Close Enough?

Saw these swag chandeliers by Stcy Garcia from LampsPlus.com ($99.99)







I don't know if those three alien-looking external fixtures can be taken out, but the shade is also sold separately...

Not quite... but close enough right?

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I Want: For Our Dining Area

I like this for our dining area!



I saw a lamp shade with a similar pattern in Regalong Pambahay, and I have asked before (prior to seeing this beautiful picture in DominoMag.com) and asked if they make chandeliers with a Damask pattern or if at least I can buy the shade alone (bigger size though).


This, but in Coffee or light brown shade


Negative.


Where can I get one similar to this?

PS: I also want those chairs. Loving this look talaga.

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Eanna's Smilestones

Here's quite a few that I should blog about...

• She walks like a pro - and she doesn't like riding on her stroller! Whenever we are in the mall, she enjoys walking. When we're "away," she goes to us, holds one of our fingers, and pulls us to go where she wants to go.
• She wants to eat her food by herself. She doesn't know how to use her utensils, but she's getting there. Right now, she uses her hands to eat. Messy, but fun to watch hahaha.
• She knows how to kiss us when we say "Kiss Mama" or "Kiss Papa" Love it!
• She does "flying kiss" LOVE IT!
• She still loves making "beautiful eyes" hehehehe.
• She loves her reading time with me. And lvoes her Strawberry Shortcake book.
• When we give her medicine, she already opens her mouth and doesn't resist. Puera bati hahahaha.

Hmmm... what else? Will post these every now and then. Miss my Bebe bigla. Hay. Gotta go home now.

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My Home Says That I Am...

Got this from Jen's blog...

What Your Home Says About You

You come across as somewhat intellectual. You can be quite insightful at times. You have amazing hygiene, and it shows. You are sparkling clean! You are a very domestic person. You enjoy decorating, cooking, and making things homey. You are a very nurturing person. You find meaning in taking care of others. You feel settled in your life. You have enough time to focus on little details. You are a very self sufficient person. You can get along well without much help. Your friends see you as courageous, dynamic, and bright.

What Does Your Home Say About You?

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Weekend Purchases

There was so much on sale last weekend (bazaars, mall sales, etc) it was quite a surprise that I didn't give in to temptations and opted to buy stuff that we already planned to get. Well, save for this Santa Claus dress for Eanna, that is. Hahaha.




Christmas Decor
I initially planned on not having that much Christmas decor (just sue the old small Christmas tree we had last year). However, the decorating bug bit me, and so I was really wanting to get a few Christmas decors. I was still cautious in our purchases, so we just bought a few and assembled them. No big Christmas tree purchase though. Hehehe. I liked the colors that we chose as these really went well with the colors of our living room.



New Console for our foyer. I have been wanting this small console for quite a while, so when dear hubby gave me the go signal to get it, we immediately did. Hahaha. Love, love love it. Now, our lighthouse table serves as our side table in the living area, and the glass nest tables are now where they were initially intended to be - center/coffee tables. I'm really kinda loving how our living area looks like. Except our tv stand which need imporvement. Hahahaha.



Of course my post will not be complete without more pics of Eanna. Hahaha. Here she is enjoying the "polar bears" and this winter animal (I forgot hahaha). This is the first time she wore her denim jeans. Love it on her!


Domino: The Book of Decorating
I got this in National Bookstore, and I am falling in love with this book! Lots of ideas on how to pruce up your own space. Love, love love it. I wish though that Domino Mag is available here. Is it? I am not sure. This is my little Christmas gift for myself. hehehe. I caught hubby reading it, he looked so cute reading it while waiting for me to wake up. Hehehehe. Any guy would fancy this book too. It is a must-buy!



That's all for now. Hope you had a pleasant weekend too. Oh, this weekend there is an urban Bazaar in Powerplant. See you there (I hope)!

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External Hard Drive

Yipee! I finally got what I was thinking of getting some few weeks back, a portable hard drive!

Western Digital My PASSPORT Elite 320GB Portable Hard Disk Drive


My old laptop is already slowing down and for fear of it crashing anytime, I finally decided to get this lovely passport-size hard drive. This weekend, I will transfer all our files (images, videos, other documents) before we get our laptop checked (it probably needs reformatting). I hope that this is a good investment since I really don't want to buy more USBs and memory cards other than for my phone and for our camera.

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Eanna's Party

I know, it's a late post, but better late than never, right?

Anyway, we held eanna's birthday party in our condo's clubhouse last 08 November. At first I was hesitant to push through with the party given that my Grandfather passed away a week ago. But everything's already in place, so we just went ahead. The party's theme is "Strawberry Shortcake" and save for the giveaways for the boys, we did our best to stick to the theme.

Here are the pics of our giveaways:





Caterer: Vickoy's Catering
We met them during our friends' wedding, and we love the food they served. What's good with them is they are flexible with the menu... I got one viand from different packages. Hahaha!

Soup: Spinach Soup
Main Course: Roast Beef with Mushroom Gravy, Mini Pork Barbecue, Fish Fillet with lemon Butter Sauce, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Asparagus Tips with Tofu in Garlic Sauce, Baked Lasagna, Steamed Rice
Dessert: Chocolate Fountain
Drinks: Free-flowing ICed Tea and Soft drink

For the kids:
Spaghetti, Hotdogs and Marshmallow on sticks, and mini burgers.
We also had a Sorbetes Cart for the kids (and adults nyahahahaha!)

Decor and Cake: Jacque Tan
We had a Strawberry shortcake backdrop, standee, balloons, and tabletops. Simple, but we loved it.

Most of the kids that attened the party were from our condo. I didn't know Eanna was famous hahahaha. Anyway, at least getting Bobbie the Magicman as our host was worth it. The kids loved the show, and Bobbie was a really good host. Highly recommended!

Aside from our guests, we also invited the maintenance staff of our place and gave giveaways to their kids too. They have been very good to us, and like I said earlier, Eanna is famous and can be voted as Dansalan's darling baby girl. Hahahaha.

It's such a wonderful and fulfilling experience, you know, celebrating our baby's first birthday. Initially I didn't want to ahve a big party but gave in to hubby's wish of thorwing a big one for our own strawberry shortcake. Good thing he convinced me!

Gifts!
Thanks to all the gifts we have received! eanna surely loved all of them!

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My Green Living Tips

I still can't get over my wonderful experience in being featured in Moments (Net25, Saturdays at 6:30 pm). Aside from talking about being a Mom, I shared some tips on "green living":

1. Use compact flourescent light bulbs instead of incandescent or halogen lights.
2. Minimize use of lights especially if you have big windows. When building a house, do keep this in mind!
3. Do not waste water. Don't leave faucets running.
4. Start your own herb or plant box. Grow your own herbs for cooking!
5. Unplug appliances when not in use. Most important is the TV / entertainment system. Even if on standby, they still consume electricity.
6. Use bayongs or the eco-friendly bags when going to the market, grocery, and when shopping.
7. Use biofuel for your car.
8. Segregate your waste. Use excess plastic bags in lining your waste baskets for disposal.
9. Do not throw used bulbs and batteries in your regular waste bin. They should be disposed of properly (either I give them to the condo maintenance team or to our company since they have proper procedures in disposing them).
10. Patronize organic products!
11. Reuse paper and recycle them.
12. Talk about green living to your friends and discover more ways in promoting environmental awareness - books, websites, seminars.

I'll be sharing new ways from time to time. I hope that other people will be more eco-friendly in their daily living. Like what I said in Moments, it's about time.

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