Happy 1st Anniversary!

Today, we celebrate a year of marital bliss. Here's to forever, Dy! Love you and Miggy so much!

8 months!

Happy 8th wedding monthsary, Daddy!

Thanks for loving and taking care of me and our little bundle of joy in my tummy!

Next month, we will have our Joaquin Miguel. Looking forward to more months, years with you and our family!



Random Sweetness

My husband surprised me with a dozen white roses the other day. How sweet and random of him! I had no clue he was going to me these beautiful blooms...



Pic taken by me... Macro! :)


He gave me this bouquet last Saturday. It really came as a surprise. That day, we spent more than half of the day apart - he attended the Christening of his good friend's son (he was a ninong) and I stayed at home because it was our family Christmas lunch (which is usually on the 26th because that's when my bro, Ronald, and his family visits Bulacan during the holidays).

That same day was also his college barkada's Christmas get together. So after the Christening, he went straight to Trinoma to join his friends. I followed a bit later to catch up with them, too. When I arrived at Trinoma to meet them, I saw him holding the bouquet, and my first thought was, "it must be Prescy's or one of the girls' (at pinahawak lang sa kanya haha). But when I approached, he smiled and gave the bouquet to me. I asked, "para saan 'to?" and he said, "Wala lang."  Ain't he sweet? :) Love him to bits.

Here's a pic of us in Trinoma (taken by Mareng Michi)

Happy birthday, By!

Happy, happy birthday By! Wish I was there to celebrate this very special day with you...



I love you! :)

I survived a Manic Monday.

A few more minutes to go and the day's ending. What a manic Monday! It was so toxic at work. I was cramming the whole time to finish two reports, one of which I got to complete. Yehey! As for the other one - hmm, it's not done yet, but I've submitted a partial report to my boss. Which means I'll still be working tonight to finish it so it could be reviewed first thing tomorrow. Hay, hay.

Thank you Lord for getting me through this day. And a big shout out to Kel as well for keeping me sane! I was so close to bursting my sanity bubble earlier today. Haha I felt so frustrated I wanted to cry. Good thing Kel gave me an effective energy booster, in the form of a song and dance number via SMS haha! It goes like this:

"Ain't no loving my Jeng... Chuwap, chuwap, ooohh..."

The moment I read this, all crappy thoughts and feelings just flew out the window. I could imagine him doing that crazy dance. Hehehe Hilarious! For a moment, it didn't feel like he's 1,800+ miles away, it was as if he was just within my reach... Aww, enough of the cheese. :)

Anyways, it was a tiring, haggard day, but you know what they say - what does not kill you makes you stronger. I may have been close to giving up earlier today but I ain't surrendering. Look at me, it's almost midnight, but I'm still up! Need to finish that remaining report!

Goodnight y'all! :)

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. :)

Between you and me

Paul & I are on our 29th monthsary today. Yehey! I never thought I would be this happy in my life. And to think it all started with just one message, which I almost ignored (Hi, am i disturbing you? M paul, michelle's friend from ue.)... hehe :) Anyway, I'm posting this song I just learned about recently, as in like 2 weeks ago. The moment I heard it, I was like, dagdag na naman 'to sa songs namen! =). I raved about it with my officemates only to be told twas a song from our college days pa and I was a bit shocked - how could I have missed such a good, cheesy song?

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Spend My Life With You
eric bennett, tamia

I never knew such a day could come
And I never knew such a love
Could be inside of one
And I never knew what my life was for
But now that you're here I know for sure

I never knew till I looked in your eyes
I was incomplete till the day you walked into my life
And I never knew that my heart could feel
So precious and pure
One love so real

Can I just see you every morning when
I open my eyes
Can I just feel your heart beating beside me
Every night
Can we just feel this way together
Till the end of all time
Can I just spend my life with you

Now baby the days and the weeks
And the years will roll by
But nothing will change the love inside
Of you and I
And baby I'll never find any words
That could explain
Just how much my heart my life
My soul you've changed

Can you run to these open arms
When no one else understands
Can we tell God and the whole world
I'm your woman, and you're my man
Can't you just feel how much I love you
With one touch of my hand
Can I just spend my life with you

No touch has ever felt so wonderful
(You are incredible)
And a deeper love I've never known
(I'll never let you go)
I swear this love is true
(Now and forever to you, only for you, to you)

Can I just see you every morning when
I open my eyes
Can I just feel your heart beating beside me
Every night
Can we just feel this way together
Till the end of all time
Can I just spend my life with you

Can you run to these open arms
When no one else understands
Can we tell God and the whole world
You're my woman, and you're my man
Can't you just feel how much I love you
With one touch of my hand
Can I just spend my life with you

Can I just spend my life with you
Can I just spend my life with you
(Forever here with you)
Can I just spend my life with you

Can I just see you every morning when
I open my eyes

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Alabsyu by! :)