366 days. Yes, it has been over 366 days since we officially became a couple. I don't want to sound like a sap but the past year was the best year of my life and I know that if this year is a preview of the coming years with Miguel -- then I'm sooo looking forward to our forever. It was an epic year full of boo-boos, adventures and a lot of firsts! I wouldn't have it any other way. The past year I gained a brand new brother, three awesome sisters, an extra mom and an extra dad plus Lance and Maggie. I love my extended family. I'm happy that loving Miguel means getting to love his family too.
The past year was too awesome to put in to words. I wish I could invent a word to describe how I feel. Happy just won't do justice to the butterflies-in-my-stomach feeling that I get whenever Miguel shows me how special I am to him. I could go on and on and on about all my my-heart-skips-a-beat moment but I wouldn't want to bore you - I could ramble for hours just talking about how special Miguel is and how he completed every aspect of my life.. but I promised not be a sap, remember? Haha
We were not able to celebrate on the day itself because work did not permit us to. It fell on a weekday so we just decided to celebrate the weekend after our actual anniversary. Of course, my boyfriend wanted to see me on our special day so despite my busy work schedule we were able to do a quick anniversary lunch near my office. Did I mention that he came from night shift and waited for my schedule to free up so we can have lunch at 230pm. EFFORT. See why I love him so much? :)
The real celebration happened last Sunday, he took me to Vivere Suites' Sky Lounge. He picked me up around 5:30pm for our 7pm reservation. The place exudes a relaxed vibe. I liked how the wind blew my hair away from face -- it was cold, it was cozy, it was romantic. I liked that he chose a Sunday night over a Saturday night because there is a relatively small number of people there so we got to enjoy the place more. The food was okay, not the I'll-go-back-there-soon kind of okay, but it was worth the cashing cashing that the boyfriend paid for. So now I'll shut up for a bit so you can enjoy some food porn.
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| Nachos : must love their sour cream-salsa combo |
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| Clam Chowder |
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| I totally forgot what this is, but it's a white sauce pasta with chicken and mushroom |
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| Chicken Wellington -- love this one! |
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| Shrimp Thermidor-- which I devoured but was actually Miguel's order hihi |
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| Beef Bourguignon - my favorite that night |
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| Frozen Brazo |
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| The surprise slice of chocolate cake -- it's like I died and went straight to chocolate heaven! |
Now here is what the place looks like.. I have a fear of heights so dining in an open area on the 31st floor is no simple feat for me. I super like the infinity pool at the far end of the dining area, the sound of water plus the soft piano music is really soothing, so soothing that I totally forgot how far up we were! The view was definitely breathtaking. I would go back just to see the city skyline again. Oh, plus the service! Their staff was so polite and we felt like royalties. I am one satisfied customer. :)
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| Interiors : geisha-inspired? hehe |
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| Non-smoking area |
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| The infinity pool |
Of course the night wouldn't be complete without some couple shots, right? Plus we wanted to maximize our 31-floor stay on their mirror-y elevator. Yeah, Vain. :)
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| my prince charming all dressed up :) |
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| Happiest 1 year old couple :) |
The Vivere Hotel Sky Lounge
5102 Bridgeway Ave., cor. Asean Drive Filinvest Corporate City
Alabang, Muntinlupa City Philippines 1781
