Fun, Fun in Sacramento

by Gerry Abenes

[Photos by Willie Vergara]

                
                It was unseasonably warm for a day in the cusp of April easing into May.  Most of the flowers were on their final moments of proud glory, giving way to a lush green canopy that heralds the coming of long warm summer days.  

                There were tears and sniffles due to pollen drifting imperceptibly in the lazy breeze, but hardly anyone cared.  After a pop of Claritin, the trade-off for a fleeting allergy loomed larger than ever on the horizon - loads of food, laughter and drinks galore; beaming brods and their beautiful spouses whom you haven’t seen in years…or so it seemed.

                Warm days are not uncommon in Sacramento, actually, but warm days in the company of those you like a lot do not come by that easily.  That’s why this particular 28^th day of April was special.  It was a day of celebration for brods and spouses who came into this world on this month and chanced upon the company of Betans in UP North.

                All the way from Modesto to San Jose and San Francisco, brods and their significant others flocked to Tatang’s Granite Bay hideaway to feast with the celebrants of April- Tanya A, Anita F, Johnny Q, Ric V, and Tatang V.  A short business meeting to discuss chapter activities and the upcoming UPAA election briefly interrupted the celebration, but as customary, the meeting melded effortlessly with the celebratory mood.    

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