Not Another Manic Monday

         I love Mondays. I love Mondays because to me they echo a fresh start. I love Mondays more when they are busy ones. Yesterday was such a day, I had a job site meeting at at 8:30am, followed by another trip to the home depot to buy tiles, followed by traveling around 60 kilometers south to another project that is in the landscaping stage.

     Since I had no choice but to leave home at 6 am to avoid the rush hour traffic, I was early for my 8:30. I have not had coffee and no wonder I was a zombie. What to do? Head to Starbucks. =-)

     I already had a breakfast sandwich in the car but hmm...I did not want just coffee. Lo and behold, this morning Banana Hazelnut Tart was staring me in the face as if to say, "Try Me!" So a tall Caffe Americano and a Banana Hazelnut Tart it is.

     The pair was pretty good. It made me a happy, white banana-lovin' monkey. I always have black coffee with anything sweet. But the tart was not at all too sweet and the hazelnut goo in it was just right. I enjoyed the flaky crust too. (hmm...I think I will have one again tomorrow. LOL!)

     I was so ready for my first meeting.....

.....and the rest of the week.

  
     Bring it on!=-)

     Thank you, God for fresh tarts...er starts and Mondays! =-) Hee!

Sweet Circles

    Last night, we ate in Cerchio with my with mom's side of the family. We all heard mass together and H and I suggested we eat there. It is a good thing we made reservations since the place was packed. Read about my previous post about it here. I am so happy to announce that they have solved the shared washroom problem. Now there is a separate gents' washroom on the second floor. Not only that, Cerchio has adjusted their menu and the food is now even better. I, as a costumer really appreciate it when restaurant owners consciously and constantly think of ways to please their patrons. Cerchio was not at all bad before. In fact it is one of H and the kids' fave. With the recent improvements, we love them even more. Muchas gracias!

     Meanwhile on to other wonderful news, we just discovered Monfort's Kitchen in the Karl Edward's Bazaar at the NBC Tent a few Saturdays back. We brought home the following goodies.

 Revel bars

 Choco Chip bars

 ...and my favorite the 

Fudgy Bon-Bons!

     Do try to visit them at the tent. The nice lady selling them is also so sweet which is a plus. =-)

Like Father Like Son

        

Single ladies, listen up...

Because for me, 
it's too late..

 
Aren't they cute?

My beloved boys!

Happy Wednesday!

Back to the 80's: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

     Well, whattayaknow it has almost been 25 years since I graduated from high school and of course the grand homecoming which in my Alma Matter is called the Velada is beckoning.

     I have not been doing as much as I had planned to do with regard helping out in the preparations, fund raising and everything because my life has been crazy. I saw to it though that I would be there for my batch's biggest event before the Velada which is an dinner/auction/bonding night entitled, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

     I promised my good friend, Toots I would be there early to help her set-up the bidding table. The place was all prettied up to be 80's. Honestly I am not a big fan of anything 80's except the music.

     The colors were indeed 80's black, white and red which is making a comeback now. Scary!

 

     Guess who was my early drinking buddy that evening? Gotcha, Sr. Carla!!!

     There was an AC's Got Talent thingy and I was to sing back-up with my two besties. I was nervous about it. So I was not really the best photog that night but I tried. Hick!... Hee!

Can you take the 80's fashion?

Me and my besties

So nice to see 'familiar' faces that night.

Our two super sexy hosts

While I re-ya-lly like the outfits of the two hosts....

I wish they covered their shoulders....

Trivia: Guy on lead guitar is Eazer if True Faith....You aaaaare...never mind...

  The night was a great success. Three cheers to all who worked so hard to make it possible. It made everyone look forward to the Velada next year. =-)

     Now, where are my shoulder pads and hairspray???

Simply Happy

     I am a lucky girl. I celebrated my birthday four times this year; the first one with my Saturday art class buddies, the second one with a quiet dinner with H and the kids, the third one with my co-mommy friends and the fourth one I shared with my cousin, Ana and the rest of our extended family. Meet our HAPPY SUNDAY group....

      When both my grandparents were still around, Sunday lunch was always spent with them in their home in Quezon City. Nowadays we still manage to meet up at least twice a month and have stayed close. Birthdays of course are occasions we don't fail to share with each other.

    It was one of those crazy weekends and I couldn't really do much in terms of decorating for the lunch and stuff. I settled for a Mondrian themed luncheon. Easy! haha! It began with the cake...

   My niece Sheelah Pe made this for me. I picked up the colors of the cake and brought them to the table setting. =-) Sorry no centerpiece....Like I said it was one of those weekends.....

      In case you have not noticed, I also made my guests wear the same colors for 'phtotogenic' purposes. I love doing this and the pics come out so much better.

   But what is all the fuss about the color theme for if the food is so-so. I had that covered because again my niece Sheelah cooked for us a scrumptious meal. Look!

      My mom who cannot NOT bring anything to any party also brought this.

    and lanzones from her farm...Yum!

    

    It is not hard to make an otherwise simple celebration special. A few simple touches often more than suffices.

    Now to open my presents. What?? No one gave any? LOL! The perils of getting older....

You can reach my niece Sheelah Pe and have your very own private chef at home through 09178321516.