I'm sure by now your feeds have already been flooded with a lot of pictures of flowers, and here I am, even making a blog post out of it! Haha! I don't intend to annoy you. I just wanna share the story behind the bouquet of roses that I received today. It's probably something new to you.

I have a confession. Mark and I have been together for almost 13 years, but it's the first time today that I received a bouquet from him. Oh, no, don't get me wrong. Mark has been the sweetest. He's been showering me with a lot of gifts for the past years. It's just that, the moment we became together, I initially made myself clear for him not to give me any flowers especially on Valentine's Day.

Saw this in my drive while I was sorting out some files. I made this illustrations years back for a friend's wedding invitation. :)

Got this "Love Is..." quotes on the net and thought of making an illustration out of it. Drew it in a bond paper using pencil, outlined it with sign pen, scanned it, and then colored it in Photoshop. :)

And because today is Valentine's Day, I guess it's just very fitting for this post. :D

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So, what is love?

Love is...


Love is...

Saw this this draft post on my folder while I was organizing the files in my pc. I originally posted this one on my Friendster page, but since I already had my account disabled, I decided to post it here. This suddenly brought me back to the times when Mark and I were just starting out as a couple. :p

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Girls love surprises, right?! Especially when it's from the one they love. A box of chocolates secretly placed in her locker, a sweet "Thank you!" note slipped inside a book that was borrowed from her, a dozen red roses delivered at her office on her birthday with a note that says 'Happy Birthday Honey! I love you!' --these are just a few of the common surprises that guys do (or should i say, girls want guys to do! haha!), which never fail to give kilig moments to girls (believe me! ;p)...and well, yeah..sweet enough to win our hearts! *wink*

But as I was looking back, going through some old stuff, and thinking about these surprises, I have to say that when it comes to guys surprising girls, nothing still compares to my guy's style! ;p

I remembered one time when Mark and I were having merienda with some of my college girl friends while waiting for our next class. While we were eating and having some chit chat, Mark asked for a paper so I gave him one. My friends and I were busy talking about girly stuff while Mark was busy doing something with the paper that I gave.

Just as when we were about to leave for the next class, Mark handed me this...

...a piece of paper folded into small parts, while saying "o sayo na lang..basahin mo.."

It's Valentine's Day today! How did you guys spend your day? I spent mine with no less than my loves: my family and Mark. :)

Mark and I went out earlier today for his checkup. After his checkup we went to the mall and feasted on congee and DQ Blizzard for lunch since he's still on soft diet.  We did some shopping after lunch and then watched Safe Haven. :D

We headed home and had a simple dinner with my family and we all had a wonderful time!

Shakey's Pepperoni Pizza, Crispy Pata, Red Ribbon Black Forest Cake
Shakey's Chick 'n Chips, Home-cooked Pork Sinigang
Shakey's Ultimate Garlic and Cheese Pizza, Nestle Temptations Double Dutch Daydream Icecream

As simple as our Valentine's celebration may be, I still enjoyed today. Nothing still compares to a love-filled day with your loved ones!

Mark and I have been apart for half a year now. I must admit that I'm still not used to him being not around, but this didn't stop me from being in love. :)

Thank God there's my family, we had not just one but 2 celebrations. ^_^

We had a pre-valentine dinner date at Bamboo Asia Grill last Saturday, February 12.

And a pre-valentine lunch at home yesterday.

Now who said that Valentine's Day is just for couples and lovers? ^_^

Happy Hearts Day!!!