Euphoria

I just turned 31 yesterday and I feel very blessed to have reached this age. I feel that God has been really so good to me all my life and I thank him so heartily for that. In my 31 years in this world I think that I have been generally a happy person. Although there could be really trying times in my life when nothing seemed to cheer me up, those times could actually be outweighed by happy ones. I could not count all the wonderful moments in my life but if I were to select the top 10 euphoric times, it would have to be the ff:

1. Trip to Manila, Summer of 1982- My family's first major vacation, first airplane ride, first visit to an amusement park (the popular Fiesta Carnival then), first visit to Baguio.
2. Trip to Cebu 1983- My family's attempt to get a US Visa. The embassy was at Cebu then. We were denied but still I had happy memories during that vacation.
3. Trip to Manila, Summer of 1987 - It was probably the most enjoyable vacation I had with my family and cousins. We stayed in one house, the rooms were so crowded, some of my cousins had to sleep at the sala. We went to Nayong Pilipino, Greenhills, Makati, and of course Baguio. Really the best summer vacation with my cousins!
4. Passing the PT Boards, Feb. 1999- It was my second take, but what the heck --- I passed!
5. My Wedding, May 30, 2001 - Up to now, I still feel like it was a dream.
6. Birth of Cheska, Oct. 18, 2001- The mystery of how something so painful could bring so much joy.
7. Birth of Koojee, Sept. 21, 2002- The mystery relived.
8. Moving in to the newly renovated Obrero house, July 2004.
9. Manila Trip, Xmas 2005 - reliving the Manila trip 1982 with my husband and kids, only this time it was at Enchanted Kingdom, Glorietta, New Cash and Carry, Greenbelt etc.
10. Buying our own Car, Jan. 8, 2007 - the feeling of finally getting something worth all our hard work.