In perfect harmony..

 

Together, friends for life.

One of the greatest gifts my pets gave me is unconditional love..

Despite our differences, they showed me it is possible to live in perfect harmony.

Thank you, Kitty and Doggie.. I love you both. ❤

What is Love?

Is love a feeling..

.. or a force of nature?

From courtship.. to engagement.. to marriage.

A commitment between two.

Is love an inevitable stage in life?

.. or just a commitment made up of compromise and sacrifice?

Blueberry’s wedding band..

Is love just a four letter word?

.. or something I will never fully understand?

☁☁☁☁☁☁☁☁

A band made of precious metals..

.. a circle symbolizing a union of two.

In good times and bad..

.. may our rings remind us of the love we share.

Together

Together.

.. is the best place to be. 🙂

Blueberry was sent to Saigon for work and I tagged along. It was our first time to Vietnam and we enjoyed our stay there! Here we are at Saigon Central Post Office. The place was built between 1886-1891. Aren’t the tiles beautiful? 😀

Hello! We’re checking in from our future new home. Renovations are still in progress.. the floor is completed. More work to do.

After stopping several times to ask for directions, we finally found the place! Here we are- standing on a street made of bricks in 798 Art Zone, Beijing.

Our feet welfie at Great Wall of China.

We have several Yellow Flame tree (Peltophorum pterocarpum) in the neighbourhood. The best moment is during the flowering season.. After blooming for a couple of days, the flowers would wither and drop from the branches. Imagine a place “snowing” bright yellow petals.. It feels so magical and romantic.

Today, we went to Ridout Garden. While taking a walk, we spotted a tree stump. This tree is older than I am! What a pity it was chopped down. 😦

No matter where we go, home is closer when we are together.

I love you, Blueberry. Thank you for taking good care of me.. I’m a better person, because of your love. 🙂

My treasure

There are some items I hold dearly in my heart.

In times of challenges and hardships, they are my reminder of the love and commitment Blueberry and I have for each other.

My engagement ring and wedding band, held by a sprig of eustoma.. resting on my late mother-in-law’s antique dish.

Through life storms of life, we will walk together.

After the rain, rainbows do appear…
Blueberry bought me these earrings to celebrate an important milestone of our life.

For sentimental reasons, I will keep them till the end of time.

When I was 26

Blueberry and Raspberry’s wedding day 🙂

When I was 26 years old, I got married to Blueberry.

I was very in love back then and didn’t know what married life would be like..

All I know was.. Love, hugs, kisses, having breakfast together after waking up.. more love, not having to say goodbye, butterflies in the stomach…

I was very sure I met the One. 🙂

.. and because we had some much love for each other, I easily assumed we would breeze through life together.

Little did I know married life would contain these elements too.. financial discussions, fighting fair, compromises, sleepless nights from a snoring partner… and the list goes on… goodness me!

These are the things the married couples would warn the singles about… unfortunately, the singles wouldn’t be able to comprehend the complexities unless they have experience it.

Sigh.

The first year was the hardest… It was a period of adapting for the both of us… I never  cried so much and gotten my heart-broken as many times.

The number of times I wanted to give up and walk out of the door were countless.

Thankfully, things started to improve in the second year onwards..

It’s been four years, since we tied the knot… and we are still together.

I still love my Blueberry. 🙂

It’s a miracle we survived our first year together.

How did we managed to survive that madness?

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

The challenges we face in married life is real.. they are challenging, not exceedingly frightening.

Blueberry believes in having a form of open communication… and as long as both are committed to the relationship, things will improve.

Discussing stuff (especially sensitive topics) can be tough, but it does pay off…. I’m not 100% comfortable in sharing, I’m still working on it.

It take two to tango, two to clap, two to talk… ♥

Dear Blueberry, thank you for being patient with me all these years.. thank you for being the stronger one and for holding on to me during the crazy times. I love you, Baby.

This post is a response from The Daily Prompt: Your Days are Numbered