A Well-Deserved Christmas Vacation

    I can still recall one of the happiest moments of my life. It was the 20th of December 2024, 11:30 PM, I was getting ready to go to sleep and remembered my 6:00 AM alarm. "Yes!" I thought, just one tap on my screen and it made me the happiest at that moment. Just the thought of not waking up to the ringing and vibrating of my alarm was so exciting.

   Like every other year, we will spend this christmas vacation in Bulacan in which I really love because I get to see my cousins in my mother's side. When we arrived there, we were greeted with warm hugs and sweet smiles because we only get to see each other at least 2 times a year. On Christmas day, that is when we celebrate our reunion with my mother's side that's why I got busy with wrapping gifts for almost a hundred people the day before that. When christmas day arrived, we all wore purple as the theme. The day was fun despite the fact that it rained, we were still able to enjoy it. 

    2 days after christmas, it was my little brother's birthday. He just turned 8 years old but he is still a baby in our eyes. We celebrated his birthday and granted his wish to go to the mall and play. We also asked him where he wanted to eat and answered with joy, "Burger King!". We were able to try some of their new items in the menu. 

    Sadly, we had to go back to Ilocos before new year so we started packing up by the 28th and went home by the 29th. When we arrived, I immediately asked the 2 of my friends to go out and accompany me to buy gifts for my tito's and tita's here in Ilocos. Spending time with them was the best way I could end the year. Because I got to spend time with my loved ones, it was indeed a well-deserved christmas vacation.