A Milestone at 98

Sunday. First Monthsary. A milestone.

A lot of things happened on this day as I didn't want to make myself idle for the whole day. I woke up at 2pm, quickly took a bath and headed to Intercon (again) to work out. The weather was good, no rains at all, a pretty fine day to start with. I arrived at the gym around 3:30pm and did my cardio workout for 40mins. I took an hour to finish my routine, took 20mins in the shower, 10mins to dress up, and walked my way to Greenbelt chapel to attend the mass.

Arrived at exactly 6:10, a bit late for the mass, but still good. The chapel was jam-packed and I found my spot near the chapel's entrance. Father Biboy (the priest) celebrated the mass. His homily was about putting God in our hearts. He asked everyone if we always put God first in our hearts. I was moved because, I often forget about it. I always think about my job, think about my friends, think about my security, think about my love life, think about what's-gonna-happen-next, etc. I even forgot to thank Him when I got my current job few months ago. I forgot to thank Him on all the things he did for me for the past months. Now, I'm living my life happily, harvesting all the fruits that I deserve without thanking Him. Now I know how it feels being guilty. I cried in the middle of the priest's homily. I immediately prayed and I asked God for forgiveness. I thanked Him for my current job, thanked Him for the goodness he has shown me, and thanked Him that he gave me someone to love. Shortly, I received God's blessing during the Holy Communion. I prayed again and I cried. Afterwards, I texted my baby:

"Bhe, umiiyak ako d2 sa mass. Sobrang na touched ako. Im so thankful God has given me a wonderful family, a nice job, healthy and happy life. Also, I thank Him for letting me know u. Thank you for coming into my life. I will never forget this moment. I love Him as he gave me strength to survive eventhough Im alone in Manila, thank you bhe for being part of my journey and im looking forward to be with you for the rest of my life. i love you. happy monthsary."

and my baby replied;

"Bhe, na touch ako sa txt mo. Thankful dn ako at naging tayo. nag pay na din and long dating period and i know na mas madami pang mangyayari sa atin na mgaganda."

I left the chapel with joy in my heart. I hurriedly went to powerbooks as Beth was waiting for me there. I told her what happened while I was hearing the mass. Told her how lucky I am where I am now. After 5 years of living alone, I got stability, I got everything I want, supported my family back in Davao, got a nice job, found the love of my life, etc. Now I'm looking forward to work everyday, talk to my baby after office hours (and attend my spanish class every saturday =)).

Then, we went towards Recipe resto and had our dinner there. I ordered my all time fave gising-gising, and Beth ordered Spicy squid. The dinner was good except for the fact that I ate 2 and a half rice. Arggghhh.

At 9pm, we met Cristy at starbucks downstairs. I enjoyed my extra hot, non-fat, no whip, tofeenut latte. That was so so good while having conversation with them.

Later on, we went to KFC at peoplesupport at 12midnight. I ordered original chicken recipe with overflowing gravy and a cup of rice.

Went home at 1am.

A simple note to my baby:

Bhe, I know we are a thousand miles apart and couldn't even feel each others warmth. But, the only thing I know is that I love you so much. No matter how far we are with each other, You're still the only one I truly love. Its only 98 days and you'll be home. I can't wait to see again and I am looking forward for our next monthsaries and anniversaries. I thank God as he let me attend the mass today and hear His words. I'm so thankful that I have known you and I couldn't imagine what my life would be now without you. We're done with our first day, and now, our first month, and I'm looking forward for our first anniversary. Thanks for being part of this new journey of mine and I hope we could make a lot of life's chapters together. I miss you and I love you. Ich liebe dich.