A Country Backyard Bash for Baby Nicholas

Our love for parties and gatherings led us to something groundbreaking; we did our first styling job and it was awesome!!!!! I guess things unfold everyday and new ideas and opportunities pop out like a cartoon light bulb. 

Our dear friend, Angel Santos-Harris just had a baby last April 12 (Congratulations my dear!!!!) and we'd like to share her memorable baby shower. We are just delighted to be given the chance to work our magic and throw her this party. Thank you Angel for trusting to do this for you and your family. 

Baby Shower meeting with Angel and excited "Lala" (Grandma)Sari Santos
 at the Charming Vanilla Cupcake Bakery. 

Planning and conceptualizing the shower was fun. We took note of the littlest things that we could associate with the Harris Family. But basically, since her husband Dean has a farm in Australia, we immediately pitched a rustic barnyard- backyard concept. It greatly helped that our venue and caterer 14 Four Cafe, suggested it to be a baby-Q bash; brilliant concept for a Sunday afternoon barbecue.

Shower Invitation by Rianne Alonte of Making Ideas Happen 

Party Preparations 

Anyway, let us share our labor of love, our first try in party styling. We certainly have a long way to go but our passion for holidays and fun celebrations inspires us to explore all possibilities.  Special shout out to our good friend, the talented Cathy Ang; thanks for all your support and these super amazing photos! We can't wait to work with you again. 

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VENUE & CATERING: 14 Four Cafe (Taytay, Rizal)
PHOTOGRAPHY: Cathy Ang 
CUPCAKES: Sugar Corners Cupcakes by Bella
INVITATION & GIFT TAGS: Rianne Alonte by Making Ideas Happen 

#heyilovethisholiday EMPANADA DAY

April 8 is Empanda Day ( I guess most of you don't know this but it is real folks!). We love finding interesting things to celebrate about thus we decided to find good Empanada in the Metro. We've been hearing alot about Empanada Mas so we decided to try it. 

We were just so excited to taste everything. We ordered all the Empanada flavors: Chicken, Tuna, Pork, Chorizo, Ham & Cheese Jalapeno, and my favorite... Spinach.  

My Sister Angel has been drooling to try all these yummy goodies. 

For P30 per Empanada, you can already get a full satisfying meal.

Angel's Choice: Pork Empanada
 (Although she wants a little more salt)

My Choice: Spinach Empanada (Hurray for real Spinach!!!)

We also tried their Empanaditas which were just so adorable. These bite sized delights comes in 6 flavors: Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Bacon Cream cheese with Jalapeno (it had a good kick), Cheese (too bad we didn't get to try this), and Cream cheese & Chives (OUR FAVORITE!!!)

Check out Empanada Mas at the Enterprise Center along Ayala Avenue and Cash & Carry Buendia; Or visit their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EmpanadaMAS

Hello Sunshine, Hello April!

When I think of April, I think of fun and sunshine. This Spring-Summer month is just full of excitement. We started it with the always crazy April fools day (April 1) and the blessed and joyous Easter (April 5). But we have so much to celebrate about this April. Here's a list of some cool April Holidays that we bet you have not heard of.

APRIL 8 EMPANADA DAY

Photo from Empanda Mas

On this day, we rejoice and celebrate one of the yummiest stuffed bread in the planet invented by the  Spanish and the Portuguese.

According to Cookthink.com, Empanadas are baked or fried turnovers that are made with pastry dough and are stuffed with endless combinations of meat and/or vegetables or even fruits. Empanadas are usually shaped like half-moons and range in size from bite-sized to family-sized." 

APRIL 10 SIBLING DAY

Meet my Siblings, my brother Andro and my sisters Angel and Thea.

Having a brother or a sister will always be a blessing and having a day for this is indeed a joy! It was said to be created by Claudia Evart after losing both her sisters at an early age. 

They say that siblings are your immediate best friends. I say yes to this! Your sibling/s, apart from your parents would know you better than anyone else. Now this calls for "Sibling Bonding!" have coffee or dinner, watch a movie all together, make sure you spend this Friday with your brothers and sisters. 

APRIL 13 SCRABBLE DAY

Thank you Mr. Alfred  Butts for creating this awesome game. Now call some friends and get your power words and tiles ready, Let's play some Scrabble!

Click here to learn more about the history of scrabble.

APRIL 15 RUBBER ERASER DAY 

Photo from  Davison.com

"No one is perfect that's why pencils have erasers."

On this day we celebrate the invention of the rubber eraser, a small thing that has a tremendous value. I don't know how I could have survived by childhood without erasers, haha!  Click here to know more about the history of this day.

APRIL 17  CHEESE BALL DAY 

A Cheese ball can be....

(1) that ball of cheese normally served during parties and cocktails or,

Fried Mozerella Cheese Balls by Chef Ron Lock

(2) those finger licking small corn puffs with cheese powder that are so addicting.

Photo from RgbStock

Well either way, both types of cheese balls are just yummy! Enjoy and eat your hearts out on this day. 

APRIL 17  BLAH BLAH BLAH DAY

Photo by Generic Art

Well, there is such a day! Created by Thomas & Ruth Roy, under the name of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs, this is a day to do all the things everyone's been nagging you about: quit smoking, diet and exercise, clean your room etc.  

It's time to wake up and review your old goals and new years resolutions and make them into a reality. 

ARPIL 22 JELLY BEAN DAY 

Photo from Chippewa

No one knows for sure how this day came about but  it is certainly a cool to have these delightful and colorful sweets. 

Jelly Belly is one of the most popular manufacturers of these Jelly beans. They have 50 official flavors but their count goes beyond that. Check out their complete list of amazing flavors. 

APRIL 29  WORLD WISH DAY 

Photo From Make A Wish Canada

World Wish Day is a global celebration of wish granting. It celebrates the day when Chris Greicius received his wish to be a police officer for the day, inspiring the creation of Make-A-Wish and the organization’s global wish-granting movement.


Click here to learn more about this inspiring day. Maybe this is the right means to be an angel to somebody. 

Why March was a good green month

March is known for St. Patrick's Day (March 17), an Irish holiday that calls for green outfits and a lot of beer and festivities. On this day, we made sure to reserve a table at our neighborhood Pub, St. Patrick's Kapitolyo. It helped that we were in green as we were given free beer and wine, plus great service.

Meet my "Green Minded" friends: Punky Taguines, my Husband Jigger San Juan,
Carcar Lamson, my sister Angel de Rivera, and Lyka Alarilla (from left to right)

My Husband was as green as his Ice cold Green Beer.

But St. Patrick's day isn't the only reason why I'm saying "it's good to be green" on this third month of the year. There are other holidays that made us want to be green and eat green. 


MARCH 12: PLANT A FLOWER DAY
This day basically promotes gardening as it's now the season for blooms and sunshine. Learn more about this day here.

Photo from Nutrients for Life

MARCH 26: SPINACH DAY
Admit it, It was really Popeye who convinced you to eat Spinach, haha! 
Learn more about this day from CNN Eatocracy. 

Body in Balance proves the green leafy vegetables

 have so much to offer.

MARCH 28: EARTH HOUR
From 8:30-9:30 pm, we are all encouraged to turn off our lights to raise valuable awareness about the global climate changes. 

A Fund raising project has also been launched to provide solar lamps to far-flung communities with no source of electricity.  Log on to their website for more information


MARCH 30: TAKE A WALK ON THE PARK DAY
This unusual day falls on a Holy Monday which is just a perfect day for reflection. Take time to go out, walk in the park, and clear your head from stress and worry. 

This article on how to Simplify your life in 30 days might just be a good read before celebrating this holiday. 

Photo from Listen-Hard.com

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Enjoy the rest of March!  :)