It was a quiet New Year's eve for David & I by choice. We had a big dinner with families on Christmas eve, so we decided to have a low-key New Year's eve. I even had the staff take a night off and let them enjoy their families as well. Since it was just the three of us, my mom-in-law including, we just ordered pizza and I cooked Pasta Alfredo. Along with lots of fruits and cut up vegetables with ranch dip, downed with Martinelli sparkling cider, our New Year's eve dinner was excellent.
David had a blast listening and watching the fireworks in the neighborhood. We don't celebrate New Year's eve like that in the US. There are display fireworks in the big cities and people usually just watched them on TV. So this was entirely another new experience for David.
It was for me, too. Eventhough, we didn't invite friends and families to celebrate the New Year's eve, I was content. I was at peace. For a moment there, I remembered my mother and said a little prayer. I still miss her to this day. I remembered all our other New Year's eve in Sampaloc where we grew up. It was loud & happy. Foods and drinks were flowing and our home is open to everyone. I'm thankful I have those memories.
It's 2009 now. Wow! Time flew by so fast. Nevertheless, I'm ready. I feel there will be a lot of changes for me this year. Good changes, I hope. We'll see...
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