I haven't updated my blog for ages and I have realized that it's already 2011 y'all! 2010 was a very interesting year for me. It wasn't perfect, but it taught me a lot of things in life. Since I moved here in January, I have learned the value of hardwork, humility, perseverance, confidence, and optimism. From the comfortable life I had in the Philippines, I had to step one notch down and learn the value of time so I won't be late for the bus everytime I go to work, the value of humility as I work as a cashier and not a trainer, and persevere regardless of what obstacles I face every single day. It wasn't easy, but prayers moved those mountains I thought I will never conquer.
Everything was different as I celebrate Christmas and New Years here in the US. We didn't have tons of people come over to our house and share a family feast. I didn't see almost a truckload of gifts under the tree, and I didn't see lechon on our dining table. It was a very simple Christmas celebration with my hubs and we opened our presents in the morning- which we usually open at midnight back home. Well, I had a quasi- Filipino celebration 'coz we went to my aunt's place in Clermont and we opened our gifts at midnight. I was surprised to get a lot of gifts from them- which really touched my heart. I think I still haven't outgrown my childhood. I still love opening presents no matter how simple or small it is. Anything that is wrapped, makes my heart beat so fast and will never fail to put a smile on my face. Back home, my mom will always wrap my "presents" for Christmas even if I was the one who bought it. Yes, even at 26, my mom wrapped my Christmas presents so I can open it up on Christmas. And this year, I did the same thing even if I'm already married. That's just part of my craziness. I had a great Christmas even if it was simple and quiet.
I worked on New Year's eve until 4pm so I wasn't at all excited for anything that will happen that night. We decided to just celebrate it at home, got 2 bottles of champagne and I also brought home 2 glasses that said 2011 on it. I noticed how quiet it was here in Orlando. Unlike what it's like back home - chaos due to fireworks and firecrackers! I wasn't too scared to go out of the streets though 'coz no one will just throw firecrackers right in front of you just for the sake of blowing that monster up. But I kinda miss the feeling of going out at midnight, watching the fireworks with the rest of my family and our tradition to give someone a kiss on the cheek while greeting them a happy new year. Most of our neighbors just went to sleep early, so what we did is light up 6 little "bombs" to have our little fireworks display. We have never lit something like it before so we were a little nervous. Tim lit most of the "bombs" and I lit the last one. We had fun even if it was just the two of us. Our neighbors had their own fireworks display which was more of the pro side. Ours was the novice fireworks display. I think we woke some of our neighbors up 'coz they went outside their house and watched the lights up in the sky too. So we literally welcomed 2011 with a bang! :) We had champagne after that and called it a night at 3am 'coz I had to work the next day.
I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year's day celebration! CHEERS!
Everything was different as I celebrate Christmas and New Years here in the US. We didn't have tons of people come over to our house and share a family feast. I didn't see almost a truckload of gifts under the tree, and I didn't see lechon on our dining table. It was a very simple Christmas celebration with my hubs and we opened our presents in the morning- which we usually open at midnight back home. Well, I had a quasi- Filipino celebration 'coz we went to my aunt's place in Clermont and we opened our gifts at midnight. I was surprised to get a lot of gifts from them- which really touched my heart. I think I still haven't outgrown my childhood. I still love opening presents no matter how simple or small it is. Anything that is wrapped, makes my heart beat so fast and will never fail to put a smile on my face. Back home, my mom will always wrap my "presents" for Christmas even if I was the one who bought it. Yes, even at 26, my mom wrapped my Christmas presents so I can open it up on Christmas. And this year, I did the same thing even if I'm already married. That's just part of my craziness. I had a great Christmas even if it was simple and quiet.
I worked on New Year's eve until 4pm so I wasn't at all excited for anything that will happen that night. We decided to just celebrate it at home, got 2 bottles of champagne and I also brought home 2 glasses that said 2011 on it. I noticed how quiet it was here in Orlando. Unlike what it's like back home - chaos due to fireworks and firecrackers! I wasn't too scared to go out of the streets though 'coz no one will just throw firecrackers right in front of you just for the sake of blowing that monster up. But I kinda miss the feeling of going out at midnight, watching the fireworks with the rest of my family and our tradition to give someone a kiss on the cheek while greeting them a happy new year. Most of our neighbors just went to sleep early, so what we did is light up 6 little "bombs" to have our little fireworks display. We have never lit something like it before so we were a little nervous. Tim lit most of the "bombs" and I lit the last one. We had fun even if it was just the two of us. Our neighbors had their own fireworks display which was more of the pro side. Ours was the novice fireworks display. I think we woke some of our neighbors up 'coz they went outside their house and watched the lights up in the sky too. So we literally welcomed 2011 with a bang! :) We had champagne after that and called it a night at 3am 'coz I had to work the next day.
I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year's day celebration! CHEERS!
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