celebrating two years =)

yesterday was our 2nd year anniversary of being a couple. =) the evening was really a special one - almost magical even - because mel made it so, because God made it so.

this morning, woke up all cheery and happy and feeling loved and special. it's a nice feeling to have, to start the day with. =)

some special elements of the evening:

mel picked me up about 630pm yesterday evening, looking quite wonderful in his brown office shirt and pants. i usually am not a huge fan of brown, but i have to admit, he looks great in brown =) we both think he's an autumn. heh.

when i opened the car door, there was a beautiful bouquet of three deep red roses on my seat! =) surprise no. 1

we left for pete's place, where mel had made a reservation for two. that really touched me, because i know such planning takes effort on his part, and he knew that it would mean a lot to me.

pete's place was wonderful. not crowded cos it was a weekday night, and we had our little two seater next to a charming brick wall (which we took photos with!) mel told me not to eat too much, cos he had bought us a cake! surprise no. 2

so dinner was... fried calamari as a starter. then creamy thick buttery mushroom soup with breads. i loved the olive bread best! the main course was a pam pam pizza, which is something pretty cool - one half of the pizza had minced meat and chillis on it, the other half was folded up like a curry puff and stuffed with cheeeeeeeseeeeee =D mmm. erm, quite fatterning =b

after a very full dinner, we made a beeline for the car, to avoid me getting distracted by shops and sales signs and such stuff that's quite common along orchard road. heh.

drove to ECP and enjoyed a nice stroll by the beach. then we took out the CAKE. it was an awfully chocolate cake. SUPER chocolate covered man. it was like as though the whole cake was dipped in chocolate fondue! haha... anyway even though it as a very cute and small cake, no way could we finish it. so we had two small slices and saved the rest.

before cutting the cake, we attempted to light the two candles that he had asked for. haha... but the wind was too strong, so the closest shot we could get was of mel attempting to light the cake! hee

made our way back to the car and set off for my place. stopped below my block to say bye bye, and then he told me... to look in the glove compartment. haha... so unexpected and sweet.

there was a blue box in there. inside was a this pair of green and gold earrings that i had admired the other day when out with him. i thought it might match my evening gown for the wedding. and he had remembered that i liked it and gone back and bought it!

wow. i was really touched man. =)

we ended the night with a prayer for us and for the future together. and some hugs too =)

what a magical evening. thank you mel, for all the effort and heart you put into planning the night, and for making me feel so loved and special. i really love you too!

(In case anyone is wondering, i gave mel a precious moments figurine with the message "our love can never be broken". it's a message and a picture that i think is special to us, so shall not try explaining it. hee)