Lola Mithi @ 90

After several years of waiting to get the whole-clan of Gutierrez to be together has finally arrived. This was a double-celebration and all thanks to our beloved Lola Mithi... Today is the grand celebration of lola's 90th birthday and at the same time, a reunion for the whole Gutierrez clan...

All the gutierrez cousins were present for the celebration. Our relatives living in New Jersey decided to be present for lola's birthday celebration. Imagine, yung iba never pa namin nakita! Then, Ann, Ate Alfie and I decided to contribute something for the party from us, grandchildren of lola... we decided to contribute for the souvenir of the party (ksama yung mga pinsan na may work sa ambagan. cympre!) After many months of thinking and arguing which souvenir is best, we agreed (a week before!!!) that a "mug" and button pins are fine (tipid..hehehe). And of course, salamat kay ate alfie kasi siya yung nag asikaso dahil siya pa pumunta ng divisoria for everything.. (love you ate alfie!!!)... A week before the celebration (birthday talaga ni lola is June 21), one by one everyone are coming from everywhere..hehehe i mean from new jersey and Korea... and yung iba di ko alam kung saan galing... sila yung nag invite, hindi ako. :)

So, Saturday (June 28) arrived!!!! Yeheey... party time!!! Well, actually, more of a dinner party. Today, by noon, lola was brought to the parlor together with the aunties. Of course, dapat maganda ang celebrant, di ba? And by 4 pm, everyone was already dressing up at our house for the party. Serra Monte's clubhouse was the venue for the event, and everything was already prepared (food, decorations, souvenirs).. the place was very nice and elegant... as if the event was for a wedding..hehehe.. Then, around 6pm everyone was starting to arrived at the clubhouse... I wasn't in the clubhouse yet when Kent arrived there, but Ate Alfie greeted her already and TAKE NOTE they haven't been introduced yet... but knowing my dear cousin, she wanted to meet our "someone special" considering she's staying with my mom in Korea... We weren't expecting so many relatives would come to the party... there were a lot of guests... there are even some people I didn't know that they were my relatives. After welcoming the other guests, it was time for non-stop picture taking.(of course!) Because this is a night to remember for all of us.. and this is the first time that we got-together for a very very long time... so, everything was to be treasured. After the pictorials, it was time for prayer by my cousin, Gae, and then of course, time for FOOD!!! I'm sure everyone is hungry by that time... The food was catered and it the food was great... even though, I only ate a little because I was busy doing the video show of lola in the AVR and hosting the other guests. I was unintentionally abandoning Kent because I was so busy in helping hosting the party, I left her with some of my cousins... it was a good thing Kent was really really understanding about the whole thing.. I thank God for him, he was so nice... I just asked if he's good.. then leave again... but at the end of the party.. I gave my full attention to him. The party was success even if some of the supposed programs were not followed. I was also surprised of my mom on how nice she was to Kent and she even wanted Kent to be part on some pictures.It was really a great night for all of us...

After the cleaning up at the clubhouse, the rest of my cousins (including Kent) went straight to the house for a continued drinking..hehehe We stayed in the balcony and contribute a story for all of us... It was nice and relaxing... I think we finished around 2am and the rest went home...