I don't know if I'm the only one excited when our birthday comes but in my life, I am always excited when my birthday comes, I feel happy that I am grateful because I have been blessed with another year and a chance to live despite the trials that have come into our lives and today I'm currently celebrating my 27th birthday which we enjoyed simply with the most important people in my life.
In the morning we slaughtered one of our raised chickens for dinner later and I also thought of cooking my latest empanada recipe because of my new moulder, I also cooked a puto cheese because I would have made my children sing me the Happy Birthday song but I laughed when my eldest son said that I was lying on my birthday because I didn't have a cake so in my mind since I don't have a plan to buy cakes I make a steamed cake instead to fool them that it was a cake.
Surprisingly after I'm done frying the chicken from the marinade, done with the empanadas and the steamed cake my husband comes up from work with a cake in his hand. I was shocked and at the same time, my heart fell so glad because he only seldom does like this. Then I hurriedly call the kids to see the cake and what they did funny is that they said "Oh so it's your birthday mama because there's a cake!" then my husband and I laugh upon hearing it then the two are happily singing me a happy birthday song and ask if they can eat the cake right away but I told them that we should eat dinner first.
Later after the dinner, I gather the kids and told them that we can now eat the cake, as usual, we made some memorable photos of my 27th birthday first before enjoying the food.
After we took the pictures we immediately ate the food and after a while, I told my husband that we would go to the chapel to light a candle and give a prayer of thanksgiving to God for giving me another year of life. (Part of Filipino tradition)
And that's the simple celebration of my birthday even though it's a bit annoying in the part of the cake that my husband doesn't even let somebody put greetings on it and then there's even no candle at all but anyway I'm still happy with his thoughtfulness today and spending my birthday with my family complete I could never ask for more so Happy Birthday to me I just wish that God will continue to shower me with love, good health and blessings for my entire family.
