Most of my relatives are halfway around the world and it’s just me, my sister, and a few cousins here in MNL now. Undeniably, this is the most quiet Christmas I have had. But also, the most meaningful one so far. This time, I celebrated with the celebrant, Jesus, in my heart.
December 25 might not be His real birth date but at least we get to celebrate His birth and be reminded of God’s love for us - that He sent His son, Jesus to pay for our sins and so that we can spend eternity with Him.
My Christmas started at midnight waiting for our cousins to arrive. (We were told to wait for them so we would have more people to share our supposed to be Noche Buena food with). Cousins arrived at 2:00am.
From left to right: Erica (our helper’s daughter), Ate Lea (our helper), Liz (my sister), Me, Mae and Katrina (cousins)
I was able to share them Biblical truths through prayer. It felt so good. ツ
12:00nn
I met up with Lorraine & his son - Gabe, and Ate Arianne at SM Megamall. And I brought my one-year old nephew, Renzoe with me!
Photos © Lorraine
We shopped some clothes for Renzoe ツ
3:00PM
I brought Renzoe back home and I rested for 2 hours.
5:00PM
Headed back to SM Megamall to meet Katrina. I stayed at Gonuts Donuts for my coffee fix while waiting for her.
Brewed Coffee + Peanut Butter Frost Doughnut
Then we attended Vesper @ CCF, St. Francis Square. Being with Katrina on Christmas at CCF was one of the gifts I believe I received from God, by the way. ツ
After the service, we bonded over Happy Lemon drinks and Tokyo Tokyo’s Maki.
My first Happy Lemon experience! + Free Mint-Flavored KitKat ツ
American and California Maki ♥
When I got home, I rushed to my room to open the gifts I received for this special day. Here they are:
Yay! Thank you for all these! I’ll be posting the items individually after this post. ツ
