One of the coffee shops in town that we would go to and spend some relaxing time during our weekend off is Starbucks. I would miss my fave hot peppermint mocha when they would altogether stop serving it. They still serve it though until supply lasts according to the barista.
This is where we could sit down and relax because at home we may sit down but we’re doing work. Here we have no laptop or work to do but just to sit and relax while sipping my fave coffee. We need some relaxing time and am happy we do get a little time just to do that. It may be time wasted for some but it ain’t time wasted if you enjoyed the process, right?

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We finally visited the Christmas Lights Galore at Mana Davao 2012 last night. This place is somewhere near Robinson’s Cybergate. I personally like it better viewed from afar. Mana Davao is an antique furniture shop in the city that has traditionally has this show of lights every Christmas for the past few years now. I like their design this year compared last year though I personally think the best was during Christmas 2009 as far as I can remember since 2007 when I first heard about their Christmas lights display. But we missed it in 2007 and only the year after that in 2008 when I first visited their display. You can see photos here of Mana Davao’s Christmas Trees, Decors & Lights in 2008.
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Filed Under (Family, Fun Time, Personal) by THEhappymom on 07-12-2011



Looking at a few of these photos of that summer outing a few years ago in hubby’s company, it makes me say… I miss the beach!
While we may have access to a nice and affordable beach that is only a 5-minute boat ride away from DC, we rarely get to take advantage of that. It just so happens that dear hubby has work during some weekends and when he is free. we opt to go some place else. Maybe we should plan early for the next summer. Or wish we could just head out to the beach like the good old days even if it’s unplanned.