Angel of God

Facebook Postcard Swap, Sender: Vanessa
Sent: 18 September 2012, Sent from München, Germany
Received: 10 October 2012, Traveled 10,179 km in 24 days

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here:

Ever this day (or night) be at my side, to light and guard,

to rule and guide. Amen.

I remember this as a favorite prayer.

It's a shame I pray less nowadays...

I think going back into saying these verses

is a nice way to go back into praying.

It's a simple prayer but it means a lot to me --

I need to regain a faith, similar to that of a child.

Happy Postcard Friendship Friday and happy weekend everyone!

~maria

Little Sugar Hearts

Bag of Vruchten Hartjes, Sender: Mary
Sent: 6 May 2013, Sent from Sassenheim, The Netherlands
Received: 14 May 2013, Traveled 10,429 km in 9 days

Little sugar hearts or suiker hartjes in Dutch. Finally, I know now how they taste!

Mary read my write-up about the postcard she sent and my curiosity 

about these sweets. She offered to send some and the sweets arrived last week.

I was in Singapore to visit the boyfriend so I wasn't able to try them right away.

I arrived here in Manila today and the first order of business upon getting into my apartment:

try these really sweet-looking little goodies.

And I was right! It's the melt in your mouth sugary candies.

The different colors of little hearts also taste somewhat different from each other.

I think I've eaten around 10 little hearts in one sitting. I put them away in a safe container for now,

otherwise I'll eat all of them in less than 24 hours. I kinda worry about the calorie content

but oh well, life is sweet and good -- enjoy it to the fullest!!!

Speaking of life being sweet and good, I was really happy being with the bf.

And yep, for once I have a nicer reason from not posting blog entries,

different from the usual of being too busy for work or my residency.

It was really good life for us because every time we're together, we love to eat a lot 

and try different restaurants and cuisines from all over the world, per the bf:

'It's always a gastronomic trip!' -- and no one can deny, eating always brings pleasure.

We're both starting to gain weight. But we can always try to exercise (next time). 

The bf and I in a tea shop after a heavy dinner.
Among all of our gastronomic delights,
this is definitely and always the healthiest!

I already miss being with him but then again, I subscribe to the idea that,

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Posting this for Guest Heart Thursday and hoping to find more nice heart link-ups at 

Clytie's Random Hearts blog.

~maria

Mothers are angels.

RU-1235850, Sender: dinches
Sent: 24 Sep 2012, Sent from Ufa, Russia
Received: 16 Oct 2012, Traveled 7,089 20 in 22 days

I believe we shouldn't wonder if guardian angels are real or not. Mothers are the living proof that   guardian angels do exist. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all mothers and to all moms-to-be!

Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy the weekend!

~maria

Under the shade of an umbrella.

CZ-281015, Sender: ptpj
Sent: 19 April 2013, Sent from Ostrava 18, Czech Republic
Received: 9 May 2013, Traveled 9,660 km in 20 days

This postcard that the mailman delivered just this morning made my day! I bet no one can argue about its cuteness. It has that cheer of the innocence and bliss of sweet young love. It's also a beautiful coincidence that I got it on an extremely hot and humid day. Going out in the sun without an umbrella isn't advisable at all. So I fancy myself one like that in the postcard.

My darling and I have always think about reading books together while lying side by side each other as one of our couple's activities. I think it would be great to do it while lying on the grass in a park during mid to late afternoon. We can toss off our shoes and just enjoy the tickling grass on the bottom of our feet. And we can bring a nice umbrella, like this in the postcard if we want to steal a kiss or two -- so not to offend passers by.

Forgive my romantic side on the lose. I am still counting 5 days before I can see the darling again and these days feel like they'll last forever. I'm so impatient to be with him in person again. I never missed someone so badly before. I never knew missing someone can be this tormenting, until we became a couple and experienced spending quality time with each other as a couple. (I deeply miss my dear lolo / grandpa who passed away in 2007 but that's on a different level). Despite the difficulty of being apart, I'm still very happy I've got a very special person; my bestfriend, who is also my boyfriend, to miss.

Happy Guest Heart Thursday everyone! Check out Clytie @ Random Hearts for more heart posts. :)

~maria