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I have some snaps taken during our March weekend getaway in Michigan. Short but sweet that was! We’ve toured the entire campus of Andrews University courtesy to The Lowry sons who are both staffs of AU so we had access to the buildings and have truly enjoyed the tour. The highlight of our short but sweet Michigan getaway was the Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Concert which was the husband’s present to his little girl. See, our daughter loves Ernie Haase and Signature Sound Quartet so it was absolutely a thrill and great joy to the little girl when she realized that she will be seeing the real singers in person!

The concert’s venue was at the Howard Performing Arts Center on the campus of Andrews University on a Saturday Night.

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The venue and us at the AU main entrance

 

We were seated at the lobby, and perfect enough to spot the singers in front of us!
 

The amused darling of ours who was so ecstatic to be seeing her fave quartet!

 

Below are some of the photos I’ve taken of the group during their singing at the stage:

 

I love the lighting set-up!

 

We were treated to a 3 hours of Southern Gospel singing and we definitely enjoyed it! During the 15-minute-break, we had the chance to go out and meet and take some snaps with the quartet and the daughter absolutely had a wonderful time!

 

Triz and EHSS Lead singer Devin

 

Triz hugging her most fave Ernie Haase himself!

 

Can you tell that our daughter had a great time! It wasn’t mine or the husband’s moment at all; it was hers as the quartet is her fave just like ours. She told us it is a moment that she will remember forever and I can’t blame her. I saw lots of happiness in her face and smile and I am so happy for her.

 

 

Took lots of pictures and recorded a few videos of the guys singing our fave Gospel songs and you can hear one sample of it I have shared in this post.

 

Triz and moi after we exited the Howard Performing Arts center when the concert was over!

 

There will definitely be a next time for us to see these amazing talents in concert, when the chance and the place permits. For now, we have a lot of wonderful memories to remember of the EHSS concert we’ve been to in Berrien Springs, Michigan one night in March!

It is just right to be sharing my discovery of flight and promo deals to places that travelers might find really great so this time, I am recommending to everyone these cheap holidays to turkey that I have just stumbled upon.

Turkey, anyone?

There is plenty to see and do in Turkey! All-year round, you will be met with various Turkey trips that are worth your time and money. The husband and I both desired to step foot in Turkey someday. See, both of us are into places mentioned in the Bible and the city of Istanbul in Turkey, being the former City of Constantinople mentioned in the Holy Book, simply sounds so inviting to us. Now that the daughter has learned about this fact, she is added to the list of people who would love to explore Turkey in the future.

So, any plans of a Turkey holiday soon? May be you’re still in the midst of planning or finalizing your summer getaway, I just want to share some valuable travel tips that you might find helpful. When looking for a great holiday that will match your budget, look for package deals or holiday deals offered online. Check for more than one of them and compare. It is when you compare that you can see which one is more worth it than the other. Also, make sure that the deals include the much needed feature– from flight, car rental, accommodation, and sometimes, meals even. There are lots to choose from online and one that I can suggest is ulookubook.com because their Turkey deals really sound so great!

Good luck and may your summer plans will be fulfilled as dreamed!

First off, Happy Mother’s Day to every MOM out there who will be stopping by this page! If you’re a mom, I hope your day today will be a special one!

Mine is. The husband was kind enough to have prepared me my breakfast without asking him to do it. Nothing fancy, just my usual breakfast– a bowl of Cheerios with Skyflakes on a warm Milo drinks. He and the daughter offered to do the chores today, too, but I doubt it, because I’m sure I can’t just stay on the couch and watch them do those things. As a matter of fact, I have laundry to do, and for sure, I won’t be satisfied if the husband will be doing all the sorting out. Ha ha ha.

Anyway, this weekend has been fabulous. Our Friday ended with a dine out at McDonald’s because I was craving for the Crispy Chicken Sandwich after doing our errands. Yesterday’s Sabbath was full of rest and relaxation for me because I stayed home to sleep more and just attended a virtual church service via the live streaming of the Divine Worship at Ephesus SDA Church in New York (Ephesus.org) and I was truly blessed with the sermon that the Pastor’s wife gave out: “Think like a woman, Act like a daughter”. The husband and the daughter went to church and when they got home, they enumerated the tons of “Hi” and “Hello” and “We’re praying for your Mom” messages from the church family. Indeed, it is a blessing to belong to my SDA church family! The reason I stayed home was that I have been having headaches lately, and yesterday, I felt so lazy in getting up and prepare myself to look good. Lol. Blame my 26-week-old wombmate’s hyperactivity! This little peanut is so restless that is making me tired each day and night. Blissful though!

And because I just stayed home yesterday, in the afternoon, the beautiful weather outside was too nice to ignore. I asked my housemates to join me in a hike and they cheerfully did after their afternoon nap. The nice thing about living here in our address is that the south part of the city hiking trail is near our place so it is so accessible to us. The sun was up, a bit chilly because we only had a 63F temperature, so it was perfect for an afternoon walk.

Passing by the pond, we saw lots of baby turtles which made me clicked my shutter.

Zoomed 15X, I thought I made a good shot of this amazing creature!

I timed our afternoon hike and we left home at 5:55pm. When we got back, it was 7:10pm! Imagine the calories we’ve burned with the estimated  at least 4 miles of walk!
 

Moi and my 6-month-baby bump!

There were so many blooms along the trails we’ve trekked and one of them is this:

There were other flowers, too, and lots of Spring signs of life that I have taken a snap of, but I’d rather not share them in this post for lack of space and time! Our 5-year-old daughter is definitely a trekker! She survived the miles of walk we’ve done, with a few complains of being tired, but she made it, with only a little help from the stroller that we brought which is now too LITTLE for her! Lol.

Our disciple kiddo is definitely a trekker like me and the dad! 

My husband who is always there to go with me on every walk!

Us and our shadows. 

So you see, quality time we’ve had on a Mother’s Day weekend as my housemates went with me for a trek by the trail. I got so tired when we reached home but Avocado smoothies, buttered sweet corn, and our sumptuous dinner were enough to compensate the tiredness brought by our hike. Today’s Mother’s Day will for sure end with simple joys and more “us” moments.  I definitely am one blessed and thankful soul.

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