I mentioned in one of my posts that we have three December celebrants in the family and as of last Wednesday, all three of us have celebrated our birthdays! My mom was the last one, celebrating her 60th at The Palms Country Club.

The celebration was very darling and young--it felt like a debut, as my cousin Ysha, described it. And well, yes, we did try to make it like a debut because as they say, you're just as young as you feel! So why not emphasize on that, right? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM! LOVE YOU SO MUCH! :)

So anyway, I knew my mom was going to wear a red dress (duh, because I picked it out for her :p), so I made sure to wear something more subtle in color. Luckily, just a few days before the celebration, I was able to spot this really pretty dress in the department store in SM Megamall. I swear, SM has everything!

Plus, I love that the back was like this. I think it plays with the sweetness of the color by adding a bit of "sexiness" in the detailing.


Just played with gold and black accessories to complete the look.


And added another fun color just to keep the look young.


I'm so excited for the new year because I've got a feeling that 2012 will be such a different experience, being that it's the year after I graduated college. This is definitely a whole new chapter! :)

I'll be posting more bye-2011-hello-2012 posts today since it's the last day already, so hope you stick around! I've got great news for you this 2012, too, by the way. ;)