Ashley

Last Thanksgiving Day was really a blast for both of us. Scott and I cooked the whole turkey and it was really came out good. Yummy!!! It was really a feast for the two of us. We’ve got a lot of foods in that time. We just celebrated it in our house here in CS. Because mostly of our families are living there in California. Anyway, in that day once we woke up, we started preparing the turkey. Scott did a lot of works in that regards. In fact he is the one who really cooked the whole turkey. I was just there helping him in preparing and cooking the turkey. He is also the one who cooked the turkey stuffings which came out good too. We put the stuffings inside the turkey, put the turkey in the oven and then we let it cook for about 6 hours. We always checked the turkey every 30 minutes to make sure that it will really be cook. Scott always basing the turkey with the melted butter so that turkey will not get dry. After a few hours when the turkey soon to be cook, I started cooking the side dishes then. I cooked mashed potatoes and corn. I also prepared the gravy sauce for the turkey. I sliced different fruits too and then I placed it in the tray. The turkey was cooked finally and it was really delicious. It was very tasty! Scott chopped the turkey, separated the white meat from the dark meat. We are both eating while Scott is chopping the turkey..lol..After that, I arranged the foods in the kitchen counter so that it will looks like presentable. We’ve got so many foods; of course the turkey which is our main course, mashed potatoes, corn, fruits, cheese cakes, choco fudge, ice cream, and even "whitezin" wine. Before we start eating our dinner, we just toss and drink our wine together. And then we both said "Happy Thanksgiving Baby". It was really nice celebrating different occassions with your love one like this past ‘Thanksgiving Day’. We were both full after we have eaten our dinner. I can say that it was one of my best dinners! We just relaxed and then enjoyed ourselves by watching movies inside our house. It’s just good to know that we were both happy celebrating that "Thanksgiving Day." This is our first ‘Thanksgiving’ together. That occassion is very important for us. It is like thanking God for all the blessings He had given for both of us, Scott and I. Anyway, we still got left overs up to now from that ocassion..lol..We just like celebrating different ocassions together and enjoying ourselves. It was really a good experienced for both of us, most especially for me. You know, it was just a nice feeling celebrating that moment with my beloved Scott. I thank God for him and for ALL EVERYTHING!!!

We’ve both celebrated my Birthday last November 18th of this year. It was really a wondeful day for both Scott and I. We do really have a good time together. It was a special day of my life. It’s really important for the two of us. We are both happy in that moment most especially me. Because that was my day. Scott did a lot of surprises for me. Before my Birthday comes, we already did a pre-shopping for myself. Scott bought me few winter/warm clothings, to keep me warm during a cold weather. He also gave me a scrapbooking kit/goodies. Because he knows that I like doing that stuffs in my free time. Of course, he also did surprised me with a bouquet of pink roses and a lovely card. It made me cried when I’m reading his messages for me:

         As our reationship has grown, I find that my definition of love has grown with it. I used to think of love in terms of romance and passion, excitement and adventure. But although I enjoy that part of our relationship as much as ever, I’ve discovered that there are many other meanings to love. It means trusting myself with someone who has seen me at my worst and loves me, anyway. It means teasing each other and laughing at inside jokes nobody understands but us. It means feeling safe enough to talk about difficult subjects and having the patience to work out disagreements. It means counting on someone who sympathizes when I’ve had a bad day, takes care of me when I’m sick, worries wbout me when I’m gone too long, and always welcomes me home with open arms. Love means so many things, but to me, LOVE IS YOU.

  It was a tears of joy! My heart filled with so much happiness in that moment. I gave him a lot of kisses and hugs then. During my Birthday, Scott and I went to ‘cross-cutters’ for the trimming of my hair. We also went to St. Patrict Catholic Church because it was my Birthday.  I used to went to the Church every Birthday of mine when I was still there in the Philippines. The purpose is to thanks God for all the blessings He had given to me. For my new life and for giving my beloved husband to me. Scott is there with me all the time. He is there with me, supporting me and enjoying that special day of my life. And of course it will not be forgotten, we went to the Chapel Hills Mall for my shopping moments…lol…you know that I love SHOPPING…lol…Scott bought me a chinese clothings in the Oriental Store at the Mall. It’s really beautiful and the material is really good. Because it was imported in China. Scott told me that I look like Chinese girl with those cute outfits. In fact, he took a couple pictures of myself wearing those clothings. He also bought me a new pair of ’snickers’ for easy going out and also for practicing driving. Scott is really a sweetheart!!! He did those surprises for his one and only ‘babycakes’ and that is me!!!…lol…His surprises are not yet finish. Scott also take me out for a dinner after my shopping free. We went to "Golden Coral Restaurant" for our dinner date together. It’s a kinda buffet type of Restaurant where there’s a lot of foods. There are different sections of foods like chicken, steaks, pasta, veggies, fruits, desserts and etc…OMG…We were both full in that time when we got back home. It’s funny I even have own balloon from the Restaurant. It’s a pink balloon!…lol…And when the employees are going to start singing "Happy Birthday" for me, we are in a hurry going out from the Restaurant. It’s because I’m really shy…lol…After that we went to ‘Blockbuster’ and then rented few movies for our entertainment in home. We just watched movies for the whole  night in that day of my Birthday. We are just relaxing after a long day and enjoy ourselves together. Again, I would like to thank all of my families and freinds for the warmth greetings they had given for my last wonderful Birthday.

Oh, Yeah! My special day is coming so soon…Guess what? Of course, it’s my Birthday. It’s Ashley’s Birthday! I don’t want to get old…lol…But it’s ok then, I’m still young though…lol…That is the important day of my life, like Scott’s Birthday. I will not elaborate it more further because you know it already…lol…Anyways, yesterday my ‘Baby Scott’ already bought few stuffs for his ‘Babycakes’ and that is me. He bought a winter clothings for me as a pre-shopping for my incoming Birthday. Thanks God my Birthday is on weekend. It means Scott is available. That day is his day-off. Yehey! No need for him to file vacation leave in order for us to be together in my Birthday. I just remembered last night before we go to bed, he asked me what I like to do in my Birthday? Did you know what is my answer? Of course it’s capital S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G…lol…Scott knows that already, he is just jerking my chain…lol…He said "Ok baby, I already set aside money for your shopping moments". I was jumping on our bed like a kid in that time. Yes, he asked me but I know he got plan already about the celebration of my Birthday. I know him well and he likes surprising me. I like that too, it’s like "life is full of surprises" and "expect the unexpected"…lol…Anyway, this is my first Birthday with my ‘baby Scott’. Just like him too. Our first Birthdays together. Wow! We have known each other for almost 3 years now. We’ve met year 2004, got married last year 2005 and I got here in USA by this year 2006. Just flashback…I still recall Scott Birthday gifts for me before: last November 2004, Scott gave me a birthstone necklace and a CD music player; November 2005, he gave me digital camera and my "scottybear" stuffed toy. Oh well! And now year 2006, I’m sure it will be another surprise for me. But you know what? I already got my best gift and that is him…’my baby Scott’…I can’t ask for more now. He is the best thing that happpen to my life. I want to thank God for giving him to me…who is the love of my life…and the one who gives meaning to my life. Years easily past by and we are still stick together like ‘peas and carrots’…lol…Our relationship grows stronger than before. It grows beautifully than ever. We truly understand and love each other. "We are Mr. and Mrs. Seligman". I would like to thank all of my families too here in USA and in the Philippines. It’s really a good feeling to received Birthday cards from all of them. And to all of my freinds who are always keeping in touch with me, I thank you kindly…

Last Sunday, Scott and I did a little bit of shopping in ‘Waliworld’ or Walmart as a preparation for this coming "Thanksgiving Day". This is our first Thanksgiving celebration together. We are going to celebrate this upcoming occassion by preparing and cooking foods for our dinner in that moment. We are going to cook Turkey with stuffings as the main course, with side dishes and green beans casserole. And for our dessert, we are going to have cheesecakes and chocolate fudges. Mmmm…Yummy…I start to get hungry now! My mouth starts to become watery too. Last weekend, I just let Scott prepared our shopping list because he knows what we are going to cook for the Thanksgiving. We are going to cook together and that will be so nice! Scott and I shared each other inisghts in terms of ‘cooking’. We are helping each other in everything we like to do. We also have few cooking books in the house, that we can look at just in case we miss something and or if we like to cook new recipes. I’m sure it will be an interesting moment for the two of us. Most curious…Indeed! This will be a good experience for both of us, most especially for me because we don’t have Thanksgiving celebration in the Philippines…lol…But I think it’s a kinda similar to the Christmas and New Year Eve preparations in the Philippines. Where we are going to cook a lot of foods for the whole family. We are going to gather and then eat altogether. Well, we are only two in the house right now who will celebrate that special ocassion. But it’s all good then, we’ve got our pet kitty "Pewee" who will join us…lol…It’s just me and my ‘Baby Scott’. I’m just glad that Scott is always supporting me in everything that I like to do. He is always there for me and he wants me to be happy as always. I love you Baby! Anyways, I will just write a blog again about our experiences in celebrating the "Thanksgiving Day" as a continuation…I will update you guys soon…

I would like to use this time as an opportunity to thanks all of our families and freinds both here in USA and in the Philippines. This past few weeks was really hard for both of us…for Scott and I. It’s because our stepdad "Dale" has passed away already. It was a great lost of our lives. In that moment that he passed away, our hearts were both filled of sorrows and in despairs. It was like we don’t know what we are going to do? and we can’t feel anymore, we seem like a numb. It really hurts both of us inside. In that time too our house is like in a ’serene’ situation. On which we don’t believed that it was happened but it was true. It was like, it’s not real but it’s real. I just asked Scott in that time, If I’m dreaming or not? I just wish, I’m only dreaming in that moment. It was a great lost for both of us because Dale is our family. He is very important and special for us. He is such a sweetheart. Scott and I had a great time with him as always. In fact, I have made a blog about us ‘Dale and I’ before about our experienced in renting a taxi-cab here in CS. We are still missing Dale, ‘our stepdad’ up to now. We both know too that he is in God right now and he is happy about it. That’s why we just let him go and let be there with our God. Anyway, it’s just nice to know that our families and freinds are always there for us. They try to keep in touch with us every once in a while. It’s very overwhelming to received a cards from them which shows that they truly care for us. That’s why we want to thank all of them for being there with us as always. It’s good to tell to that the brother of Scott together with his wife from CA, visited both of us here in CS. It was really appreciated what they did for us. It’s good that they accompanied us here even just in a short period of time. We are moving on now from that sadness moment and we thanked God for helping us regarding about that. Thanks God for everything most especially for the love he always give to both of us.

Last 3rd of November was very special moment of our lives. Both for my beloved husband Scott and also for myself. Why? It was because that special day was the Birthday of my ‘baby Scott’. At exactly, 12:00 am in that day, I texted Scott in his cellphone while he is at work and greeted him a "Happy2x Birthday. I’m waiting for him in that night until he get home from work. I also surprised him with a greeting banner I have made for his wonderful Birthday. When he got home, he was indeed happy and surprised about it. He just said to me that "I’m going to make him cry in that moment"…awww…and so do I! I’ve got teary eyes too in that time. When we woke up in the morning in that day and then checked our mail box, we saw a couple of letters with Birthday cards for the two of us. Both from our families and freinds here in USA and in the Philippines. They are so sweet! I thank God for them. I’ve also made a letter for my beloved Scott, read in front of him which tells how special he is to me and how much I love him. We’ve celebrated that important day together. We just decided to ordered food on the go in one of the Chinese Restaurants here in our place and brought the food in the house. We also did a little bit of shopping in "Target", bought a couple of Dvd movies for our entertainment and rented for more movies in ‘Blockbuster’ too. Scott do really likes watching movies. In fact, he got his own Dvd collection in the house. He is a homebody person. That’s why we preferred to enjoy the food we’ve ordered from the Restaurant in our house. I want him to be happy as I can be in that day. I already bought him a gift too when we went to the Mall before. And that b-day gift is what he likes. I bought him a box set of "Stargate Season 9" as a gift for him. I know what my husband likes. He likes Dvd movies, CD musics, and books. I just let him choose what he likes when we were in the Mall before. Anyway, we’ve eaten our food together in the house. After that we started watching movies. Omg…so many movies to watch…We just watched movies all night long and altogether then. While I’m lying on his lap, he is touching my hair and ‘kitty’ our pet was there too. We are just relaxing in the house…eat then…watch…eat then…watch…and enjoy our time together. Isn’t that nice to spend time together as a husband and wife?. I love my hubby so much and all I’ve wanted is for him to be happy. He is the happiness of my life!!!The best thing that happen to my life and the best gift that God had given me….I love you so much Baby!!!

Whhhooooo!…I’m not scaring someone huh!…lol…I just like to share my experienced about the celebration of "Halloween" here in our Community. The other night which was  "Halloween" moment, we have here in our place the so called "trick or treat". We have decided to participate in that kind of celebration here. Anyway in that night, I have my own custome too like the kids in our area. I am wearing a witch custome with witch hat carrying a Halloween bowl full of chocolate candies for the children. My husband Scott said that I don’t look like a bad witch but instead a sexy witch…lol…he is really my hubby! It was a good experienced for me because I have seen kids big smiles everytime I’m giving them a whole bunch of candies. Scott just took a couple of pictures of myself wearing a witch custome, in our house as a remembrance. It was also a busy night for me because I’m doing my laundry in that moment and at the same time I’m cooking ‘chicken enchiladas’ for our Halloween dinner together. Because Scott works night shift and I’m waiting for him until he get home and then we are going to eat our late dinner then. A couple of kids knocked on our door in that night and then I saw them wearing different Halloween customes. They have their own Halloween bags for their chocolate candies. The other kids went with their parents and the others weren’t. Even though it’s pretty cold outside in that time, children still enjoyed the "Halloween" night because of candies. They knocked on every doors and said "trick or treat"… I just let our lights turn on in our deck so that they know that we have chocolates to give for them. Children were surprised too when they have seen me wearing a ‘witch custome’. I remembered in that night, one of the kids dont’ want to leave our house because he is asking for more candies…lol…He stayed there because he knows that I still have plenty of candies in the bowl…lol…It’s a nice feeling that I’ve made children happy even just in a simple way of giving. "Trick or treat celebration is very important for the kids…because it’s for them…I just noticed mostly girl kids are wearing disney characters customes while the boy kids are wearing superheroes outfits in that Halloween night. It’s really enjoyed seeing them in those cute outfits. I do really love kids!!! As time passed by in that night, I’m still waiting for the kids who will still knock in our door and for my ‘baby Scott’ until he get home. And then finally my ‘baby Scott’ went home and we have eaten our late dinner together.