Hi there!
It’s been a while since my last blog post. 🙂
October 14, 2020 pa yung last and sobrang dami nang nangyari since then. Hindi ko na nga alam kung saan magsisimula. Haha. But we have to start somewhere, right? So eto na nga yung utang ko na update… Simulan natin nung 2019.. 😀
In the last quarter of 2019, napag-uusapan na namin ng love ko yung about sa future plans namin. Siyempre kasama namin ang isa’t-isa and ever since naging kami, hangad namin na matuloy ito sa kasalan. Every decision that we made, lahat yun kasama sa goal namin to spend our lives together. We’re just so happy to see things materialize (di man naging madali) – from shifting to a dayshift job, to saving, etc.
We had few trips which include yung pagpapakilala ko kay Love in person sa parents ko. It was light and I am very happy na chill lang ang daddy ko. 🙂 He signified na whatever plans we have in the future, approve sa kanya because we are in the right age na. Fast forward after ng madaliang meet-up in LU, nagpunta naman kami sa Baguio to spend few days. We enjoyed the strolling especially at night, food trip (Good Taste, Oh my gulay, Lemon and Olives, Vizco’s), relaxation time sa North Haven Spa (fave!). First time ko rin na sumakay sa bike na may sidecar (lol!) Pero dahil may kalakihan kami, saglit lang kami sa pagbike, binalik na namin kay kuya. Haha!
We also got the chance to go to Boracay with previous workmates and friends. Mas maaga lang yung pabalik namin sa Manila pero we did enjoyed it. Start na ng Covid-19 nun pero we still pushed it kasi sabi namin mag-iingat kami. Buti na lang, we’re safe. Hindi kami nagka-Covid despite sa dami ng nakahalubilo namin during that trip.
Then came the lockdown – March 2020. Naaalala ko ito kasi balak naming bumalik ng Baguio for our anniversary pero hindi na namin pinush kasi baka maalangan pa. Baka dun pa kami malockdown.
We spent days working at home pero there were some days na kinailangan kong pumasok sa office. Toxic pa yung work ko at that time. Hindi ko na lang i-elaborate yung specifics pero yun yung darkest time ng career ko. Nawala talaga yung peace of mind ko and napraning ako kada makakarinig ng Teams notification and pati na rin ng ringtone sa phone. Doon ko na-try na maiyak habang nasa meeting. Haha! Those days. I’m so glad that may nag-take ng chance na i-hire ako kahit online lahat ng kaganapan and I feel very blessed dahil swak ako sa culture ng company at team.
Days passed, my Love and I decided to get married. 🙂 We started out the planning of our wedding – almost a year and a half din ang inabot ng preparation at pag-iipon. Maraming challenges na obviously ay dala ng pandemic (more of that on my next blog post) pero we were blessed na despite those, na-push namin ang kasal last September 2021.
We spent the Christmas as newly-wed couple with my family in LU (dahil medyo nag-relax na ang travel restrictions) and our New Year with Love’s family in Laguna. I feel so loved and happy dahil we got to spend time with our families longer (benefit ng work from home set-up). Mas naging close din kami sa isa’t-isa and I really did appreciate yung pakikisama ng lahat.
Naging challenging ang pasok ng 2022 para sa aming mag-asawa dahil nag-positive kami sa Covid-19. We experienced mild symptoms kaya nakaya naman na mag-isolate lang at home. Thank God we’re good now! We have recovered at mas magiging maingat pa kami dahil mas nakakahawa ang mga variant ng Covid-19 na nadidiskubre ngayon. Pandemic is still not over. Pero kapit lang.. Sabi nga ni Fr. Jerry Orbos, “God is full of surprises.” Malay natin, ito na pala ang beginning of an end.
As of today, tuloy lang kami sa pag-inom ng salabat at lemon juice. In fairness, masarap pala at nakakaginhawa. We’re aiming to live healthier. 🙂 We’re still working from home and we’re praying for our goals. P.U.S.H. lang!!!
*Pray until something happens.
Notes and Sweet Nothings 