Yey! The long wait is finally over! It's our baby's first
birthday!!!
Buti na lang at
Friday pa lang e nakauwi na dito sa Dipolog si Papa Ace. He came from
Dumaguete bringing the cake he personally handpicked and "edited"
kumbaga kasi sabi nya hindi yun yung original na look. He bought the toys as
cake toppers at the mall and asked Fernandez Cakes to remove the background na
carton kasi hindi nya raw feel. And lo-and-behold, when he got the cake, he was
so surprised daw with the size kasi ang laki pala! In fairness, Fernandez Cakes made and excellent job! May blooper nga lang - hindi nasira yung cake when he bought it here, but when Ace and his papa arranged the cake sa table, accidentally natamaan ang icing with the lettering na "Yohan" so ayun, tinabunan na lang namin ng candy flowers. Hihihi.
We didn’t plan for a big celebration. In fact, hindi na kami
nagplano at all kasi nga ang inisip namin, kami-kami na lang ang magcelebrate
since the baby usually doesn’t enjoy much kapag maraming tao and hindi pa naman
nya ma-appreciate, plus ang lalayo ng mga taong iinvite namin. But when my in-laws saw the cake, ayun, na-pressure ata at
instead na kaunti lang ang ihahanda, nagulat na lang kami ni Ace kasi nag-line
up na sila ng menu! Waaaa! So naggrocery, at naghanap ng
lilitsunin! Ewan ko ba bakit naturingang event planner e hindi naman ako
nakakapag-plano pa ng maayos sa sarili kong mga events! Kaloka! O well, as of
now kasi limited pa ang resources plus kabuwanan ko rin kasi.
On the day of Eliza’s Birthday, ang aga namin nagising para
maghanda. Sayang nga kasi walang behind the scene photos kasi ang saya
tingnan, busy kami lahat. Pati si Eliza nakibusy na rin. Though she wasn’t in
her usual likot mode, hindi naman sya natulog. Siguro naaliw syang tingnan kami
na aligaga sa pagpeprepare for her. She ended up sitting on her high chair,
watching me while I make the macaroni salad. I can see she was fascinated by
what I was doing kasi she was blabbering, smiling a lot, and looking intensely
at my hands and at the food i was preparing. How I wish I could’ve had a snapshot of it. Pero
di bale na, that moment will forever be etched in my heart.
Her Papa Ace naman was the master chef or should I say, “Hot Guy
Who Cooks”. Sa kanya lahat ng main dish! Well aside from the once cooked by
Mama and Papa. Grabe, we were multi-tasking na. Then we had to prepare the
balloons pa, buti na lang we had all that we needed, thanks to our other
business which is balloon-making. Heheheh!
Supposedly, since Tinkerbelle and fairy friends na ang nasa cake,
it follows na yun na rin ang theme, right? Wrong! Kasi what Ace got as a
backdrop design was Winnie the Pooh and friends since wala raw syang nakita na
Tinkerbell! Hahahahaha! Impromptu kasi. Hindi na kasi ako nagpagawa ng tarp
because of the thought na kami-kami lang naman.
Then dumating na ang mga kapitbahay and some other guests who were
clueless of what the occasion was. They’ve just invited a few kasi mahirap na,
baka magasama ng isang barangay at simpleng handa lang meron kami.
My family on the other hand, couldn't attend because my mom’s still recuperating but they kept on calling and texting, asking what's going on na and how Eliza was.
It was a circus, the preparation I mean. We never expected it to
turn out this way. Ako na rin ang official photographer kaya kaunti lang ang
photos. Yet, I’m happy kasi natupad rin ang wish ko na magkapicture kaming
tatlo. Thank God for the tri-pod we bought. ;)
I can say na nakakapagod. Kasi kami na ang nagprepare and then of course
the after care. But for me, it was also fun and yun yung masasabi mong “Labor
of Love” talaga kasi hindi kami nag-pacater. Lahat kami ang nagluto, except for
the Lechon, which was very tasty by the way.
Maraming salamat sa lahat ng bumati and nagsend ng wishes nila for
our baby. Also to those who came and celebrated with us. Thank you to Eliza’s Ninang
Analyn for the dress Eliza wore on that day. Thank you to my in-laws too for
their undying support and love to our Eliza Yohan. To my hubby Ace who has made
tremendous efforts sa cake pa lang and sa paghahanda.
None of this will be possible without the guidance from our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you so much for giving us the physical strength
and the will para kayanin all that has transpired that day. Glory and praise to
You!
As for Eliza, well, as expected, she was surprised and she cried
kasi nagulat sya paglabas nya ng room ang dami nang tao and ang ingay. Kaya
ayun, saglit lang kami sa dining area and went back to the room where she felt
more comfortable and relaxed. Dun na lang kami nag-pictorial. When the guests
left, saka na sya naging cheerful ulit. Okay lang yan anak, marami ka pang
birthdays na dadating so tsaka na ang photo ops with other people. ;)
Hayaan
mo, next time, may theme na tayo and may party na, that’s a promise! Mommy and
Papa will work hard for that to happen. Or if wala, ang alternative is
Disneyland, ayos ba yun sa’yo anak? Before your 2nd birthday, I’m
gonna ask you that and I know by then you’ll be able to tell me what your
answer is. :D
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