Woke up late this morning and found myself having a late breakfast with the kids who did not have school today. Was watching TV with them until lunch time when my aunt arrived back from her errands. It was only then that I realized they left me at home to babysit the kids! LOL. I thought all the time that my cousin was in the garage fixing his stuff, but I guessed I was wrong. Wow, that must be my first babysitting experience in America. LOL.
Later, I accompanied my aunt to the supermarket to buy some stuff (again!) for tomorrow's dinner.
It was also a time for me to go around the house and it made me realize that you can never take out from a person the things that you grew up with. My father's family lived in the province and lived off from the produce of farms. My dad usually tells us stories of how he and his friends would trek the mountains near their homes to climb trees and pick the fruits, or how they'd go fishing and swimming in the river. That was simple living and I guess my aunt, who has lived in the US for most of her life, carried that with her. In her home, there is an apple tree, vegetables at the yard, and to my surprise, a flourishing calamansi tree. That was so cool!
It was also cool seeing the kids watching Filipino teleserye with their great-grandma. They even know the story line more than me! LOL. But what was cool today was staying up late with my aunt and hearing her love story that brought her to America.
weird looking apple from my aunt's apple tree beside their house
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