Happy Retirement!!

Just got home from the airport.  After 17 years of helping my parents raise my brother and me, I hugged, kissed, and waved goodbye to my grandparents.  I will surely miss having them around.  I will even miss the smallest things about them.

Just to mention a few, first of all, it will surely be a little quieter at the house.  I will no longer hear their constant bickering.  lol.  I will miss hearing my Lolo banging pots and pans in the kitchen at 4 in the morning everyday to cook us breakfast (bacon, sinangag, longanisa, tocino, tapa...just to name a few) before he goes to work at 6 in the morning.  That way, when we wake up, there will be food on the table.  I will miss the loud chitchats of my Lolo and Dad every single night while they drink beer together.  I will miss hearing them come home from work at 4 in the afternoon, and then turn on the TV to TFC so that they can watch their favorite teleseryes (soap operas).  This is part of the reason why I don't watch a lot of TV because it's always tuned to TFC.  haha.  I will miss seeing my Lola in the kitchen everyday, cooking us something delicious.  Even on vacation, she will be the one preparing food!  :)  Surely, I think many people  made it clear at their retirement party that they will miss her cooking.  haha.  I will miss my Lola checking up on me when I'm sick, making sure that I don't have a fever.  I will miss my Lola randomly giving me money on the most random days.  LOL!  :P  Before my brother and I learned to drive, my Lolo was the one picking us up from school and driving us to all our activities: piano lessons, karate lessons, dance lessons, and religious education classes.  I will miss my Lolo telling me to eat even though he just saw me eat in front of him 5 minutes ago.  lol.  I will miss taking up a whole row at church, now there will be 2 empty seats.  haha.  They watched my brother and I graduate from high school.  They witnessed me being accepted to the nursing program.  Just like my parents, they were also so happy that I got accepted because if things did not work out here, they were ready to take me with them to the Philippines so that I can study there.  lol.  I will make them proud.  :)

Gosh!!  I will miss the family chitchats and laughs with them.  There's probably so much more I can say, but let's just say that I'm happy for them because now, they can enjoy life back in their homeland in the Philippines.  Happy Retirement!!  :)  

Anyway, it's a reason for me to visit the Philippines more often.  I know so many people are waiting for me there.  hahaha!  :P  It's also a new year soon, which means time for new memories, new beginnings, and new challenges.  2012 and the years to come, BRING IT ON!!

lol.  peace.

xo, J