Big festivities for someone’s special birthday

Today, it has been pretty special because it is the beginning of the festivities for my mom’s birthday. She was born in November 17, but the principal day to celebrate her birthday is November 22. In Peru, my native country, people from country side name a baby born with the name of the saint close to that day. For that reason, my mom was named Cecilia, for whose day is celebrated on November 22nd.
One of my sisters-in-law invited us to a lunch-dinner to celebrate the eve of her birthday. She cooked a delicious meat loaf with mash potatoes from scratch and baked asparagus with bacon wrapped around it. For tomorrow, we have cake and coffee at night to make my mom blow out her candles. The day after, my sister Diana who doesn’t want to be left behind invites us to a dinner. The menu is “Patasca”, a soup which is made from white hominy and different kinds of meat. Wednesday will be a rest day, but Thursday we have another invitation from my other sister-in-law. And finally, Saturday will be the grand finale when there will be a party with Andean music that she loves like us. Also, more members of my family will come to share this special moment with us.
I give thanks to God for having my mom with us. She is the head of the family, and keeps it together. The most important of these festivities is the remembrances that will be left not only for her daughters and sons but also for her grandchildren who can learn about its roots and feels proud of that.