Happy Birthday!

I woke up that morning feeling very good about myself. There was that soft noise of rain and the cool breeze that came with it. The sunlight wasn't too harsh so I woke up without the headache. It was a rare moment.

I didn't get up yet and preferred to cuddle with Pagong and listened to the calming sound outside. After 15 minutes of contemplating and a short prayer of making it this far (hehe, I make 23 years a milestone), I got up and went downstairs for breakfast. Mom was there and she greeted me with a smile and a kiss on the cheek.

I walked up to the coffee maker and started to grind the beans when dad went into the dining area. He greeted me with that loud voice of his *insert smile* and gave me a kiss. My brother then came down for breakfast and greeted me.

It was a nice feeling, coming down and getting greeted at. It's shallow, I know but I only get this kind of attention once a year so I yearn for it. Dad is also here so I'm really happy that we're complete. I had coffee and watched House on TV. A few minutes later, my sister emerged from her cave disguised as a room. She greeted me and gave me a kiss. It was then I knew she hasn't gargled...

I went back up to my room and saw 20 messages to me. All were birthday messages and I replied to them one by one before taking a shower. I had us reserve a table for us in Portico, Serendra for lunch. Since it was raining, I grabbed the opportunity and wore black tights over my dress shirt. We had terrific lunch and then bought Mango Bravo at Conti's.

We then dropped my brother in Glorietta as he had a date with Trissy. My sister had another party to go to and then the rest of us (meaning me, mom and dad) went home. I had a full body massage late that afternoon after another DVD marathon of House. It was the best feeling ever! No worries.. no deadlines.. pure bliss and the rain outside made the atmosphere more relaxing. It was dinner time and I wasted no time in devouring into the cake, which was very delicious, by the way!

This year was the quietest of them all. And I didn't regret the fact that I spent the whole day with my family. We only went out for lunch and I spent the rest of my day at home. It was a very nice feeling. Not that going out with my friends is a bad idea, it's also nice to keep the day to myself.

I went to sleep with 15 more SMS greetings, each one of them I replied to. I went to sleep with the gentle pitter-patter of the rain lulling me. I hugged Pagong tighter and dreamt the night away.