An Update....

[tessbrittain]

It's been a while since I posted here. Just been busy. My trip to the Philippines in November went well. I moved into  our new house that we started paying since 2004. Stephen came in the late part of December and we really enjoyed staying at the house. It is located in Gen. Trias, Cavite. An hour from Manila and 15 minutes from Tagaytay City.

My neice that we sent to Nursing School finally graduated and passed the Philippine Nursing Board Exam and now waiting for her NCLEX approval to take the NCLEX Licensure so she can work here in California.

And also, at last my sister got married (to a guy that I met online)Yes, I found my sister a husband..finally..after years of being on a dating site, she gave up. And I took the matter into my own hands, I put my profile at matchdoctor, and because I am married, I just said I was looking for friends. Stephen warned me that guys will think that I am looking for an affair...LOL. Oh my, I got scared, but I tried it anyway...I put the prettiest picture of myself and  was swamped with responses...I finally met the guy that I eventually introduced to my sister. She searced for 4 years and I found him in 3 days..He is an Australian businessman. He even can't believe what I did...and the rest is history....they got married on December 23, 2006...and I want to share with you some of the pics on there wedding....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhjl2PpUM5I

Stephen and Tess Brittain
Santa Ana, California

[Bear]

Nice pictures.  What does he do in Australia?  Will they live there?

The Bear Family

[jm21-2]

Lucky guy. I'll bet he was surprised in the beginning, hahaha. Nice pictures!

[Humabdos]

Hi Tess & Stephen!

Glad to hear about your trip and new house. That's a nice neighborhood up by Tagaytay. Sallie and I just returned from the PI
Just before we left Manila Sallie's cousin took us up to Tagaytay it was my first trip there. We had lunch over looking the lake then drove down to the lake. Nice place!
 We are helping Sallie's sister with her paper work to come to Oregon as an RN. She is working as an RN in Davao. I guess Oregon has more testing than other states. She will need the board exam,  NCLEX and one other test I can't remember the name of.
Good job with hooking your sis up!  Hope Stephen isn't still mad at me for all them lawyer joke's!
Hum & Sallie

[Jeff S]

Hey Tess: Thanks for the update and the great pics.  Is Tagaytay on the beach?

Getting hungry for some dim sum?

- Jeff

[Ray]

Hi Tess,

Thanks for the pics!

When are you going to get Stephen a barong? He looks so “stuffy” in that suit & tie (LOL).

Did your niece take the nursing exam last June when they had the big cheating scandal?

Oh, where’s my pasalubong? 

Ray

[tessbrittain]

Hi Ray,

Stephen doesn't like wearing Barong. Oh my God, he was sweating like crazy..LOL..

My neice took the Nursing board in June but failed and took it again in December and finally passed..I think it was a blessing in disguise. We are so proud of her....

To Hum,

Nice to hear from you and Sally again....I think the exam you were talking about is CGFNS...My neice   will not take CGFNS just NCLEX because that's the only exam needed towork in CA.

To Jeff,

Hey, we need to get together and yes Imiss dimsum...I will ask Stephen to give you a call...


Tess Brittain