Tuesday, March 26, 2024

RETIRED AND MOVING TO THE PHILIPPINES - APARTMENT LIFE

OUR APARTMENT LIFE FOR THE NEXT 2 1/2 MONTHS

There is so much to talk about the goodness of God!  Michael and I are still in awe of how - when we look back - God works in ways we could not comprehend.  How in His infinite wisdom and love towards His children He plans and orchestrates our lives and our future to bring Him glory and honor, and yes, praise!

We are now living in an apartment close to JJ's school.  He can just walk to school and right now after tennis practice, he walks home.  The place is likewise very convenient as we can walk to the grocery and is close to Shunga Trails where we can ride our bikes or enjoy a leisurely walk.  The weather had been nice, (unseasonably warm) so I can go with JJ after dinner to the school's basketball court so he can practice his shooting and dribbling skills.

Apartment life is a different lifestyle - we both don't like it hehehe.  When you're wired to always want to have something to do inside or outside you feel like you are trapped when you live in an apartment.  This week the weather turned cold and wintry so no walking today or tomorrow.  But we manage to pretend to be busy :-)  Today we went to renew our driver's license and change of address at the same time.  That didn't take long - we were in and out of the DMV in under 30 minutes.  Yesterday we shipped 3 more balikbayan boxes and got two more empty boxes to fill.  We think these 2 should be our last (fingers crossed).  We already have 13 boxes waiting for us in the Philippines, 3 are supposed to arrive this week.

Anyways, the waiting is the hardest specially when my cousin who takes care of our house in the Philippines keeps sending me pictures of my plants on the porch and pictures of the pineapple plants and bananas bearing fruits.  Tomorrow, she said is when the rice harvest is going to take place.  These things make me want to fly back home now :-)  But in the meantime, we'll try to be busy here while waiting for June.


Thank you all for following our journey.  We love you all!


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