Category Archives: Christmas

Christmas in September

By | Christmas, Decor and Set ups, What's New at Rustan's | 4 Comments

My friends always tease me that I celebrate Christmas so early, apparently, there is someone who is even earlier than me!  My Mom!  🙂  I came from her house last night and she had her Christmas tree set up already!  Every year she sets up her tree by end of September

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She changes her theme every year and Rustan’s Flower shop mixes and matches all the decor that she has which doesn’t mean having to buy everything new every year

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How cute the penguins 🙂

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We had dinner and it was also already christmas table setting!

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And I realize, it’s because we are all in the retail business where Christmas planning starts very early because it’s the biggest season of the year.  Everyone prepares for it and when I was also in the department store and flower shop, I remember doing all of this and Christmas did start in September officially though you can imagine that the buying really starts as early as March!  Now it is Mom and my sister, Maricar, who are behind the beautiful Rustan’s Flower Shop

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The 4th Belenismo sa Tarlac

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This is Heart2Heart’s second feature for the 4th Belenismo

Previous Entry:  Belenismo sa Tarlac 2010 

Thanks to Isa for lending me the album of all the winners in all the categories.  Now you can see the complete photos of winners

Congratulations once again Tita Isabel Cojuangco and Isa Suntay for all your hard work and for putting together a wonderful event in welcoming Christmas.  We look forward again to this coming Belenismo!!

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Previous entries:

Belenismo sa Tarlac December 12, 2007 

Belensimo sa Tarlac 2008 December 31, 2008 

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Paparazzi, Edsa Shangrila Hotel

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For Christmas lunch, since all the staff were resting from the Christmas preparations, Dad and Mom invited us to lunch and since not all restaurants are open on Christmas Day, the best bet are always the hotels.  So we went to Edsa Shangri-la Hotel. They had a buffet where you can get your antipasto and dessert and you are served your soup and  choice of main dish.  It was very good!

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Christmas Eve Dinner 2010

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This year, Gerry and Tina had a fresh christmas tree!!  How nice!! 

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White Christmas was the theme of Tina’s decoration 

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So much goodies and she let’s us get them all!! 🙂 

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Appetizer table 

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Mike brought the salad 

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Turkey by Dina and Tina 

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Roast Beef from James and Rica, Ham and baked potatoes by Gerry and Tina, Lasagna from John and Keena 

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Desserts by Gerry and Tina 

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 Previous entries:

Christmas Dinner December 27, 2007 

Celebrating Christmas – Dinner January 4, 2009 

 

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Christmas Dinner with the Gang

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We had our last get together for the year with the gang and we did potluck again 🙂 Seems like everyone had a good year with lots of blessings and lots of things to be thankful for……most importantly our strengthened friendship!

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Salad and Soup by Bulgin and Lils 

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Sauces and Rice by James and Rica.  Lils even bought special sauce containers for the dinner 🙂 

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Pael and Yvonne brought the beef, prawns from Raoul and Jeanne and chicken from Lau and Ronnie.  Lils bought the containers as well to put all three   

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