Cristine Shanice’s 18th Birthday

It is a coming-of-age celebration for Philippine women that is somewhat reminiscent of the Spanish tradition of the “Quinceanera” celebration. The Philippine debut celebrates a woman entering into her 18th year. On her 18th birthday, Philippine women throw a large party, complete with her own hand-picked debut court of 18 people. These 18 are 9 […]

San Francisco

Edmond and I recently took a 3 day trip up to SF. We were up there once before but we weren’t able to go site seeing. We enjoyed our little vacation without the kids, even though I called them over ten times each day! The only stop we got to make was at San Francisco’s […]