A Simple Yet Joyful Birthday Celebration for Our Brother-in-Law 🎉🎂❤

Hello everyone!

Hope all are safe and well! ☺️❤️🙏

Yesterday, we celebrated the birthday of my brother-in-law, the husband of my elder sister. It was just a simple celebration with family, friends, and neighbors, but as always, simple gatherings like this become special when shared with the people you love. ❤️

It was already late in the afternoon when my sister and her husband fetched us at home so we could join the celebration at their house. We all rode together, and while inside the van, I got a chance to take a picture with my nephew. ☺️ Moments like that make me smile because children bring so much joy even in simple rides going somewhere. ❤️☺️

When we arrived at their house, some foods were already cooked, but there were still dishes that needed to be prepared. Without wasting time, we helped in the kitchen. My sister cooked spaghetti while I was assigned to cook pancit. We were a little bit in a hurry because visitors were already arriving while we were still cooking. I wasn’t able to take pictures of the cooking process anymore because I became too busy. It was one of those moments when you just focus on finishing everything on time. ☺️

After we were done cooking, we quickly take photos of the celebrant. We played the birthday song, lit the candle on the cake, and he made him a wish before blowing it. Even though we were rushing, we didn’t want to miss that special moment. ☺️❤️

Of course, we also took a picture of the celebrant with my sister. They both looked happy and grateful despite the busy atmosphere around them. 🤭

Then, my sister and I grabbed the chance to take a photo together without the celebrant because he was already in a hurry to serve the visitors. It was already dinner time, and his priority was making sure everyone could eat. 🤭🤭

We even almost forgot to properly sing the birthday song because what he kept thinking about was feeding his guests. 🤣🤣🤣 That’s really how he is, always thinking about others first before himself.

After taking a few pictures, the food was finally served. We didn’t take more photos because there were already many visitors, and we preferred to just let them enjoy the celebration privately. There were really a lot of people, kids sitting at the sof, adults chatting, neighbors coming and going. It felt like a small fiesta in their house.

The pancit I cooked was about 1 1/2 kilos and was last to served because it was cooked after cooking 2 kilos spaghetti. I was honestly surprised because just a few minutes after serving, the pancit was already gone! I even forgot to set aside some for myself. Good thing I was able to eat a small portion before it disappeared completely. 😁😁 It made me happy though because it means they liked it. ☺️

My brother-in-law is the first councilor in their barangay, so as expected, many people came to greet him. My mother actually didn’t want to come at first because she knew there would be many visitors. But in the end, she still went with us together with my father. We just decided to close our store for the evening so we could all attend. Family moments like this are important, and I’m glad we were present. ☺️❤️

It may have been a simple birthday celebration, but it was filled with laughter, busyness, and togetherness. Sometimes the most beautiful celebrations are not the grand ones, but those shared with sincere hearts. ☺️❤️

Have a Blessed Friday everyone! 😀😀😀💖💖💖

Thank You Lord for the blessings and love!

Be grateful in every little/simple things and you’ll find happiness you ever wanted! 😀😀😀

Everyday is worth to be grateful of!

Praying for the safety and wellness of all.

Heal Our Land Oh God!

Lovelots,
@shikika