Today I wish I was still living in Ontario so I can help celebrate my daughter's birthday. Sometimes life is not fair specially when you have to make decision where you live and you are so torn because whatever decision you make, someone gets hurt. But today is not about being sorry, today is dedicated to my daughter and the many memories we had through the years. Of course not everything in life is all happy, there are many years of unhappy times, tough times. But what I would like to share are some of the funny stories that we both would never forget. The question is, how many can I recall. Let's begin and see how it ends. In no particular order.
- Whenever we do a video chat, she seems to have only very little charge left on her phone, so sometimes it would pause and say "battery low", and we would both laugh as I say, oh is that the sign to hang up? or maybe it's time to hang up because she got too tired listening to me talk. LOL
- Many years ago when we lived together, I was going out to a party and decided to use a particular sandal that she has. When she found out that I had borrowed it without asking, she got very upset and threw the sandal to me. I ended up writing her a check and threw it back at her. Many years later, I still have the pair of sandal and could not give it away as it had so much memories of laughter and tears. In 2017, I ended up just taking a photo as the heel disintegrated and had to throw it away.
- One evening my BFF and I went out to a club downtown Toronto. Later that evening on our way out, my daughter and her friend were just arriving and we bumped into them on the stairs. Her friend says "that looks like your mom, wait a minute, it is your mom". The time was 11 pm. The old ladies leaving and the young girls just starting their night.
- A few weeks before my move to San Jose, my daughter and I decided to spend the night in Niagara Falls. We went for a nice dinner and were suppose to spend a couple of hours at their casino. Unfortunately she got sick (food poisoning or just too much meat) and had to stay in bed the rest of the evening. Luckily she felt better the next day. Although short, it was still a memorable time with her.
- On two separate occasion, I was able to be with her at an all inclusive resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Spending time at the pool, having breakfast, lunch and dinner and even sharing time with her nephews and nieces.
- While visiting her and her hubby in their new place in Toronto, I realized that my daughter has become an amazing caring adult. I say this because when she took me to the train station, she made sure I was on the right train and was given the perfect instructions. The tables has now turned, I felt like the kid on a school bus, I loved it.
- During her solo visit to San Jose, we were out shopping at Target. She noticed some older kids were riding the shopping cart. When we were done shopping, we saw a cart near where our car was parked, so she decided to ride inside. We were laughing so hard and even more after she had a difficult time getting out of the cart.
- Last but not least, during her visit in Vernon for the very first time, her husband calls my name and as I was coming into their room, my daughter comes from under the bed and surprised me. This is what I love about her, she's still very young at heart.
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