Home Alone  

Posted by kryzteta

Again.

Husband is away for a week and the cold weather makes me miss him.

When I got home from the airport. . . actually its from the airport to my mom's house to my best friend's clinic to the mall . . . okay so when I got back home from the mall I saw his jacket dumped on one of the dining chair. It smelled so good I just had to hug it, lol! I don't usually miss him much when he's away, but that scent just triggered it.

Then the next day silly me included it in my wash. Now I have to wait until Wednesday to hug the real thing.

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Happy New Year!  

Posted by kryzteta

I know it's late and I've been MIA for a month! Been busy with a lot of things, bazaars left and right for one, last minute Christmas shopping, the holidays, my birthday and spending time with the family.


Here's December 2008 in pictures. . .

David's (my youngest cousin) Christening and 1st birthday


Cocktail Rings. . .

and quirky looking bookmarks were a couple of my bestsellers.


Christmas Eve dinner was spent at mom's place. Alf & I were home by 11pm, watched DVD and had some snacks.

Prepared lunch and got together with cousins for my birthday :)


We are sixteen cousins on my father's side of the family. Only four are girls. Two are beautiful half Arabic girls living in Dubai and the other two is myself and Abi living here in the Philippines. Oh and did I mention that I am the eldest among all the cousins? I just think it's cool :)

Had the chance to spend a day in Tagaytay with my brothers, their family and mom. . .




Alf & I spent New Year's eve at home. . .


Home made Pavlova for dessert. Yumm!
We will miss the decors, now our house would look totally bare without these. . .


Oh well, let's see what plants can do ;-)

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

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My Other Two Babies  

Posted by kryzteta

Schnuzle and Sasha. . .

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Christmas Bazaar Schedule  

Posted by kryzteta in

No reason to miss us this Christmas Season ;D


Forgot to include the following:

Dec. 2. World Trade Center American Womens Club of the Philippines Bazaar
8:30am - 3:00 pm

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Coffee Addict  

Posted by kryzteta

Not me. Coffee tends to make me sleepy, could it be because I drink around 3 strong cups of it when I was 13 just to keep me awake during late night studying? Hmmm...

I had a couple of thriving basil pots a couple of months ago until husband accidentally dropped something on one of the pots. A few days later Alf came to me and said, "I think one of your basil is dying". I was in shock, it was already dry and bent. So I said "It's dying anyway, why don't you throw the leftover coffee granules from the Coffee Press?"

And so he did. A few days later it was straight (without me putting any stick to keep it up) and the leaves were beautiful and glossy.

I did not know that Coffee was good for plants, I just had that idea because I saw packs of used Coffee Granules for free at Starbucks.

Found these sites on google:

I passed by Starbucks last night and was given a huge bag of coffee grains! I thought it was just too much, but I finished it all up today on old plants and some new ones we got today. Let's see what happens, one of my basil is dying already, I'll take pictures this time and post it on another entry. :)



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My Space  

Posted by kryzteta

I have been on the look out for a good vanity table ever since husband and I moved in, even mentioned it here months ago. The ones I've seen are either too big, out of my budget, too small or looks cheap. So I made my old desk work for me and husband was even kind enough to install lights on it. But it was getting cramped, and so one day Alf asked the carpenter if he could also make a vanity table after he finished with the kitchen.

Design was simple but it has lots of space. The mirror may be off but I did not want to have it painted, it has been with my mom for 16 years already.



I think the knobs made it look pretty.

Here's how it looked with the doors open. Please don't mind the mess on the reflection ;D




Husband originally didn't want me to put anything outside the table. . .he eventually gave in :)

For lighting I just might put a desk lamp on top. I don't want to screw holes for now.

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My New Kitchen  

Posted by kryzteta

I am so happy! It's finally finished! The 3 week sacrifice was so worth it.



I love cooking with the new hob. I don't have to stir on tip toes because I can now see what's inside the pan.

I love the red tiles. I loved it even more because it was set diagonally. I saw this in one US series I was watching last year and I told myself "I should have that too!"

I love the space it provides. Husband thought we didn't have enough space for all our stuff, it turns out we have more.

I love the drawers! I don't know why, maybe because I have been deprived off it for almost a year.

Dinner anyone? Kitchen renovation was expensive so you provide the meal ;D


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