more than rubies' worth

May 7, 2021.

favorites in one picture.

exactly a week after telling me he likes me and asked me if I wanted to start officially dating and i said to wait after my comprehensive exams hahaha :D

Then today, he told me he is liking me more as he gets to know me, then proceeds to elaborate to me the qualities he finds attractive in me, 'twas a joy to hear them. I answered with the qualities I admire in him, the patience and composure he has in challenging situations especially during the accident and how I think he's insightful and how he makes me rethink of things I've been sure about. It's just pure honesty with him whenever we talk about things that lead to us knowing each other more. Discovered the things he dislikes most in people, food, Religion and the Bible, the book of Revelation and I am amazed by how much he knows about history and the Bible and his thirst for knowledge. And ofcourse, ate so much food with this man hahahaha.

April 22's VIRC presentation is done, I got through it, but I wouldn't have if it weren't for some people who pushed me, encouraged me, and held my hand during the rollercoaster of emotions I've been through to nail this presentation.

I took the chance to relax and just laugh, spending the afternoon with this man, a little breather. and then the next day was hell LOL. I thought I wasn't included in the scheduled presenters and I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to present.. the all nighter I pulled before the VIRC presentation is memorable, because that was my most vulnerable I've let this man see of me, I was anxious and restless, I couldn't talk. But he stayed awake with me, pushed me to just "do it" regardless of what I think, knocked some sense into me, that the 20% chance I thought of me getting through the presentation is still just as good and not hopeless because atleast it's not zero LOLOLOL

Then 10AM came and I found out I am scheduled at 2:30PM, just when I've accepted the almost fact that I won't be graduating this year and will proceed to MBA program.. then my most amazing mother moved her afternoon appointment so she could watch and support me while I presented, pushed me to finish the paperworks for the presentation. I got done with it at 2PM, logged in onto the zoom meeting at 2:07PM and presented at 2:30PM, all the while with my mother beside the laptop, kinda coaching me hahaha. Then we went to get ourselves celebratory food and drinks hihihi

It was the feeling of having that presentation lifted off from my shoulders, that made me smile so genuinely that the next day I saw him, he told me he is happy to see me happy, looking genuinely happy with a bright smile.

Thank you Lord for these people. tuloy ang grad :) just waiting for May, for many reasons!