I was tagged by Jane. It's so hard to think of only 8 things to be grateful for as there are a lot I can think of. But I'll try to narrow them down to the top 8 things that popped in my head:

1.) First off, I'm grateful for Jane for tagging me into this. Because like her, I tend to overlook some of my blessings and gets whiny most of the time hahah! How ungrateful! This tag would somehow remind me of how lucky I am now, to start counting my blessings and just stop complaining and worrying.

2.) I'm grateful for my family, my mom, my dad and my two brothers, my loving in-laws, husband and son. I know I can always count on them when everything else turn down on me. I'm really really grateful for such loving and beautiful family.

3.) I'd like to cite my husband solely. I am grateful for him coming into my life. He has given me sooo many things and made me happy all the time. Despite my lack of maturity, he has always been patient of me. He thinks of me more than himself and more than anyone and anything else. Eventhough he's tired from work, I am the one who gets to be pampered at night with massage and the likes. Spoiled to death talaga ako.

4.) I am grateful for my friends. They keep me both insane and sane. I'm blessed with a big circle of real good friends. My bestfriend Tetet and Joanne, my MG family with 3 adorable gay friends whom I spent 7 happy and crazy years at the Canadian Embassy (chingkee, mia, val, mishel, flery, ging, harold, jasper and mother michelle), my ultimate chikadora friends (wifespeakers), my gorgeous highschool friends (farah, stelz, lei, jetjet, cheche, etc... they're just too many to mention), my fab college friends (chelle, may and all those whom I still keep in touch), closest friends whom I can talk anything and everything under the sun(like joy, cheryl, irma, kathy, icee friends), my hubby's buddies (kirl, gio, rommel, jeno, andeng, etc...), all my other friends whom I cannot include in any of the categories mentioned,  and my blogging buddies, you know who you are, you make blogging sooo muh fun!

5.) I am grateful for having able to indulge in one extreme hobby, that of scubadiving and for the places I've seen and travelled (Hongkong, China, Thailand, Boracay, Cebu, Bohol, Iloilo, Bacolod, Anilao, Subic, Bicol, Mount Banahaw, L.A., Napa Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Philly, Virginia, Washington D.C. etc...). I'm still looking forward to spending some time with my bestfriend, Tetet in Canada, a 2nd honeymoon with my hubby in Europe, a shopping adventure with my MG family in Vietnam and Singapore and backpack with them in Palawan, skinny dip in Maldives with all my crazy friends I've mentioned in #4, Surprising my Son and his future sibling by bringing him to all the Disneylands in the World before he turns 12, Explore Japan, Australia, Johannesburg, South Africa and Alaska with my folks and brothers.

6.) I am grateful for my skill and self-taught talent in Make-Up, I find ultimate joy enhancing people's features and showing my artistic side at photoshoots.

7.) I am grateful for this opportunity to live in a different country. It was a big risk and the transition was hard, we are still on the process of being fully stable but I am glad to be at this state now. I have learned so much from this move and my small young family has never been this close and strong. Ika nga ni KC Concepcion on her From Paris to Pinas show, never ever allow yourself to be too comfortable at one place, because when you forego of all the conveniences in your life, that's when you challenge yourself, you mature, you grow, you improve, and that's where you learn who you truly are. Keep moving, keep improving. Change is always good. When things and place become very convenient for you, there is definitely no room for growth.

8.) I am grateful for my faith. I am glad that I was brought up to believe on heaven and hell. I am extremely blessed for the big man up there who gave us an adorable son and for always being there for me 24/7. 

I am tagging meeya, jen, ela, joy, juliet, cynch, cata, cez, jacqui, weng, and denoy.