r|break: liquid friends from yester eve, a repost, and just remembering ...

... and i'll see liquid friends and
a few others again this weekend!

milagro
10 cane

it has felt like a LONG and FUZZY week ... and the coming weekend will continue to add to the events of this week.

today is the 7-year anniversary ... of my dad dying, so i have revisited this dec 2008 post (which includes as link to the eulogy) and for a variety of reasons, i also have taken a well-needed day off from work.

a close uncle (uncle romy) died this past monday ... for each evening starting monday, there has been a novena - which will continue, as novenas do, through nine days. the viewings are sunday and monday evenings. the funeral mass and burial are on tuesday.

as family and friends gather ... we all have been supporting each other, sharing memories from way back, sharing memories from not-so-far-back, and even reminding each other of memories some of us packed away in very dark crevices of our grey matter. it's amazing and entertaining what some people remember and what others have forgotten.

moreover, we are reconnecting ... we are meeting new people, making new friends, and adding-on to our extended family - all who share a love for uncle romy. and all who share a love for his family. (and for this, i shall acknowledge how useful fbook has been. there. i admit it.)

kitchen story-telling with liquid friends - alcohol ... these past evenings have included chats/yip-yaps, rather boisterous laughter, and crazy(!!!) story-telling - much of this fueled by wine or tequila or rum or vodka or ... (uhm ... perhaps i should say ".. and/or ..." instead of "... or ..."?!)

SAME KITCHEN - 2 YEARS AGO ... i realized something after my cheeks were hurting so much from laughing. these past evenings are a bit reminiscent of christmas 2006 - SAME KITCHEN and same fun family/friends. (i'm glad i have this blog post to remind me of such fun times!)

[original post, dec 26, 2006, over here]

the beginning:

7 inviting shots of 10 cane rum

the prelude:
(ring leader instigator host o'shot to the right)
after somewhat reluctantly agreeing to partake,
nervous chit/chat amongst new & old friends

the toast:

smiles of the fun ahead - s, g, p, j, a, l
(with l having lots o' fun!)

bottoms up:

with the looks of fear, certainty,
contentment, assurance,
completion, and "almost there"

old friends, new friends,
and good times on christmas day!

[side note: i didn't partake in the next round -
shot of patron silver - uh, tequila]

now what? for today, this coming weekend, and as long as i have my wits about me ... i will share with others my love for uncle romy and for his family. i will remember my dad and how he has shaped my life and that of my family and friends.

and i will acknowledge that
today is a good day
(as shared by my friend, iris)

love you uncle romy.