surprise surprise!

I've always been into surprises -- big or small as long as it's not me whois being surprised. Anyway, we did a surprise party for my ninang, well our families were close well since before i was born. hehe. it was trully a surprise for her, she didn't anticipate it, no mentioning of plans for her 50th birthday since she got used to having a dual celebration, her birthday and the feast of st. someone... oops! sorry i forgot the name but he is the patron saint of the place where she has her veterinary clinic. ayun! last night around 6pm, it was already dark, my father called me up to inform us about the surprise party and was asking me to cook for the said event. err! last minute requests but then i obliged myself, i hurriedly got dressed and off i went to the grocery store -- a not so long more or less 30 minute ride to the city. i am very much pleased to the request, i just want to share cooking that's why.

i woke up early this morning to prepare for the food, i had to 'cause we had to be there by 9am before the celebrator comes home from her home service and church -- i forgot it's almost equidistant from downtown to where we live but all the way across to the opposite direction. hehe. I managed to finish everything on time whew! that worried me a bit and i was almost off the grill. I brought baked speltoni pasta and beef stroganoff... haha don't start that grimace look! i know i know i just invented those names for my menu but it sure taste delicious or maybe fine.

We arrived their and started with a few beso-beso and mano po here and there. waah! ang dami pa lang food as in literally it was overflowing with food since everyone else brought. hehe. As I've said our families are way too close, that I've grew up one way or another seeing and being with their extended relatives, for the longest time finally they saw me as a grown-up now! haha surprise surprise i'm way older now and a bit different but despite that fact one always remain, the memory of me being little. hehe. I saw ates and kuyas, mommy and daddy / tatay (my kababata's uncles and aunts), titas and titos which are also our family friends, kakaaliw ung reactions nila. ahahaha it was one hell of a reunion na din. hehe

after filling the tummies, we head to watch, "Zohan", the latest Adam Sandler movie on dvd and well kakaaliw naman kahit papano, though i really don't get american humor most of the time. hehe. sorry! haha. It was a fun day to sum up, I'm thankful to see the people around and much thankful that they liked the food i prepared! ahaha.