11 months through 2012 and it’s been great

the month started with my mother recovering from her operation. i spent a night there and she went home with us the next day. by now, she seems fully recovered.

the following days were mostly dedicated to helping mhaelord prepare for her trip to the netherlands. spent an afternoon at caloocan with her and her family. it was her cousin’s daughter’s first birthday. later that night, it was her despedida party here with SMC.

kuya jho was not with use then because he had a concert in baguio and wasn’t able to be with us the week after because he was in samar for his father’s funeral. those days, tita beth also passed away. i got to go for her wake on a friday after meeting with mhaelord in sm fairview. long commutes. wow.

got to watch skyfall at glorietta. i took the afternoon off that day since mhaelord was in makati for some requirements. great movie. finally got to watch 007 on the big screen with the one i love after 2 failed attempts. the sm fairview trip was also for a movie. i took the day off to get to see breaking dawn part 2 with her. a promise fulfilled. surprisingly, it was an ok movie. i liked the action and it was a break from depressing stories.

i also got to give her the minion stuffed toy, now named Min Min, and got her little sister a gift. we earlier got her kid brother a gift, and that’s actually when we saw the Min Min in the new gift factory at glorietta.

come november 17, it was the day of her flight. it almost became uneventful when she was not allowed to go out to us after going through immigration and completing the procedure before waiting to board. alas, she found a way to go out and meet with ms.anne and daisy. pictures, smiles, tears, and i gave her a hug and a kiss before she got back inside. before the plane took off that night, i we got to speak to each other on the phone. next conversations would be on skype the next day.

and i slept through most of the day. she went online in skype late in the afternoon, manila time. skype calls every 48+7 hours since then. eases the sadness of longing. time apart isn’t going so bad. i guess that’s how right we are for eavh other. i’m so blessed to be in love with her.

the past few weeks at work have been quite fulfilling getting to complete some worksheets for “easier” modeling and design of tanks in STAAD. pace went down, though, and tardiness went up. not in the critical zone yet and not really in a blunder, i think i’ll manage to get things done right and on time with less pressure and sooner than i usually do.

there’s the sense of status quo that i am comfortable with. last weekend, i went with kitchie for that antel homes something tour. nice houses and place but i’m not really thinking about it now. bank account isn’t ready. later that night, google plus time. i discovered how awesome the hangouts at g+ are.

then i forgot that it was our monthsary. apparently, mhaelord remembered but she was also occupied with making google+ work. i think that’s one monthsary milestone: google+. and like some of our previous celebrations, it was with friends. 2nd and 3rd day of 8th monthsary wasn’t very eventful. count it as a 1st online monthsary if anything. will resume the celebrations next year. i miss her.

looking back at the past month, i really should be greatful—and i am—since i feel and know of God’s grace and mercy. it’s the start of the advent season this sunday. i should be back on track and pace up in preparing myself for that great future ahead.