Hopeful

things are looking up. and i hope, with renewed determination to hold tight to my new year's goal to shop and spend less, we can finally breathe easier and live, not the same lavish lifestyle, but one that would enable us to support our little family yet allow us also to relax once a while. raf is going to school on june already and it's unbelievable how expensive it is sending a four-year old to preschool. now, this is when we tell ourselves that all bonuses and extra money should go to education, house improvement and basic, basic, needs. although, i have put in in our goals list, that we should also travel and visit at least one new place (not abroad though for now) every year. i am looking at our company's 2009 calendar and plotting the days when i would file for VLs. as much as possible, i'd want to be out when the boss is also out so i don't have to worry if his schedule gets screwed up or not while i am away.

i am hoping also we can already pay the amount we owe to my parents in full within the year. yes, they're not harassing us or anything but still, it would be good to finally pay them. the total sum of what we consider as utang to them, at least. which is basically the equity of our house. as for the constant support they extend to us, it's priceless i know. yet, they don't go around demanding things from us when they're here. it doesn't take much to make them happy.

2009 started great and fun and continued with us being stranded in san carlos for a day but that would be another entry altogether. what i am saying is, we welcomed 2009 with much laughter and togetherness and hope in our hearts. there's no reason to be afraid, to be insecure, to be uncertain. things won't take care of ourselves but we'd always find a way. and that's enough for me to know that this year will just be as cool as the previous ones. what makes it cooler even is my resolve to do certain, meaningful things as opposed to living life carelessly. so yes, things are looking up. my 2009 budget excel file says so. ;)