Onward and Upward

yesterday my two brothers and youngest sister left for home. everyone was acting okay, from the night before until the time we left the house. the baggages felt heavier, probably because of the heavy hearts too. we had to ride two cars, which split the six of us. when we got to the airport, checked in, i kept reminding bongy to watch over the two, then about the tickets and the gates. the ride going there was quick (which is a sad thing). we stayed for awhile until like 11:55, considering their flight is at 12:05. letting go was the hardest part. while we were eating, no one even brought up the leaving thing. everyone ate his food, noisily talking to each other, my brother teasing my youngest sister. taking pictures. we stayed at the cafeteria. then we knew they had to go board the plane. this is the moving part. katrice started crying, lalot started crying then bongy was teasing them why they were crying, that it should be a fun day. then I started teasing bongy that he too will cry. he turned his back, then before I knew it, our kuya bongy was crying. i got him, then tears started falling from my eyes. then kate started to cry. pido, who was never comfortable kissing his sisters kissed us. yes, he did. i told him that since they are leaving, he better give us kisses. he did, it fet good. he has always been shy with things like that. well, that's him. it was sweet. i had to hush them since they need to move. we started to give almost endless hugging and teasing again. i gave my dad a final call before they went it. just to make sure that our parents know they are okay. after that, our three babies set off to go to the other side of the world.

i drove the car alone. i drove ms. solara, who is still hurt. i gave me time to think and rethink about my family. how much of an ate i am. i have 5 lives to watch over as long as i live. i will protect them and take care of them.

when we got home, charlotte was crying again. then i told her to try to stop since if i start crying, it will take awhile to make me stop. my house felt so empty, even us three in it. suddenly it felt too big for us. no more clutter, no more "unneccesary calls at work", no more worrying what food to prepare. no more fights to stop, no more assistants. no more fighting over the computerS. no more whining. and no more roommate-katrice. they are already home, Thank God! i terribly miss them, that no matter how many times I say it, it does not make me feel less of it.. oh well, there goes my morning. i love them too much.

so to try to take our minds off the not so happy morning, we put our energy and time in cleaning the house. the house was back to the "girl" territory atmosphere. it felt nice. to finally finish evrything i had to do for the house. i was supposed to go the avenues mall to run an errand, my brother's mistake. it didnt push through because i was so caught up the cleaning. it's okay,in another time.

then came 8pm. he picked me up at home. we were going to the gym! :) then on the way, he told me stuff about work, how it was. i enjoyed that we talked about the little things, u know. the everyday things. it felt healthier. when we got to the gym, i checked out what they have. i was impressed. it was pretty big and complete. we went off to do our own routine. i did the stair master, elliptical, some weights for the arms and shoulders. i seriously needed that. i miss working out. it felt good that i sweat that night. i figured he was checking me out, or should i say, was checking up on me, :) after the work-out, we played volleyball. oh, that was fun. the girls were really nice and very sweet. i realized i haven't lost it all, the volleyball skills. i'll work on it to get it all back. but i think i wasnt too bad, that's what i think. the play was nice. when the people left, we played a little more, i practiced on my service. getting tired, we rested for a bit then head out.

both hungry, i suggested wendy's (as always). then we had it at my house. it has been quite a long time the last time he has been in my house. it was nice to have him there again. we caught Shall We Dance when we got to my house. it was nice. i have yet to watch the whole movie. afterwhich, just stayed there, resting, taking naps, talking. i finally had the nerve to tell him about that venom. and he just sucked it right out of my system. i felt better, way better. he said just the right words to calm me down. :)

the rest of it was quality time. i guess we really do like each other...


... once in this lifetime

posted by abi @ 8:15 PM