Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

Been busy for the last couple of months especially around Christmas. My mother's side of the family had a reunion at our house here in the city. It was well attended of course. My mom is the only one among her siblings who can throw a party like that even in the shortest of notice. The only ones who weren't in attendance were her siblings from Cebu and San Francisco for obvious reasons. Our family reunion is an annual affair, usually potluck so there are lots of food on the table, enough to feed more than ten families. Now don't ask me how those ten families were able to fit in our small house. I wonder too. hahahaha

It's been a blessed year for our family, the whole clan for that matter that's why the party was also sort of a thanksgiving event. I cooked turkey kaldereta and my dad cooked "papaitan" due to insistent public demand :). Darling brought lechon. Tito Benny's share was waknatoy (Marikeño specialty). The food fare also included rellenong bangus, sweet and sour lapu lapu, ice cream, fruits, adobo, kilawin tanigue (for the silent boys), leche flan, organic carbonara and more. We also had a raffle for the "senior" women. It was fun so we decided to hold a bigger raffle next year. Gifts and money were given away to kids and oldies alike. hahahaha.

Christmas is really about the family and am thankful that mine is a good one. Having a very nice bf is a bonus too. Hi baby! I love you. And of course real friends as well!

Happy New Year everyone! May it be abundant and so full of love.

First Tarot Reading for 2008

This is funny. My first blog for the year is my tarot reading. But well for those who truly knew what I've been busy with the past year when I report in for work, they'd understand. There is such a thing called "group tarot".

So here is my OUTCOME card:

Ten of Pentacles
Briefly: A blessed union, one full of love and caring.

In Detail...
The picture on this card shows a couple, a man and a woman, arm in arm under an archway. They are looking at each other very affectionately, and it is possible that these people are in the process of getting married. There are two rods in front of them, each bearing a long cloth and each has five pentacles on it, signifying sharing in equal parts. He is tall and handsome and has long brown hair and wears a beard and moustache, making him look particularly masculine. She has a purple turban on her head with a feather in it, and she is beautiful, slender and very refined in appearance. If you are currently single, you may be about to become attached, as in meeting the person you will eventually marry, or actually tying the knot very soon if you are engaged. This will be a blessed union, one full of love and caring. There may also be some financial benefits of mutual sharing coming up in the very near future. If you are currently not particularly financial, your future security is near at hand, and this may come about via any means, such as a windfall, inheritance or the benefit of shared resources.

Happy New Year!!!!!