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Photo Christmas Cards

I suddenly remembered that my son scored in the Trick or Treat at Greenbelt a gift certificate from The Picture Company for a free photo session.  I’ve been meaning to schedule one so we can have our family portrait that I’ll be using for our photo christmas cards this year. The gift certificate is expiring on the 30th so I have to make sure that we free one weekend for this.

I have also started looking for elegant Christmas cards at 123print.co.uk. Unfortunately, I haven’t decided still which one to go for because the vast selection of cards they have on their gallery gives me a tough time. I mean if only I can choose them all but I only got a few friends and relatives to give so just one design should do. Hmm..I’ll go through the designs one more time and hopefully I will come up with my final choice in a while.

It’s a Martha Stewart Wreath

Christmas is definitely in the air especially now that our Christmas tree is already up. It’s been a practice here in my in-laws house that as soon as the Halloween is over, it’s time to unearth and put up our Christmas decors. Basically, Filipinos really do start Christmas early and in fact, we celebrate the longest holiday in the world. As soon as the calendar hits the “ber” months (September), Christmas jingles can be heard on the airwaves and the countdown to Christmas begins. Being predominantly a Catholic country, we just love the season as it is the merriest time of the year with never ending parties, bountiful feasting, gift-giving, and of course, reflecting on the true meaning of the season.

Anyway, back to Christmas decors, we’re almost through putting them all up except for the wreath on the door. We retired the old one so we’re looking out for a replacement and in just a snap, I right away found the one we adore. This Martha Stewart Golden Cedar Wreath.

This fresh-cut cedar wreath measures 18 inches in diameter and is elegantly accentuated with golden glass ornament balls and a gold satin ribbon for hanging. This will be perfect for our front door as it festively greets and welcome our guests to our humble abode.

Road Trip.

Traveling is undoubtedly more fun if it is made with the whole family. The more, the merrier. Outrageous trips not only involve an airplane ride, lounging in a luxurious hotel room and dining in expensive restaurants. If you are looking for a different, cheaper but equally adventurous getaway, why not take your family on a road trip vacation. Renting or checking out used rv for sale are the cost-effective ways to enjoy a road trip adventure. The choice of destination is yours when using a recreational vehicle (RV). There are several camp sites, fascinating sites and national landmarks throughout the country where the whole family can enjoy time away from the stresses of life without creating the additional stress of an expensive vacation.

Lucky Son

My former colleague just read my blog post the other day about my brother-in-law’s driving lessons. He messaged me over YM and said that she’s also thinking of having her 16 year old son enrolled in a driving school so that by the time he turns 18, he can readily drive the car they’d be gifting him. Wow, these boys are so lucky.

Anyway, she says that she’s also been reading about car insurance for 16 year olds well, because, naturally, she’s quite skeptic as well of her son’s amateur driving skills. After his driving lessons, she will lend or she might give it to him eventually her car but she’s worried that his son might get her Honda Civic into trouble. Of course, that would be much hassle and even expensive on her part. So a car insurance is what she’s also looking for now. I told her to check out the linked site above for her to get an idea what to look for in such type of insurance. It’s really informative because there are even articles there about the best type of car to choose for 16 year olds.

How I Wish

If there’s one thing that I wish my family can more often do, it’s to travel. I encountered one article saying that if we are to spend money for pleasure, it’s much better to splurge them on family trips rather than on expensive material whims. Over time, a material thing can wither but not the special and precious memories that family trips bring. And that’s what I really want my family to cherish more. Unfortunately, we don’t have the riches to finance such expenses. That is why, I keep on saying that whenever I win in the lottery, one of the first things will do is travel abroad visiting the places we’ve always dreamed to step foot on like the Disneyland, the great city of Paris or Rome. Or perhaps, enjoy a Caribbean cruise. We can also visit some relatives in South Carolina and stay in one of the Myrtle beach vacation rentals. Take a side trip in Ontario where a close friend of mine has migrated. Or discover the natural wonders of South Africa or enjoy the white pristine sand of Maldives. :Sigh: So many wonderful places to see, so little funds.