So we did one better—celebrate outside of the country and time zone: Manila and the US, with 15 hours time difference. His mom organized an online chat with both her family and my son’s. Two sets of families plus the celebrant’s would get together at a certain hour!
The grandma in me got to work. What does one prepare for a big milestone? Food? Lechon? Cake? Balloons? Buntings? Costumes?
Alas, no shop was open for any of these.
Again, go for the better alternative: cyberspace.
And so we had a party, 12 thousand miles apart. Neither the sound nor the Internet connection cooperated, but the warmth and joy from both ends of the world were just a screen apart. Adrian blew the candles on his birthday cake, we sang him the birthday song, and said our birthday wishes.
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| His fave food when he's with us; pandemic-inspired b-day cake |
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| No celebration in the Philippines is complete without a lechon. |
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| The celebrant, his parents, pet dog, cake, and two sets of Philippine families on screen |
1 comment:
Nothing can hold the love! No distance, no pandemic, not even time. Adrian has grown so big! Happy birthday to your favorite apo. :)
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