Photo Blog : St. Padre Pio National Shrine Adventure

I want someone to embrace, listening to slow music and she sits in my arms, my lips upon her shoulder.
I want someone to hold hands with as we walk to meet friends downtown.
I want someone to wink at in public places and grin as she bites her lip.

I want someone to share my longings and secrets with, and she'll protect them and support me.
I want someone who will sit next to me on the couch as the rain falls, her head on my chest, hands on my legs.

I want someone I can sing in the car with, at the top of our lungs with windows rolled down.
I want someone who will cook meals with me, stopping periodically for tickle fights, then kissing as we get back to cooking.
I want someone I can pour time and energy into, to be strong when she needs to be held, to share her in her victories and rebuild during her setbacks.

I want someone who will ask me which earrings I like better with her dress as we get ready for an elegant evening out.
I want someone who will work out with me, playfully yet firmly challenging me to be better.
I want someone to hold at night, to intertwine my legs with as we whisper in each others ears.

Thank you for being that someone.JMP

Photo Blog : Celebrating One

Our 1st cake. Simple but sweet just like her. 

There are no words that I can speak, no song that I can sing for you, and no motion that I can show, to prove my love for you. My love for you has no definition. How can I describe pleasure I feel with the very thought of you? How simply hearing your voice causes my heart to beat faster, my pulse to race and my smile to widen. How can just one person give me so much hope for a future I have always dreamed of?

Couple shirts can be fashionable and sporty at the same time. 

Our rings. No rock. No fancy designs. Just love sealed on it. 

You have opened my heart and awakened my soul. You are my one and only true love. That is how I know that our love is everlasting. Words alone limit me to explaining exactly how I feel about you. JMP

Balancing Act

What a girl needs most is love. What a guy needs most is respect. The most important thing for a girl is her heart. For a guy its his ego.

Give your girl her own time and space. Let her have her time for her friends, ka-“kikay”-ans, family, self,and God. The relationship will grow old quickly if lagi kayong magkasama. Give her time to miss you and you’ll see how she will love you more. If the girl naman is obsessed and just wants to be with you all the time, tell her you cant respect a “puppy” for long. Do things differently anytime. Para kahit matagal na kayo, there is always something fresh and new. Variety is the spice of life. Exciting baga?

Discover something you both like to do and enjoy it TWOgether. Doon naman sa mga bagay na magkaiba ang hilig nyo, compliment each other by learning about it kahit konti. If you love someone, yung effort nyo to try will go a looooong way to understanding her later pag may disagreement kayo.Pray with holding hands. Sounds corny noh? Maybe, but its very powerful. Pag may takot sa Diyos ang  girlfriend mo, kampante ka na di ka nya lolokohin, because she knows God sees everything she does in secret. Ikaw na ang magkusa that before you part after date, with hold hands andeyes closed, pray to God to bless you two. Believe me it’s effective. Kailanman, di corny ang magdasal.

Believe in “Magic”. Kahit di minsan practical o walang logical na dahilan, o matrabaho, o sounds crazy sa iba, do sweet little things for the one you love kahit magmukha ka ng timang. The memories will be fun to recall later in life. The corniest song o gift o letter ang laging kabog! True love brings out the best in each other. Find something good in your boyfriend and nurture it,encourage it and syempre, ENJOY it.It’s healthy to fight. Doon nyo lang  maaayos ang mga differences nyo at natetest ang tatag ng relationship. Doon mo rin sya makikilala ng mabuti. Its called test of fire. Di mahalaga how dalas you fight. What matters is how often you make bati. Mas nakakatakot yung relasyong sobrang perfect at laging masaya. One big fight and that’s it! And di ba mas kilig yung malambing na… “uy, bati na tayo…”.But don’t overdo it. Kakapagod naman din na lagi na lang manuyo o magsori. Choose the battles napapatulan mo. The little issues, palampasin na. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Daraan sa iba’t- ibang stages ang love especially pag matagal na kayo. Grow with it. Don’t expect her to be like nung una. ‘Coz like a student, di naituturo sa grade 6 yung lessons na pang-grade 2. Change WILL happen… you both will change and your love WILL change too. It’s up to you na lang if the change will be for the better or for the worse. Life is about growth. Grow with it.

When break up comes and it’s time to say goodbye, don’t doubt the love just because it didn’t last. May mga bagay sa buhay na di man nagtatagal, it doesn’t mean di na ito totoo. Somegood things are just never meant to last forever.Okay lang yon. Bless the parting and move on.Expect tears, sorrow, sleepless nights and pain. Ika nga “it’s when you hurt the worse that you love the MOST.”

Kung di ka willing masaktan, wag ka nalang magmahal. Life is a balance. And love is both holding on and letting go. Know when to fight for your girl and when to let her go. God will guide you kung anong dapat gawin sa kung anong sitwasyon. So dapat mataas ang signal ng langit sa cellphone ng puso mo to know His wisdom. JMP