I have always been close to both my parents. They're my role models and I don't get to see them often, so whenever they're around, I try to be with them as much as possible. My mom has been here with me since May 16th, and I'm sad that I couldn't spend as much time with her as I had hoped.. When she was here last September, things were different because back then I didn't have an internship. I would spend the entire day with her, have coffee/tea after a huge meal, and in between classes we would always be together.. Over the past months of course, I have built friends in school and in UniPro (the Filipino organization I am proud to be part of). The past weeks have been the busiest weeks for UniPro, so ugh I just felt so bad leaving her for a meeting or something, plus I have been more social so I try to make it to school events too. I am just so blessed to have an understanding mom. So all my weekends are dedicated to her.. Sundays especially.
My cousin, April, came to visit during Memorial day weekend. We wanted to do something special for her so we treated her to dinner at Le Cirque that Saturday. Her boyfriend, Damon, and our good friend/cousin Onell were there too. The next day, we attended mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, then went to the Met afterwards. We actually went there for the Prada/Schiaparelli exhibit (must-see if you love fashion), then had early dinner at our favorite BonChon!!! :)
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| April's Graduation dinner at Le Cirque |
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| Bloomingdale's before dinner at Le Cirque |
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| at the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
In exactly 2 weeks, my mom’s going to be leaving me for home. As much as I want to be selfish and have her all to myself, I know that it’s not possible since I have 3 other sisters and my dad she has to go home to, plus her social life and work that are both waiting eagerly for her return. Since she got here, I have regressed to how I was when I was 10 or 11. How lucky am I to be going home every single night from work/school with a complete meal cooked for me, an apartment that has already been cleaned, and clothes that are fresh from the laundry?! My mom is the QUEEN of our home in the Philippines, and she doesn’t even have to lift a finger, since she has ‘angels’ doing everything for her. Here, she treats me like her baby, doing everything she can to take care of me. I will never get tired of this, I swear. So I know that 2 weeks from now, when she leaves, I will be crying like a baby. It is just timely that the topic in my Principles of Modern Finance is "regression analysis". Purely coincidental.
