Valentine's Day :)

I woke up with a headache and was unsure what lies ahead for me. But it is the day of hearts. :) Valentine's Day! What can go wrong?


I did my usual morning routine and when Mark woke up he gave me a kiss and wished me Happy Valentine's Day. I felt bad because I didn't have time to buy him a gift or a card due to chemo. He was fine with it and said he'll take a rain check. ;)


I was in the middle of trying to come up with a good word for Scrabble, a game I play with Mark on Facebook. And alas, he surprised me with Valentine cards from him and the kids and a beautiful bouquet of a dozen long-stemmed yellow roses! Like most women, it certainly made my day! :) Nice flowers eh?



Receiving yellow roses today was, I think, refreshing instead of the usual red ones. I don't know why but somehow for me yellow symbolized a new start and hope especially during this difficult time. A light at the end of the tunnel. :)

I searched the internet what yellow roses mean. The one I found said: "The yellow rose within marriage implies sweet domesticity and familiar love...contentment, everlasting joy and a sense of snugness... A love that has matured with age and no longer seeks to achieve impossible heights, a relationship secure in the knowledge of its strengths - the yellow rose stands for steadfast affection." So true :)


The day went on as usual. Bles dropped by to give me some comfort food, pancit palabok (vermicelli noodles cooked Filipino style) and a couple more Filipino dishes. I've been craving for the noodles since I recovered from my chemo. That was my motivation ;) hee, hee...


In the afternoon I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I was a bit down. Mark said I need to get out of the house. Mark tried to make reservations for just the two of us. On Valentine's Day and a Saturday at that, the earliest we could get was at 9:00 p.m. for dinner! Jeez! We did go out but with the whole family. We were lucky to wait for only 15-20 minutes to get a table at a local chicken rotisserie joint. But holy cow it took forever to get our order. How bad was it? Well Joshua fell asleep waiting for his cheese pizza and Jason kept saying he was starving! Yeah, that bad. The waitress gave us a discount and also offered free desserts to cover the bad service. Good thing I liked their Greek salad ;)


Anyway, the day of hearts is about to end. I had a great day with those who are dear and near to my heart. But before I end this post, I would like to share something that our son Joshua did today. Josh has been super sweet, hugging and kissing me non-stop today and in between those cuddly moments he told me "Mommy, I will love you forever". And I told him the same thing. But then he said "Mommy, I will love you forever even when you're sick." So innocent, so pure, so touching! :) On a day like this, what more can I ask for?


Happy Valentine's Day! I wish you had a good one just like I did. :)