Jul 22 - Arch Enemies

I love big, bold brows, Luis hates brows. Thankfully there's my best, best friend Venessa in this world! A fellow makeup enthusiast who lives by go big or go home. :D Feel so bad for Luis! But in my defense, he always loves every makeup look I pull off anyway, so he can't really complain much about the brows. There's no way I would do makeup without doing my brows, right!? The boyfriend's just gonna have to suck it up. Haha!

She did my full faced makeup and I love every bit of it!

Raided her makeup drawers and played with her cute babies.

Still, he loves me in a deep berry red lippie the most.

After sending him these photos (and a couple more at least), we went on FaceTime for a video call and he complimented how I looked so much! He said so many sweet things about it, pointed out how he loved the "mysterious eyes" (He's a guy okay, I would freak out if he knew the term smokey eyes before I explained it to him, haha!), and was just overall satisfied with everything Venessa did to my face, as proven by this smiley screenshot.

The makeup is boyfriend approved!

 It was suuuuch a relief when he didn't make a big deal out of my eyebrows (nothing past the initial "Ugh, eyebrows!" he always let out in every video call where I have my brows done). Also, in the overnight messages, he said once again how pretty I looked yesterday.

But then this happened first thing in the morning.

Venessa sent me this screenshot.

Hahahahahaha! I should've known he would never get over his hatred with his arch enemies! (Get it? Cause my brows are arched whenever I do them. No? Ok.)

PS: Just how many times can I say the words love, brows, and makeup in this post? :D Homegirl's making this blog too girly, I gotta take a step back any minute now! Hehehe..

Jul 18 - Yet Another Milestone

Last week marked a very important event in my life, I passed my thesis defense on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Luis could not be there, but he basically did everything else.

It was scheduled to begin at 9. Knowing I would need at least 5 minutes for technicality (hooking up the projector's adaptor to my laptop, preparing the hard copies of my thesis for the jurors and my mentor, etc.), I could only use my phone till 8.55, at max. So he set an alarm at my 8.30, in case I "wanted to talk a little." Bear in mind, my 8.30 is his 3.30. The fact that he sacrificed his sleeping time to be at my beck and call (of course I would be freaking out) was simply the sweetest thing to start my day with. Talking with him helped calm me down and more importantly, made me feel less pukey (sorry).

The following picture depicts the festivity of joy and love that happened right after I stepped outside of the sacred meeting room.

See the white thingy I kept the closest to myself? With the help of my best friend Ega, he gave me that big, beautiful bouquet of white roses, surrounded by various tiny white flowers, wrapped in white fabrics, and decorated with a white ribbon. It was nothing but perfection. I just cannot get over how thoughtful he was to specify how I'd like them. Same thing goes to my incredible best friends who got me four other bouquets of flowers predominantly in white, purple, and pink; all my favorite colors. Honestly I have the best group of supporters whom I am immensely grateful for.

Little did I know, the bouquet was supposed to come with a note, one that Ega failed to write down because I was done way sooner than expected. (I did not mind at all, Ega's presence is just equally important to me.)

As always, he did the "x Lu" signature that had me falling for him the first time around (reread the Cupcake surprise post). It was the simplest gesture that I would miss so bad had it not been present. But even without, the personalized greetings alone warmed my heart right away. He just knows the key to my soul.

The second I told him I passed my thesis defense (and that I was so blissful receiving his flowers), he changed his WhatsApp status to this.

Why does he have my face as his profile photo on WhatsApp, you may ask? He's just so sweet like that.

During lunch with my family, we called a little because I could not contain my excitement and he could not contain his curiosity. It was brief but enough to let me know that he was just as excited as I was, and that made me even happier. Too bad I had the rest of the day planned out so we really had to stop talking. But since I did not know what time I would be home, he cleared all of his schedules so we could call as soon as I arrived home. 

And that's when things got even clearer on a point that I would reveal later. His questions were seriously endless! He wanted to know everything. He wanted me to fill him in on what he missed out on and how I felt about the whole thing. As if I needed more evidence, this achievement of mine is apparently just as meaningful to him as it is to me. It is so wonderful to have someone who does nothing less than believing in you in your hardest times and lowest points, knowing that you would eventually make it to the end of the line.

Another milestone reached in our togetherness. "Happiness is only real when shared."

Jul 06 - When the Honeymoon Phase is Over

Beau is asking my opinion on which D&G belt he should get.

I enjoy my new-established role as his personal fashion buyer a little too much.

Two years in. I am no longer hiding my big mouth and he is no longer holding back his tease.

Let's just say I'm more anxious than excited to see what will happen when the honeymoon phase is over.

Hahahaha!

Jul 06 - Everything Changes but Stays the Same

It's RIDICULOUS to see that another month has flown by. 

Entering July simply means the year has already been halfway done and, no joke, I was dead wrong to think 2014 was the fastest year to be quickly done; 2015 is!

So many has happened this year: all the goods and bads, the highs and lows. 

At this point, I am very thankful of how things have turned into and so excited for what's to come.

Not only for me, but also for us.

With Luis' second visit still up in the air thanks to painstakingly weird schedules we both have to deal with, I have to halt what I did this time of the year last year, which was planning tons of things regarding this arrival and organizing date ideas for when he actually got here.

He's still coming for sure, but we're just still not sure when exactly; could be late summer, could be early fall.

Yes, that would mean he would miss my birthday, our second year together, and my faculty graduation, although we're still trying to make it work so he wouldn't have to miss my university graduation as well; fingers crossed it's still feasible.

Of course it sucks that he couldn't attend those first three things, but we've gone back and forth to realize there's really nothing we can do; I can't change the obvious dates (duh) and he can't do anything about his schedule, so I guess you'll be seeing pouty pictures of me on those three occasions, haha.

But deep inside me, I am just very thankful that he's still coming this year.

Despite the impossible schedule.

Despite the uncomfortable time.

Despite the long distance.

Despite the high cost.

Despite the uneventful city.

Most importantly..

Despite the resistance from my parents.

Niet lief of you making me miss you even more, Lu.

Jun 08 - Sun Block and Guapa Chicas

It's way past midnight. I'm in bed, recently deciding to call it a night since finding out that my latest, revised-for-a-million-times thesis result was still bad.

Every inch on my body is screaming to get some rest, but I know what I want to do is make sure he has arrived in his destination safely. His flight left from Dusseldorf and has just now landed in Alicante, from there he would take a bus to Calpe where he'd spend a few days just by the beach, probably (not) applying sun tan lotions on girls with bikini and killer body. :P

Gosh, I miss him. I miss him so much.