Lively streets, colorful lights, looonger nights, extended mall hours, widespread get-togethers… And oh, this is the perfect cue for my favorite Christmas song, Mistletoe by Justin Bieber becauuuse, it’s the most beautiful time of the year! Oh yes, cuddle weather! I mean… Sweater weather is here again! I know, finally, we’re at this jolly season once more! Ho ho ho, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy birthday, Baby G! 💖 💖 💖 December was my busiest month this 2017. So many things have happened! There were good, neutral, and not so good but, I’m always hopeful that better days are coming since He is coming. If there would be the most awaited time of the year, I'm gonna say it’s this. Christmas' essence is meant to be merry with the people close to our hearts. That’s why, for my first feature post, I decided to put the spotlight on the most important treasures in my life, *drum rolls* le family! 💖 💖 💖 Mama a.k.a Super Mum (oh my mother would love this when she read the title since it sounds almost the same with her lodi, Marian Rivera's Super Ma’am lol) I know an inday (a hardworking girl or precious loved one when translated in the Visayas region; this is a disclaimer that I meant no harm for this term; it’s too cute to say too) who wakes up at 3:30 in the morning because she wants to accomplish some household chores, such as washing clothes. Even the chickens are embarrassed by this habit of her. No one dictates her to do such since she has a choice to do it on a weekend (plus, there are laundry shops) but, this wonderwoman does this on a daily basis. And, for more than twenty years already. Shookt? Guess what, it doesn’t stop there. After doing the clothes, you would see her preparing food -- both breakfast and packed lunches for everyone. And before six, she would prep up because her work got transferred outside Manila. Yup, I am thinking of that too! How did Mama do all these? I guess when one becomes a mother, she gains supernatural powers. Or maybe, just the power of love...things we do for love. Papa a.k.a. Papa + verb (because whenever I need a drive, nagpapa-sundo ako; whenever I need to fix my stuff, papa-ayos ko sa kanya yung sira; or whenever I need something, papa-tulong ako -- he’s that superman in my life) My family experienced a big transition when my Papa left his work as a seaman. He was just a year in that field when his company closed but of course, it’s a big loss for us because we were four already and I was still a kid at that time. Though Mom has work, she then happened to be our main breadwinner. On the other hand, Dad became the househusband when he got back. The world was starting to accept that standard when the woman takes over the family so I guess, all is well. Pops did a good job taking care of us, his children anyway. Though he loves taking the siesta as I watch cartoons and addicts to computer and mobile games, while I study my lessons, Papa was the one who sends and fetches me to school, the one who delivers my newly-cooked packed lunch every break time, and helps me with my manly EPP and TLE projects. And until now, nagpapa-sundo at papa-tulong pa rin ako/kami. Papa-rap-papa, love ko ‘to! Ate a.k.a. Sisa Sissy Siya One Thursday night, I asked my Ate, “what word would you pick to best describe yourself?” Crazy. Uhuh, that was what she said: crazy. Crazy, huh? Haha! Well yeah, I guess I kinda agree that have a big crazy sister. But fine, fine, a baby-faced one. And she’s a really nice person. Yiee, heehee. Seriously now… Ate and I have seven freakin' years gap. Imagine how hard that was growing up because our attitudes always clash. I was that brat in her eyes whenever she needed to give way because duh, age preferences. My seven-year-old innocence versus her high school silliness... Chaos! However, everything changes. That day just came when we clicked and became okay, plus our endearment to each other became sissy (as in maarte or shortened sister), and all those in between. Crazy how it happened! We’re both crazies. Yet, I’m glad for that. Our sisterly connection is something I consider a beautiful disaster that took place in my being. Lolo(s) and Lola(s) (+++ other relatives like Tito Boy and Tita Grace) a.k.a. The Fairygods If this life I'm living in right now is a fiction, it would be my grandparents who shall save the story. Both sides, they've been my lifesavers. These sweet people always treat their granddaughters like princesses. If our parents loved us so much already, imagine how doubled the care our grannies have been throwing at me and my sis. Sooo muuuuuch! I'm proud to say that I'm Lola's girl. Though yuh, also Lolo's. However, Lola Ining kinda raised me in a way, having been my bantay from pre-school to grade-school because 'rents were working hard to give all the things we need in this life. Grateful that I experienced the love that came not just from a basic family since I also have them -- grannies, uncles, aunts, even cousins, and nieces! My fam tree isn't really that big, yet, we have close ties. Super close that family must come first, always. Shoutout to Nanay who taught me that. It paid off! Family-oriented I am. Nah, hindi halata, 'di ba? Haha! Dada a.k.a. The Newbie Wondering who this is when the family is already complete? Dada! No, I don't have a stepdad! This Dada I'm telling about is my boyfriend. I know some have been asking why this is my endearment to him. Will kwento soon how it happened. Haha! And to clarify, we aren't married. Yet. Not yet. Single, but not available to mingle, sumthin like that. Hahaha! Though Dada and I are still young, we consider him as our family already. Being together for more than six years and counting so hopefully, or nah -- it's a yuh already, I'm confident *praying* that we'll spend the rest of our lives together. Both of us are claiming that we're meant for each other. I apologize it's too cheesy but, it's true. LOL, hihi. Not pressured for our future family since it's too early to think. Also, we have personal dreams that are still waiting to come true. Howev, Dada is now part of my circle as he is that someone I can turn to, I can always trust, I can lean on at all times -- like a true fam. My family loved me even before I loved myself. They are the first people who believed in me even when I have doubted myself. They are the ones who support me with whatever road I am taking. They have been my inspiration to keep moving every other day. My incredible fambam sacrifice a lot of things -- time, effort, money, every little thing -- because that's how they love. Thanks to these precious finds, I am whole and living full of gratefulness. I have my home, my early heaven, my life since I have had them. If I can represent my family to something, they would be like holidays who excites me. Like, how I shop for new clothes and shoes, brightens my dull world like the Christmas lights all around, hugs me like the swoosh of the wind but at the same time, warms my freezing heart like I'm in front of a fireplace. SML huhuhu yay for the gift of family! And before I end this post, all I pray to God is: I hope our family would be like yours; that each one of us holds the virtue of Mother Mary, Papa Joseph, and God the Son. 💖💖💖 Ohhh long live, dela Cruz-Mones clan! Fam-ily; family, I love you!!! 💖💖💖
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THE BLOG-GIRLE L A M A N I L A Ela Mones, a Filipina girl,
is a passionate lifestyle blogger who loves to express her unforgettable life experiences and best moments through words, photos, and videos 💖
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