it’s been three long months since i last posted anything here. tonight i found myself with a little bit of extra time to spare for my little home in cyberspace so i figured i’ll just make one long picture-filled post to round up the goings on (going ons?) in life with mickie as of late.
part of growing up is opening one’s self to new experiences. and that is exactly what i have been doing. i’m proud to say that i have pushed myself beyond my comfort zone and have welcomed new people and new hobbies into my life.
one of those hobbies is dance. 
ever since i enrolled myself at Spotlight Dance Co. around the middle of last year i have absolutely LOVED every moment of it. i enrolled myself in summer class this year and found myself performing on stage again for the summer recital. the show was entitled A Tribute To The Music Icons and i proudly danced to my love Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror for the finale. it was one of my proudest moments EVER. i’ve also grown a lot closer to my dance classmates and i’m happy to say that i have really found myself a set of new friends in them with whom i share the same love for dance. i love you girls! these are some backstage pictures from the summer recital :
our official group shot w/ Teacher Marie
all that jazz
me, chin & jam in our “widow” costumes
picture picture backstage
the jazz ladies in our finale costume
proudly showing my white glove
the Michael Jackson themed shoes i wore courtesy of Suelas plus my matching glittery glove. this was my Man In The Mirror finale number costume so beautiful noh?
here i am w/ my ever supportive friendships who came to watch the show.
my fans! hahaha!
this is me and my dance classmates at K1. we celebrated our successful recital w/ several hours of singing, dancing & bonding. i miss them already!
multi-talented singer-dancer classmates
then there’s my new love for cooking. ever since i started my One Dish A Day Project i have found a new reason to wake up in the morning. i never thought cooking could be so enjoyable. i love the feeling of slicing through meat and vegetables, the sound of the sizzling frying pan, and until now, i get amazed it how food turns into a different color when they’re cooked. haha.. i know its so babaw. but it just amazes me for some reason. and when i get good reviews from friends and family i feel so much happiness in my heart it just makes me want to cook more and more and more. hahaha 
these are a few of the dishes i made followed from recipes in different issues of Yummy magazine and from the internet.
Baked Cheese & Tuna Spirals
Herbed Butter-Lemon Chicken w/ Sweet Potato Mash
Grilled Rosemary Chicken w/ Potato Salad
then of course, there’s the friendships! i truly am one of the luckiest persons alive just because these girls are in my life. we have gone a long long way and these past months our bond has grown even stronger. i know these girls have my back no matter what. this summer we’ve been on a number of adventures together and we’ve welcomed each of our plus one’s into our tight little circle. here we are at our first summer get away in the southern part of the city.
17 years of friendship
beach buddies
and here we are food trippin’ somewhere up north
Co Jordan for lunch!
me and mdm Lauie w/ the best halo2x in the city
and at our last hurrah for the summer. we rented a boat and headed out to the beautiful waters of Mactan.
gone boating!
then there’s BBabies who just turned 1 year this week. yes, 1 year. i can’t even believe it myself. it’s been a series of ups and downs for me and my business partner but we’ve managed to hang on. i am happy to be doing something that truly makes me happy and although the business side of things sometimes frustrates the heck out of me, i always go back to the first and only reason why i went into business in the first place. and that’s to make beautiful memories for our clients and WITH our clients. seeing our customers being happy w/ our service makes me want to go on. if i get to do this for the rest of my life i know i will be fulfilled. i never forget to say thank you to the high heavens for giving me BBabies and for letting me live my dream. Happy Birthday BBabies!!!
then there are milestones in life that i am so happy to be a part of. my good friend Sheryl got married to her high school sweet heart a few weeks ago and it was a momentous event for a lot of us. i can’t be happier for these two. theirs is a love that has truly stood the test of time. Congratulations Cynric & Sheryl!!
11 years to forever
here i am w/ the newly-weds and some of friends from high school.
reunited for the big wedding!
oh, and speaking of milestones, i am SO PROUD to say that i will be godmother to a new baby that will probably be born on my own birthday next year. gaaaaaaaahh!!!!! sooooooo exciiiiiiiited!!!!!!!! i have to keep mum about all the details for now but when i’ll be given the go signal to spread the news, i will surely update this blog.
then there’s some news from my family too. last March i was THE PROUDEST SISTER IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD because the results of the Philippine Bar Examinations finally came out and MAR2X PAAAAAAAAASSED!!!!!!!!! wooooohooooooo!!!!!!! we now have a lawyer in the family! Congratulations, Mar!!!!
it's on the list!!!!!!
this is me and mom at the Supreme Court where Mar2x signed her name in the log book of lawyers in the country. i’m super duper proud of Mar2x!
it's official!
then there’s my ongoing love affair with Michael Jackson. i will not say anything more. heheheh his voice still makes my heart skip a beat and his smile just makes me melt. i love you Michael!!! todo mi amor eres tu King of Pop FOREVER!! this is the birthday greeting that my staff at BBabies made for me. hehe.. obviously, it’s all about MJ! thank you girls for this!! (i wish im still as thin i was in that picture :p )
MJ birthday greetings
whew. told you this was going to be a LONG post. so yeah… life’s been treating me pretty ok lately. i hope i get to update more in the weeks to come. signing off for now!
p.s. the baby darling loves are all doing ok this is Choco & Kimi at the first birthday party of their son Kyle.
baby loves
