41 YEARS AND COUNTING ....

ANNIVERSARY DATE '05

This was taken last Saturday at Star City for my parents' advance wedding anniversary celebration. The anniversary falls on a Tuesday and they won't be together to celebrate the day since Mama will stay in Montalban to assist my sister in law who gave birth last month while Papa had to go back to Lucena for work.

It'll be the first time the two will be apart in celebrating the day they got married 41 years ago so I decided to set up a 'date' for them. After Cymon's baptismal party, around 7pm, we went back to our house in Manila to put down our things before we went to Star City. We stopped at Ali Mall to have dinner first at Mc Donald's since Papa doesn't want to eat in a fancy restaurant that night.He prefers to have a quick meal that night since we still had to catch a show at Star City. After dinner, we stopped by a shoe store to buy Mama a new pair of sandals then we headed home. Afterwhich we picked up Miko to accompany us so what happened was it's like a double date - Mama and Papa; Miko and I.

I had this planned for I wanted my Baby to be close to my parents and vice-versa. If and when the two of us would end up together, I want to make him feel that he belongs in this family of mine and that my family is his as well. I really want my Baby to get along with the whole family because I want harmony in our home.

It was unfortunate that when we got there, the show had ended and the contestants were just waiting for the decision of the judges. It was a regional contest by the Department of Tourism and whichever group has presented the best street dancing / presentation will win the one million first prize.

We ended up going inside Star City and strolled around. I wanted them to experience a different 'date' in celebration of their wedding anniversary. My initial plan was for them to have atleast a two-day vacation at puerto galera particularly in Tamaraw. However, due to the current situation, this is not possible so the least that I can do is for them to have a date...and this is it! We're kinda tired due to the long trip from Montalban, but good thing Miko saw this stall with massage chairs as shown on the pictures above. I wanted them to experience having a spa but I'm sure my Papa will contest since he's not into that thing so this is the next best thing.One of these days, I'll push the idea and have a spa with them-I'm really looking forward to this day! Can't wait!

Papa enjoyed having this kind of massage so much I paid for another 10 minutes! As a matter of fact, he fell asleep while sitting on the chair.Must be really good! Mama on the other hand enjoyed it too but opted to stop 'cause according to her the massage is making her sleep.My parents glowed after the massage, I felt like a kid again being strolled by my parents. My father and mother used to bring me to the carnival when I was young during town fiesta. It's like reliving those moments.

We rode the Lion King, went inside this booth wherein everything you see are HUGE and we all looked soooo small.Papa was having a good time watching the people riding the cyclone loop actually we were all laughing at them he he he.

To sum this all up it was a BLAST! And I can see my parents enjoyed this too! This maybe a simple date but what's important is that they're together and that's mainly the reason for the celebration.Here's to their 41 years of love, fun, sacrifices, support, faith and trust with each other and a toast to the next 41 years!

... Can't wait for them to celebrate their Golden Anniversary.... 9 years to go and the countdown begins ...