After dinner ( Celebrating Christmas- Dinner ) we head out to Lola Charing’s house for Noche Buena.  For the past two years we have been going early to greet Lola.  We usually go after midnight and get to see the cousins but due to conflict in schedules, we have to come earlier.  The most important thing is that we want to and make sure that we greet Lola for Christmas…

Lola always prepares noche buena…with the help of Tita Rose, we are fortunate to partake of her yummy preparations 

Tita Rose prepares this really special and unique fruit salad!  IT IS THE BEST!!  It is frozen and I taste some queso de bola cheese in it!  YUMMY!!!  Even if I am satisfied from dinner, I still make sure I eat this during our visit to Lola 

And she makes a YUMMY hot chocolate which everyone also makes sure they drink 

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Just the beginning of our Christmas Tradition….Dinner on the eve of Christmas

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Christmas Spread contributed by every family  

Smoked Salmon from Tito Serge and Tita Bettina **Salad by John and Keena** Turkey by Uncle Rey and Aunty Remy and Tammy and Dina ** Lasagna by John and Keena**Steak by Gerry and Tina**Prawn with Mascarpone Sauce by James and Rica**Homemade ice cream and all desserts by Gerry and Tina**Wine by Gerry and James  

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 We always enjoy celebrating with Dad and Mom.  Sometimes we take it for granted and just come as guests…. I can’t begin to imagine what preparation they went through to have Christmas lunch with the family.  It was a Santa theme lunch!

And WOW!! Santa really did come to town! 

We started off with a mass by Father Tito Caluag 

Then the Glee Club of San Juan Nepomuceno School from Malibay, Pasay City, came over and did some carolling for the family.  They are one of the Apostolate schools of the religious of the Assumption

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Food catered by Kai.  And finally a photo of the chef, Chef Gilbert Pangilinan 

Dessert spread- a compilation of all the christmas goodies from friends 🙂 

Celebrated the Birthday of Lola Glecy, Mio and Mishcka 

And everyone received gifts from Santa  

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When I visited Rachelle in her place, she told me a nice story about her 12 angels.  It was such a sweet gesture by her husband so I asked her to share her story with Heart2Heart 

When my husband & I were engaged, I used to collect angels.  I saw them at a gift shop and liked them and told him.  He apparently saw them too and thought of me even before I told him I liked them.  He then would give me the angels as a surprise for the 12 days of Christmas which they (his Swiss family) observe.  Everyday, I would find the angel unexpectedly, in my bag, in my office drawer, etc.  For 12 days, he surprised me with an angel until the whole collection was complete.  Oh and yeah, before I received the 1st angel, I went to the gift shop and the angels were sold, not knowing he bought them already for me!  

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