Happy Birthday, Miguel!

Miguel visited us last week. It was such a restful week for him (I hope!) because he isn't used to the "provincial" pace of life here at Antioch, which he kept calling the "'burbs."

He slept late, played PS3, and ate 3 full meals like he doesn't in NYC. Our favorite meal remains to be the talangka, shrimp, and lechon kawali we had for lunch when he came in from the airport. That meal was so big for me, I ate only once that day!

It was a pleasure to have him. He even helped us pick out a suit for Ricky's job interview next week. Investment daw. He also took the boys shopping in Target, where they got their wardrobe updates. The younger ones got toys and PS games.



Before he left, we agreed that it is better to be more kind than to be more right.

Happy birthday, Mig--no longer the baby brother I had, but a grown, mature, and extremely driven man who made the most of the cards life dealt you.

May the lessons you have learned tide you over in this second part of your life.

Ate