Tuesday, January 1, 2013

TEAM PATAJO ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS

2012
1. Laz started pre-school
2. This was the year Pao became his thinnest ever!
3. Amiel and Mary came home for Christmas - and we stayed in Tagaytay
4. Mommy Naty passed away
5. We moved next door to my parents
6. Work movements for Pao and I: from JA3 to A since I started, AM for Pao
7. Back to Apple in our household: iPhone, iPad Minis - and why hello there, IG
8. I was in charge of my firm's foreign trip to KL and Langkawi in Malaysia
9. We spent Valentine's in Clark with Jayf ("Roomie") and Bambi
10. Pao "partnered" up and started to reap what he sowed
11. We went to Cebu for Holy Week
12. This year was my slowest for blog updates - since I started in 2007
13. We really enjoyed our Diamond Hotel staycation
14. Traveled less (work has been C.R.A.Z.Y.), but no hospital visits and illnesses - great health for the family this year!

2011
1. Finding new jobs we both now love - in-house counsel in a real estate company for Pao, litigation for me in a new law firm
2. Pao still got to go to Australia with his old firm
3. I got to go to Hawaii with my new firm!
4. My brother got married this year!
5. We moved to Darius Street
6. I had 7 months off to be with Laz before I joined the firm
7. Daddy Ben passed away and Mommy Naty steadily deteriorated this year
8. The Hong Kong trip - with JB and Luzan's wedding proposal - at the start of the year
9. The Baguio trip for JB and Luzan's wedding at the end of the year
10. We really enjoyed our Subic getaway with my folks
11.  The trip to Bacolod for Love and Mar's wedding (also Laz's 2nd plane ride, hehe)
12. Laz saw his 1st big-screen movie this year, teehee
13. We signed up for Club Astoria and got gym memberships for both Pao and I
14. Twitter dominated our world (hello, Blackberries)

2010
1. We went to Macau, thanks to that Eastwood raffle we won
2. We spent Valentine's in Boracay - another prize won from KLGC's Christmas card design contest
3. I was diagnosed with guttate psoriasis 
4. Laz went on his first ever plane ride for our wonderful, wonderful trip to Dumaguete-Siquijor!
5. Wore braces again - extremely fugly for 6 months!
6. Pao's Lolo Lino passed away
7. The Palma cousins from L.A. came home for a grand reunion
8. Laz came down with pneumonia - it was a nightmare!
9. We went to Hong Kong with KLGC
10. Laz completed the 15-week "Our Time" program with Kindermusik!
11. My brother Amiel came home to visit - and got engaged!
12. I resigned from the firm - and started working for Jem and Madam
13. We got Pepper!
14. Pao missed Laz's 2nd birthday - he was sent out of town a lot for hearings this year
  
2009
1. Laz was baptized!
2. Pao passed the 2008 Bar!
3. We trekked to the Pinatubo Crater Lake
4. Amiel came home for a visit - and we all went to Anilao
5. We went to Cebu for our birthdays!
6. Pao appeared on TV and newspapers several times – and became Googleable, teehee
7. We went to CWC several times with Laz and to wakeboard!
8. Our families were victims of Ondoy
9. Laz turned ONE!
10. We won free trips to Macau and Boracay
11. We became more financially comfortable this year – but also worked hardest!
12. Laz got mohawked this year!
13. We attended MCLE for the first time

2008
1. Pao and I got pregnant!
2. My brother Amiel came home to visit - and we met his girlfriend Mary!
3. Pao graduated from law school
4. I passed the 2007 Bar!
5. We went on an amazing Northern Luzon roadtrip with my fam
6. We went to CWC for the first time with Vince and Zito!
7. I started working for KLGC
8. Pao took the Bar Exams
9. Pao started working for KLGC
10. LAZ WAS BORN!
11. Pao's Angeles cousins from L.A. came home for a grand reunion

2007
1. I graduated from law school
2. Pao and I went to Singapore with my fam – our first out-of-the-country trip together!
3. I took the Bar Exams
4. Pao and I got married!!!
5. Pao and I got our own place!
6. Pao and I went to Davao with my fam!
7. We drank ourselves silly, partied the hardest, and enjoyed "playing house" (no responsibilities!!!) this entire year!

10 comments:

  1. Anna, ang tiyaga mo to do this! I love this round-up thing in your blog, galing! :)

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  2. #4 of 2010, you haven't blogged about your Dumaguete-Siquijor trip

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  3. Glads! Naku, may Yearly Roundup pa yan na di ko pa tapos. My December monthly round up - no pictures. My December blog entries - puro backlog! Heehee.

    But I don't get stressed about it anymore because the blog is private, hehe. If public, I'd feel like I was sending a pleading out to be filed kahit puro typos! Lol.

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  4. Cris! I knoooow! Ang ganda pa naman ng Siquijor. Pati Macau trip namin, I haven't been able to blog. And it was January TWO THOUSAND TEN! Heeeheeee. San Pablo is really really nice too. And Ugu in Tiaong nearby. Have great pics there.

    Masarap pang quick weekend getaway sa San Pablo, promise!!! Even with baby! In fact, especially with baby (when she comes!)

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  5. aha! you live in Darius pala...hanapin ko nga bahay mo. Joke! Happy New Year, Anna, from our family to yours! :)

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  6. Hahaha! Cris! Sige hanapin mo and pop in to say hi!!!

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  7. happy new year, team patajo!
    i hope this year, we would see more home improvement posts. :)

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  8. Happy new year to your family as well, Maqui! Ang laki na ni Aki!!!

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  9. Hi Anna! Love your blog! I started reading your blog just when you got busier at work and couldn't blog as often as before (hay! Bad timing!). I was happy to see that you've resumed blogging again :) Lit and I send our love to you and your family, especially to your mom! :) .

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  10. Anj!!! Happy New Year to you, Lit and Zo! I visited your blog and I shall link it - will show my mother too, they will enjoy reading updates about your family! (Zo looks so much like Lit!!!).

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