It’s almost the end of May and yet I haven’t been able to share yet how we celebrated Mother’s Day this year. I was supposed to write this post over a week ago but things started changing fast around here and just thinking about being a mother made me incredibly emotional.
But I’ll tell you about that in another post. For now, in an effort to record the last Mother’s Day we had in our “old normal” family situation, here’s what happened…
It started out like a pretty normal day. Mother’s Day or Father’s Day have never been too much of a big deal to us. We just had plans to go out and have dinner with our kids. The only thing different this time was that we asked my mom to come with us. And off we went to Bonifacio Global City.
It had been a while since my mom was at BGC so we decided to take the Hop On, Hop Off bus just to show her around.
After the tour, we decided to explore what was happening at Bonifacio High Street. My mom, as usual, asked me to take lots of photos she can share on Facebook. This is just one of them.
Then we chanced upon the Mother’s Day activities sponsored by the Lifestyle Network, Working Mom magazine and Glyderm, called #LoveYouMom. One of the activities was a free photo booth. Of course, we didn’t pass up the chance to have our photos taken there as well.
The nice people over at the Lifestyle Network gave my mom and I one rose each as well, which I thought was really sweet. There was also a short performance by singer JR. I wasn’t able to take very decent photos of it though because there were just way too many people crowding in front of me.
By the time we decided to have dinner, most of the restaurants in the area were already full of people. We ended up in Bon Chon, which was also full but at least the customer turnover was faster.
Bon Chon gave me a free dessert as a Mother’s Day treat. Wee!!! We went home full.
Then that was when the kids gave me their homemade gifts. I wasn’t able to take photos of all of them but there was one made by Ziya that I was able to share on my Instagram account. She made several Mother’s Day coupons, which I can supposedly redeem any time I want. The coupons include the following: Sparkling Clean Dishes, You Deserve a Hand, You Deserve a Break, A Big Hug, and Help with Laundry. It was really so creative of her.
It was a very simple, no fuss celebration, made extra special because my mom was with us. So, it was more than enough for me. I had no idea then though that motherhood for me would change just less than a week after. You’ll learn why soon.
How did you celebrate Mother’s Day?
The coupon titles are so cute! Looks like you really had a great time with your family on your special day. Belated Happy Mother’s Day by the way.
We, as family, celebrated our Mother’s Day at home and only celebrated it days after. We went to Bag of Beans for a dinner. Nothing special, we just enjoyed each other’s company.
Nice! I love Bag of Beans. 🙂
Great to see that you had a blast last Mother’s day. I had the time of my life as well, thanks to all the people who made it special.
Belated Happy Mother’s Day sis. It’s nice that you chanced an event while strolling around.
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Love the intergeneration celebration of Mother’s day. It’s fun to see that everyone enjoyed the day. Anyhow, belated happy mother’s day!
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I don’t know what’s the problem with me. I didn’t get attached to my mom so I ignored that day. Maybe I could appreciate her when times come that I will also become a mother. Oh the coupon is so sweet. ^_^ It melts my heart. The last part about motherhood made me curious.
Awww, sorry to hear that about you and your mom. Yes, usually being a mother makes us realize what our own moms have done for us. 🙂
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BGC is the perfect family friendly place to celebrate mothers day. They have really come up with activities and dining places for the family.
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I have not been to BGC in a loooong time but what I remember about it is how it’s not as crowded as Makati. It looks like you had a time well-spent with family. It was also sweet of Bon Chon to give moms a treat on Mother’s Day.
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Its nice seeing you celebrating the mothers day with your kids and most especially your mom 🙂
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How sweet? Happy to see you with your mom celebrating this awesome day 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed mothers day with your family! Truly is one of the blessings 🙂
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Hmmm, I forgot na what we did last Mother’s Day! I think we just stayed at home. I cooked, just a regular day.. hehehe 🙂
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Looks like you had a great mother’s day! We just stayed at home.
Looks like nag-enjoy po kayo sa Mother’s Day! Nakaka-touch naman! May gifts ang mga anak mo sa’yo. I bet you are very proud of them. ^_^
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Hi there mommy! Belated happy birthday. Hehe. Anyway, I think you enjoyed a lot! Your kids are just so sweet giving you gifts and all. I haven’t had the chance to even greet my mom that day and it makes me kinda sad.
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