Christmas fun

i promised my cousin a blog post before the year ends. here it is!

i spent the first week of my break frantically wrapping presents of different shapes and sizes. mik and i even made cardboard boxes because none of the boxes sold in the shops of sm north edsa were big enough. after all that work, i'm not too keen on wrapping anything for a very long time...

" we joined our church choir in singing lucio san pedro's simbang gabi" for the Christmas eve service. with tito abi's drums and tambourine, and the choir's surprisingly good singing, the congregation burst into applause even before the song ended. gosh, it felt so good to sing again. then, our family sped off to the miranos' house for paella and ham. yum! gift-opening was a riot. bop shrieked when she realized her parents gave her an ipod nano. (she was planning to buy a shuffle, but a nano is always better ;P). i got two copies of the new sugarfree album. i gave mik the other one. after a toast (i downed half a glass of wine thinking it was sparkling grape juice) and lots of yelling, we went home.
the next few days were more peaceful. the four of us went to nasugbu on the 25th to celebrate with mama's side of the family. this included a lot of eating, sleeping, and phone calls from the states and canada. after days of rest and relaxation, i think i'm ready to take on the new year.

part 2 to follow! ;)


verse for the day:
and there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. but the angel said to them, "do not be afraid. i bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. today in the town of david a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. [luke 2: 8-11]

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