Heidi's Charmed Life

Heidi

About: *heidi*
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Interests: cooking, cartoons, traveling, writing, reading, music, art, architecture, history, children
Places: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hong Kong, Australia (yeah yeah), and Manila of course
Colors: black, pink, green, and blue
Staples: chocolates, books, culture, Sinigang, history, Italian art, cuisines, my Gavin

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I'm a real simple person. It doesn't take a lot to make me happy. I enjoy life's simple pleasures. I'm family-oriented. I like spending time with my family, be it at home or out, I love being around the people who really matter to me.. I've always LOVED traveling, be it long road trips or impossibly long air flights. I've been to quite a few countries, the US (both Mainland and Hawaii), Mexico, Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, and just recently Australia. Next on my "to-go list" is Greece, New Zealand, India, China, Egypt, and France. I am deeply enamored by diverse cultures, in fact both my son and I can be considered children of the third culture (look it up if you don't know what that is), I like exotic food, world art, and world history. I love Asia Pacific the best though, not because I'm from there mind you, but because Asian culture is more diverse and exotic in nature than that of the Western world. I will admit though that I do enjoy all the perks and benefits of the Western world's advanced technology and way of life. Hmm what else, I LOVE anything that has to do with food (don't we all), trying new restaurants, sampling new dishes and attempting to do them at home. It really relaxes me. (Asian food is the absoulute best in my opinion.) SHOPPING IS THERAPY (well, I'm a girl - duh). I can spend quite a number of hours looking at girly stuff. I think that DFS Airport shops are the absolute best! You can pretty much find everything there without the tax (hehe). I can be a big shopper, especially if it's something I really like. Generally though, I consider myself to be a cheapskate. Well, there' so much more that I can write... Simply put, I'm pretty simple, laid back and easygoing. I have a wealth of experience that I can share with my friends and that's how I learn as well - from the experiences of others. I of course, just want to live a better life, and give my son the royal life that he deserves...

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Monday, December 15, 2008

Today in December..

Today, this day in December, I realized that:

1) I really miss Gavin, and I'm truly crushed that I won't be with him again this Christmas.

2) No matter how much I tell myself that I'll make up for it by spoiling him crazy (half serious), and by spending more time with him, the fact that I've missed 3 Christmases already out of his 4 years of existence will tell him something someday, and he will question me for that.

3) Although I'm surrounded by Christmas decor, Christmas carols, and tales of what people will do this Christmas, I sadly, don't feel Christmas at all. I didn't feel like shopping at all today while I was in Spain, I just wasn't in the mood I guess.

4) Time passes by so quickly.

posted by * heidi * at 6:41 AM

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2 Comments:

At 11:11 PM, Enchanted (Nonna)

This morning I have been reading some of your posts from the past. There are so many that, of course, I haven't read them all.

I really like your Blog and the way you write. Your personality shines through, and you even had me smiling at times.

You don't wear a 'mask': You are who you are..........it is what it is. Refreshing!!
At 11:34 PM, Veronica

I agree with my mother (Enchanted). I came to your blog because I saw your comment on my mom's. This is the first post I read and its refereshing. My daughter is 4 as well. I have so many fears, too many to even begin to write. thank you for your honesty!