Anniversary

I can't believe its been three years already. Today, me and the wife celebrate our third year together. We already had our date yesterday, because many of our favorite restaurants are closed on Mondays. The popular explanation is that there aren't that many customers on Mondays and a lot of them on Sundays. Well, at least the ones expats go to. I still maintain that the best eats in Angeles City are the ones that expats frequent. It's clean, the servings are big and the food tastes great. They aren't cheap though. We ate at this Mexican resto we used to frequent when we weren't married yet. Brings back good memories.

I received a text message this morning from our very special friend Sharon. Haven't heard from her in a while so it was great to finally hear from her (or read from her, since it was an sms
message). She greeted us a happy anniversary, a day only a few good friends would remember. She always manages to make me smile when she does something thoughtful for us, oftentimes unexpectedly. Good of her.

Since we already had our date yesterday, we went out to grab lunch at Shakey's with my mom and our son. It was perfect! Not that many people around, so I and my son enjoyed the mini-playground. As usual, spaghetti stains marred the otherwise perfect lunchdate. LOL.

The last two days were really great. I appreciate things a little bit more , considering how much love I've received. It's my job to love them back, something I haven't been very good at recently. To take the words of Stephen Covey, "love isn't a feeling my friend, it is an act." We often times confuse love for affection. We often think of love as an emotion. Its actually an act. When we serve someone or do things for them or take care of them or look after them... that's love. It's an act, not a feeling. When someone takes the time to tidy up after we mess up or take the time to arrange your dresser...that's love. It's making someone else's burden yours out of the goodness of your heart. So this time around, I'll act as if this anniversary were new year's and state a new year's resolution. I will love my family and my friends. I hope I do well.