This ride needs no handheld gps. Hee hee. The surprise location was a kiddie salon, where the girls had their hair, nails and make-up done. They also got to play dress-up and had a mini fashion show at the end their hour-long make-over. I still feel tingly all over when I think back to that special celebration. Thank you, dear God, for all the blessings!

Hubby and I recently celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary.  This time around, we got to celebrate with the people dearest to us, our loved ones in the Philippines.  That’s a precious gift in itself, priceless and well worth more than a Galaxy Tablet PC.

Our vacation’s over.  God willing, we will be reunited with our loved ones again.  Hopefully, closer to where we now currently reside.   God is good and in His time, He will continue to answer all our fervent prayers and grant our fondest wishes.

I took the above photo two hours after the New Year festivities in Eastwood City, Quezon City’s most happening place these days.  We have a nice photo booth pic to commemorate the end of 2010 and the start of 2011 but the scanner software isn’t working so I can’t post it.

We had fun ushering in the New Year.  May God bless all of us more in 2011!  Cheers!

I made a Mocha Cake with Italian Meringue Mocha Buttercream and opted for a very simple cake decoration.  Come to think of it, I have yet to make a fondant covered birthday cake for my immediate family!  That’ll have to change soon! Anyway, at least, for my cake, the decorations were fondant.  I actually had a more elaborate design in mind, but ditched the idea for one that was stress-free to make. I also didn’t want to stay up too late and risk looking like I desperately need the best acne treatments on my birthday!

It was a yummy cake.  You can even ask hubby and my daughter! Hee hee.

Cheers to birthdays!

Last month, I received my winnings in the form of 26 coupons each of which is good for a dozen eggs.  You can just imagine how happy I was!  With the amount of baking and cooking that I do, a year’s supply of eggs while definitely go a long way.

I look forward to winning more prizes!  Prizes mean more reasons to be happy.  And being happy is a sure fire way of slowing down the need for prototype 37c

Have a great weekend, y’all!  Cheers!

Well, hello, sunset!  How’s that for an outdoor fireplace?  I took this photos using hubby’s I-phone while driving home.  And we didn’t even have to spend a penny for this wonderful treat!

Cheers!

On February 23rd, neither new nor  used golf balls were flying over this golf course.  The reason is quite obvious…miracles or all miracles, it snowed in Austin!   We’ve been living in Austin for a few years now and this was the first time we’ve ever seen this much snow.  It was snowing the entire day and we loved it, my 5 year old most specially.  It will probably take a couple of years before it snows this much again.  Although, I certainly hope not.   Just one fine day of snow is all we ask…for the little kids to make their snowmen…and for us kids at heart.

The above photo was taken last November in hubby’s home office (which is in dire need of modern office furniture).  I love how this photo came out.  Thank you IPhone.

Happy New Year, y’all!  I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s celebration (and didn’t have to file claims with Blue Cross Blue Shield NC due to firecracker-related accidents!)

New Year has always been a big deal for my family.  We always make sure there’s plenty of food on the table, ones that symbolize prosperity.  We always have noisemakers and sparklers on hand to drive away evil spirits unwanted vibes.  We also always make it a point to count the money we have on hand, even the ones in the piggy banks.  My Mom and I even scatter peso bills on the bed and roll in them.  Hee hee.  Crazy weird, I agree!    The list goes on and on.

May the year 2010 bring  lots of love, laughter, peace and prosperity to us all.

Cheers and God bless!

Photo taken by  A. Saquing during one of our get-togethers

It’s a cultural thing, I guess.  We love an excuse to get-together…an excuse to eat and be merry…to live, laugh and love.  In the middle of all these celebrations, let’s be sure to not forget THE reason for the season.

Cheers!