Looking back on 2016

Apparently, I skipped sharing the great events of our 2016.

After flying back and forth to the Philippines, we also went to Japan! And that was really fun.

Above is Celine at the Meiji Shrine entrance.

I’ll be blogging about that.

And on top of that, the beautiful Davao wedding of our good friends, Luis and Princess. That was also Celine’s first flower girl gig.


Then, Cece and I in Ilocos for another wedding of my good friends, Noriel and Trina, plus exploring the north with all my good friends from the States.


And Christmas in the Philippines with the family!


What a year!

Fridays

Fridays usually meant going out with friends, family or the hubby.
It was surely going to be fun.
So Fridays really make me feel excited!

Then I stepped into motherhood.
And my definition of Fridays have changed.
Don’t get me wrong. I love being a Mom.
It puts me in a different level of contentment in my life.

On the flipside of it, Fridays make me sad somehow.
Despite the busy week, I noticed I miss Mommy more on Fridays.
Maybe because we talk more/FaceTime on Fridays and over the weekend.
Or maybe it’s the conversations we usually
have that I miss.

Pains me not hear her opinion on something that crosses my curiousity.
I yearn for her wisdom.
It can be as simple as talking about the next recipe I want to try, motherhood or parenting, or planning the next holiday.
It’s the little things.

Now, I just have to learn to make new habits, new traditions.
Sucks that she is not going to be physically included.
But no matter what, she is a part of me forever.
My Mommy is always in my heart.

Oh well, life sucks.

Then I see my little daughter.
How she lights up when she sees me.
My broken heart is now alive and stitched back up.

Really, it sucks to be me right now.

So I am happy and contented.
But at the same time, I am still grieving.
Maybe, that’s it.
Because there is so much pain in my heart, whenever I see love, it makes me see the happiness life brings.

Oh well, Fridays.

Everyday, I miss you.

I can’t believe you’re gone.
I never thought it will happen too soon.. to me, to us, to our family.
All the wisdom, love and care you’ve shown us,
That no one else can compare.

They say when you lose a Mom,
it will never be the same.
Now I know why they say so.
The pain I feel, nothing else can compare.

I can only cry and whisper I miss you.
I have to live with the fact, that I will never get to hug you.
Mommy, I want you to know that
Everyday, I miss you.

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i love you Mommy Feja.
mingaw nako nimo.
mwah mwah mwah