magical dreamer

We will be heading to disneysea soon hopefully. got the tickets yesterday. i've just realized i feel very lonely without my hubby.   

this trip coming to an end. i don't feel like i enjoyed it to the max. there are so many more things we should have done. but i also don't know how we could have done things differently. one thing i would change is that my kids no longer need a double stroller. a small single one is sufficient. i already have 2 babyzen yoyo strollers for them but my son's still has the infant seat, id have to go purchase the next seat up. even if we do bring along 2 strollers it's doubtful that we would use both of them.  i really like these jeans from asos.com but just not sure if the only size they have available is actually mine. as for the kelly, i will just wait for the boutique to offer me mine and see if they would agree to letting me have a size 28 with gold hardware instead of a size 35. it can probably be arranged. i'll just visit the boutique and ask.  still wondering if we should go to disneysea tomorrow...i'm more for it than ever as i don't think there will be ...

The dumbo popcorn bucket is our memento from Disneyland Tokyo. My kids were so happy and we all had a wonderful time. I am not a popcorn person, but since the milk chocolate popcorn smell was sooo invasive, i decided to give it a try and both the kids and i really enjoyed it. we are so going to use the bucket for popcorn again back home so we can enjoy it and remember this lovely trip.  today we went to the gardens around the meiji shrine. we didn't bring our stroller so it was really exhausting for the kids and us by extension. it was really beautiful but cold, too. we went to the dominique ansel bakery afterward too and the food was good but i really didn't like the s'mores! we had dinner at laduree for novelty's sake too and it was lovely. i couldn't take any pics though because i had to give my son my phone otherwise he'd have continued to cry and we would have probably been asked to leave lol... well, i dunno if we would have but it's very stressful to ...

I'm starting to feel guilty for all my shopping. i didn't buy the chanel bag in the pic above but i came in ready to check out chanel for pink items since they are not easily available back home. i got 2 pink ones already and a baby blue woc. i also got a 3rd bag from a brand called samantha thavasa, its petite choice brand. this one is much lower priced than my chanels of course especially since i chose a canvas one not leather. it came with a large pouch that could fit my university laptop and ipad.  probably if i do any shopping now i'll focus on gifts and maybe only what is sold here like qpot and swimmer. and novelty items from disneyland like the disney character hats and stuff.   

Today we had a slightly traumatizing experience. I am so sure it will show up in my dreams tonight. I've wanted to talk about it when it first happened, but right now i think i'd like to just carry on as if it had never happened. But i think the first thing i'm going to do when we go back home is get my kids a double stroller with an umbrella fold. it only took me 3 years to finally accept an umbrella stroller. the incident earlier made me realize that my fears of going through train stations with my children's stroller are not unfounded.  i want to say that i've been an insomniac ever since we arrived in japan but i do believe that i had been an insomniac even before.  going to have to do whatever it takes to wake up early tomorrow. planning to go to hama rikyu early tomorrow.   

I've finally started feeling like a tourist. i guess my visits are slower because i'm here with my kids and sometimes they get bored of the stroller and they want to walk so we would be going around in a slower pace. but it's okay, coming here with my kids is so worth it. i hope to be able to offer them these travel opportunities for years to come. travel expands one's horizons and teaches things that you can't learn any other way. i feel that the remainder of this trip isn't enough for everything i want to do. i didn't spend enough time in shibuya or anywhere else to be honest. there's also disneyland, disneysea and sanrio puroland. these three places are non-negotiable to me. i don't mind putting mount fuji on hold till anther trip when it would be possible to enjoy a walk there (it is covered in snow right now). that picture is from a small garden next to tokyo tower. it is beautiful. it makes me nostalgic to a manga i used to read when i was youn...

Well, i am finally in tokyo and i am finding it as overwhelming as i thought i would. i'm still scared of going on the trains because i read not all stations have elevators so it would be difficult to go with the stroller. and my kids definitely cannot walk the entire way.  i read some advice by moms who live here though and maybe just maybe i'll be brave enough to do it. if it were me and hubby i'd probably insist we familiarize ourselves with the train from day 1.  we've been to takashimaya in nihombashi and i already made the tourist 5% discount card with hello kitty on it while purchasing some clothes from miki house for the kids. it appears the shinjuku store also offers a discount card and it isn't identical to the nihombashi one...i might have to visit that store too, lol.  we also went to ginza and shibuya briefly. a store in ginza carries the birkin of my dreams but i am on the fence on whether to purchase or not. i think this basically means i am not as in...

I like this swiss update coming to Bakery Story later today. the sweets display is perfect for a bakery and i can almost smell the chocolate! i hope we can visit switzerland again in 2017.    

Well, it's finally happening. i almost can't believe it. At this time tomorrow we'll be on a plane heading to Tokyo.  Finally handed in all my school work and feel free and clear. But it happened so fast that i don't really feel that free and clear yet.  I've been playing final fantasy xv but haven't had too much time to really indulge. the kids and i are sick but dd is already doing much better.  haven't packed yet...i think i should go do that now...

It appears I've responded to the amount of pressure I've been under by being on holiday mode; as have my classmates- or some of them at least. But I will study. I should study. My daughter's nursery sent home a teddy bear with her last weekend and apparently it's a class thing where every child gets to take Mr. Bear home with them one weekend. There was a scrapbook in her backpack that I guess I am supposed to add pictures of her with Mr. Bear from. The scrapbook was really lovely, I enjoyed going through it with her and having her point out the names of her friends. But there were at least 2 children that she didn't know. Oh yes, I haven't posted much about my car! The 2016 Audi Q7 is an absolute dream to drive. I'm very pleased with it. I don't think I want to drive anything else now after I've been spoiled by this car. Here is an interior shot from earlier today.

I am going to make a list of things for me to get out in the world because I can't keep them inside any longer: My work for finance doesn't seem like it will end any time soon.  Instead of losing weight, I am gaining it. The worst week in the world to start potty training my daughter but I am going to try my best to keep it laid back  My marriage is, well.... nothing to say here. My back hurts more than ever. I want this semester to end already!!

I'm so frustrated! Today I found out that my first final exam is actually THIS THURSDAY! It's crazy! We were supposed to have a weekend! But at least things will be over sooner?

I can't believe it's been more than 2 weeks since the last time I posted! It feels like people who keep personal blogs like I do are probably those who are still living in the past, when everyone had a blog and the only drama was blog drama, lol. At least I'm thankful for the lack of drama. My car is here, and I can't believe I've had it for 2 weeks. Most days I'm glad to have it but then come these other days where I feel so lazy but at the same time very overwhelmed by the responsibility of driving and ensuring my passengers reach the destination safely. I know it is probably a weird thing to think about but I just can't help it sometimes. Only one more week of classes left. Finishing off my projects and presentations little by little. Thankful for the progress I've made. Saw a pic of this LV purse on Instagram a few days ago and find it really adorable. It is the Palm Springs backpack in the mini size. I am not much of a backpack person but st...