Lola's Birthday

Last saturday was my grandmother's 93rd birthday. Yup, you read it right - she's REALLY 93 years old. Pretty amazing huh? And she's still strong and very sharp. Why, she can still play Mahjong with the best of them! And she can still party til dawn, hehehe. But you know what's more amazing? She still has a living uncle who's already 103 years old! ONE HUNDRED AND THREE! Talk about good genes. Hmmmm, I wonder if I'll live that long...

Anyway, we had the party here at my parent's house. A lot of relatives came and it was jam packed. The food was overflowing since it was potluck and the immediate family all contributed. We had lechon, pancit, spaghetti, laing, roasted chicken, morcon, pinakbet, spicy tahong, alimango (crabs), fish fillet, beef mechado, lumpiang shanghai, lumpiang ubod, tacos, salad bar, chocolate fondue station, leche flan, cassava cake, puto and kakanin, and of course lola's birthday cake. We had so much food that we had to extend the party to sunday lunch and dinner just to finish off everything. Good thing most of our relatives live in the same (or neighboring) subdivision and it was pretty easy to call for a gathering.

Anyhoo, here's a video of the cake-blowing event. If your connection is slow, you may want to pause the video first until all of it has been downloaded before playing.


And you can view the pictures here: Lola's 93rd Birthday

If you haven't figured it out by now, we're a pretty clannish lot. And I wouldn't want it any other way. Family is a gift that unfortunately a lot of people tend to take for granted. With all the stress of work or school and everyday living, it's good to take some time and celebrate and be reminded that you're not alone. From the moment that you were born, you already belong. And that's how God wants it to be.

So here's to you lola! We love you!