Happy 18th and 4th anniversary to us!

It is almost midnight and I need to post this before the day ends because me and Daddy Pepe have to drink in a short while to continue our anniversary celebration. So, I will just share to all of you our hilarious anniversary message in Facebook this morning. Some may have read it, but I'll post it again for the benefit of those who haven't yet...

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Happy 18th anniversary (and 4th wedding anniversary) to my one and only Probinsyana wife, Yeyette the Wildflower! Ikaw Lang Ang iibigin nitóng dating Pusong Ligaw, that's The Promise of Forever. I am Destined to be Yours, debajo de La Luna Sangre. You and I, we have A Love To Last! =)

¡Te amo mucho, mi amor Jennifer!
—Pepe Alas—

And here is my reply:

Naunahan mo ako ah hahaha! Naka-mud pack ako nang binabasa ko ang komento mo, ayon napangiti tuloy ako at nag crack ang mud pack ko, hehehe! Pero huwag kang mag-alala, kasi mag crack na ang mud pack ko, wag lang ang Pag-ibig ko. 😱

Asahan mong andito lagi ako sayo: 
Sa saya at tawanan. Sa sigawan at awayan. Sa viaje at pasyalan. Sa diskusyon at bangayan. Sa pagmamahalan at lambingan. Sa kulitan at inisan. Sa La Familia Viajera at Buong Angkan Nang Familia Natin. Sa yaman at karangyaan. Sa bagong kakilala at hindi pa mga kilala. Sa tikisan at di pag-iimikan. 
Sa gimik at sa imbitasyon. Sa patimpalak at pagtitipon. Sa galit at poot. Sa paminsan-minsan at madalas. Sa bungisngis at halakhak. Sa lamig at sa ulan. Sa taglish at jejemon. Sa summer at sa beach. Sa buwan at sa bituin. Sa pelikula at social media. Sa writing at editing. Sa iba pang bagay at etcetera. Sa expressions at LOL. 
Sa dulo at walang hanggan...

Andito, andito ako... 

Ako, ako ito... 

Nagmamahal pa din at laging sayo.... 

Te am❤ tambien, and Happy 18th Anniversary and 4th Wedding Anniversary, mi amor Pepe! 😍
—Yeyette Alas— 😘

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Many couples today are facing a lot of struggles, obstacles, and problems. Me and dear husband Pepe are no different from the rest, but we have stayed stronger than ever, calmly facing the realities of life. And I am always hoping that we could surpass every trial that we encounter and still stay strong until the end, still in love with each other, and continue to keep the love and in our hearts, together with our children. May GOD continue blessing our family.

Again, Happy 18th Anniversary (and 4th Wedding Anniversary) to us!!!

—Yeyette—

Seventeen years of burning love

Sweetness overload at Yellow Sweets Café! ❤❤

A KIND OF BURNING

(Ophelia Dimalanta)

                                                   it is perhaps because

                                                   one way or the other

                                                   we keep this distance 

                                                   closeness will tug as apart

                                                   in many directions

                                                   in absolute din

                                                   how we love the same

                                                   trivial pursuits and

                                                   insignificant gewgaws

                                                   spoken or inert

                                                   claw at the same straws

                                                   pore over the same jigsaws

                                                   trying to make heads or tails

                                                   you take the edges

                                                   i take the center

                                                   keeping fancy guard

                                                   loving beyond what is there

                                                   you sling at the stars

                                                   i bedeck the weeds

                                                   straining in song or

                                                   profanities towards some

                                                   fabled meeting apart

                                                   from what dreams read

                                                   and suns dismantle

                                                   we have been all the hapless

                                                   lovers in this wayward world

                                                   in almost all kinds of ways

                                                   except we never really meet

                                                   but for this kind of burning.

This poem is similar to our relationship as a couple. The poem is about love thriving more in distance. Me and my hubby Pepe are not apart. We've been together for the past seventeen years but there seems to be a "distance" between us. We don't jibe most of the time regarding many things. He is the radical type, and I'm more diplomatic. He is short-tempered, but I have a lot of patience. I love summer, but he loves the rainy season.

I am weird, but he's the weirdest, hahaha!

Selfies! =) =)

My husband is a bit hard-headed and sometimes aggressive, but I'm more soft and tender. He tends to panic, but I remain calm. Like all couples, we quarrel, we fight, we disagree. Contrary to what our friends may think of us, we have so many things that are not in common. My husband is very intelligent with his highfalutin words, and I'm just my simple self, hehe.

But no matter how we disagree with each other, I always believe in the saying "opposites attract".

you sling at the stars

i bedeck the weeds

And so to my husband: in each trial we've faced throughout our seventeen years together, you have always remained by my side even against all odds. We may not get along together most of the time, but with this kind of burning that we have, our hearts have rolled into one to form a different kind of love, igniting and burning.

Happy 17th anniversary (and 3rd wedding anniversary), my love! ¡Te amo mucho! Let us always live by the words of God, may we continue to remain faithful to each other, as we have promised to God during our wedding, and may we always have more patience in the midst of trials, and more love, compassion, and understanding so that both of us will continue to live happily ever after, together with our five children.

My love for you will always remain, from here to eternity even though we don't always agree in so many ways, but for this kind of burning.

#ToGODBeTheGlory 

-Yeyette-

Please click here for the complete photo album of our modest anniversary celebration at newly opened Yellow Sweets Café (hope to bring our kids there next time)! And don't forget to LIKE US on Facebook! ¡Gracias! =) =)

Our AlDub-inspired sixteenth anniversary!

My sixteenth anniversary with my wife Yeyette falls at a time when the whole country is in love — and for the first time in history, I should say! Yes, we're also smitten with the AlDub love bug! And I guess only true-blue AlDub fans will get what the picture below means.

♪ Icáo lang ang aquing mahál ♫

❤ A very happy anniversary to us! Cahit simple láng, basta't masayá at nagmamahalan, OK na camí. ❤

A simple wedding anniversary at home

We are unable to travel today because Yeyette just gave birth last month. But it's OK. We'll do better next year. And so long as our family is complete for this special occasion, that's all that matters.

Happy wedding anniversary to the two of us, my dear wife!