly long wait for us to conceive is now over... but the journey has just begun... =)

back with a vengeance... part 2... (the weeks leading to...)

backtracking...

Feb. 25 (Sat)
After gimmick with friends, i came home at 2am to this:

This was something i requested from Jon a few weeks back but i had no idea how he would do it... so just imagine my surprise when i saw this in our bedroom! I was happy like a child playing house... hehehe ;)

In return, i cooked buffalo wings and shepherd's pie (potato and meat casserole) for him that night and we stayed inside our room all night long. It was my O, after all, and we've been planning for this holiday... ;)

Mar. 1 (Wed)
The National Women's Month Celebration kick-off program at Amoranto Sports Complex in QC. Alay lakad, Unang Hirit (saw Drew and Regine), programme, tiangge, lunch at Max's c/o FSI, and most impt part, half-day!!! :D (which meant free from all meetings and a chance to rest! whew!)

Mar. 3 (Fri)
Red Box with ofcmates to celebrate Dionne's bday. Jon, Lu, Jera, Bon n I had a sumptuous dinner at ___ before heading to our room at Red Box where we sang and danced all our stress away!

Mar.4 (Sat)
While the boys had a night-out, Yna and I had some serious girl-bonding!!! :) Starting with some shopping, dinner at a Japanese resto, then 2 fun games of bowling, and afterwards, some coffee and dessert... all the while sharing our innermost secrets and having the grandest time... =)

Met our boys afterwards of course to take us home... hihihi.

Mar.10 (Fri)
FSI Bowling games. I'm glad i chose to join these games coz i needed a break from all the work re interfaith. But despite the practice i've had with Yna the other week, i still sucked big time. heheh. I had fun for a while but had to go back to the ofc for more OT work in time for our flight that Sun morning... oh well.

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what's the surprise, u ask? .. it's comin' up... :D

back with a vengeance...(the Cebu trip)

it has been a month-looong blogging hiatus for me... and i'm glad to be back! Work has been hell to say the least.. OTs were alien to me before but these past couple of weeks found me slaving away at the office til 10 pm and even a Saturday OT! All these because of the Interfaith Dialogue held in Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu last week which was participated by almost 200 delegates from 15 countries in the Asia Pacific. I'm just so glad it's over... and i'm also mighty proud of the excellent work we've done there.

I was pretty miserable on my first two days (Sun-Mon) in Cebu because i was missing Jon terribly and i was tired all the time. Non-stop work, skipped meals, work til one a.m, lack of sleep... Luckily, on the third night, we got off from work a little earlier that usual and went back to our suite in Hilton. While 2 of my officemates decided to have dinner outside, i opted to just enjoy the time alone and ordered room service, plopped myself on the sofa, and watched American Idol on tv. I had enough sleep afterwards which accounted for the good mood i felt the next day. That Wednesday night, we tried the Sutukil and saw the Mactan Shrine beside it.

Thursday, the last day of the conference... we were in panic mode again because of things to wrap up and handouts and cds to produce... two hours before the conference culminates, all hell broke loose... i was having an upset stomach and together with my officemate who was also experiencing the same thing, we were brought to the nearest hospital for immediate treatment. Although it was nothing serious, we had to wait for almost 3 hours for the result and by the time we got back to Shang, some of the team members were already packing our things at the secretariat. A blessing in disguise??? hahah. To celebrate the success of the conference we ate buffet dinner by the beach at Shang but since my stomach was still acting up, i didn't get to enjoy it that much... I decided to go home early to rest at our beauiful suite.

Friday, our last day in Cebu... we had an early breakfast, went to the beach and the pool.. and by lunchtime, we were ready for check-out. We were again invited to lunch by the undersecretary of cebu at a shabu-shabu (the first night, we were treated by him at a chinese resto) and afterwards, had some pasalubong shopping. By 4pm, we were already at the VIP lounge at the airport waiting for our flight... and this was the time my ex-boss praised us for a job well done... with special mention of the 3 FSI girls of course. :)

At 6:30 pm... i was back in Manila and i was too excited to see Jon... after all, I have a BIG surprise for him... :)

some Cebu pics.

to be continued...