getting by

It will be a month tomorrow since my niece and nephew left for Italy. And although I cried several nights after, I can say that I'm recovering now. I no longer cry everytime I see pictures of them in Italy or whenever I chat with the girl on FB.

I'm still missing them so much though. But I can only think of the memories for now:

• The girl and I enjoying a road trip with my barkada. I'm more close to her than the boy.
• A conversation with the boy about crushes and bestfriends
• The 3 of us malling, me giving them each baon (money) for them to spend
• Helping them finish school assignments and projects (it's always fun and filled with occasional arguments! :p
• Attending their school activities (always camera-battery draining moments) in behalf of their mommy and daddy
• My sleep-overs at their house, with the girl always my bed companion.
• Conversation with the girl about everything under the sun. Ahhm, especially boys!
• Holidays filled with their laughter and excitement. Gift-giving mostly them as recipients.
• Beach and pool fun. They love the water!
• Just being with them.

We are all adjusting but the least we can do is to help each other cope. They're adjusting there as much as we are here. But for sure, everything will go back to normal again. Soon. :)