I have never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day, but I might just have to start. I had such a lovely time on Saturday.<\/p>\n
When I picked up Rama that morning, I was greeted with a smile and a dozen tulips! And that was just the tip of the sweet iceberg. He had for me a pile of pretty pink and red parcels, including a children’s book by a Filipina author and the Down With Love<\/i> DVD. We hopped in my car and headed up the highway to visit my parents and my favorite Aunt and Uncle who were in town from Manila. We spent a few hours at the house, playing boggle and eating pizza. There was also laughter, a lot of laughter.<\/p>\n
When night started to fall, we left for Part Two of our day: The date. There was a double feature of Breakfast at Tiffany’s<\/i> and Sabrina<\/i> at one of my favorite theaters in town. We got there an hour early, because I was so paranoid it would sell out. Of course, it hadn’t yet. They don’t even sell tickets early.<\/p>\n
Somehow, Rama convinced them to make an exception, and after buying our tickets, we ran across the street to a little sweets shop and café. I’d passed the café for years, but never bothered to stop inside.<\/p>\n
Thank goodness my curiosity finally got the best of me. The shop was a sophisticated version of my childhood heaven! They had heart-shaped cakes, tiny fruit tarts, rows of chocolate and jars of sugary candies. I couldn’t decide on a treat, so I settled for a pot of peppermint tea. We sat in the corner of the cafe with our sketchbooks. Rama drew two fellows at a nearby table, and I drew Rama.<\/p>\n
By the time we got back to the theater, there was a line at the box office. We marched right in. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched those two Audrey Hepburn movies — dozens, I’m sure — but seeing it on the big screen felt like I was seeing them for the very first time.<\/p>\n
Rama and I shared a heart-shaped box of chocolates in the dark. I couldn’t see which candy was which, but somehow I managed to get all the ones with caramel inside, my favorite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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