Two Years and Counting.....

May 5. - It's been two (2) years today since I arrived here in the US. I can't believe it's already been that long since the last time I saw my love ones back home. It saddens me because this has been the longest time that I've been away from all of them and I miss them so much! But I have my own family here now and if anything, they keep me stronger and they help lessen my homesickness.

These two years that I've been here probably would be the most unforgettable years ever. I got here (May 5, 2009) when I was almost 6 months pregnant with our first child and gave birth in July. Then, I got pregnant again around September of the same year and gave birth in June of 2010 -- and got pregnant again on the same month as last year's (September) and now, I am due to give birth in June -- again. So you know now why I said these first 2 years would probably be the most unforgettable ones, if not, ones of the most unforgettable moments we'll ever have.

My family has already been through so many happy and sad moments. The past two years had opened my eyes wide enough to a lot of things, most of them completely transformed me into a person I thought I'd never be, not even in my wildest imagination. The trials and triumphs had taught me valuable lessons and made me even stronger. I look at life in a different perspective now. The smallest things can sometimes matter the most and the things we least thought would never matter at all are, in fact, the ones that would change our lives forever.

I've turned into a better individual the moment I became a Mother. It was so amazing how a tiny person would make all things worthwhile in my life. And now, I'm about to have 3 children and things, I know, are going to get even better than what they are now. So I'd say, the main highlight of my first 2 years here are, my dearest children. They are and forever will be the reason of it all.

I can't even begin to tell how much I've been through to really make you understand why I am who I am and I am where I'm suppose to be right now. But all I can say is, whatever happened within these first 2 years definitely helped me in so many ways than I could possibly think of. And the most valuable lesson I've learned from all of my experiences is, "to never give up no matter how tough times can be." Keep fighting for what you believe is right and stay strong for your love ones no matter how hard the trials are that life throws at you. I've realized that I am stronger than I thought I already was, that there are things I am capable of which I never ever thought I'd be able to do. I am who I am now because I chose to. I've put myself where I am at right now because I've fought hard enough to stay. God has been nothing but great to me and my family. In spite of all the hardships I've been through, He's never failed to constantly remind me of the many things I should be grateful for - the things that should matter more no matter what I go through in life - and that is, my very own family - my husband and our children. And I know, for as long as I have them, there's nothing, absolutely nothing in life that I can't conquer.

So, to me and America, Happy 2nd Anniversary and countless years to come!! Cheers to us!!