Almost two years ago, we were completely new to the concept of a baby. After almost 24 months of experimentation, much browsing and a ton of advices (both solicited and unsolicited), we’ve relatively mustered the basics of taking care of our own, at least when it comes to changing diapers, feeding, checkups and lullabies. But now that mateo is near the age of questioning, decision-making and relative independence (terrible two stage), we’re again starting to feel like newbies – hounded by hesitation and a million what and what ifs.

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Even before I got married, I knew I wanted children. I went as far as deciding that if I am unmarried by the age of thirty-five, I’d look for an attractive, intelligent man and get myself pregnant. When I became a mom however, there were times when I would feel so down especially during the post-partum baby blues stage that I would wonder why I ever wanted to have one. From being a carefree, independent couple, Ramil and I got stuck at home with a small creature who dictates our meal times, bath times, monthly budget, and the amount of sleep that we get. No wonder there are some men or women whose choice is not to have a child.

If there’s some kind of societal expectations when it comes to marriage and the age one is supposed to get married, then there’s so much more when it comes to having children. Most of my unmarried friends would express their longing to settle down because they know that their biological clocks are ticking. A few of them, however, are now enjoying their careers and financial independence so much that they’d get irritated with questions of ‘when are you getting married?’ or ‘when are you having kids?’

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Whenever the phrase ‘high school reunion’ is mentioned, what comes to my mind is the movie ‘Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion’. The movie flashes back with so much more clarity now that Ramil and I will be attending our own 10th year alumni homecoming this Saturday.

I remember writing a ‘10 years from now’ essay for my English journalism elective class back in high school but for the life of me, I couldn’t remember a single thing that I wrote.

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A female friend of mine recently started a friendship with a male co-worker. The friendship is of the new generations’, they’re constant texters even though their work allows them little interaction with each other. After several exchange of text messages, he asked her out and she agreed. On that date, he expressed his liking for her and told her that he has a crush on her. The single date turned into two when he asked her out to have coffee and even brought her home afterwards. After a few days, she told him (through a text message) that maybe they should stop sending text messages to each other, and to definitely stop going out with each other. She realized that they are actually threading the delicate lines of cheating. Even though she considers the guy as just a friend, he still has a girlfriend.

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Ramil and I have been on a date hiatus for some time now. Although we never agreed  to be on one, it was something that just happened amidst diaper changes, breastfeeding, rising costs of rice and gasoline, test papers, and lesson plans. It was usually either we don’t have the budget, we don’t have the time, or we don’t have the energy.

Months before our 100th month though, I told him that I want us to go out on a date this time. So my dear husband carefully thought and planned for it. He originally suggested going for an overnight stay at a hotel just like what we used to do before Mateo came along. We already had a budget for it but our beloved red car broke down last May and Mateo got sick several times. Hence, we were left to plan for something more affordable.

We’ve been hearing and reading about a small, quaint Swiss restaurant nearby called Vieux Chalet . Ramil and I thought that it might be a good time to try it.

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Everyone has their best and worst selves. In our lives, we’d sometimes meet certain people who bring out either the good or the bad in us. Just like Popeye and his spinach, there are one or two people who can make us feel invincible. On the other end of the spectrum are people who can make us feel like doing nasty things or would sometimes make us feel like we can’t do anything at all, just like Superman and everything that have kryptonite in it.

Spinach

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In my short life of 26 years, I am lucky to have met several people I can consider as spinach in my life. Most of the time, these people are those that I instinctively jive with. My two high school best friends would certainly qualify.

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around 100 months ago

What better way to celebrate our 100th month of togetherness than by starting another journey together. Ramil and I have known each other for the longest time. Our story is one that I know I would love to tell to Mateo, our future daughter, and our future grandkids. After being classmates for so long, and also teaching at the same school now, you’d think we’d want to try out things separately instead of starting a blog together. But with Ramil and me, it has always been a ’stronger together’ kind of thing. We’ve always had fun together too and it’s time to start having fun by blogging together.

So we’re adding another thing to our unending list of to-do’s. Feel free to read up, lurk around, or even share your thoughts with us. Here’s to our 100 months of togetherness!