Year IV

what makes anniversaries such special occasions? for me, it's a chance to celebrate.. not just 'coz it's a red-letter day.. but because another 365 days have passed wherein i and my partner managed to stay together - in spite of many trials, i may say.

today we celebrated our 4th year together Ü this was our best anniversary ever. why? hmm.. let's see.. there were flowers.. a card with a long love note.. some cake.. a nice lunch.. then a movie.. pictures.. followed by dinner.. new rings.. lots of laughs.. *sigh* what more can you ask for?! but it's really not those things that made the day complete. i suppose it's the realization that after a long, hard year of busy skeds, finacial constraints, stressful moments at work/school, etc.. we survived! we managed to hang on to each other through tough times.. learning new things, growing up and maturing. it's nice to know that we still have the resources and the enthusiasm to really celebrate and value moments of togetherness. Ü

i guess the next 364 days may bring along both good and not-so-good experiences along with them. nevertheless, i am looking forward to Year V Ü flowers or no flowers.. heck, we can probably scrap the dinner and all those other stuff.. but i know i'll still cherish anniversaries for the special occasions they are Ü