Day 3: California Orange Poppy | Visiting Southern California

Good morning! Happy Palm Sunday! I woke up at the usual time of 7:00 AM and heard movements in the kitchen. Tita Vickie is preparing breakfast and even made the most amazing tablea hot chocolate. One of my mom's fondest childhood memories is drinking tablea hot chocolate and how it's still the best, and I agree.


Tablea Hot Chocolate

After breakfast, we went to Palm Sunday Mass at St. Martha Catholic Church. During Mass, I felt a sudden wave of gratitude. I am truly blessed to have a wonderful family. Thank God for blessing my mom's kind, funny, loving, and forgiving sisters, and we (me and my siblings) are lucky to have such wonderful Titas. Thank you, Lord, for my immediate and extended family.

After Mass, we made a quick stop home. Then, Jomar, me, and Tita Dioly rode to Resurrection Cemetery in Ate Stacy's car. I took videos and pictures of the hills covered in California Orange Poppies on the way. As my cousin pointed out, it's like someone shredded cheese atop mountains.


California Poppies covered mountain.

Orange Mountain

Beautiful

The first time I visited Resurrection Cemetery was in 2007. I just started university! Now, I am coming back as a working adult and married! I "asked" my maternal grandma if she remembered me and "introduced" Jomar. I also silently asked her to pray for us.


Visiting Grandma

After visiting Grandma, we had late lunch (or early dinner) at Hibachi Grill Buffet. Then, we hang out at Tita Dioly and Tita Cherry's apartment. They showed me their treasure of our childhood pictures. I had so much fun looking at things.


Hibachi Grill Buffet

At around 7:00 PM, we drove back to Tita Vickie and Tito Deo's home and said goodbye to Tita Dioly and Tita Cherry.

We spent time with Tita Vickie when we arrived home and had a video call with my mom. Then, Jomar and I started packing for our flight back home.

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