Remembering my 40th

This time last year

I was so excited to turn 40

I was doing a countdown and was busy preparing for my party

This year, I opted for a more quiet, serene and exotic way to celebrate it

So my family and I will be out of the country marvelling at one of the wonders of the world

Decided to re-post my good friend Rica's take on my party last year (thanks much, Rics!)

Her site is one of the few blogs I visit

So here's the link and though I couldn't share this day with all of you then

I hope sharing it with you now makes one feel they were part of the event

Like how I share my everydays with you

Enjoy....

http://www.heart-2-heart-online.com/2010/06/13/rachelles-40th-birthday-celebration/

Design Kit

Invite Sample, CD, Notecards inside the Design Kit

the Design Kit from Isa

Another nice package came for me the other day.

Got my design kit from my 40th birthday from my graphic designer, Isa.

I love it!

I think it's such a nice touch and such cool packaging & concept.

Totally for everydayflair.

Thank you, Isa, and continue spreading your creativity.

You have my support all the way!

Everyone loves a contest!

1 entry : Rockin' 40 with style and timeless beauty

Eds had 2 entries

1st : Stylish, fashionable with a big heart (disqualified as no mention of 40)

2nd try : You make 40 look good

Anne who made me come up with the contest as she texted me days prior to my birthday stating :

40 never looked better, good for you!

And the winner was, Isa ,my graphic designer:

"If this is 40, then I'm looking forward to it"

I always like having unique and doing unique stuff.

I always like to make my friends and me have some kind of challenge and fun.

So when I got a text from Anne saying that 40 never looked better, I decided to come up with a contest with my friends to come up with a tagline of me being 40.

Not all entries made it as most described me, very heartwarming but not following contest rules, haha.

Here are the disqualified, heartwarming, friendship -loving "anecdotes" from my other friends who were brave enough and cool enough to join my I- have- a- lot -of- time-game.

MT : Most principled, trustworthy, steadfast friend

WS: Stylish, sociable and, sexy, a woman of substance

IG: Always positive, curious & full of energy

AO: Classy, loyal, real

RDJ: One line lang? haha

So, to all my friends, thank you again for being friends.

You give friendship a good name!

Stay cool!

Pineapple

photo credit : Anne Gonzalez

Just wanted to share one of the fave gifts I got.
Thanks, Isa, for my lovely earrings.
Got compliments.
You really get my taste.
Congratulations for winning the game but that's for another post!

The ones who make my heart beat

Thank you for everything.

40 years

I am so grateful.

For joys and challenges that make the kind of person I am today.

I hope I live a life expressing gratitude to my Master.

And giving back glory for all His goodness.

For once, I am speechless.

I am just thankful.

Thank you.

Last to leave

w/ Anne Gonzalez & Hindy Tantoco
My last 2 guests
We ended before 9 p.m.

w/ Jackie, Mai, David, Anne, Anna & Rima

Like what I said , only chosen people were invited to share my birthday with me.

Thank you for making it special & memorable.

It truly was an event to remember!

And so it continues

w/ Anne Gonzalez
My friend , Anne, who thought party was still on June 2. She said she was already booked for the parlor and her dress was ready for the day after. She had to rush when I told her, where are you, come, come now, yup, I'm strict. Am so glad and touched that she really went out of her way to spend my birthday with me. She came straight from her day and was the last to arrive about 7 in the evening but she could've been there for a second and that would have made my day.

about to blow the candles

my co-parents before in Ateneo but moved my kids to international schools but stayed friends w/ Wenchie & Vangie

Vangie is also one of my ever dependable pediatricians ( we have two, for back up), the kind of doctor who really cares and makes it a calling and vocation, you're one of a kind, Vange!

Trisha & Cel

I designed the flower arrangements, each table had a different setting

My friends call this photo, the artists and the artwork, haha

w/ sculptor, Reg Yuson, who had work but claims he's so scared to turn me down hence he came, haha

"Rache, I have work and usually I don't rush (true artist) to my appointments but with your birthday, at 3:00, I was already panicking" haha, my friends know how strict I am, wink,wink
w/ Jonathan Olazo & his wife

Jonathan doesn't attend socials but he said for me he'll be there

I am so touched guys, likewise, you can always count on me at your exhibits.


More to come...

The Party People

from l-r : Anna, Mai, moi, Rima & Isa

w/ Hindy

w/ Trisha

w/ Cel

w/ Isa & Anna

Am sleepy, more to come tomorrow...

Stay tuned...

Early birds get the most pics!

from l-r : Carla , moi, Jackie, Reina

back : Rica, Eds

w/ Eds and Rica

Eds & I are godmothers to our common friend's (Hi Bess!) eldest son. They were friends in high school, we were friends in college.
Rica is the best friend of Eds. We're co-parents in school and bonded through mutual friends.
These two are so supportive of all my endeavors and always cheer me to go, go, go. I love telling them stories as they laugh at all my jokes and I mean ALL, haha. I can talk to them about serious things and hilarious ones. I enjoy their company a lot.

w/ one of our closest & best family friends, Roland & Jackie Laudico

Their lovely daughter's my godchild.

w/ college friends, Reina Puckett-Tan and Carla Grino, more than 2 decades of friendship

We still look the same, better but same.

This is the first part of the guests.

These people were there before me.

I arrived at exactly 3:30 p.m. and they were there before that.

I invited a chosen group of people.

Friends from Prep to High School to college to adult life to expat life to motherhood to fashion to art friends.

People who have helped me become the person I am today.

Who are always supportive in everything I do.

People who have touched my life one way or the other.

This is just the first batch.

Most of the guests though I wasn't able to have photos taken with from my camera.

I will rely on the ever dependable Rica to capture that.

Stay tuned...

The wishing table

My cake by Peachy Juban of Shortcrust Corp.

As I have posted a few posts back, my cake designer was a batchmate from college.

Everyone loved my cake.

Here's my 40th birthday cake from Peachy Juban.

Thanks a lot, Peach!