a lot to be thankful for...

Last November 22 was Thanksgiving Day. It was my first taste of the much-celebrated American holiday and though i may not know the story behind the turkey dinner nor understand why stores go on sale as early as 4am the following day, I embraced the celebration because hey, i've got so much to be thankful for!











That day, Fil and i joined our friends for a whole-day of thanksgiving lunch, merienda, dinner and fun in Milpitas. We had a blast! We snobbed the traditional turkey and had lechon instead...da best! It was also my introduction to guitar hero and wii. grabe, nung kabataan ko game and watch lang hahaha... Big thanks to the host family Juan, Amor & Ysa and to everybody for contributing to our potluck party. Another party this Friday? why not?! :)

Day after thanksgiving (Black Friday), we tried our luck at Fry's to grab that 22-inch LCD monitor for our desktop computer but instead found ourselves lost in a maze of people lining up for the cashier. Not to mention we had difficulty looking for a parking space (sigh...) So anyway, we lasted only 10 minutes inside the store and left empty-handed then headed for San Francisco to checkout the 50th International Auto Show. Lamborghini, Bentley, Masserati, Ferrari, Mustang (i am really attracted to this car, don't know why...), next-generation hybrid cars...name it, they have it! Libre ang mangarap...

We dropped by Jollibee after the auto show then watched Enchanted at Century Theatre. Fil met a co-worker after the movie who told him about the christmas tree lighting at Union Square so we walked the short distance and waited in front of Macy's. It was fun being around a diverse group of people waiting for that one big tree to light up. At 6:30pm it finally did and the crowd dispersed after clicking a few pictures. As we made our way out of the sea of people, we passed by a KRON4 reporter interviewing some tourists and Fil gamely joined the usiseros for a few seconds of TV exposure hahaha. Later when we called Fil's aunt on our way to join them for a belated thanksgiving dinner, she excitedly told us they saw him on TV! hihihi....

So this is how we celebrated thanksgiving. We had our time together as a couple and time with our friends and family here in the US. But beyond the noise and the holiday cheers, one thing's for sure: I am happy, I am blessed and for that i am extremely thankful...not just today but everyday!

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