4 months to 3

‘Twas our 32nd monthsary last Friday, December 2. Funny thing was, we both forgot about it! This usually doesn’t happen, for we celebrate our monthsaries religiously (except when I’m in the branches) – in a simple manner, that is, like dining out or watching movies/dvds or simply bumming around at home. Oh, and we give each other between you and me greeting cards, hehe.

So that was Friday. I remember I texted him pa while I was on my way to the office – you know, the usual morning mwaaah-luv u-ingat palagi-late na ‘ko messages. He replied that he was running late too and that was it. Nakalimutan talaga namin. On my part, I think I forgot because I’ve been haggard with work lately, with the 94% calculated Murphy for TGS (nyaaah…) and all the 1 cbm boxes we have to make for DTTx (haggard talaga ‘to, imagine, have to merge 8 balikbayan boxes to make 1 cbm box! Take note, we need 11 1-cbm’s)…

Anyways, so the whole day went, wala pa rin, as in I/we totally forgot. We even texted that we would meet after work, just like the usual sabay-maglakad-then-hatid-sa-terminal days. When I was on the train, he tried to call me, eh low bat ako so nagpatext na lang ako. Then his message was this:

Happy 32nd monthsary prinsesa! Mwaaah… I love you so much!

And I was like, OMG, how could I have forgotten? I felt guilty kase before nagtatampo pa ko sa kanya when he does not greet me. Tapos ngayon ako pa nakalimot. Well actually, pareho kami nakalimot, so quits lang. :)

So, ayun, quick plans – we met at SM North and ate at our newly found food haven – Chef Donatelo (located at the 2nd Floor Main, beside Barrio Fiesta). You should check out this Italian resto – 1. delicious food (try the grilled chicken with pepper corn sauce and their fetuccini carbonara), 2. value for money (meals consisting of grilled chix, pasta, java rice and iced tea @ P135), 3. large servings. Plus they give out this buddy card which entitles the bearer for a 15% discount on all food and beverages – solb na yun di ba? Masarap na, may discount pa. It’s my fave resto sa ngayon.

So ayun, daldalan lang during dinner - we were amazed that we both forgot our monthsary. Natawa na lang kami kase ang weird nga na nakalimutan namin yun. We concluded ‘twas because of our preoccupation with our respective jobs. He asked me if I was mad at him for not remembering. Of course not, I said. Eh ako rin naman nakalimot e, bakit naman ako magagalit/magtatampo?

Then we wondered, what’s the biggest quarrel that we ever had? To our astonishment, we couldn’t think of “THE” biggest quarrel. You see, our misunderstandings usually stem from the most trivial of things, like why doesn’t he answer my calls, or why don’t I drink my medicine/vitamins… those sort of things that you can usually hear between a parent and a child. And these petty arguments usually end minutes after onset. :) Come to think of it, in the 2 years 8 months that we have been a couple (plus a year of “we-are-not-a-couple-but-we-date-exclusively-and-we-love-each-other-but-it’s-not-yet-us-as-in-US” stage), we have not had a serious squabble – like the type that usually ends up pretty bad and painful… the one that nearly breaks a couple apart. And we thought, does that make us boring? Hell, no. We are anything but boring. That I can say with much conviction, wink*wink.

True, we do not fight-fight. But that’s because we understand each other so much that every time we have a dispute, we do not let the situation get out of hand. We talk about it, settle it at once and forget about the whole thing. I think we have developed a fondness for the adage “water under the bridge”. :)

It’s just, how do I say this? I am just so truly happy with Paul. I am bursting with blissful love. He’s everything I have ever wanted, needed and more. We’re so compatible, so much that we’re sometimes astounded by it. Until now, even after almost 3 years of being together, I still have those moments when I would just wonder what the heck did I ever do right to deserve this, to deserve him. I’m not putting him up the pedestal or something, but this man, I just feel so blessed that he’s mine. I feel so blessed to have this relationship. It’s just so nice to have someone to love, someone to please, someone to share your life with… and that someone does the same to you, plus a whole lot more.

Well, time does fly fast – we’re nearing our 3rd anniversary, o da ba, another year of happiness and love added to our forever. :) That I will certainly not forget. Promise ko yan, by. :)