Bente Sais

Happy 26th Birthday to me!!!

1. Lord, thank you for giving me another year to live, love, and see what You have in store for me out of Your generosity and love. May You continue to guide me as i journey through life. Thank you for the blessings mentioned hereunder. To God be all the Honor and Glory.

2. Family - thank you mama, papa, patrick and paulo for the love and utmost support in whatever decisions i made. who i am now is because of you guys..thanks for everything *hugz* i love and miss you all..

3. My relatives - thank you for making me feel you're all behind my back both in my triumphs and sorrows.

4. Bebe - thank you for decorating my life. you know how much i love you, be..
"when there's someone-one someone who makes my day brighter..makes my joys greater..makes my heart lighter..Someone whom i want to share with, do everything with, go everywhere with..Someone-one someone i want to live for and love forever"

5. Mama- thank you for welcoming me to the family..thanks for everything, ma *hugz* i love you..i'll take care of aedner po.

6. Relatives ni Bebe - to those i have met, thanks for being nice to me. :)

7. Close Friends - you all knw who you are..thank you so much for lending an ear and shoulder to cry on. thanks for the friendship!

8. KEPS - thanks for the memories! :) KEPS deltek and worldwide! i miss you guys...keep in touch! see yah'll @ myla's wedding! :)

9. Blockmates sa Arthur's - thank you for the happy memories! :) thanks for all the help as well! same here, i'm just a knock-on-the-door away! :)

10. College friends - thanks for keeping in touch from time to time though we've been busy managing our own lives. miss you mardz, net and jhe..

11. ASCAP circle of friends - to nads and melvi thanks for keeping in touch..will never forget the memories we shared in new york and jersey..and the 'emotional' times when i went home last april.. :)

12. PBS circle of friends - thanks for the good ol happy times we shared in illinois! i miss you guys..reunion tayo pag-uwi ni tin :)

13. Marmi and family - thanks for everything! miss you little yssa!

14. Friends ni Bebe - twas nice meeting you! :) Ang sarap mag hang out kina bing :) ..thanks for being nice, mitch. i miss you...wensha ulet tayo dha/lex! :) ..nice meeting you, nikks :)

14. New York/Jersey project assignment - i am thankful for the opportunity to visit nyc, nj and atlantic city :) visiting new places, meeting lotsa new faces..my first trip to US of A..a dream come true!

15. Illinois project assignment - twas great meeting new faces and going to new places..who would've thought i'm gonna first meet my love on the july 18th trip? :) ..magic 12, smorgasbord @ arbor lakes, downtown chicago trip, rock band sessions, car pool..and of course AEDNER! :)

16. I'm in love! - I'm officially aedner's gf and he's mine on aug 30th :)

17. Spending quality time with aedner - my favorite is spending time with my bebe..it doesn't matter where.

18. January 14, 2009 - don't forget this date, be... i love you

19. Our purple valentine - my first valentine with a bf..spending this day with bebe makes it special :)

20. My 26th Birthday - first birthday with aedner..happiest birthday :)..he had it all said in the greeting card..knowing that you wanna spend forever with me tops it off! i love you, be! thanks for the bday surprise as well!

21. Aedner's Birthday - first birthday i celebrated with him..video birthday greeting.. blogs..chat..phonecalls. twas his first bday celebrated in USA.

22. Attending church mass/praying on monthsaries..thanking God for giving us another month and requesting Him to continue in guiding us as a couple and rule our relationship.

23. Problems -of course i couldn't get away with problems..problems are life's trials. i've been weak at times and i recognize that. without the Lord to give me strength, i know i couldn't pass through it.

24. Pressure - no one can get away with life's pressures...it's a matter of how you face it...and how you see it (constructive or destructive)...i have learned that..even if almost everyone/majority is doing something, it doesn't mean that it is correct. each of us still has our choice ..our decision to make..our prerogative..but at the same time, knowing the consequence..Pressure can either shape us or we shape pressure to fit us.

25. Lessons learned - what's more important is how you get on your knees when you fell and not falling itself. bump your head once and learn from it..twice is too much.

26. Love - i finally felt LOVE in a context of a lover/partner..so this is how it feels :)
i know, there is no perfect relationship as there is no perfect person but i do believe that when you love someone..consciously, you wouldn't do anything to ruin the relationship..it's a matter of respect and consistency; Consistency earns trust.