An Imperfectly Perfect New Year 2023

Good day everyone. I just saw the contest update, I hope I am still counted. I have to think twice if I am ready to write about my new year celebration, or shall I say a normal day thing. Just read until the end so you can understand how hard to me starting another year.

New year has always been my favorite day. In my 26 years of existence, it has always been with my whole family. My father is the cook, of course and my father prepares the table for everyone. We always prepared exchange gifts manita/manito for the five of us, with my two siblings. It was the happy 26 years of my life celebrating new year.

(photos from 2021 New Year Eve)

But before we ended 2022, my brother was hired as a police trainee and was assigned in Region VI for their training. Since May 2022, he was away from us for that long until now. This was a blessed opportunity.

The hardest good bye, is the sudden death of my father. Supposed we are to celebrate my sister's birthday last Dec 21, where he should be the cook. In less than 24 hours admission in the hospital, my father's body gave up and left us. In this situation, my brother was given passess to go home for the interment of my brother.

Before the year end, my father left us. Before we started another year, we lost my father. On Dec 21, my brother needs to go back in the training center, so we had a short lunch. It is unusual for me because everytime we eat MCDO, father is always present. But now, it is without father but first time MCDO for my daughter.

The next day, everybody in the community is busy preparing for the New Year's Eve. Everyone is ready and excited for opening another year of every life. But in our house, it is a sad preparation. My father supposed the cook, but I do this time. We didn't have so much for the eve, just a little food for the four of us.

This is literally a new year for me, mew because I am starting a year without the presence of my father, forever. He is not a perfect father, but he did his best to make his children better and finish our college. He may not the best in the eyes of others, but in my heart, even when I was a kid, I saw him as my husband material (except his vices in alcohol and smoking).

This has been my entry in my new year celebration. I am inviting @georgie84 @kyrie1234 @gemeex to send their entry,too.