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When we are at Starbucks we always feel so at home. The whole family loves going because everyone is so friendly, everything is so wholesome and it really feels like Christmas!!! Indeed, EVERDAY IS CHRISTMAS at Starbucks- where there is full of giving, love, warmth and joy!
I Wish Everyday Were Christmas November 4, 2009
Limited Edition Starbucks Coffee Planner 2009 November 2, 2009
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The Holidays are a time for sharing inspiration, wishes and traditions. For Starbucks, it’s about sharing a tradition rooted in more than three decades of expertise and passion for coffee.
Starbucks Coffee Company introduced what has become one of the most popular and anticipated coffees in our entire coffee catalogue: Starbucks® Christmas Blend. This year celebrating its 25th Anniversary, decades of festive gatherings, joyous occasions and peaceful moments are wrapped into the tradition of Starbucks® Christmas Blend.
Each year, this sweet, spicy favorite combines the liveliness of superb Latin American coffees with the mellow smoothness of Asia-Pacific coffees, including rare aged Indonesian beans. However, what makes it special is that the flavor profile varies slightly each year. While staying true to its bean origin and beloved taste complexities, the flavor notes dance a bit differently as new beans are combined to create this one-of-a-kind coffee.
This limited seasonal coffee is designed to be a perfect holiday gift. Starbucks® Christmas Blend is also available in Decaf.
Starbucks® Christmas Blend will be available in the Philippines beginning November 4, 2009.
Starbucks Cheer Party November 4, 2009
Limited Edition Starbucks Coffee Planner 2009 November 2, 2009
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As we were walking down Ginza street in Tokyo, we saw this fountain. Heart2Heart of course likes the name of the fountain 🙂 What a nice idea to raise funds to help others…..In this case funds go to the Japan Red Cross and UNICEF
It was nice to once more see The Osmeña’s before Christmas for Tito Serge’s special day. As usual, great food, great company and this time, beautiful Christmas decors by Joseph Claveria ( decorated Pink Kitchen and Tickled Pink).
Happy Birthday Tito Serge!
Previous Entries: Lunch with the Osmeñas May 26, 2008
Lunch with Tito Serge and Tita Bettina October 5, 2008
Cobb Salad
Lechon by Ulcings
Homemade Paella
Baked Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce
Eggplant Parmigiana
Mango Sansrival from Kitchen’s Best and Strawberry Shortcake from Mrs. Yulo
Thanks Drit and Ton for inviting us for Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner! Not to mention your beautiful, comfy, and cozy home. Sorry we could not stay which explains why I have no photo of your yummy turkey! Next year, we hope you will prepare another wonderful dinner for us…
Ton’s kitchen where she cooks a lot
We were able to have the appetizers before we had to leave…. YUMMY EVERYTHING!
The sidings for the turkey…but no turkey photo as it was still being cooked then we had to leave 🙁
Christmas Day dinner is a bigger celebration with Lola Charing ( Celebrating Christmas – Visiting Lola January 5, 2009 ). It is a joint celebration with all her sisters and their family. Lola has 5 sisters. Lola Pacit passed away a few years ago and Lola Mameng was not able to join this years celebration so she is not in the photo.
Lola Charing, Lola Nena, Lola Nenet and Lola Lita
I admire my Lola and her sisters! They are so close! They are inseparable! They are not only sisters, but they are best friends! They see each other all the time not to mention, they built their houses right next to each other. They travel together also until now.
I overheard my Lola Charing arriving that evening and she saw one of her sisters and she said ” I love you guid!” And I am sure they just saw each other before that or the day before….I found that so cute of her! 🙂
And another amazing fact is that 3 of the sisters married 3 brothers, so three of them have the same family names.
So you can imagine how big our extended family is! AND IT IS SO MUCH FUN! 🙂
The Charing Lopez apos…..we are so happy to see Rissa and Empress for Christmas!
Food from Lola’s restaurant, Sousaku ( Sousaku July 1, 2007 and Happy Birthday Margs Sept. 12, 2008 ). Yummy! Of course, patronize your own 🙂
After visiting Lola Charing ( Celebrating Christmas- Visiting Lola ), we go to Lolo Benny.
If there is one day in the year that Lolo makes sure that he is in the country to spend time with the family, it is on Christmas Day. No matter where in the world he is, he makes sure to come home to celebrate Christmas Day with us. So you can imagine how special this day is for us, so, we too make sure we celebrate with him.
Christmas is the most important day of the year as it is the birthday of Christ….it is a GRAND celebration!
Last year Tita Nena took care of the preparations, and this year it was Tita Len. Mom is claiming to take her turn already 🙂
Previous entry: Noche Buena – December 30, 2007
We always start with a mass…
Father Caluag
Then we have Noche Buena
Then at midnight we open our gifts
Then when Lolo goes to sleep and some of the parents leave, the grandkids have Bingo games…everyone makes sure to wait for this to win some prizes 🙂
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