Last April 23, 2025, my Tatay (my dad's older brother) had his 50th birthday celebration at our home. At last, they decided to move here to Cebu after so many years(I really don't know how many, hehe).
It was a simple celebration with relatives, friends, and family. Hi everyone, I'm 
Tatay thought that the party would be held during lunchtime. We don't normally hold parties at night since, for us particularly for my lola, it's too exhausting, especially if there are a lot of guests and much cleaning up to be done. That is why we always hold parties during lunchtime.
I was not able to take lots of pictures because I forgot and we were really busy. But before 11 o'clock in the morning, ate (my uncle's girlfriend), my Tito, and I went to buy a birthday cake. We initially went to Goldilocks but they were too expensive although they're yummy and we actually had enough cash for it. Nevertheless, we went to check out Dela Rama instead. We looked and found a cake there which cost only ₱350. I also purchased number balloons at ₱35 each. They also had a free regular balloon, and ate picked red because her son likes that shade.
When we arrived home, I began to inflate the balloons. They weren't large (I forgot the correct size). My ate even recorded me, I was laughing while inflating them because I nearly ran out of air 😭😭
(Here are the photos my ate took when the food was still cooking.)
Some of our guests arrived after a while, it was nearly noon by then.
I still did not get to take many photos, but here is a picture that I did take of Tatay after praying and he blowing the candles on his cake. We then ate.
The food was not a lot, but just enough for our guests and us. We had fried chicken, kalderetang kambing(goat stew), humba(braised pork), pancit, and ginagmay/menudo.
Fast forward to the afternoon, my mommy(my dad's relative) offered that we have a family photo taken. It was not a full family photo, yet it made me glad because it was our first family photo with Tatay and my cousin. Then Tatay called John's friends who accompanied them from Mindanao.
Next was a special moment, Lola and Lolo were photographed with their grandchildren. I cried because it was our first picture with our new little cousin. It made me remember our old photo with Lola and Lolo when we were still small, just like baby Justine.
That's just a glimps of what happened, there were so many interesting moments, but I wasn't able to take pictures of all of them. My cousin Roxy and I were playing badminton, and from the afternoon until nighttime, we were all singing karaoke. It was really fun, even though it was just a simple party for Tatay's birthday.
That’s all for today, everyone!
Here’s a quote for today's blog: "A simple celebration becomes a beautiful memory when it’s shared with the people you love most." – Unknown
(John and his friends HAHAHAHA slay though)
