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RACHEL BILSON!!!

Hmmm, I'll just let the holidays pass then it's crunch time for me (just in time for dance concert season)!

Photos: fuckyeahrachelbilson, JustJared

'Tis The Season To Be Jolly!

It's really true... the older you get, the less presents you open. :-P

This year's Christmas was just like last year's--simple but awesome. :-) I miss my childhood Christmases, though. I used to celebrate with my father's side of the family--complete with 2nd degree relatives! Pretty big celebration, yes. Now I celebrate Christmas Eve & Noche Buena with my mom's side then have Christmas Lunch with my dad's side.

Our Christmas tree that we put up only two days ago xD

My cousin Gene was very excited to open his presents!

What we had for Noche Buena: scalloped potatoes (favorite :-D), ham, queso de bola, bread, fruit, wine, mango float...

Presents! :-D Matthews by CMG peep-toe booties and iPod Touch Speck Candy Shell (finally a new iPod case!!) from dad, LV Graffiti wallet from mom, pillow, orange top, black skirt from lolo & lola

So cute, I didn't really ask for shoes from dad, but he gave me a pair anyway. YAY thanks dad :"> and mmm, he's got good taste in shoes :-P


Family pictures! :-D
Me & my parents


Tito Pao, tita Gi & kiddos

Everyone now! Well, except lolo & lola :-(

Camwhoring/goofing around with my cousins (mom's side--yes they're all babies!) :-D











And of course... my dear Absolut ;-)


Christmas lunch with my dad's side now...
Me & parents again

Aunts & cousins

Mama and papa

Presents again! :-) tops from tita Faye (Mango) & ninang Tetet, Revlon colorstay lipstick from ate Bea, Sanuk from tita Bambi

We got bored at home so we decided to hit Greenhills only to find out it was closed! Ended up in Starbucks Rockwell (all the stores were closed too :|).


My Christmas was simple yet amazing. Celebrations aren't over yet, tho! I still have some to attend to in the weekend! Gotta love big clans ;-D

Merry Christmas Everyone!

It's that wonderful time of the year again! Merry Christmas, everyone :-) and happy happy birthday, baby Jesus. :-)

I hope you guys would have awesome Noche Buenas and exchanging of gifts! Hope everyone gets what they wish for. And don't forget: Christ's the reason we celebrate!

xoxo,
Erika ♥

I believe that Jesus is truly the only way
I celebrate Christmas because it’s His birthday
- The Christmas Song, Owl City

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

♥

At Christmas You Tell The Truth

I miss...
♥ you.
♥ you asking about how my day went.
♥ telling you how my day went.
♥ you telling me what you're currently up to.
♥ telling you what I'm currently doing.
♥ your good morning and good night texts.
♥ having someone to say good morning and good night to everyday.
♥ having someone to text constantly.
♥ conversing through YM status. Haha.
♥ our "spontaneous meetups" that never happen HAHA.
♥ your concern every time I say I'm on my way home from school and it's really late at night.
♥ your concern when I say I'm going drinking with friends.
♥ it when you wish me luck every time I have a performance :-)
♥ being excited with you when we're counting down the days til we finally see each other!
♥ you saying my status breaks your heart =(( =))
♥ you linking me to youtube videos because you think they're awesome.
♥ playing 20 questions with you. :-)
♥ the first week of November 2009! Sweet November. ♥

CHEESY, I know. But heck, it's Christmas. And at Christmas, you tell the truth.
:-)

Christmas Eve Already?

Holy crud it is! 1 day to go til Christmas. :-) but I must say, the previous years' spirits were better than this year. Well let's just see if the true spirit comes back tonight! Noche Buena and exchanging of gifts! Those are my favorite parts, of course. ♥

I'm such a loser--it was my first time to watch Sex And The City The Movie awhile ago! It's such a shame to not have seen it in the theaters :-( I love the fashion and the love! Can't say I didn't cry. ;;) now I can't wait for the next one coming in May 2010!

Here's the trailer for you guys :-)

2nd Term Was Good But...

SABIT!!! I computed for my term GPA (since it's not on MyLaSalle yet), I got a 2.9. 2 point freaking 9! All because of CONCEPT :-( don't get me wrong, I'm extremely happy with my grades. This term's GPA is the highest one I have so far (and it's super bawi from first term's 2.2!), but darn it! If Ms. Sibs gave the whole class an additional .5 (in which she intended to, but didn't), I would have gotten a 2.0. I would have been a Dean's Lister*! I computed it, too--if I had gotten a 2.0 in CONCEPT--my term GPA would be 3.0!

*to be a Dean's Lister, you should have no grade lower than 2.0 and your term GPA should be at least 3.0

SAYANG DIBA!!!!!! :((

But oh well. I'm happy with my grades. I swear I'm surprised with what I got! I felt as if I wasn't doing so well this term, turns out I was. :-) now I feel better about splurging on 2 pairs of shoes last Sunday! The shoes are (now) both my Christmas present and prize for myself :-) (Last term--I got myself 2 bags as a prize, even if my grades didn't satisfy me as much. I remember saying that I'd get myself something more precious if I do land on the Dean's List... well I almost did, and yes, the shoes are a little bit more precious. :-P)

Lord please! Help me get on the list next term!

Thinking Long-term ♥

To my College Love.

This is why.

Well, I’m reserving you for the future. Because I can’t imagine losing you just because I’m still immature, we’re still too young, and you still don’t know what you want in life. I’ve always loved you. And I hope you know that. Because I’ve loved you the way I understand love and somehow, I felt loved even without hearing those three words from you.

But I’m gonna have to wait. As much as I would like to be with you as soon as possible. I’m gonna have to think long-term. You’re the one I want to be with forever. And we both know that if we get into a relationship right now, somehow, our chance of making it together forever will diminish. And that would be worse than not being able to have you now.

And though I know it’s gonna be me and you in the end, I try to think we shouldn’t rush things. Not because I don’t want to be with you, but because I know that this is the right thing for us. And yes, when I’m talking about US here, that’s something I just can’t afford to mess up with. I’m doing this one step at a time, just to have you for the rest of my life.

And believe me, it’s not easy. You’re not making it any easier for me, too. Because every single time I see you, I realize that it’s definitely YOU that I want to spend the rest of my life with. And when we’re together, I know that I’m at my best. And I just wanna start spending the first day of my forever with you right away.

But I’ve got to think of what I really want. Would I really want to have you now and lose that chance of having you forever? Or am I willing to wait for a few years to have you for the rest of my life? I’m sure you know what I’ll choose. Well, what I’ve already chosen.

I will wait. Though I can’t wait to spend every single day with you, to call you babe or honey or psst, and share my life with you, I will wait. Though I can’t wait to kiss you goodnight, argue with you about relationship stuff, or cook for you, I will wait. Though I can’t wait to be your girl, to hold you in my arms, to hold your coffee while you drive, or to just cuddle you all day, I will wait. I will patiently wait for the right time, with nothing to hold on to, but the mere thought that all this waiting is the only way to keep you forever.

So just imagine how much I love you. Imagine how you’ve turned this immature little girl who’s always been used to getting things her way, right away, to this mature being who has chosen to wait for the right time, and suffer for the meantime, just to keep you, the guy she loves, forever.

And I’ve always believed in us. I’ve always believed that after college, after we learn from our mistakes by loving other people, which we know won’t last, we’ll be realizing even more how much we are meant to be. And believe me, we will.

Yes, I can wait for the meantime. If waiting for the meantime means keeping you for the rest of my life.

Love,
The girl who never said those three words but has always loved you, nonetheless.
:)

(found this posted on Nica’s Facebook)

It's so sweet. ♥ (sort of the story of my life as well. Hihi. It kinda is. ;-) written beautifully by someone else. Hmmm, biography. :)) )