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Family Christmas party 2019

This is Val and my first Christmas as husband and wife and we celebrated it with the rest of the family! Ate Gigi had an ingenious theme set up this year: every family had to arrive wearing pyjamas or costumes based off Disney characters. 

While bouncing off ideas with Mommy, I hit a brainchild: why don't we wear something inspired by the Black Panther? Since Marvel Studios has been acquired by Disney, we could explore those characters. BUT we won't wear the costumes themselves; rather, we'd dig up the African dresses and shirts I got for them as pasalubong and wear them to the party. I told Val about it and he cam prepared with several shirts as well.

Ate Maddie, JP, Ninang Trining, and Tita Tessie arrived wearing Star Wars shirts and pyjamas. Yes, the Star Wars franchise has also been acquired by Disney. Ate Sally, Kuya Merlin's sister, went a step further: she actually came in Jedi-inspired attire! Biboy, Barbara, and Gabriel were the Incredibles. Donnell's family wore Marvel character shirts. Ate Gigi's family were wearing leis; I think they took on the Moana theme. Kuya Allan, standing out from the crowd, arrived in a Batman shirt... technically, Batman is from the DC Comics universe and isn't part of Disney's roster of characters; but it's all good. 

As always, there was a lot of food because each family brought something to share and there was a lot of fun because Matthew, Patrick, and Joycelyn led everyone (even pregnant me) through a lot of games. I just didn't join the games that involved racing around the house. Gabriel didn't join the games either... but that's because he's too young to participate. Instead, he was happy pointing at things and touching different textures in Ate Gigi's living room.

Thank you, Ate Gigi, for hosting this year's Christmas party!!


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