Mommy Joyce, Jojo's mom, celebrated her _th birthday here in Penang. It was her first trip abroad in 35 years. There is nothing quite like having your parent come and visit you in a "new" home. We were falling all over ourselves taking her to all our fave spots, hoping to give her an idea of what our life has been like the past 17 months.
She stayed all of 11 days. That meant waking up 10 mornings and finding her at my kitchen sipping coffee, 10 lunches out with her, 10 afternoons roaming the streets of Penang, 10 family dinners, 10 evenings spent chatting or reading or hanging out together, 10 "Goodnights", countless words of endearment and encouragement and faith, 10 days of knowing smiles and quiet reassurances, 10 days of "mommy-hovering".
We miss Mommy so...
Pst. Ida, you look like you lost weight!!!I'm missing you!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! It's all in the angle and lighting, sigh c.")
ReplyDeletePenang looks beautiful... Wanna visit there someday!
ReplyDeletethis is a nice one of you
ReplyDeleteI agree Ida! This photo shows off your true youthful beauty! Maganda talaga!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, thanks...coming from the ladies who have seen me in my first-thing-in-the-morning, hair-standing, natural "beauty". I think I scared my next-door neighbor this morning when he peeped into the kitchen, hahaha!
ReplyDeleteYes, you should! Second honeymoon before you move to NY c,")
ReplyDeletehi my darling!!! yan ha i looked at your site
ReplyDeleteHaha, but G3 is there na, maybe one day if we want to go back here. I wanna visit Genting also. Hope u r stil der! :-)
ReplyDelete"first trip abroad in 35 years" --- Grabe naiyak ako dito, sorry. To me, there is just something about travelling that spells freedom and enjoying the fruits of our labor. I know Tita Joyce is a hard worker. Grabe! Hands up ako sa kanya though I hardly know her.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I have to go to Penang....but....I have to lose 10 pounds because I'll surely gain the 10 there. Happy Easter!
Uhmmm... I disagree...
ReplyDeleteYou'll gain 10 in KL, and another 20 in Penang.... =)
oh my gosh!!!!!! so i ahve to lose 30 pounds then. hehehehehe
ReplyDeleteso happy for all of you!! miss you ida..super!!!
ReplyDeletesweet naman!Tita joyce really deserved that nice,relaxing and refreshing break!Good job guys!
ReplyDeletebelated happy birthday tita joyce!
ReplyDeleteyou look so contented my friend =)
ReplyDeleteI hope that's not as in "contented cow", haha! Thanks my friend. It's very restful here... too quiet sometimes. So when close friends (like Mommy) come to town, I really am contented.
ReplyDeletenot contented cow!!! no, never! =) meant it in a good way, as in peaceful, joy filled, happy, and beautiful woman =))) am i you're new best friend or what! ahaha =))) stay happy my friend =)
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