the holidays: dinner with the girls

i am croaking. jackjack is croaking. we both sound like creatures that are neither human nor adult.

i have also been job-hunting for the past couple of months.i have actually received an offer, but i turned it down; the expenses outweigh the salary. did i make the right decision? i dunno. but to keep my mind away from that for awhile, let me recount how i spent the holidays...

tipsy over non-alcoholic beverages

have you ever been to a party where no alcohol was served, yet everyone was behaving like they were drunk? i swear all we had was iced tea and a couple of dishes. but i'm getting way ahead of myself.

chopsuey

we decided to meet up on a thursday night, that being the day when everyone's schedules had a break from all the christmas parties and christmas shopping. we decided to have dinner at Mesa, a sister resto of La Mesa Grill, specializing in modern Filipino dishes.

one of my friends had great news that day: she and her long-time beau had gotten married a month before! since almost everyone would be coming from work, we used up that time waiting to squeeze out the details.

baked mussels

 when we were finally seated, i  ordered a round of bottomles iced tea for everyone, not knowing that we could actually get wasted on that. more food was ordered as more people arrived. gifts and gossip were exchanged. confessions and advice were partaken, along with the sumptious food that Mesa has to offer.

pritchon

afterwards, we walked off the fullness of our tummies and treaded towards Red Mango for frozen yogurts. i know this has been around for ages, but this was my first time to try fro-yo's.  it was nice, really nice. a great ending to a great meal.  i wouldnt mind having them again, even let jackjack have some since he prefers yogurts to ice cream anyway, but maybe when i can for them myself. they are a bit steep for yogurt, which is readily available at the grocery store.

another great year added to memory. i have known these girls half my life, and things are just getting better.

*all photos courtesy of jan narciso