For the Hot Mommas

My schoolmate and friend Nicole Jacinto, together with Amanda Griffin-Jacob, is hosting a bazaar tomorrow:

 

Along with the usual momma+baby goodies, they've organized this event for moms to exchange their baby items (used and brand new).  For the latter project, deadline for submission of items is already over.  But you can still check out the bazaar tomorrow:

This is actually a very cool project. Kudos to Nicole and Amanda for organizing this one. I'm pretty sure they'll have a part two of this wonderful endeavor. Will post it earlier next time, so we can all join the swapping :)  Hope you can all visit their bazaar tomorrow :D

Sweet Saturday

Friday's binge wasn't enough for us, so we decided to have sweets the next night at Chocolate Fire.

This time around, I brought along my ENJOY kit and got a free mug of their hot chocolate :D

Their cheesecake is the bomb!

Hubby had Mocha—again ;)

I love Violet Crumble: it was my staple sweets during our Honeymoon Trip hehe...

So I just had to try their version called "Honey Come Back." To read my first post on Chocolate Fire, click on this link.

What I wore: Forever 21 top and shorts, with Marc Jacobs clutch and multi-colored platform pumps I got from Metrowalk.

Here's a tighter shot of my accessories—LOVE!

*Chocolate Fire is located at the corner of V.A. Rufino and Leviste streets. Telephone number: 840-FIRE

Best to call before heading out to the place. We went there on a Sunday after lunch with the family, and they were closed :( From what I remember, they're open 4 p.m. onwards. But please do call them just to make sure.

A Packed Weekend

The long weekend was all about pigging out and wearing short shorts.  Oh, how I've missed them—long weekends and wearing shorts, that is.  Anyways, let me start with Friday night.  Hubby and I hung out with another couple; we started the night by watching "Going The Distance" (It's a must-watch, BTW), and ended the night with a late dinner at Chili's:

Nacho's smothered with cheese, topped with jalapeno, and sidings of sour cream and shredded lettuce

I always have their Chicken Fingers (I'm baduy like that), but hubby convinced me to try something else. So, I had their Grilled Chicken strips with alfredo sauce—sinful!

Hubby ordered something from their new menu (full of burgers). I think this came with mushroom and onion rings.

We capped it off with this yummy new version of their cake served with ice cream on top ;P

What I wore: Embroidered RL polo shirt, printed shorts from Forever 21, black espadrilles from Target, and my new bag purchase—a Chloe Ethel I got from my recent Bangkok trip :D Took me some time to bring this bag out for a spin, because I had doubts due to it being a bit on the heavy side. It was kind of an impulse buy :o I spent two weeks thinking if I should sell it, and came to a decision to keep it...obviously ;) I love the style, the fact that it comes with a sling, and it's a pretty roomy bag, too! What do you think?

Reunion of Sorts

It's been a looooong time since I've been out "clubbing."  What made me do it last Wednesday?  For friends, obviously ;)  And I went to two events, at that :o


Can't believe it's been 10 years since Chalk was born.  I was part of the pioneer team, so it was definitely a trip down memory lane.  Most especially when I picked up Mags—she's our staff photographer, and we were usually the tandem ;)

Picked her up around 10p.m. and got to The Fort in 15 minutes. Pretty quick, but it took us a while to find parking :( By the time we got to Encore, the event was already finished. Oh well, we got to hang with ol' friends. Click on this link to find out who I bumped into :)

Oh, Mags and I just had to share this cool van parked in front of us. We left The Fort at the same time, so we were able to take a photo of it. So '60s hippie, don't you agree?

Have a great long weekend, everyone! :)

Sunday is Family Day

Sunday's are sacred for me: I make sure to spend time with both my side of the family and hubby's.  I think all young parents agree that Sunday isn't a rest day for us at all :o But spending time with our loved ones makes not resting at all worth it, right? :)


We had lunch at Picasso in Makati (will post pics of those when I can), and went straight to Greenbelt 5 after.  Hubby and I agreed to accompany my family while they wait for their 4:30 p.m. movie.  I am so envious that they've watched Despicable Me. Here is Little J dressed in a Japanese Kimono set, a gift from my family when they went to Japan last year—I was left here in Manila that Holy Week 2009, because I was pregnant with Little J.

Here's dad attempting to use Little J's bolster pillow as support:

... and failed. He went back to using Little J's "lampin" hehe...

He's 1 year and 2 months now, and he can be quite a handful :o I "placed" him on this sofa, while my family checked out some furniture at the basement. He had a blast walking/crawling from end to end–beats letting him walk around in the store ;) This is less tiring haha...

We left my family after a while, and went straight to my in-laws'. Rested for a bit, and had dinner with hubby's whole family at Shangri-la Plaza mall. Here's Little J on his first Carousel ride, which he was scared of...

Yaya brought him back to the restaurant, and he hung out with his cousins, with yaya showing him how to draw with crayons. I kept the paper with all his scribbles :D

We got home close to 10 p.m.—Sunday just whizzed by noh? But I had a great time despite not being able to rest. Nothing can replace quality time with loved ones :D How about you? How do you spend your Sundays? :)

Friends are Lifesavers

Ever since I got home last Monday, I've been having stomach problems.  I think I ate something really bad.  One of those nights (I think it was last Thursday 12mn onwards), I woke up with gas attacks.  Been getting up every so often to go to the bathroom, with hubby helping me eat and drink to rehydrate.  Around 4 a.m., I asked him to get me some warm water downstairs when I remembered my friend, Orts, and her hubby's holiday gift to us: a hot/cold pack.

Just put this pack in the microwave and warm it up between 1-2 minutes, and you're all set to use it. Thank you so much, Orts and Jeff! You helped me get through the night haha :D

* Magic Therapy Pack (hot/cold pack):
692-6646
0922-8799911
magictherapypack@gmail.com
www.magictherapypack.multiply.com

Another Video Clip

I've been under the weather since I got back.  Don't know if I tired myself out, or I ate something bad :(  But seeing little J makes me feel better.  Here's another video that I'd like to share with you—little J doing the "hercules" :D

Apologies for the lack of posts this week, will share more stories soon :D

Happy weekend!