it's my boitday!!!

yep! it's official, i am now a year older. i turned 24 (feels more like 25!). i dunno why or how i got the habit of telling people my age a year older than what it's supposed to be. i really feel like i turned 24 last year. oh well..

my boitday actually started a day early, i bought the boots that i wanted from shoemania courtesy of my mother (thank you so much mom!! can't wait to wear it and for more skirts!!) on tuesday. eventhough it was pouring out and for some reason, horacio and i felt so exhausted, we went to union square to get the boots. after getting the boots, we went to havana central for a bite to eat before heading out to our kaplan review. the kaplan reviewed stretched for hours. i was starving and looking for food when we got home (my leftover from havana central wasn't too appetizing to me that time, besides my brother devoured it after him telling me that he ate already!). i went to my room and finally decided to just change into my pjs. as soon as i enter my room, i hear msic coming out from it and was about to scold my brother for using the itunes on my computer when i discovered that the music was coming from my ihome (thank you so much ahiya!! love it so much!!). then horacio stayed until it was midnight, and then for some odd reason, i couldn't stop myself from crying. i just cried so much as horacio hugged me tight. i guess i just felt so lucky, loved and happy to have such people around me. few minutes/seconds after that, my phone rang and marleni's singing voice came out from it. she just sang happy birthday and wished me all the best then hang-up, then i went back to crying.

then my brother woke me up and greeted me and brought bubbles in my bed to "greet" me a happy birthday - which she ended up sleeping on top of me. then my phone rang - a call from auntie fe, jackie and dad. jackie scolded me for being still in bed at that hour thinking that horacio was already waiting for me at school. few minutes after that my aunt called, then my mom. after a call from my mom, i finally decided to get up and start my day as well. as soon as i stepped out of the bathroom, i missed tito vic's call. few seconds after that, he called again to wish me (he wouldn't leave me voicemail! so sweet!) and confirmed his attendance for this friday's dinner/hang-out at iguana.

i get to work - it was hell. shushana, winsome and shiomara out of the office, i was alone in taking care of almost everything related to front desk duty. it was ok though, i didn't make it a reason to bring my day down. by 3:45, the office door opened to a (hot) guy bearing a bouquet of casablanca lilies, roses and two balloons and a wide grin! the clients at the front was enough to refrain myself from jumping off my seat and give him a big hug and kiss!

then we went home and rested for a couple of hours before meeting up with my brother, cousins and mom for dinner at perlas ng silangan (filipino restaurant). i know... why there, right? i don't know, i just felt like i wanted something homey and comforting, and i felt like carmine's is overrated already (since we've been going there almost everytime it's someone's b-day). it was a nice dinner with family although it was the usual filipino food. ate was there, tito vic unfortunately couldn't make it due to work, but they got me this really cute baby blue hello kitty pjs!

coming home, it was chaos. mom wanted to do so many things... criticisms about how my rooms looks like... things that i have to clean up... it was still all good. for i know without the chaos it would feel empty.

to everyone who remembered and greeted - thank you so much for remembering and for all the warm wishes and thoughts. i am really, really, really thankful for the Lord above for all of His blessings. I really feel special today... again, thank you all so much.

* just like before my birthday seems to stretch for at least a week.. so you may hear more about my birthday sprees. (lol) also, pictures to come soon... my internet, for some reason although cable, is so slow!!!