ann's journey

We went to mass in Sacred Heart Shrine and took some pictures after the mass.

Friday, it was a weird feeling to be absent from school for the first time. I was not that excited as well coz i know my grandma could not make it here in the US, however I was really surprised to see my grandma on the airport. I had tears of joy to see her. Indeed I am really happy to have fulfilled my promise to her...to them...I believe that God has blessed me with a a very wonderful family and I feel that its high time for me to give back. MOmmy Adeh and lola, welcome to my life here in Baltimore, MAryland, USA.

thank you so very much for the super extended birthday celebration! A big vanilla fitness and wellness membership is super sweet! We're getting ready for summer! We started the day with an hour of racqetteball and had a series of laps in the pool. Its always a good feeling every after working out...and I guessed since i am a member now, we would be frequent there( i gonna post some of the pictures next time.)Afterwhich, we went to our favorite and all time Arundelmill Mall and watched "Watchmen"...Then, he prepared dinner for me and surprised me with this icecream cake so i got the chance to blow the candles the second time around and of course made my second wish too! now obviously, how i wish everyday would be my birthday!

how sweet it is to be loved by you...(feel like siging it)
im so happy to be inlove and i can't ask for more because i am being loved back... hon, you don't need to please me but you never fail to surprise me, you like tickling my heart...a 32 inch-sony bravia flat screen tv...isn't it sweet? thank you for the gift and i love you!

its my first birthday here in the US and missing my family back in the philippines, however, in the absence of family, friends would always be there. in my months of stay here, i realized that there would always be alot of reasons to be thankful of. the year that passed was such a bliss, God has evidently showed his love to me by answering my heart's desire to work here in the US for myself and for my family. Indeed, in less than a year of staying here, i have been doing my purpose...i have been helping my family and im sending my brother and some of my cousins to school, which made me feel happy coz i know that inorder for me to provide for them, God was, is and will always be providing for me...Thank you Lord for the gift of family, friends, health, work and a person who would always stand by me all the time...thank you for giving me all these...
started the day by calling my family...indeed, i miss them, its my first time to be away with them and its my first time to celebrate my birthday away from home..

before going to sleep after i talked to them i also received sweet ecards and a call from a very important person and hugging this would be ok...


woke up and fixed myself and of course one of the routines is to fix my hair everyday...getting ready for schoool.

in school, early in class and printed out our lesson plan and ready to face the challenges of the day.well, this week we are having the stanford testing of my students, its one of my wishes that they gonna make it to AYP.


ate a healthy lunch.( thanks sir lito for my daily lunch, i dont need to prepare, he cooks for us)

after lunch i had a pre-observation conference with my assistant principal at least she has been considerate with me today and eventually the meeting went smoothly...so at 2:25 we ha our dismissal but i can't go home until 4:45 coz christian who is giving us a ride will pick us up by that time, so that means i have to stay in school for more than 2 hours, feels like a torture though...anyways, when we get to the apartment i was so happy on how thoughtful my friends are...ira bought an icecream, erma for the chicken, christian with the pizza, arlene with the cake and popcorn , elona and roger for the rice, edger for the soda and i ordered lasagna...it is indeed a happy birthday...with all he picture galore...wow, it made my day!