My days leading up to V-day

February 12; Friday
The first two images depict the first alarm I got of what's coming up ahead. The rest are pictures of the gang and the knick-knacks some of us received for an early V-day gift (mine's the red heart donut with a long, deep gash in it; a damaged heart).








February 13; Saturday, Morning
I was at the mall, walking, when my eyes chanced upon this stall selling all things chocolate. Ooooooh that's one tasty-looking chocolate cow. Oh and what is that? A black chocolate bear sitting atop. Mmmmm! Cakes! Cookies! My eyes scanned forward, as it normally would, my feet following --- a cluster of balloons, flowing ribbons, teddy bears?! Then my eyes did a quick backtrack. Animal chocolates, chocolate cakes, chocolate cookies with white heart chips on top, a cluster of heart-shaped metallic balloons in red, red and pink spiral ribbons, white teddies, brown teddies, pink teddies, each holding its own heart with L-O-V-E spelled in it.
I literally took a baby-step backward as my face cringed, flinched and winced all at the same time and grunted a heavy "woah".
Tomorrow's Valentine's.
(I did not slip in any exaggeration to this story. These are all true accounts of what I've witnessed during that walk in the mall.)

February 13; Saturday, Evening
I watched the first half of Pretty Woman then started on Anne Rice's Angel Time which, in my opinion is a great combination of things to do for pre-Valentine's (Pretty Woman, just the best love flick ever produced, plus Anne Rice, the perfect way to kill any romantic notion).
Trivia: In the ending credits of the movie Valentines' Day, Julia Roberts made a reference to Rodeo Drive and how she once shopped there. Of course she was talking about her traipse down this avenue in the movie Pretty Woman where she was shunned from one store because the sales ladies thought that nothing in the store would fit her because they all are very expensive. Actors Hector Elizondo, who played the hotel manager, and Larry Miller, store assistant, are also in Valentine's Day. And did I mention both has the same director?

February 14; Sunday, Ridiculously early morning
I was woken early by brother pig asking me for flower money, pierced him with half-evil, half-drowsy eyes then handed it to him begrudgingly but because I can no longer get back to sleep, I followed him downstairs. I glanced at the clock then to my brother (I did this thrice! I swear!). 6 o'clock, and he has already bathed, put on jeans, on his white Adidas rubber shoes and wearing a checkered red long-sleeved polo shirt. Checkered. red. long. -sleeved. polo. shirt. at 6 o'clock. on a Sunday. February the 14th!
My surprise was not apparent to brother pig that when he saw me, he just enlisted my help to tzuj both sleeves (again, I did it full of loathe). Then he proceeded to ask me whether to use gel or wax on his hair (I voted for wax). Since he has already appointed me to the task of helping him with his bodily Valentine's preparation, I handed him a cotton soaked with my facial toner, my day cream moisturizer and my petroleum jelly for the lips which he applied eagerly. The finished product: brother pig looked dashing, I was so proud.
Anyhow, mama and I will dine out later and I extended the invitation to brother pig and his girlfriend.

Post shout-out a.k.a. senseless late reaction:
Here I am blogging at this forsaken hour of my days leading up to this forsaken day. 'Di naman ako magrereklamo kung walang irereklamo! Sinimulan ito nun smiley roses! Tapos on the very day, makikita ko na lang ang kapatid ko prepped-up at alas-sais pa lang ng umaga! *WTH* Sino nanliligaw at that crazy time.