Hubbs and I went away and celebrated our 10 years in Cuba.

Cuba 2010

The water was sooo clear! I love the white sands.

Tryp Cayo Coo

Yum! Fresh coconut juice!!! :)

We went for our 1st horseback ride during our honeymoon 10 years ago.

This our 2nd time, I have to say, was a much more pleasant experience for me. :)

I guess it helped that my horse and I got along well this time! LOL!

My handsome and sweet date! :)

Visiting a museum in Ciego De Avila.

Us in Cuba 2010.

Looking forward to the next 10... 20... 60 years with

this wonderful man, my husband! :)

This is us celebrating a decade of love and joy!!! Wooohooo!

I LOVE MY ALLENS!

Thursday chill night with Kingsway College Fil-Can Youth. :) A chance to have fun and get to know these wonderful kids. This is them playing Balderdash.

(took it with iPod Touch... not bad huh?!)

Orion Pathfinders visited the country's capital, Ottawa.

Toured the Parliament.

Our son's latest thing is parcouring.

They parcoured all day in Ottawa.

Orion Pathfinders

My dearest and beloved Pastor Husband. :) Love this man!

Reunited with good friends, Judy and Ate Gem. :)

It's soooo NOT easy being a parent! I used to think parents get to do everything. They get to boss you around AND do whatever they want! N O T!!! That is sooo not the reality! This morning, my hubbs and I had to make a hard decision to teach our young man a lesson about being responsible for his time and how he manages it. Lately, we've been struggling with him in the morning to get ready in a timely manner and not have to drag him or get mad at him. Most days, I'm already at work when he is waking up for school but Fridays are my mornings with him and I look forward to them. Well, this morning, he really just was not moving. I kept calling him but nothing. I decided though that I wasn't going to start yelling at him instead I told him that since he was not moving and doesn't think getting to school on time was important this morning, he would have to find his own way to school (which isn't far at all... it's a 10-min. walk but it's a lot when you're already late).

As I watched him angrily walk/run to school, I felt bad and guilty but I knew that he really needed to learn to take responsibility for his own actions in managing his time. Watching my son make his way to school this morning caused me to think back when I was a young girl. There were many times (as I was a stubborn lil' princess) when I would find myself frustrated or angry because my Mom was giving me a "hard time". I used to think that she didn't care and that it was me who was suffering/hurting and not her. We, parents, all know that isn't the case at all! It hurts us too, even more at times!

It made me think about us and God. How often God wants to spare us the unnecessary pain of learning the hard way but, in most cases, we just won't listen. So He has to allow us to learn by experience. How many times have we blamed Him or think how can He allow this hurt to happened. So easily we forget that it was our choice not to listen and to follow His steps. And what we often don't see is that when we hurt, He hurts too... just like a parent hurts when her/his child is hurting.

My Jesus and these two (Nature's Flu Shot & Oil of Oregano) got me through today!

My body was definitely letting me know today that it wasn't feeling good. It just took so much effort to do little tasks at the office today but since I was "out of service" yesterday, I so need to be there today! I brought a bottle of that orange substance in the above picture to help my body fight this bug. A few ladies and I, after our morning worship, started discussing home remedies for colds and flu and one of them shared that a few drops of Oil of Oregano does wonders to aid the body's healing process. I was curious enough AND desperate enough to try it. She suggested that I take it with juice... well, I didn't have any but I did have my bottle of Nature's Flu Shot and that had pineapple juice in it so I mixed it together (15 drops of Oil of Oregano) and drank it. It didn't taste too bad. I didn't feel like upchucking it out so it was all good. lol. Anyway, I have to say tho this thing WORKS! Felt a lot better and could more than survive the day! Praise God! Yay God!!!

Cuba

So we finally booked our 10-year Wedding Anniversary trip! :) It's 71 days from now... lol! I'm so excited and, truth be told, a bit sad coz our son won't be coming with us. I know... I know... it's a couple's trip but still. We're going to Cuba and I'm excited to see it. I'm excited and nervous about flying. lol. Well... I'll just focus on the excitement for now. :)

Yayyyyyyy! :D

Ok... I so need to go to bed. I have to wake up at 5 a.m. to workout then be at work at 7:30 a.m.! :)

lil' Allen and Auntie Aimee holding on tight in fear of being swepted away by the wind at the Navy Pier, Chicago! lol.