Spending Christmas in the town of Aliaga, where my dad grew up was truly an experience I will always remember. On Christmas Eve, we attended the midnight mass at Nuestra Señora De las Saleras Parish. Afterwards we went over to my Tita Ofelia’s house for a late night spaghetti&bread dinner. The next morning, I was [...]
Author: caringforcamille
WHITE SANDS, MAGIC ISLAND, FIRE DANCERS, & A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET
Boracay is a tiny island in the Visayas region of the central Philippines. As the most popular travel destination in the Philippines, it’s far from undiscovered — the island absolutely teems with tourists from all over the world. Getting to Boracay is a bit of an adventure in itself. Upon arriving Manila airport on December [...]
THIRTY-TWO
Wow…I can’t believe I’m another year older! Time is just cruising by these days! I’m still pretty jetlagged from my trip and all I want to do is SLEEP!!! But I can’t seem to find it when I need it the most…I’m literally wide awake at midnight till about 5 in the morning!!! So with [...]
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR SEATTLE
I’m leaving on a jet plane…don’t know when I’ll be back again!!! I’ll be boarding Asiana Air in a few hours and heading to Philippines!!! I’ll be meeting up with my parents and will be celebrating Christmas with them…yay!!! I’m beyond excited; It’s been 12 years since I’ve been back to the motherland. I just [...]
THE SEARCH FOR CHARLIE BROWN CONTINUES
Every year after Black Friday, we venture out to Mt. Creek Tree farm in Snoqualmie and chop ourselves the perfect Christmas tree. It snowed the night before so you can imagine the tree farm was a picture perfect winter wonderland! The snow on the ground and on the Christmas trees with Mt. Rainier as the [...]
FRIENDSGIVING
Looking back to when I didn’t have any family in Seattle, my close friends and I would get together and have a “Friendsgiving” event. Fast forward 10 years later and we managed to continue our “Friendsgiving” tradition to include more friends as well as our loved ones. This is great because there is so much [...]
TAKING STOCK 08
Making: a to-do list for my trip next month Cooking: cornsoup…perfect for the cold weather Drinking: Space Dust IPA from Elysian Brewing Reading: “Locke & Key” written by Joe Hill and featuring artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez Wanting: some ghetto chicken Looking: forward to chopping down a christmas tree Playing: with the new Pyrenees puppy…Brie! Wasting: [...]
3 THUMBS UP
Scan #1 and I'm doing okay! Don't forget to get your flu shots! Better to be safe than sorry!!! Thank you to everyone for your endless support, love, and prayers. xoxo, Cam
A TRIP DOWN HALLOWEEN LANE
Besides the fact that my mom's birthday falls on Halloween, I've always loved dressing up and going out with friends! I never really dressed up for Halloween before, only when I moved to Seattle did I realize how fun it can be to dress up as your favorite cartoon character, celebrity, princess, super hero, or [...]
DIY: PAPER DOLL COSTUME
I thought Halloween was going to be quiet this year, but I got invited to a Halloween party suuuper last min. With no costume on hand plus not wanting to spend a fortune on one either, I quickly got a hold of my artistic friend Andrew! I saw this Paper Doll costume when I was [...]
GAMES, PUMPKINS, & APPLES…OH MY!
Here's a quick recap of my fun filled October festivities!!! 10/05: The Richmond Night Market This is my second time visiting the night market, I came sometime last month. So obviously it was that good to come back again. The rotato and the squid was def. my favorite! 10/10: Seattle Sounders vs. Vancouver White Caps [...]
WHY BRUNCH IS THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST THING EVER
I wake up Sunday mornings with this surge of happiness just because it's Sunday and there's no better way to start your Sunday than with a nice scrumptious BRUNCH! And those who know me best, know I love, love eggs – I’m pretty sure I can eat eggs all day every day. Scrambled, sunny side [...]
