Actually, the Expat Daddy was picking me up, so obviously I already know these were from him, right? hehe! Every Thursday, our routine is that we'll meet up so he can take the car and pick up our Small Ate and then they'll drop me off back to the office. He'll then drop off SA home and come back for me after office. Last week was no different as routine goes. So you can imagine how surprised I was when I saw this as I reach the car. But before that actually, the impatient me was kind of irritated when I saw there was no one in the car waiting for me. I was like, where did he go? I just want to get in the car and leave! And then the flowers and the phone, oh and that two page letter there. Yes, it wasn't just a note it was a front and back letter. :)
So ok, it wasn't really the movie/ teleserye reaction he got from me. He knows me, he'll never get that. The best I could come up with is a wide grin. As I always say, ganon talaga ang Royal Blood, we don't show our emotions in public. hehe! When I posted these on my FB page though, it was very popular. So many likers in both my and ED's page. And, what's funny was that most of the likes came from other mommies, all over! It just goes to show that a little kilig goes a long way! I had the strong urge to tag the daddies, pinigil ko lang sarili ko! hehe!
Well, I guess it's about time to let the secret out, mommies. I'm not always that lucky, hehe! Minsanan lang yan. Both ED and I are not "gifting" people. Well, ED used to be, nahawa na lang ata sa pagiging kuripot ko. And that's exactly the story behind the surprise. ED knows I like Iphone, but not enough to part my hard earned money with. And that's how I am since we got married. So worried about the future that all I ever want to do is save save save. I'm sure most of you mommies agree with me di ba? But somehow, ED has a point too. I mean after what we've been through in the last 3 years, and after loosing all our savings to investments gone bad prior to that, I'm starting to think that ED is right, that we should also enjoy our money from time to time. Since as I've said, they're hard earned. And we should enjoy the fruits of our labor right? Right! My only problem is, I can't make myself believe that. I always feel guilty if I buy something for myself. I can spend so much for the girls and I don't mind whatever ED wants to buy, but for myself... that's another story altogether.
The phone story. Don't get me wrong mommies, I have a nice phone naman. A Blackberry, this.
nice naman right? The only problem with it is that it always hangs and more often has no signal. I used to have a black one, also from ED, with the same problem. So imagine ED's frustration when I had to replace the black with this. Yes, I'm stubborn that way. And also, I felt that if I really had to buy, I would only raise my budget up to this. And so I had turn away from the Iphone. That's more than double the price! My goodness! We already have so many I's in the house we don't need another one. But ED thought differently. The only problem is he knows there is no way to convince me to buy a new phone since the Blackberry is just about 2 months old. And so as always, he took matters in his own hands. Hehe!
And the flowers? Oh I think that's an afterthought. Hahahaha! He knew that giving me the phone alone will also give me a heart attack at the same time. So he had to cover it with flowers. As I would be overwhelmed with the flowers, and would be giddy with the kilig that I wouldn't mind receiving the phone too. Haha! Baligtad no? Yes, I would have been happy with the flowers alone. But no, the flowers are not the gift. Kumbaga sa war, the flowers are in the line of fire. To protect the phone from getting hit. Hehe!
And for added defense, the letter. That was how we were when we were just starting out. We loved giving giving letters to each other. What I love about the ED's letters is his presentation. No, he doesn't have any stationeries. He makes them up. Like he'd cut and burn paper. Use magazine pages, roll up a used brown envelope. The works. Maybe I should show them to you one time. They're like so nice talaga kasi you can see the effort he'd put into them. I loved those times. The time when we didn't have money yet and we had to find innovative ways to gift each other. I'm sure you mommies are like that too, no? We get touched more when we see more effort than more cost. Tama ba? Kaya I was really touched, after all these years he remembered. And of course the content din of the message. It's too personal so I won't share it na lang. But, it's a testament that after a decade I still believe that I have married a good man. Someone I can depend my life on. We may not be rich but we're living a full life. And best of all, our love hasn't wavered in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. That's what marriage is all about right mommies?
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