Valentine's Day

This is how we did it:
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Richard and I exchanged gifts the night before...
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Red roses for me (he was afraid that the buds might be fully opened by morning so he gave them to me early)...
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a...and our "functional" gift for the man of the house: electric shaver, which will come in handy during his business trips.
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Aly noticed that she was the only one without a gift but her daddy and I told her that hers will be delivered tomorrow morning.

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On Valentine's day morning, we exchanged greeting cards. Again, Aly asked where her gift was and again, daddy said that "cupid" was probably on his way to deliver it.
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I was busy preparing our breakfast when the doorbell rang.
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Aly was completely oblivious to what was happening. Heehee!
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aSpecial delivery for Ms. Aly Valdez!
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aAly and her "bouquet".
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aHappy girl gets a kiss from daddy.
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aWith our bouquets :)
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aGifts for Aly from mommy and daddy.
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aAly's bouquet: Valentine's-y stuff that bought for our girl -- heart-shaped pens, pencils with bear toppers, lollipops and furry hearts.
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Side kwento about Aly's bouquet: My original plan was to get her a balloon arrangement, but I ditched the idea after seeing online how much those things cost (Thb800-2,000). Hooboy! Way out of my budget! So, my plan B was to get her those plush flowers -- you know, those cute flowers made from the same material that stuffed toys are made of with the happy face in the middle? Well, I couldn't find them at Central Rama3 so I ended up with plan C. I had them arranged into a bouquet at a gift wrapping shop (I think it was the first time she did something like this, because she kept showing the bouquet to friends who passed by. Heehee!). Then, I left them at the front desk with instructions to deliver them to our apartment at 8:00am on Valentine's Day.
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So there. Now where was I?
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aAfter breakfast, we went to hear mass...

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Waiting for our car at the lobby.
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aChinese New Year giveaway from the church: oranges and ang pao.

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...then we went back home to have lunch. Nothing special, we just ate leftovers. Heehee! We had this, though...
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Our VDay cakes in white and milk chocolate.
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After lunch and a brief siesta, we went to Paragon for our movie date with Richard.
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We saw "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" in 3D! Cool movie, by the way. Wa all loved it! It was soo worth the money :)
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After the movie, we did a little food shopping at the ground floor.
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Ferrero tower, can I take you home with me?
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aDamn you, Valentine's Day!! Just when I wanted to cut back on chocolates, they filled the Gourmet Market with chocolate shops. As in, chocolates everywhere you look! It was hard not to buy. Heehee!
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aWaiting for the driver.
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aOur Valentine goodies.
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aYummy chocolates to end our day.
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It was a lovely day :)

Love

Valentine's Day is only a couple of days away...while Richard and I don't really celebrate Vday, we sorta have to because our six-year old is very much into it. She loves the gastos whole idea of pink and red hearts, flowers, cards, teddy bears...the whole shebang. Last week, I bought her small cards that she can give to her BFF's (that's what she calls her friends Lisa and Isya). I'm still looking for a place that makes those balloon arrangements so Richard and I can surprise her with a balloon bouquet. I'm sure she will love it :)
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Moving on...I got this book from the Haiti Fundraiser rummage sale (ukay-ukay) in Aly's school:
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For only Thb10.
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In the spirit of Valentine's day, allow me to share some quotes from the book -- chosen at random (by random, I mean flipping the book open and if I find it ok, then I will type it).
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"Do not worry about finding love. Love will find you when the time is right."
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"Those lovers who form the best partnerships bring out the best in each other."
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"Love, friendship and happiness are inseparable.
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"Perfect love cannot be described in words -- only actions."
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"Remember: all you need is love."
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Speaking of love, I have kwento that I want to share with you. The hubby went on a business trip to Manila just recently. While he was there, I sent him a text message telling him that Aly loved the Ovalteenies that my inlaws brought during their visit last year. Last night, R brought these back home with him:
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Two boxes of Ovalteenies for his princess Aly.
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I didn't know what to say...but if that's not love, then I don't know what it is.