When I was in High School, we had to make a Wedding Invitation as a project. I remember putting a groom’s name which I just created. I also remember putting Boracay as the venue for the ceremony and Manila Hotel as my reception venue. Funny huh? I just realized now that Manila Hotel is really far from Boracay :D
Anyhow, there’s one thing that have come true from that Wedding Invitation – that I will marry when I am 33. And it’s coming true because I am getting married this year – 2011, my 33rd year on earth.
Last Monday, I celebrated my 33rd birthday alone. I am currently in Brunei and no one even knows that it is my Birthday. Though, I am alone physically, this is by far my happiest birthday. Why? Let me tell you in a while.
There are very few birthdays that I remember. One is when I was 7 years old. I remember going to the market with my mom and sisters. We went to this bakery and we found this rectangular-shaped chocolate cake. However, some of the slices were already bought and gone. I don’t know why we bought it but I just figured that maybe my mom doesn’t have enough money to buy the whole thing.
Second birthday I remember was my 18th birthday. My mom was generous enough to give me and my twin sister Php1,000.00 each to go out and treat our friends. During that time that money was already big. So, we went to Jolibee, bought some spaghetti and stayed at our friend’s house. And it was fun.
Third one was my 24th birthday. I was working at Sykes (my first job) and they surprised me with a cake, a whole cake!!! :D
Fourth one was my 30th birthday. My workmates from Deloitte surprised me with one big chocolate cake with candles showing my age. I also got three dozens of red roses from a boyfriend. It was a happy day because all of the girls on my floor kept on gushing about my flowers. Wahaha!
Fifth one was my 31st birthday because I celebrated it with friends on top of a mountain.
Sixth one was my 32nd birthday. I celebrated it with my twin sister’s family. We had a cake! It was fun because I have my nieces with me.
So what’s so special about my 33rd birthday? Well, it is because of my fiancé, the love of my life, Robert Allan Bolista. This is my last birthday as a single woman. In a month, I will be Mrs. Bolista and that thought really makes me indescribably happy.
He didn’t give me anything. He just waited for 12mn to arrive and greeted me on Facebook. He said “Happy Birthday to my wife to be, my one and only.” And those words already made my birthday perfect.
That night I knelt down and pray to God. I told God how thankful I am for giving me my fiancé. I remember celebrating my birthdays with people around me and yet feeling alone. Now, I am physically alone but I feel happy because my heart is full of Rab’s love, commitment and faithfulness to me. And that brings me so much peace.
I know that from this year forward, every birthdays will be spent with my husband to be. From this day forward, I don’t have to cry because I am alone. From this day forward, there will be two of us, Rab and me...and then three of us... and then four of us! Hehe
Thank you God for your goodness! We owe everything to you!
