the Holiday post

One month from today would be my favorite holiday –it’s Christmas Day! And like every year I’m excited of the long prep onto that day. Yes! the kid in me would be forever in love with Christmas trees, lanterns, gifts, Noche Buena feast and Santa Claus. It’s the day for everyone to be merry and happy so the old folks should not consider it for kids alone. Probably on a more grown-up thought we see that it’s the time of the year to pay it back, to forgive, to love more and to make wishes come true. So this year I want to wear a Santa’s hat and be Mrs. Santa for a day!

 

For the past 3 years husband and I normally comes up with a small charity event for neighbors in Makati but with last year’s series of events including the very hectic Christmas month we have to discontinue. Nevertheless we organized a small party for our house helps who deserves an appreciation for the service and attention my family gets back from them. For me more than anyone else they deserve the treats as we don’t make a distinction of which they are or what they do, they are considered as part of the family. They aren’t perfect, they commit mistakes every now and then but it’s an accepted reality that nobody is perfect. And being the family I consider my only treasure I want to start my little charity with them. After all, I should start making these two my favorite quotes from now on “Charity begins at home” and “Family first before anything else”. I’m not cooking up something big but I believe no matter how small it may be it would help them and their family. Remember that it’s the thought that would always count. Anyhow, we are targeting a small feat on the 24^th and I hope everything will happen as how we wanted it to be.

 

Another handiwork I’d to happen is to gather all my in-laws side in one roof for a night of catching up over a bountiful of feast that we will all share together. I love the fact that we normally reunites with them once a year during Holy Week but it would be more fun if we’ll have this get together during Christmas time. I look forward to see everyone around. Now, we still have the maternal side get-together, the E-cousins Christmas tradition (which I’m afraid may take a hold back again), party with my Piltea family, another party with my girls at work, I’m not complaining it’s that I’d be one busy bee as Christmas Day come close.

 

 

By the way, you don’t need to spell shopping to me. I’ll do it in one big day!

 

Merry Christmas everyone, I’ll save Christmas Day for B!

 

 

 

 

 

Love,

JLau