Nicquee's Nook

Of Parties and Attending One

So tell me, how many parties have you attended already? Or how many parties have you hosted in your own place?

Christmas time is indeed one of the most anticipated celebrations we look forward to. Parties and reunions are held left and right, sometimes even one after the other. Never mind if we will all end up without sleep as long as we get to see and bond with people we have not been with. I do not know if that is true for you, but for us, that is how it goes.

Attending parties and get togethers can be really exhausting but I think organizing one is more difficult and really challenging. Having an event organizer and outsourcing everything you need in the party is, of course, much easier and less stressful too. But it can be very expensive too. Well actually, it really depends. I know some who throw huge parties outside their homes but still manage to stick with their budget. I believe it is all about finding the right suppliers.

Throwing parties outside your home has its pros and cons. For me the biggest pro is that you do not have to worry about the mess everyone leaves. But for some, like me, I still prefer having get togethers at home. Do not get me wrong, our abode is not huge. It is just right to accommodate some beautiful people close to my heart. Never mind if kids accidentally spill their drinks or spaghetti strands are all over the carpet. I can always phone an oriental rug cleaning MD after our celebration. What is important to me is that we can rant and rave about the things that make us nuts or extremely happy freely.

Organizing parties can be pretty stressful sometimes but if you do not slack on it, everything can be worked out smooth and fine. Personally, when I see my guests happy and all laughing, I feel like I am a pro in party organizing.

Where is the Cold Weather?

The previous years, around this time, it was already cold here where I live. We do not have winter but we still experience some cold breeze. It was actually enough for us not to use any air conditioning or electric fan anymore. Or if you do, come midnight, you will wake up just to turn it off because you cannot sleep anymore due to the extreme coldness of the weather.

The previous years, you will be able to go out with your scarves and bootie slippers on. I am no fan of these back then. Or maybe because I do not have them. And when I finally have my own pashminas, I cannot wear them because our weather now is not yet cold like what it used to be same time the previous years.

Previously, towards the end of the year, electric consumption remains the same even if you add Christmas lights and other decors because you cut on fan usage. But now, it feels like summer in December here in our country! And I read over at Facebook that this electric company increased their charges already!!! Why can’t they just do it after Christmas?!

So where is the cold weather now? Is climate change to be blamed for this? Is this our fault for being so neglectful of our nature? If it is like this now, what more when our children are a bit older? Maybe they will no longer experience any cold breeze at all. Or maybe, because of climate change, they will experience extreme cold, a real snowy winter season.

I am still hoping for some cold breeze this Christmas time in our country. I hope it comes soon and that we experience it even if we do not go to high lands like Baguio and Tagaytay. I am dying to wear my pashminas the way they should be worn!

Life is So Not Fair

That is what I was thinking of last Sunday night. Cliche as it is but during that time, it really struck me.

I woke up when the hubby arrived from work around 2AM of Saturday. The girls have rolled around the bed from their position when I put them to sleep. I am used to it already as it happens almost always. When I moved Alex, she was feverish! I panicked because she was all well before we slept and was active the whole day. I just had dengue and fever now makes me paranoid.

We have things to do the following morning and they cannot be put on hold. We picked up Christmas hams early in the morning and it was traffic already! We delivered the ham orders then by lunch time, we are home. We ate then fixed ourselves because we are visiting to the site like what we usually do on Saturdays. Alex was already fever-free that morning and she refused to be left behind when we picked up the hams so I allowed her to go with us. Come that lunch time, she was feverish again. She does not want to eat and keeps on complaining about her throat. I remembered that after eating dinner the previous night, she ate two slices of brownies that I brought home from the mall. She could have a budding tonsillitis. Still, until I find out what is really wrong with her, I will not have a peace of mind. We left her when we visited the site. To cut the long story short, she was still feverish that night when we came home. So we went to the hospital despite the horrible traffic we had just been through. Maxyn was very cooperative when I told her she has to be left behind.

On our way to the hospital, we saw people having their Christmas parties. That is when it struck me. They are partying while us, we have a sickly kid and we are bringing her to the hospital. Somewhere in the south, our relatives are still mourning for their loss. Somewhere out there, there are families have nowhere to sleep because they were affected by calamities. Somewhere out there, someone is hungry. I could go on with life’s irony but that’s just it. After I have enumerated my observations, LIFE GOES ON. Despite all the undue things that happen around us.

Thankfully, Alex got better come Sunday. She went to school yesterday. Today is their sports fest. Tomorrow, she will be able to party with her friends and classmates.

Somewhere out there, someone is also rambling about how unfair life is. But I think what is important is, we continue to face the day with hope and trust in God that in his perfect time, everything will be better.