Spending our Christmas 2021

Hello everyone, sorry for being mia (missing in action) the past day. As you all know this is the time of the year that everyone is so busy because of the most awaited celebration in a year. After our gift giving activity on the 23rd of the December, I was busy wrapping the special presents I have for some of the relatives. I wasn’t able to buy them on physical store, so most of them were bought online. After finishing it, I forgot that I haven’t included my christmas present for the boys. I could only blame it on my forgetfulness.😅 Yesterday I went out to to the mall nearby and hurriedly bought the simple presents I have for the boys. They wanted slippers because their old slippers were broken and the other one is too small already. Since I am already at the mall, I also dropped by at the supermarket to buy the things I forgot to include in my last grocery. As usual I can see a lot of people including me doing the last minute shopping.

After that, I went home right away. We took our lunch, and began wrapping my boys gift for christmas. I put all the christmas presents under our christmas tree. I then began making my own graham cake with fruit cocktail, it was supposed to be mango graham but I can’t see any ripe mangoes in the supermarket so I had no choice but to replace it with fruit cocktail. After it was done, I put it inside the freezer. It was in the afternoon when I decided to make a leche flan. Another yummy dessert which I really like. Before I began cooking it, I went out again to buy some pizza. It’s my kids request and I guess it will really compliment with carbonara which I am about to cook in the evening. The pizza restaurant was just nearby, so instead of ordering it in the food application I choose to order it personally. When I got home this time, I prepare the ingredients for the leche plan. While I was preparing it, I was also cooking our dinner because were supposed to be in the church by 730 in the evening.

We went to the church first before preparing anything for our simple christmas celebration. We made it on church before it started that’s why we find an available seats. After the mass has ended, we greeted each other Merry Christmas. We took some photo in the nativity inside the church like we usually do, except for last year since kids weren’t allowed inside.

When we got home, I change my clothes and started preparing the foods I need to cook. First is that I resume cooking the leche flan. It’s a yummy dessert made from eggs and milk. Just mix it together and then steamed it for a couple minutes and it’s done. Next thing I cooked is the the carbonara pasta. I boiled the pasta first, and then cooked the pasta sauce. Put some parmesan cheese and topped it with crispy bacon which I cooked earlier. I fried some chicken as well for the kids. After that I asked the kids to come down and eat. We offered a little prayer and greeted Jesus a happy birthday. I wanted to set up our videoke but the whole village is so silent, it was like everyone is sleeping already. Next thing I heard was some loud sound from outside, I think some fireworks or firecrackers indicating it’s officially 25th of December.

I took some pictures together with the boys which I will be sending to my husband. Honestly this christmas is a little lonely because we missed him dearly. Last year, he was with us, so hopefully by next year he can join us again. This is the sad reality if someone in your family is working overseas, you can’t really feel the fun and joy during this season because someone is missing. Just like last night. He was also working that’s why he cannot called nor give message. He was able to message me after his duty was over and I was already sleeping by that time. While everyone is happy being complete, we were trying to be, for I know time will come that we will all be together again specially in times like these.

Merry Christmas to all. Sending you hope, love peace and joy in this time of the year.

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The rest of the images used were mine.