my christmas.

1. i am super happy with my red velvet cheesecake. thanks to this recipe - i first made it for thanksgiving and it was a huge success! so freaking good. so i decided to make it again for christmas and this time red velvet cheesecake - using this instruction. 2. since the start of december i have been so busy baking my banana walnut bread for everyone and my body decided to just shut down. so on christmas day, i was out with a flu. really?!??! boooo. my dinner contribution was cut down to roasted lemon herb chicken, red velvet cheesecake, leche flan and potato salad.
2. since the start of december i have been so busy baking my banana walnut bread for everyone and my body decided to just shut down. so on christmas day, i was out with a flu. really?!??! boooo. my dinner contribution was cut down to roasted lemon herb chicken, red velvet cheesecake, leche flan and potato salad.
3. can i just say that i love ina garten! she's my fave!
4. we failed to wait for midnight AGAIN this year to open presents.
5. after opening presents, i went to bed with sophie and missed the whole day of december 25.
6. woke up on the december 26 with 26 inches of snow! still sick. boooo. couldn't play in the snow and take pix outside.
7. can't wait to try on my christmas goodies.
8. in laws are coming so it's time to clean up!

today i made.

10 banana cakes, 2 trays + 2 tupperwares of bicol express, a tray of pancit, 2 trays of mac salad. can i just say whew. hey i can actually cook/bake now! nice!

sunday.

funny website.

http://www.dearblankpleaseblank.com/
thanks ate.

stuck in my head.

be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. - plato

holiday cards.

finally get this thing over with and order our cards. yey! i can send out cards in time for christmas. so hard to shoot - photograph children, they're so playful. i literally took as much shots as i could (thank goodness for continous release) and yep this is the best one. it's not as sharp as i wanted it to be but today was a bit gloomy so i had to increase the ISO level. it annoys me actually but just need to get this out of the way.
i love making my own layout for photocards! instead of paying almost $1.70 per card if you order. i can just easily print this as a 4 x 6 photo for 10cents each or 15cents each and you get it within 1 hour ! ho-ho-ho! excited much? right.

my favorite ornaments.

dutch wooden shoes from our trip to solvang, ca.
reindeer on ice skates from brandon's birthday last year.
one of the 20 fab ornaments from mama. "ornate christmas tree ornament on a christmas tree". sorry couldn't resist.

can't decide.

think i'm liking the black and dotted font.

finally.

What: A book launching for An Isteytsayd Life: Not-so-random thoughts from a Pinoy living in America by Lorenzo Paran III
When: 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010
Where: Philippine Navy Golf Club, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila
check his website too!

random thoughts.

1. sophie grew an inch and a half in two weeks! coudn't believe it at first. yey for growth spurts.
2. still need to set up our cristmas tree. can't wait to hang ornaments from our cali roadtrip.
3. sophie's new found word: before
4. just downgraded our netflix plan to no dvds out. yikes.
5. haven't watched tv much since fios, not familiar with channel line up.
6. walking dead - omg one of the first scene in the city is crazy
7. just upgraded back our netflix to 2 dvds out.
8. i have 3 hayao miyazaki movies left to watch. yes thats the nerd in me. so? i love all his movies.
9. my new boots did not fail me. so comfy. i love it.
10. going to the movies with sophie. tangled.
11. don't you just love taking nice photos esp when there's good natural light.

holiday cards.

for our holiday cards. now i just need a good photo.

kneading at 4am.

i woke up at 4 am and i am seriously getting so paranoid about going to sleep - that my nose will get dry. i have serious sinus problems and winter only makes it worse. the air in the house is so dry. need humidifier bad. saline is my new best friend. anyway, after doing some research online about humidifiers, i decided to make bread. yeah i know sinus and bread - yummy. my newest obsession is perfecting the dough. i have a good feeling about this one. now i have to wait 1.5 hours. i should document everytime i do this. but sticky hands on my cam is a bad idea. and i would do it too. hence, my need for a tripod.

max.

can i just say that i lOVE our little bodyguard.

surprise.

happy birthday, babe. mwah! xoxo

in honor of the holidays.

i present to you my wish list. (for now!)

1. rotary cutter + mat

2. navy blazer

3. tripod for my slr

4. cognac carlos santana boots - 9.5

5. sewing machine

6. turquoise colander

7. knee high socks

8. grapefruit sugarbowl from anthropologie

9. gray cardigan from american eagle

10. navy checkered shirt from old navy

11. red sweater from american eagle (pretty much any cardigan from ae)

12. brown braided leather belt

13. sneakers from steve madden

14. mary magrill pendant necklace