Happy Birthday AMAZING dad!!!
Eve of Dad’s Birthday (For those not in the know, I call hubby "Dad")
Every time I spend my birthday, hubby would come up with a surprise for me. There was this time he came up with a surprise dinner with friends. Then there was this time he woke me up at midnight using party poppers and a loud happy birthday song with a box of my fave Cupcakes by Sonja on his hand…haha! Well, anyway, this time, I wanted to do something different for him. I wanted to surprise him coz that is not so typical of me.
The eve of his birthday, I waited for the clock to strike 12MN so I can surprise him. I usually just greet him happy birthday and hand him his gift. This time, at midnight, I handed him a piece of paper which read "Happy Birthday, Dad! Look under your pillow to find the next clue." Yes, ala "Amazing Race" coz we are so crazy about that show. Anyway, there are no road blocks here, just "tasks to do" before I hand him the next clue (like kiss me, hug me…haha) and so anyway, it went from one clue to the other, from one room to the other, until finally, at the computer room, the last clue read "Happy Birthday, Amazing Dad! Look under my computer table to find your next clue" and there he got what he was looking for…his gift…in a box wrapped in Rustan’s wrapper…
Unveiling the contents
Miguel (our pet beagle) helped open the gift. It was as if he understood what was going on! He pulled one end of the ribbon and Gerry with the other. Then he bit the box to remove the wrapper.
It was funny coz he ran away with it. He went back as soon as he noticed that we didn’t chase him. I love the surprise on Gerry’s face. He thanked me, hugged and kissed me then Miguel jumped on top of him and "made lambing." (agaw eksena haha) Such a sweet pet!!! They cuddled for a good 20 minutes or so. Cutie!
So what’s inside the box? A pair of Crocs athens! The very pair he was looking for since 
last year. He was sooo happy coz we went to all Crocs stores and we couldn’t find his size and the style (athens) and color (army/sienna) that he wanted. Well, I got lucky last week when I went to Rustan’s, EDSA Shangri-La Mall coz that was the last pair in that size, style and color. Whew! Talk about "meant to be."
January 14, 2008
Usually, we just have birthday dinners. This time, I took him out the whole day…from lunch onwards, that
is. We went to EDSA Shangri-La Mall and had lunch first at SumoSam. It
was delish! Gerry had miso soup first, then there’s ebi tempura, california maki, tuna sashimi and salmon with wasabi sauce. Yummy! For drinks, I just had diet coke and he had watermelon shake. We were done eating by 2pm but since he doesn’t have a clue what will happen next, we went around the mall first to pass some time. First, we bought movie tickets to see I AM LEGEND at 430pm. (Good thing they now have reserved seats so we can go straight inside after my next surprise) We went window shopping mostly at the 5th floor. I bluffed him that we’re going down already. He got excited as we were walking towards the Urban Spa. I was there last week and got us an appointment at 3pm. So they were expecting us when we walked in.
Anyway, we had a great massage at the Urban Spa. It was so relaxing. After that, we went to watch the movi
e. It was scary, well at least for me coz I hate suspense thrillers, but it was nice! We enjoyed it. Then, we went to True Value and Rustan’s to buy some stuff. We got hungry so we went to CLAWDADDY for dinner. We ordered for stuffed mushrooms and clam chowder for starters, then we had Lobster and Salpicao Surf n’ turf and Crab Maritess. Super yummy
!!! I asked the waiter if there is a special discount for birthday celebrators, he gave us free ice cream with wate
rmelon instead. That was so nice of him!
Blow the candles dad! Hehe.
After dinner, we went back home with smiles on our faces 
Thank you Lord for a great day!
Happy Birthday dad! I love you and God bless!
