It’s the 1st day of July and exactly six days to go before my three sisters’ BIG DAY! Yes, 7.7.7. (July 7, 2007) — a favorite number of most of us in the family, will be THE DAY when all my three sisters are to be wed in church. And true, my sisters, SUNDAY, TUESDAY and FREIDI AYA (as in their names are the days of the week) will FINALLY walk down the aisle in a triple wedding affair (with a triple blue motiff at that) on a triple 7 date! Add to that the historical ambiance of the St. Joseph Bamboo Church in Las Piñas City where the ceremony will take place. And lo! Dad and Mom get to walk down the church aisle, as well, thrice over!
And I — (oops, I used to be called WEDNESDAY before the nick became MAE and then finally, TIMI, but that’s a separate story) — though a bride I am not, I feel as jittery and as excited.
Can’t wait to see Dad and Mom, and sister Sunday with her hubby Curtis, home again! I miss them all terribly! Dad and Mom arrive in two days, while Sunday and Curtis arrive on the 4th, which also happens to be their civil wedding anniversary. Great huh!
I could already imagine how our home would be like in the next 20 days or so. The 3-4 days (with the balikbayans), prior to the wedding will already be a blast in itself and I foresee a lot of "emotional moments" (and outbursts too) from each family member happening, as THE day draws nearer. That’s how passionate everyone has been since Day 1 of the preparations.
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. What about AFTER the wedding? Oh well! Various scenes now come to play in my head with full enthusiasm … the noise, the hustle and bustle, the hectic schedules, each mealtime seeming like a party feast, ahhh … the home cooked meal skills that Mom and Sunday will be flaunting every now and then … while I, in turn, am expected to showcase whatever baking skills I have (which isn’t much anyway, hahaha) … oh geez, there goes the painstaking diet I had to contend with in preparation for this BIG event.
I likewise expect the usual family debate over what particular food in a specific mealtime to put on the table (knowing too well how diverse the tastes of the family members are), the chaotic schedule (since both Dad & Mom and Sunday & Curtis would definitely want to meet up with as many friends and relatives and see as many places too during their stay), where to go, who to be with, who gets to bring the car, who drives for who (that’s the thing when almost everyone knows how to drive, they get to have choices, and I am not certain if that is good or bad, haha!), who among the grandchildren gets to sleep beside granny and grampa (that’s six of them all wanting of their lone time with lolo and lola), the long queue in the use of the home PCs (would it be possible that a PC allocates a fixed # of hours for the day for each user? Just wond’rin’ about it so as to avoid hearing those petty arguments among the PC addicts), etc., etc.
But then, what the heck! Along with these minor squabbles come the infectious laughter, the typical "asar-talo" alaskahan, the crazy antics, the funny and corny joke exchanges, overflowing kape-kape (hmm, the smell of brewed coffee filling the air at home gives me a high), videoke sessions (this family just loves to sing!) and food, food and more food sharing. Oh my, did I just say food again?!
After all, it’s been 3 years for Sunday and Curtis and 4 years for Dad and Mom since the last time we were ALL TOGETHER in the flesh!
Sigh … can’t wait to see 7.7.7 finally in full swing — where all kinds of intense emotions will absolutely triple! Guess it’s time to make sure that those camera batteries are fully
charged always as we document and store more memoirs in our
treasure chest of memories.
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