[TM] You....Son of a B*tch - My First Mother's Day Celebration
Dear Peanut,
So today is my very first Mother's Day celebration. Just for reference and a little backstory: Last year, in 2017, we also celebrated Mother's Day in Kuala Lumpur. It was, technically, my first MD celebration even though you were still in your "alien-looking" phase.
I didn't look pregnant yet but I dragged your father to Midvalley Megamall (one of the biggest in Kuala Lumpur and dressed the part. I even brought along my ultrasound prints to prove that I was already pregnant with you. We wanted to take advantage of the Mother's Day promos at the malls. We were so excited.
But we were so disappointed to see the malls HAD NOTHING for mother's day! No bazaars, no mall shows, no discounts, not even a single restaurant promo the special day. I was so disheartened with the meal too. We waited so long for service that I felt my claws and horns coming out. We ate at this shrimp-and-fish place, I already forgot the name because the food was also forgettable.
That made me miss the Philippines more.
So this year, we decided to celebrate Mother's Day a day earlier because your LoloDaddy and LolaMommy will be traveling to Villa Escudero with their friends on Sunday. We also chose a quieter mall so we don't have to deal with the horrible mall crowd.
But before that, we spent the early afternoon driving around Marikina City proper to campaign for our relative, Ogie Salvador, with you in tow! Happy to see my NinangDD and cousin AteRC and the kiddos again after a long time. Happier to introduce you in person too. We also dropped by TitaL's house but couldn't get out of the car because of the sudden downpour.
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| Family selfie at the coffee shop. |
We had pre-dinner coffee and pandesal at CBTL. Pinilahan namin si Uncle soon-to-be DOC para sa libreng check-up and we exchanged gifts. For my first Mother's Day gift, my parents gave me longganisa and ham de cebu wrapped in craft paper and plastic. Praktikal na daw ngayo. Dapat nga daw bigas ang bibigay sa akin eh, haha. Comedy, yes, but it's very thoughtful because they know how much I love sausages (pun intended).
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| Praktikal na dapat ngayon, pagkain ang iregalo. |
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| I've never felt so "nanay" on Mother's Day, hahaha. |
Now, for our Mother's Day gift, we gave your grandparents -- LoloDaddy, LolaMommy, and LolaMama -- one of your artworks each. For the past few days, we've been scribbling on watercolor paper. I turned your very first artwork into a greeting card and gave it to my mother as part of my gift to her.
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| We also gave your LolaMommy a copy of Kevin Kwan's Rich People Problems. I read to you some pages from the book when you were 4 months old.  |
Your NinangAnne and AntieD gave me this white carnation for Mother's Day. :)
It took us a while to decide on where to have dinner. Looking back, we should have gone for that Japanese dinner buffet because the food at Hukab is mediocre price-wise. Except for the kare-kare, it was especially good.
Remember that you come from a family of artists. That's the painting of your UncleP below. He gave it to LolaMommy as Mother's Day gift.
We didn't eat at McDonald's that day so I don't know who nuked this balloon, probably your LolaMommy. AteL told me to take a photo because the caption is cool. :)
This is a funny photo I want to showcase here. I think your LoloDaddy forgot to put on deodorant because, look at your face, hahaha.
Lately, you've been making this face a lot. You're also making kissing sounds. I think you're trying to mimic the sounds of how I kiss you.
And of course, early this morning (on the actual day of Mother's Day here in the Philippines), your father brought you to me on the bed because you had poop. Then you and your Daddy sang Panalangin by Moonstar88 (version) for me. Mali-mali pa yung lyrics, tell your Daddy to practice more.
And while I was cleaning my desk this morning, I found this on top of my laptop. I felt teary-eyed because, even if I knew that your Daddy did 99.9 percent of the work, it's the very first mother's day gift I received. We just started new traditions in the #HouseOfDerla.
Thank you, darlings!
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| My very first Mother's Day card! |
XOXO,
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