i have neglected my blog for several days now... my last post was wednesday yet, and there should have been another post that day(night) but...
i actually had a busy wednesday plus i was still kinda tired from the previous day's leaf-blowing task... my right arm up to my shoulder were actually sore. inspite of this, i was raring to go wednesday. it was a big day for me because...
last wedneday, i took oath as a new citizen of the United States of America. it was a very touching, emotional, and happy event. one of my most memorable alongside the day i got married and my son's birth. what usually is an event held in the courthouse was held that day in one of the ballrooms at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh, thanks to the Rotary Club. the event was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, which they do every four years as part of their public service and community involvement.
there were close to 150-200 of us who took oath that day. a very diverse group of people... the ladies were each given a white rose, while all the new US citizens were given small American flags. i got very emotional when we sang God, Bless America and America, the Beautiful... i always do, anyway, everytime i hear these songs...
after the ceremony, hubby treated me to lunch in a nice restaurant in the highmark building. it was a wonderful event... a wonderful and significant day altogether.
the next day, i filled up the voter's registration form that was distributed during the ceremony together with passport applications to those who were interested. the passport application can wait but not my voter's registration. the primaries are coming up soon, and i can't wait to exercise my right to vote as a citizen of this country. and just so you know, i registered as a Democrat. even R was very excited about it...
i will always love my birth country, the Philippines, and i will always treasure and cherish its culture and tradition. i also love my adopted country for it is here where i experienced the true essence of freedom. this country has given me and my son so much in our 8 years of living here, and i am more than happy to give back whatever i can in return. words will never be enough to express my deepest appreciation and affection for this country.
on friday, i was a bit stressed out as the bathtub in our basement bathroom, which R uses, won't drain. i used the plunger on it but it didn't do anything. i called HSA Home Warranty that morning to get a referral for a plumber. after hours of waiting, back and forth phone calls, and to make long story short, a plumber finally came and fixed(unclogged) the drain. it's working fine now...
saturday is like any of our saturdays... laidback. i did a little bit of everything... did some ironing, checked on the status of my online project, which continues to be a disappointment to me, and i also started helping hubby again with revising articles, PLRs to be exact. i'd also like to learn how to create websites where hubby will put the PLRs i revised(rewrote). unfortunately, some PLRs are so badly written it's taking me longer to revise them, which also makes me spend more time than i would have liked to on them. that was one reason why i stopped revising before - badly written PLRs... (PLRs - private label rights)
today, another typical sunday... i set the alarm, which i always do on a sunday, so i'll get up in time for the cbs sunday morning show with charles osgood. today's show was all about food and thanksgiving. and speaking of thanksgiving, since we are not turkey-eaters, we always had ham. not this year. we're tired of it... since one cannot find a small-sized ham good for three, we always ended up eating ham for weeks on end, sometimes right up to a week before Christmas, and we don't want that anymore... so this year, hubby and i thought we should try cornish hen. still a bird, but a tastier, more manageable bird... =) i'll keep you posted...
i really don't want to dwell on it but will touch on it a bit...
you win some, you lose some... the Steelers lost to the "lowly" jets today - in overtime. 16-19. that hurts...
i'm going to bed...
