Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Floor Plan, Done..


I just finished doing the floor plan of Ching's birthday party. I printed out 3 copies which I will be giving to Richie on our next meet up. It was very tedious considering I had to do everything manually but I am pretty much satisfied with how it looked after I completed it...

I haven't figured out yet how many guests we'll be accommodating as I have to confer with Leih first but I have a feeling we'll be able to finish everything next week. We just have to wait for the guests to confirm their attendance and we're off to the seating number delegation.

A few more and we're almost done...

Saturday, December 24, 2011

A Luxurious Christmas Eve With The Family

Noche Buena was extra special for us this year for a few reasons: It was fortunate of us to spend the holidays with Mommy Chenggoy who came home for Christmas... We also wanted to make this a memorable one since this might be the last Christmas Eve that Kuya Borge will be home with us as he may leave for the U.S. anytime next year. And there's a possibility that Jates will be leaving next to be with my other cousin Injey in the States.




Somehow, there was a tinge of sadness in my heart, just thinking about what will happen in 2012 but I'm not complaining. I am just as happy for my family and the positive blessings in their lives ahead.
So for this year, we didn't prepare anything. Instead, we made early reservations at Vikings Restaurant at the Mall of Asia months ahead and decided to splurge to our heart's content with the luxurious food spread that greeted us.



I got Chingching a Santa cape which she wore together with her Santa shirt... Our table was brimming with wonderful conversations & heartfelt laughter... It's such a good feeling to be with the family....

Monday, December 19, 2011

11 Months Of Chingching Bliss


Today is Chingching's 11th month!!! I couldn't be any happier...


For today, we got her a special Mocha Avalanche cake from BreadTalk... One more month to go and we're officially one!!!!


Weeee!!!!!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

SM Gift Registry...

To avoid getting gifts of the same kind twice, we decided to have Ching registered for her upcoming birthday... When I went to get Ching a new playpen this afternoon, I went to the Gift Registry and had her listed. I was then given gift cards which I will be sending out together with the invitations. Unfortunately, the only branches the registry would apply are that of Mall of Asia, Makati, Bacoor & DasmariƱas....

I went to Mothercare last November to have Ching registered but I found only two or three pieces of clothes that I liked and so, I decided to do the registry some other time. I thought of maybe visiting their flagstore in Bonifacio High Street where there are more selections.

For most of the things that I chose, I noticed my cart went full with toys.. I got so fascinated with them, I thought maybe after her birthday, I will purchase a few from the list if ever nobody gives those items at the party.

Applying Ching at the Gift Registry was too much fun, I got the hang of it!!!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Ocular With Leih..


Leih and I had a quick meet-up with our caterer, Richie Co of Lynagails Catering, this afternoon after we settled the venue payment in full. We had an ocular of the place and how the venue will be decorated, discussing a few minor details on what we wanted to do on the day and how to go about it...

We will soon have another meet-up to finalize the details of the floor plan and menu. I listed down a few requests as well. The balloon & stage design will be discussed in the next meet-up. Hopefully we get it all done by the end of December.. =)

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tangled Invites Complete!


Two packages arrived today!!! One from my giveaway supplier, and the other, our invites from Sandy... I was so thrilled upon seeing the finished invites complete with the hair I did! It looked so cute, my effort was worth every strand!

Sandy left the tags for me to decide where to put them so I got some gold strings from the local art shop nearby and started completing the look one by one, even putting magenta ribbons on each braid to make it look more appealing... It didn't have any envelopes with it so I had to improvise...

I finished all these just before midnight struck. I'm glad I'm going to bed with one task done! =)

Tower Give Aways...

I think I found the nicest give-away for Ching's birthday... My W@W sister Rhea Diputado of Sweet Little Soles who did my baby's baptismal paper shoe will do her birthday giveaways... Gifted with extra ordinary skill in art, she ingeniously thought of making Rapunzel Towers as centerpieces for a certain birthday she attended. I loved the idea and so, I ordered a few pieces of Tangled Towers from her, this time, with some specifications and additional flowers to make the tower more pretty to look at..

And just today, the tower give-aways arrived via LBC. I was so thrilled to see the beautifully crafted Towers which took Rhea almost a month to finish... She was very keen on details and made sure every Tower was perfectly adorned with flowers of different colors...

I thought of putting them in little lace bags for an added design... 'Hoping the guests would love this!

Gifts For The Little One...

Ching got her earliest birthday gift from Mommy Ninang Nats, my cousin.. This was included in the bagful of pasalubongs she gave us when she arrived.. I saved the card and added the money gift to her kiddie savings account. =)
her very first birthday gift....

Little Kitty...

These however are Christmas gifs from my other cousin Beng and my aunt Tita Cristy... From the moment Ching got hold of her little Kitty, she loved it instantly.. Now, Little Kitty and Wiwi accompany her to sleep... =)
GAP Swimsuit & sandals..

shoes shoes shoes....


a beautiful meal-set...

Thank you very much Mommy Ninang, Mommy Beng and Mama Isty...!!!!

Ching Meets Mommy Ninang...

My cousin Ate Natalie came home from Canada today for a quick December vacation... She informed me days ago that she'll be coming and that we meet up somewhere in MOA as soon as she arrives... Of course, I was excited to see her as this will be the first time Ching and my Ate would personally meet...

It was a wonderful Saturday morning... Ate and I couldn't seem to get enough of each other.. so many stories in so little time... And when Ate and Ching finally met, oh it was just picture perfect... Ching seemed to know who was carrying her and stayed cheerfully charming with only little bouts of tantrum after not having slept the whole morning.. She started to play with her new Hello Kitty, one of Mommy Beng's pasalubongs for her...



We had a very hearty lunch at Mann Hann with my cousins and her aunts & uncles.. Leih was so full he could hardly walk. (LOL)

I would have stayed a bit longer if not for the schedule at the office so we hurried back home after lunch... Needless to say, it had been a great meet up with my Ate...


Ching's Early Birthday Gift from Mommy Ninang..

And yeah, we got so many pasalubongs from her and my aunt & cousin Tita Cristy & Beng... And even her very early first birthday gift!! Hopefully next year, we could all be together again... =)

Missing my family much...