My birthdays are always special because of Richard and Aly. This year, though, was extra special because Angel, Jof and Kokoy were here to celebrate it with me.
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First gift of the day: roses from Aly.
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She told her dad to buy these for me.
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Party decor.
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Richard told me to relax and take things easy on my birthday so he suggested that we should just eat out. But I chose to cook instead. Do I like to torture myself? Not really, I guess it's just not the same when everything's home made :)
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Lechon.
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Mang Tomas and Hoisin sauce.
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With the exception of the store-bought lechon, I prepared the easiest dishes that I can think of: roast chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, potatoes with cheese, spicy bacon pasta...
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...and lasagna. Most of these dishes were prepared/marinated the night before so I only had to bake/roast them the next morning.
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The ate cake: a gift from Angel, Jof and Kokoy. I was super kilig when they brought this home. Though the cake has long been finished, I will treasure this forever :)
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Another "present" from Aly: my birthday tower, made from stuff that she found in her room.
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She moved it to the dessert table for decoration. Btw, I also made brownies using Jamie Oliver's recipe -- sinfully delicious!
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The other goodies that we had were: chocolates, almond chocolate cookies and my favorite strawberry caplico :)
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Ofcourse, no birthday will be complete without the hubby's present!
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According to my Designer Handbag Wishlist, (yes, much to my husband's horror, such a list does exist. He doesn't want to see it, though. Haha!) this year is Gucci :)
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Since I've been a good girl, I got another gift -- a new digicam! Yay! Even manong in the background is happy. Heehee!
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Opening my present at home.
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Gucci ladies web hobo.
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My three birthday cakes:
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The ate cake...
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Swensen's Ultimate Choc ice cream cake -- layers of vanilla and sticky chocolate ice cream!
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And the orange marmalade glazed butter cake from Chatrium, which was waiting on the dining table for us when we arrived from our gift shopping.
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It was a great birthday!
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Thank you, Richard, Aly, Angel, Jof and Kokoy for making it a great one! I love you!
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