The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
The Reyna de las Flores‘ caroza had bursts of sampaguita. The Reyna de las Flores was the prettiest sagala that night. I had a photo of him and his escort–a photo that they posed for–but it was ruined with the multiple back-ups that my old laptop had undergone. Too bad.
The Reyna Elena in a fiery red gown posing under a canopy of red roses.
Finally, the Reyna Emperatriz walking under a canopy of white roses.
I missed last year’s Gay Santacruzan but I will definitely be there for the 2006 event. 
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Casa is Spanish for house. CASA is also an acronym for Connie, Antonio, Sam and Alex. We are all surnamed Veneracion. We all love to take photos -- of anything that catches our fancy. It's a family obsession.
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