Super pretty weekend!

Our weekend was all about family, food and shopping! We went to so many places and stuffed ourselves like always!

On Saturday, I went thrifting with my mom and sister. we went to thrift stores and yard sales which I forgot to take photos of! But I will show you my vintage finds later.

I can never have enough retro headphones! Loving this pink one.

I finally found a case for my zi8 camcorder. And for $3.99 only, well, I got lucky!

We finally got the magic mouse for our mac. Super sleek!

Got these super cool shoes for only $4.99 and they are brand new! Got them from Journeys on clearance.

I love them so much!

These yellow shoes reminded me of Katy Perry. I really love it but were too big for me. These were only $9.99.

Super cool Vans sneakers. $19.99 for each pair.

I'm loving my new chalkboard labeled jars!

And the yummiest carrot cookie sandwiches from Trader Joe's. Oh you must try it!

Then on Sunday, it was my sister's birthday, so lots of food and sweets involved and after that, more shopping. Very tiring but we were all happy, except my mister's wallet.


My sister's cake.

While waiting for our car at the valet, in front of Forever 21.

You must check the new Alice in Wonderland collection at Forever 21! I went absolutely crazy when I saw all those super pretty dresses and lots and lots of bows and laces embellishments on the clothes!I was disappointed the first time I saw the collection after the film came out but now they've really improved and added so much merchandise. I was quite overwhlemed. It was heaven!

We finally found the perfect dresses for the girl's culmination. Photos coming soon! Promise!

Oh Toms!

I so want one but can't decide which color or who in the family should get one first. Do you have one? Do you like it? Please share your thoughts.

I think he'd love it but he has more shoes than anyone in the family!

Have a Happy happy weekend everyone!

Snapshots from my week

I have been too busy lately.

Watching this.

Yes, the L word! I'm 2 years late and I had to catch up. I saw seasons 2-5 all in 3 days! Yes, that meant 4 hours of sleep and absolutely no chores. I mean, almost no chores. I love the show and too bad it's already over. I didn't really watch all the sex scenes because it can be a bit too much but the plots are awesome, except for season 5 where I think they changed the writers from the previous seasons. Season 5 was torture, not really exciting.

I love Shane! Does anybody here like the show? Who was your favorite character?

I am still waiting for Season 6 from Netflix since it wasn't included in their streaming. Bummer.

By the way I saw this Zac Posen dress for Target. Loved it but not really into the very red color.The black ones were all sold.This was on sale for $55!

We also had this super yummy pancakes with chocolate and bavarian filling. I always forget what they're called.

still trying to get used to the dog's new look. It's like having a stranger dog in the house.

and I can't stop staring at this guy who has recently learned a few tricks.

Like pretending he got hurt and would walk while limping so I can kiss his knee. And when he tries to resist my kisses and laughs as he moves his face away from me and runs away screaming and laughing.

I love him more and more each day.

How was your week?

A quick hello.

photo by me

Baked these gluten-free brownies today. They are very yummy. Tonight, my mister and I are off to one of his shows. And by the way I also finally got the zi8 from the mail yesterday. The video quality is very good but not really for dark or poorly lit rooms. I don't know if it'll work tonight at the show. I'll try anyway. I will post videos soon.


My blogger is having all these font color problems (amongst other things) and I'm thinking of switching to typepad. Is anybody reading this uses typepad? Is it worth the monthly subscription? Please share your experience. Thanks!


Have a fun day to us all!

A little too French

Remember how our puppy looked like before?

After 7 hours at the groomer's... He now looks like this...

It'll take a lot of getting used to.

But we love him, nevertheless.

Pretty hand soap

I've been wanting this uber chic French soap and I finally have one! And guess where I found it? The least place you would expect to find it... Costco! I love, love, love it. I didn't even know that the container would be glass. I've always thought it was plastic.

Loving it.

REALLY...Loving it.

Pretty art

I just fell in love with Shiori Matsumoto's artworks. Very enchanting and mysterious. I love them all.

Have you fallen in love with them too? I can't blame you.

Awesome weekend!

We had an awesome Memorial day! We went to a family friend's birthday party, they happen to have a pool so the kids had so much fun swimming for hours and hours and hours.

This little boy didn't want to leave the water, ever.

He had the most fun of all the people there. For sure!

My daughter found a lady bug and she was oh so very pretty! After we enjoyed staring at her, she then set her free. I love that my kids are very nature-friendly that I don't even have to tell them what to do, they just do the right thing.

I stayed under the huge umbrella and laid down and relaxed for hours.I loved every minute of it. Just laying there as I watch my family have so much fun in the water. It's the best feeling in the world, really.

Until it was time to go. There was a bit of struggle because this little boy didn't want to leave but he fell asleep as soon as he got on his car seat. Problem solved.

How was your memorial day weekend?

Pretty macarons

I want French macarons right now but I'm on a strict diet. So looking at them is instant torture. But don't you just love these pretty little things? The lovely blogger Katrina of Pugly Pixel made these macarons for you to decorate your photos with. Visit her blog here but please do follow her wishes that these may not be used for commercial purposes BUT of course you still can for a small fee.

I am so tired, we laid on new flooring in the kid's bedrooms. Will post photos soon. We're not quite done yet but what matters is we're getting there.

Happy Memorial Day to you my pretties!

Pretty camcorder

So for my birthday, my mister made me choose if I wanted a bigger LCD tv or an IPAD. I was not really into the ipad since I know that they would come up with a better one about a year from now and I would be regretting that I got the first gen and spent more for it.

What I really wanted was the FLIP slide. This new camcorder that fits in your pocket. I'm sure you've seen it or have heard of it. Oh and me being a collector of all white gadgets is loving the white sleek color of the new Flip video. So I went to Best Buy to check it out and I was quite disappointed with what I saw.

It wasn't as clear as it claimed to be. And with no external memory card, well, boo.

Flip slide $279.00

A few feet away, something caught my eye. This one...

  

The Kodak zi8 for $179

I have never seen it nor heard of it before. We tried it and wow, we were amazed of how clear the video quality was. That's what you call HD!

And it uses an SD memory card, so you can record MORE THAN 12 hours of video unlike the Flip Slide.

Awesome.

I read the reviews of different websites and we were sold.

And I just can't wait for this baby to come in the mail soon.

In this divine color!

So Flip slide is so expensive because they've spent so much money advertising it. Kodak zi8 did not and that explains the low price.

I was torn between the zi8 and this one

and this goes for around $150

And it's wateproof. How amazing is that?

Awesomeness without breaking the bank.

Pretty day

I am addicted to making these digital art thingies. I just can't stop!

Today I'd be making a lot of clothes and accessories that would go to the new website. 

 I am quite excited about that. The site is looking quite pretty by the way. I really worked hard on it. My daughter who is an awesome artist ( I honestly would say that even if I'm not her mother) is currently making her original artwork that will be included in the site also. So many surprises that I hope you fall in love with.

Pretty dress where art thou?

Photo by Forever 21 that I've altered

My twin daughters are graduating next month and will be freshmen in high school soon. How fast was that?

Anyways, they need dresses! And where do I find them? I saw these awesome photo on Forever 21 a few months ago but for some reason they don't really sell the dresses that were used on this photo shoot. Bummer. Why would they use clothes they don't actually sell? Odd.

So where do I find dresses with character? Any suggestions? They are very much welcome. I need help!

Missing San Francisco

My own image

 I am missing San Francisco. I haven't been there for 3 years. So close, yet so far! When you have a big family, trips, even just a few hours away become quite a luxury. It's been a long time since I last been away from the chores,domestic responsibilities and kids. I feel like I really need some R&R but I can't even get to sleep without my son next to me. I really don't know. But I can't help myself from dreaming every now and then, of just packing my stuff and going somewhere where I can hear myself think again, even just for a few days.

I want to go to a lot of places. Even places far, far away. India... Paris...Japan, the list goes on and on. Oh I can only dream! I hope someday, I can be able to travel.Probably when the kids are bigger, older and more independent.

How about you? Where do you want to go right this moment? And why?

Rouge

Here's my daughter in a photo shoot we did today. This one is for the website that we will be opening soon.

This was taken in our living room. Photos were taken by me. Clothes and hair accessory were also handmade by me.

What do you think? Oh I hope you love them.

Change is the only thing constant in life

This is my little boy who is not so little anymore. How fast time flies, I have a hard time catching up. I miss his skin that smells like milk. No more drooling or biting everything he touches.This little boy who is 2 1/2 years old spends his day on the imac, surfing through his favorite Nick Jr songs on youtube or playing games on Nickjr.com all by himself. Having a computer programmer papa might be to blame for that. Soon, he will be graduating to little big boy undies. And that makes me quite emotional. Why can't they just stay this way forever?

As you may all know, I've just recently celebrated my 33rd birthday last Sunday. And that made me a little bit wiser. I was too busy with the things I've been doing online that It has been quite a shock to finally realize how fast my kids are growing up. I do have a lot of dreams that I want to fulfill but somehow they were kind of excluded from it. But now, I've finally made the decision to take quite a big leap and embrace change.


my 14 year old twin #1

The original concept of my blog and shop was all about kids. Hence the name "Chickything' which was derived from the Filipino word 'CHIKITING" or "TSIKITING" meaning kids. For some reason, I got swept away from the original concept and did an entirely different theme.

 twin #2

I know it's normal for artists to constantly change their minds about what they want to do and I've dealt with that all my life. But now I think I am nearing the final curtain of this long time search.


child #3

So this blog will take a wide turn and will feature my kids, our family life and my life as a mom as originally planned. I want this thing that I love to do to involve my family that I love so much. I no longer want to neglect any part of my life while doing something I enjoy. And I know that doing something together can bring us much, much closer.

That's all.

Have a happy week and I hope that you still join me on this journey.

Take a guess...

image found here

Yes it's my birthday today! A year older, a year wiser and hopefully another year younger looking.