Mel and the New Normal

We've been working for a few years at the Daang Hari area, where our warehouse is situated. We were very much delighted when Evia Lifestyle Center started building, and eventually opened up. It gave people in our area a grocery, McDonald's, drive-thru Starbucks, Rustan's! Before this, the nearest mall was Alabang Town Center, which was about a 20-minute drive without traffic. Evia was about a 5-minute drive. We felt very lucky with this new development, as we were planning to have our future home in the area as well. Though we are in Evia almost every day, we never bothered to eat in Brasas, the only restaurant in Evia open as of now. This was mostly because it seemed a little bit expensive from the outside, and we had no idea what the food was! I have seen the Brasas fast-food branch in SM Aura, but I never had the chance to try out their food. I decided to give it a try though when my good friend Alex said she tried it in SM and it was super good! She was actually won...

Checking out Our New Home. Back to Work. Pepper Lunch. Cupcakes. Sold another puppy. Banapple. Evia with kids.

Finally done! It's like a huge burden has been lifted from our shoulders. You'd think since we do this for a living, we wouldn't be stressed out over it. And actually we weren't, it was our staff that shouldered all the work, therefore confirming my belief that it is very very difficult to DIY a party like this. But anyways, we were worried about how to have everything fit within a budget, because as mentioned in a previous post, we didn't have any! But God is so good, he gave us so many bookings this month and next month. Grateful for generous friends in the industry who gave me their services as gifts, or super discounted prices. Here are a few pictures my brother took. Still tired from the weekend (17 bookings this weekend, crazy!) but will post more details eventually. It was a bittersweet event. We were so grateful our friends and family came and mingled, but at the same time we knew it would be different and so much more joyful is Kat was with us. Happy Birt...