the holidays

A Christmas Blessing

During this Christmas season,
May you be blessed
With the spirit of the season,
which is peace,
The gladness of the season,
which is hope,
And the heart of the season,
which is love

Somehow, not only for Christmas
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart’s possessing
Returns to you glad.
John Greenleaf Whittier

December 25's dinner with the sibs and in laws at the old pala pala. we had shrimps, squid, and tuna. :) then they had this all bacolod experience of the lagoon. which is chaka, but, for posterity's sake we took pictures.

then off to sorento for lychee margarita and people watching. then we took some more photos in front of smore landmarks in the city.