Remember Only the Happy Moments

One thing on my wish list is to go on a "real vacation".  Because from what I could remember, vacation with my family is heading to the beach house of my in-laws.  For once I would want to go someplace where I could enjoy a few days off, just relax and not having to worry about anything else.

I don't really want to elaborate on what happened during that vacation, but I guess what matters most to me is that I was with Ross and the kids, I saw my sister in law and my cute nephew, Ross was able to spend time with his brothers, and I got to spend a few days with my side of the family.  I guess that's worth it!!

And as what I have been telling myself, I just want to remember only the happy moments of that vacation, and I guess these photos would say it all....

It was around 7 in the morning, we all decided to head out for a walk.  The main beach house was located about a few hundred meters from the main road.

I had to carry Micah because the sand gets in between her toes and she would start screaming that her feet were dirty.

We didn't actually go that far because Andre also wanted me to carry him because as I would quote what he said, "Mommy, Andre's feet is tired".  

A visibly tired and grumpy Andre.  Walking is definitely not one of his favorite activities..

After playing and running around, it's time to cool down.. so my kids decided to use the garden hose as shower and had another 30 minutes of goofing around.

We skipped going to the beach that day because of the big waves and we spotted a couple of jellyfish swimming around.

That same afternoon, the water was calm and we decided to head out and watch the sunset...

We were able to see the sun go down... such a beautiful sight.  And this made me realize that what matters most is that at the end of each day, is to be with the ones you love dearly, and forget those who don't.  Life is too short to waste it on people who are so bitter that they do not learn to appreciate the good things around them.

"The happiest memories are those spent with family."

Being Mean with Good Intentions

My husband is on his last year as a surgical resident.  He is also the Chief Resident in their department which is in my opinion both an honor and a curse.  Why do I say that?  Because residency training takes up most of his time, and now that he is the "chief", he is "on call" everyday, goes home for dinner once in a while and only sleeps over during the weekends.  I don't really complain about it because I know that is what we signed up for when we became doctors, I guess that is the reason why I had to put my residency training on hold, I can't bear the thought of being away from the kids for a long time.  

Going back to my husband, being the chief resident was a big adjustment on his part.  He was used to taking orders, but now he is the one giving orders, following up on his juniors, making sure that things are running smoothly in their department.  A few weeks into the role of being chief, I could tell that he was having a hard time because some of his juniors were missing out on what they were supposed to do.  Routine tasks like following up on patients, proper referrals to consultants, and other basic things were being disregarded.  No matter how many times he would reprimand them about those things, they seem to make the same mistakes over and over again.  Absences and tardiness were also a problem.  

He would tell me about these concerns almost everyday, and he said he was tired of not being taken seriously.  I guess people were used to the "happy go lucky" side of him, and that reprimanding was not enough.  And so he decided to be tougher and stricter, he created  policies for their department, and that whoever violated those policies would have corresponding sanctions.  He told me giving punishments was hard on his part, but he needed to do it to help his co-residents be more responsible towards their patients, and mindful of  their actions in the hospital.  Sometimes I would ask him if maybe he was being too hard on his co-residents, and he said that he won't be punishing them for no reason at all, and I trust his judgment.  Maybe Ross is right, sometimes you need to be firm to bring out the best in people. In the eyes of others, he may come out as the "mean or bad guy", but I know that he only has good intentions at heart.

His Corny Side

My phone inbox has almost a hundred messages, some were dated even from 2008.  Most messages I kept were from hubby, others were forwarded messages from family and friends.  There were messages that brought back painful memories and I finally had the courage to delete them because I have come to forgive the person who sent them to me.  But there were also messages that made me smile just remembering the story behind it.  

One of those was a message sent by Ross last September, I remember I was watching a Tagalog movie, while he was busy making his report.  It was a romantic-comedy, and he was even making fun of me because I was enjoying it even if the lines were a bit corny.  After the movie when we were about to go to sleep, I checked on my phone and was surprised to read the message he sent, it was a line from the movie I just watched.  I found the gesture sweet, considering that my hubby is not really the romantic type of person.  I guess that's his way of showing his corny side, by making it seem like a joke.  Maybe he's not ready to admit that he has a sweet and corny side hiding behind the pa tough-guy persona.

Two is Better than One

So maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
And maybe two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one

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