Catching Up, August

Good: I saw my friends, ate good pasta, and got an exquisite birthday gift.Bad: I caught a nasty fever last week. I was feeling terrible for days. My birthday wasn't spared.

I had the chance to see two of my closest friends before my birthday. The savory pasta was a delight prepared by my good friend, Carla. I am not a fan of non-tomato based pasta sauces but her cream cheese and parmesan cheese pasta was a winner!

My lovely friend Queen was home from Qatar. I missed her and her silly antics. It was good to see her same and with a bit more maturity added to her persona. I guess you do grow up when you have to toughen up and work overseas.

 

My closest friends are like stars. I don't see them as often as I'd want to, yet I know that they're there. Always there for me.

Meeting them was like a prelude birthday celebration. Their stories and laughter were more sparkly than any fireworks that would've set alight that night.

(lost weight days after the burning fever, wearing Forever21)

Days after my birthday and my catching-up with my girlfriends, I lost a little weight after not being able to eat properly. I could barely open my mouth due to the pain I felt in my throat. 

I remember seeing my mother on the morning of my birthday. That smile on her lips faltered when she saw me teary because of the high fever and pain that I felt.

Oh Mother. :)

She gave me this set of diamond jewelry that was really really beautiful.

I got a new sparkly best friend. Diamonds are a girl's best friend.