LifeInAruba Archives - Princess Leah

So excited to share with you a little bit of my life here in Aruba. I’ve been always wanting to give some ideas of where we go, and how we kind of live our lives here.

I am from The Philippines, currently living on the beautiful island of Aruba.

By doing this, I would be able to tour my family and friends from the Philippines, as well. Through my blog, I wish I could inspire you to live and enjoy life wherever you are. Because I really do miss home but then I decided to enjoy whatever I have here.

Find the beauty of every day in simple things, including eating out sometimes. Thank you, Jesus.

I don’t mean to boast about my life here because, to be honest, it’s not that WOW. If you really know what I went through, going through you’ll understand. But I am grateful for whatever I have now. The WORD reminds us to be content all the time. And I am trying to do that every day.

Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:11-13

The Lunch Date

Going back, I and my husband had a lunch date at Tierra Del Sol, restaurant. Surprisingly, their menu price wasn’t that bad. And the view was spectacular. Just wow! I loved it.

I always thought that the price will be extremely high because it’s an affluent residence.

Maybe because of the current situation these days, they kind of lower their prices. We are just thankful that we get to experience this.

Gift Certificate

We used a gift certificate that expires soon. HAHA, It was a gift from the Church of Zion last year 2020, on my birthday. Literally, I am using it after a year. Oh, Lord!

Their main courses range from Awg 20 – 30. (Around $11.00-$20.00) I was really surprised that the prices are not that bad. For my Filipino friends who want to know the conversion in peso, it’s P500-950.

The View

It is truly a great place to unwind and relax. The view truly refreshes us.

By the way, they follow the protocols. When you enter the restaurant, you should wear your mask, sanitize your hands and write down your names on the log book.

When you dine in, they request you to put your name, the date, and your contact number. I guess this is for tracing purposes just in case one of the people got the Covid virus.

The Menu

I ordered a fish fillet and Brandon had carbonara. We had also calamari as an appetizer. 🙂

Food is life! OH gosh! Thank you. They’re all delicious. 🙂

I got thrilled to eat fish again because this Pandemic made us eat chicken every single day. HAHA The cheapest meal. It’s fine, we are still grateful for the provision.

But first Selfie

I try to capture pictures whenever we go somewhere. Though I am not that pro, images could speak a message just like this one.

No camera, please. HAHA I think he’s tired of me taking pictures here and there. It’s an Asian thing, you know! sorry! HAHAHHA

Let’s do the solo!

Grateful for the experience.

We are very grateful for this time together. We needed it during this season of our lives. It is not bad to go out alone with your spouse. It’s not being selfish. We actually set our minds to do this once in a while, for us, for our marriage, and of course for Zoey.

IF we want our daughter, Zoey to grow up understanding what LOVE really is, we have to show that ourselves.

Thank God for this 🙂

February 15, 2021

Today, we had a blast! A coffee date at Santos Coffee with Soul for our breakfast. Lunch date at Tierra del Sol, restaurant. A well-spent day celebrating love!

Time to pick up our daughter. I look forward to bringing her here next time. Thank you for reading. 🙂

Princess Leah

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I looked around to see if they have high chair for baby. I didn’t see any. Even I would see one, I won’t use it anyway. My one year old daughter, Zoey isn’t with us, this time, anyways

It was 15th of February, 2021. We decided to have breakfast date as a celebration for Valentine’s Day! If I would be honest with you, I am in this of stage of life where I don’t really mind whether he has gift for me or not. Either way, I am just grateful that we are well.

In general, I am not really a materialistic wife. If he gives me something, thank you. If not, I am okay with it. Whatever it is, I am just grateful we are still able to do this together.

From time to time, we would spend time together. Don’t get me wrong, we love our daughter. Though I would love her to be around, it is also good to have some quality time with your spouse. We were busy with work, with Zoey, with everything.

Having this time together alone is also a way of showing our love to Zoey. We want to be good parents. So, we need to take care and build our relationship as married couple as well.

I am grateful for Brandon, my husband because he is a hands-on-man. He helps me with household chores and taking care of Zoey. It’s a blessing! Thank you, Jesus. Not to mention, MY HUSBAND IS A GOOD COOK! So, Hallelujah! HAHA

Going back, Morning date it is!

COFFEE with SOUL

I love the name of this cafe, Santos Coffee with Soul.

I have a thing for cafe. Not only because I love the smell of the coffee, and of course, the coffee itself. Who wouldn’t love it? But also. I love the ambiance. It calms you down. It makes you reflect on your life. It’s cozy and you feel like you can do anything just a sip or two from your mug. HAHAH Adik lang?

I have always want to write about cafes here in Aruba, it’s my kind of thing. When I talk about blogging about coffee shops in Aruba with my husband, he would remind me not to use “coffee shops” in my writing. Cafe should be the word, then.

I will tell you why. In Netherlands, coffee shops are place where you can buy weeds, the maryjane, legally. HAHAH so that’s noted. Still, I would use it. In Aruba, coffee shops are just simple cafe. That’s it!

Santos Cafe had been one of my favorite hangouts. (when I have extra money) HAHA It’s a little pricy but it’s good. Coffee is always good! 🙂

I wish, I took a picture of the menu so you guys have an idea of the prices. Hmm.. So next time I go there, I would definitely take a pic.

Zoey at Santos

Actually, when ZOEY …. (I can’t stop talking about her, huh? Forgive me, I just love her so much HAHA) was a baby, She was only 1 month old when I first take her out with her Tita Trish.

Tita Trish was one of the good people who had helped me cope up with postpartum – extreme sadness and exhaustion. Thank you, Tita Trish! Santos Cafe was our first out, just right after Zoey’s first vaccine from Yellow Cross.

Let’s look back 🙂

With the Girls

This cafe is also good for Bible study and fellowship. It’s one of our choices. We just talk about life and God in here.

From left : Rose, Me and Jeriah. Insert Kimberly, something urgent came up and she wasn’t able to join. This was taken July 2020. It’s still during pandemic. But this was before the second wave in Aruba. We had a chance to catch up.

My circle of friends in Aruba is really small. Unlike when I was in Philippines. I think every week, I go out with some friends there. But it’s fine. I had to embrace the big changes in life. I am glad I have these amazing people in my life.