How Birthday No.30 was celebrated.

Well, this post is a month late. September was just crazy as I was. My birthday was the month starter of all craziness of September. Unlike parties of clients which we do, believe me... as much as I'd want to... we do not put so much thought on the parties we throw for ourselves. It's more likely we do what comes to mind at the last minute. I like to think of doing things for us au naturel. Second nature. 

My birthday invite

So when Ace and I decided...  did I really decide with him? Tee hee! Going back... when I decided (more like it) that we are throwing a celebration... I made myself an invite. Why not right? Yes, its true that when we do parties, I secretly yearn to do one for any of us too. My invite was nothing extraordinary. It's very me though. A friend said, when she received the invite... she felt as if I was talking to her. Exactly my point. She said she could just imagine me saying those lines. Tee hee!

Months before my birthday, on a wedding we were styling, I chanced to hear Audrey Adora of Synergy sing. I thought it was the radio on play. Her voice is sooooo lovely. Forgive me but somehow from all the events we've been doing my vocabulary runs from lovely, divine and so forth. How do you describe a good singer? Good or nice wouldn't do justice. Sigh! Her diction? Perfect! So right then and there I booked her, without any plans yet of throwing a party. 

I invited just a few handful. Those closest to my heart. Not to offend anyone for the hush hush and all... but we intended to celebrate it with a bigger crowd after... but then again... September was crazy.

Ferina of Ferina Albano Photography took these lovely photos and she did this video too. When I saw the video, all I could see was happy faces laughing and smiling. Exactly the way I wanted the folks I invited to be. Thank you so much F! Mind you...she was a guest... I did not hire her. And yet, she gifted me with these memories I can go back to anytime my heart yearns to reminisce.

I wanted a cake bar... I ended up with this. I've been pestering the staff and Ace that I wanted 5 cakes for my party. They wouldn't relent, reminding me it was not cost efficient to order 5 cakes from us. Sigh!

 

So, yes, shoot me! I did order other cakes from someone else other than us. I'll come clean, I ask mother goose to get them for me. Tee hee!

Mother Goose and Little One

The food was catered by La Preciosa. Manong Flor, the captain waiter who I love and came to serve us that night said that Tita Pam personally cooked the food. No wonder, the food was so good, the guests couldn't help but do a second serving and couldn't stop raving about it after. Ava, I believe had five plates for that night!

Seafood rice

Chicken pastel

Seafood gumbo

Herbed chicken

Vegetable au gratin

Fish steaks in lemon

Oh gee! While doing the captions of the food and while looking at them, it's as if their flavors were inching their way in my senses. I got hungry!

Audrey Adora of Synergy

I'm not going tire broadcasting to the whole wide world that Audrey is sooo good. Well, only for those who love jazz. I love jazz! I love anything soothing. I guess I've truly aged. Yay!

I may have forgotten to thank the people closest to my heart who came. New friends, I admire and value... old friends, who I seriously can't live without, my mother goose and Lola Doc, my bestfriend Meliza who went to great lengths just to catch it before the clock struck 12. To my Ace and Ava, my little piece of heaven on earth. And to the heavens, for making life worth living and everything within reach. I am blessed and very thankful.

So that's it, how birthday no. 30 was spent.