Chinese Restaurant

This is the third time I blogged about this restaurant. They should pay me already =). It is where we went on Valentine's day which was a surprise because we usually wait till the weekend or the day after to avoid the crowd. There were other customers but it was not bad, there was no waiting just to get seated even if we did not make an advance reservation. I think people like to go to well-known restaurants on Valentine's day and for special occasions. We were able to sit at our favorite spot which is the corner (so I can take pictures without being conscious).

Shrimp with walnuts

Spring rolls

Fried Beef Rice

Sweet and Sour short ribs

After eating

 

How was your Valentine's Day? I did not receive flowers or chocolate candies but my husband bought us tickets to San Francisco. We're not flying soon but I'm excited that reservations have been made.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!

A day before Valentine's, I did the laundry, fold the clothes,vacuumed and shampooed(finally!) our carpet so there won't be much household chores on this special day. RC will probably be my date. I'm so behind my blogging duties though. I need to have more time and get more motivated.  I probably have at least five products to review so please stay tune.

The wreath pictured above is made from a craft cord. I'm not exactly sure what is the term used for it but it's very flexible so I can bend it in any shape. I think I'll get more of it.

I'm linking with Show and Tell Friday

RC's 3rd Birthday

We celebrated RC's birthday at the Hawaii Children's Discovery Center. It was a simple celebration but it was fun. I was anxious about it a few days before the party. We rushed into ordering the cake just a day before. I had to beg the bakery to make it ready at a certain time. I finished doing grab bags also just a day before.

We had the choice of either an indoor or outdoor party but to be on the safer side, I chose the indoor just in case it rains. I only invited four families and one couple. Unfortunately, one family did not come so that was a waste because I paid for each person but overall, I'm glad to have a party for RC this year because last year, we just took her to the zoo.

These pictures were after eating, it was cake time and then craft time for the kids.

These pictures below was after the clean up. We were still able to enjoy the place a little bit. The center also closes early so we were not able to do much after the party.

RC's 1st and 2nd birthday:

1st Birthday at Chuck E Cheese

Birthday at the zoo - 2 yrs

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Merry Christmas 2011!

Here are more Christmas decorations, this time from the mall, so lavish and festive. I don't really have much pictures of myself lately. These pictures were taken by me last week. RC was wearing a regular scarf that I turned into an infinity scarf. It was raining so I made her wore her rain boots for the first time outside before they're too small for her feet.

Just a quick story, I only had $2 and I needed $3 cash so RC can ride this train. So I went around asking stores if they can give a cash back if I buy something but all of them said no. Some are not even aware what it is. RC kept crying.  I remembered I had some candy bars and maybe the train cashiers will take them because they are worth more than a dollar. So I went and asked and the person infront of me also buying a ticket heard me and offered to give a dollar, how nice! So we got lucky. Then, not looking at the time that was posted at the ticket, I took RC to the train where parents are already loading the kids. I thought it was great that we did not have to be in line for long. It turned out we had to wait for another hour before she can ride as her train ticket says. So then RC was upset and crying (loudly) again. There was one spot the very front and I saw that there was no kid sitting. I asked if she can get that spot, first they said no but after they made final calls and paged no more kid showed up and RC got the spot. So there, free dollar and not needing to wait! I know that wasn't such a quick story. Not much but it's probably one of the things that I would always remember even when RC is much older.

The year is almost over. I hope all of you had a great year this year and more blessings to come in the year ahead! Merry Christmas!

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X is for Xmas

Hawaiian Santa at the Christmas Party

This is the Hawaiian Santa showing the shaka sign. If you go to Hawaii, it is probably one of the common things you would learn aside from the word Aloha .

Santa from the North Pole, we have a picture with him too but I thought I was showing a little too much because my shirt was pulled down.

Christmas decors and food, lots of great food.

RC had so much fun playing with this girl. Even when all the kids were infront playing games, they just liked each other's company.

Another cute girl. I love her leggings.

This picture has other people but their faces are blurry so I posted it here. This is one of my favorite part of the party when the men are dancing.

Have you attended Christmas parties yet? This is the only one we attended.

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Moanalua Craft Fair

Today was a busy day, we went to the post office, to the bank and then I went to Moanalua Craft Fair. I was suppose to go with the family but there were no more parking space available even at the side streets so I just had to be dropped. There were a lot of vendors, 200+ but thankfully, I was able to control myself and did not do any impulse buying. I had one previous co-worker that sells at craft fairs, she invited me to come so I went. It was my first time to go at this event at Moanalua. The pictures are me and RC after I went.

All of these pictures are just supposed to be me but she kept running everytime I pose. Sometimes, she loves picture taking, sometimes she is just too busy doing or looking at something else. I just noticed my dress got dirty here, probably cause I was also eating while shop-walking at the craft fair.

In the afternoon, me and RC attended a two year old birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. It was fun, she enjoyed the rides, and we both enjoyed the arcade, she was the ticket collector. RC did not want to leave. I'll share the pictures later.

Thank you for all the visits and comments.

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First Time at McDonald's

We eat Mcdonald's a lot but RC never got the chance to go inside. We just always go to the drive thru. It was RC’s first time in McDonald’s. There are McDonald's very close to where we live so it's really tempting to go there and just buy food.

Even at McDonald's, I still need to get my sweets.

Pose like nobody is around. I was looking down but I look like my eyes are closed. =)

It was also RC's first time doing this “tube crawl” kind of play area. We were worried about her because she was quiet and all the kids are going in and out and screaming but we don’t see or hear her from outside these tubes.  But she was just enjoying herself inside. For mommies, you probably experience being nervous when your kid is playing with bigger and more aggresive kids.

I even had to go at the play area and get up at the side (as you see this side with the net) so I can get her but as soon as I got her she ran  back and go inside the tubes again. It was hard work getting her, not to mention embarassing. It took her awhile before she got out again. I thought we will stay here for many hours.

How was your Veteran's Day? I'm glad my husband did not have to go to work today.

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Trick-or-Treating 2011

This is the first house that we went to. I love how they did to their front yard, very creative.

Meet the nurse and the little sailor. I was suppose to wear my sailor dress too but I did not want to wear something more elaborate than RC so I decided to wear this simpler Red Cross nurse costume. I just made the hat from a paper and later took it off. I love looking at all these decorations. They are spooky but fun at the same time. RC's dress was sponsored by Yandy.com (please don't click if sexy stuff offend you) a few months ago. One of the very few kids' costumes they had.

As usual, I look like I had more fun than RC at the pictures =). She had a simple sailor dress but we still received compliments. She can wear this dress for everyday. It was hard to get her focused on the camera when she just wants to go trick or treating.

We only walked for an hour and RC was tired already. She did not take a nap in the afternoon. I did not know that my slip were showing but it was dark.

This is a good idea, pineapple carving instead of pumpkin. If I don't forget, I'll probably try this next year. This year, we decided not to carve pumpkins because of the mess.

This was really spooky. The face of the man looks real. RC was a brave girl, she did not get scared at all on all the Halloween stuff she saw.

Halloween is over, next will be Thanksgiving. Do you decorate your home with Thanksgiving decors? Maybe I'll start on Christmas crafts instead, after all I'm Filipino and Christmas decors starts September in the Philippines, no kidding! I want a Christmas tree this year but I think I have to get rid of some stuff here or store some so we can make a space for a tree.

I hope you had a super fun Halloween!