Soulful Thoughts of Rachel

February 12, 2010

A Preschooler’s Valentine’s Day Gifts

Filed under: Gifts, Special occasions, Yohan's Corner — Tags: — rachel @ 11:33 pm

Image Hosted by ImageShack.us Today Yohan handed out these cute pens to his classmates and preschool teachers as advance Valentine’s Day gifts. He gave Mickey Mouse pens to the boys and Disney Princess to the girls. I placed cute Hearts Day tags with my son’s name.  Yohan told me how much his classmates and teachers appreciated his gifts.

February 9, 2010

Hearts and Good Luck

Filed under: Special occasions — Tags: , — rachel @ 10:51 pm

February 14, 2010 is a special day. It will be a double celebration for the heart and good fortune. Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year will both fall on February 14 so it’s a great day to look forward to.

July 26, 2009

Wedding Invitations

Filed under: Info Corner, Special occasions — Tags: — rachel @ 5:43 pm

Every wedding is special and worth remembering.  I always appreciate the lovely details that people put into their wedding. The first thing that a couple send to their guests are the wedding invitations.  There are so many beautiful designs that you can choose from. The recent wedding invitation I received from friends is simple and yet elegant. It has the embossed letters of the bride and groom’s names on the front and inside there’s a hint of bamboo design. I like the Zen appeal of the wedding invitation.

June 21, 2009

Happy Father’s Day!

Filed under: Special occasions — Tags: — rachel @ 9:51 am

I want to greet my Dad, my husband and all the wonderful dads out there a memorable Father’s Day. May you feel loved and appreciated by the special people around you. Have a memorable day.

May 11, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day

Filed under: Family, Special occasions — Tags: — rachel @ 4:09 pm

Hope you had a memorable Mother’s Day. I was touched when hubby surprised me with a bouquet of flowers and a tub of Chocolate Truffles ice-cream that I have been craving for several days now.  Hubby had culinary class the whole day but I was so glad when he came home with sweet surprises. My son also gave me a lovely Mother’s Day drawing.

December 3, 2008

Weekly Question #27

Filed under: Christmas, Family, Meme, Past Revisited, Special occasions — Tags: — rachel @ 4:35 pm

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Q: What special Christmas memories do you still cherish as the years pass by?

I have many wonderful Christmas memories when I was young.   Here are some memories that I would like to share with you:

  • My brother and I loved writing letters to Santa. We would put the letters inside our respective stockings and to our sheer amazement, the letters would be gone the next day.
  • My most memorable gift from Santa was a beautiful Barbie doll in a pink top and denim pants.
  • Attending “simbang gabi” with the whole family.  I remember eating bibingka and puto bung bong after mass.
  • My brother and I enjoyed putting on our new clothes when going to mass on Christmas eve and New Year’s eve with my family.
  • I will always have fond memories of our Noche Buena and Medya Noche.
  • One of the wonderful highlights of Christmas eve was the opening of gifts under the tree and Santa’s gifts.

November 15, 2008

A Hearty Lunch

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Last Wednesday, my friend, Siony treated my family to a nice lunch at Max’s.  She also brought along her daughter, Colenn who happens to be Yohan’s classmate in Kindergarten. We celebrated three special occasions: her birthday, my hubby’s birthday and her wedding anniversary. It was a post celebration of all those special occasions.  Siony misses her husband who works as a chef in a luxury cruise ship so she decided to celebrate their day as well.

It was a hearty lunch. We ordered Max’s friend chicken, pancit and my favorite kare-kare (a popular Filipino dish).  We didn’t have room for dessert so we skipped it.   If I keep having luncheons like this, I would have to resort to taking pills for diet.

July 19, 2008

Yohan is Now 5 Years Old

Filed under: Special occasions, Yohan's Corner, birthday — Tags: — rachel @ 6:05 pm
“Time is a very precious gift
of God; so precious that it’s
only given to us moment
by moment.” ~ Amelia Barr

Yesterday was Yohan’s birthday. He turned five years old. It’s really amazing how much time have passed. I feel blessed for all the wonderful years I’ve spent with him. I long to witness more of his milestones in life. I wish him best of health and a wonderful future.

June 14, 2008

Advance Happy Father’s Day

Filed under: Family, Special occasions — Tags: — rachel @ 8:22 pm

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I asked Yohan to describe his dad.  “My Dad is good. He likes to play fun games with me. He takes good care of me.” His answer may be brief but it means so much.

Advance Happy Father’s Day to my husband, Jules.  I also want to wish my Dad a wonderful Father’s Day. To all the great dads out there, may you have a memorable celebration tomorrow.

May 28, 2008

Wordless Wednesday #23

Filed under: Food Galore, Special occasions — Tags: , — rachel @ 11:27 am

WW :: My Parents’ 36th Wedding Anniversary

I can’t help but add some words to my Wordless Wednesday entry this week. I’m just so happy because after so many years we had the privilege of celebrating my parents anniversary with them.  They are staying with us for a vacation. If only I can slow down the time so we can be together longer. They are scheduled to go back to the States next week. I feel sad thinking about it but I’m just glad to spend quality time with them while they are here.

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