WEDNESDAY DATES WITH A DELIVERY BOY
Warning: Sorta, kinda mushy post ahead and it’s not even Valentines Day yet! Yay!
Have I mentioned that I am going on dates with a delivery boy every Wednesday? If not yet, then let me just note of that very rare occurrence (parang phenonomenon pa talaga eh noh?) in my married life before the opportunity to have more dates ends. And opps, before you make judgment that I am doing an immoral thing, let me just make it clear that the delivery boy was Hubby—nothing more, nothing less. Why was called a delivery boy and how come we date on Wednesdays? Allow me to explain.
Well, it’s not really the special and romantic date per se, but simply the thought of togetherness for a dinner or a walk in the park (naks!) to talk about just about anything. The Wednesday engagements started two months ago when Hubby pitched in for a delivery staff who, at that day, was unavailable to deliver copies of a publication for one of our clients in our little growing business to designated drop off points in Makati and Taguig. Hubby was about to fetch me in the Office that particular Wednesday (we’re heading home already), when he received word that the staff was not available, so off we drove together to drop the copies including those in coffee shops and fine dine restaurants in Rockwell Center, The Fort and Frontrera Verde. The drop-off points were same as our route going home anyway, so I said a little delivery work won’t hurt even if it meant untidy hands for me manually counting and segregating the copies printed on newsprint and Hubby folding up his corporate sleeves to serve as delivery boy for the meantime.
My, it was such a long day and my very own delivery boy and I felt tiredness after heading towards Figaro and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf—the last stretch of our deliveries inside Bonifacio High Streets, so we rewarded ourselves with a good dinner at Mario’s when we reached Tiendesitas. The food and ambiance at Mario’s was great and we enjoyed the rest of our dinner talking about the long day we’ve had and how we’ve missed going out on regular dates. It was almost 10 when we arrived home and Nico was already asleep. It was the first time ever we weren’t able to see Nico still awake, but Hubby and I thought it was alright. We promised ourselves we will do such routine more often, thus, what used to be just temporary pitch-in work for Hubby turned out to be our working dinner dates every Wednesdays. Dining from one restaurant on a Wednesday to another the following week is what we’ve been regularly doing for months now so long as the place is on our route with the delivery.
It’s may not be so much of a big deal, but even so, I’m glad that Hubby and I are now at least able to spend quality time together as a couple even just for an hour or two. Married life has changed so much having Nico in our lives for more than three years and the feeling of being a parent was overwhelming. Our love and attention have been centered on enjoying our time caring for and bringing up our Little Boy, that unintentional as it was and unconscious that we are, we often spent lesser time together. And now that we’ve discovered that rare opportunity to at least be “exclusively us” even for just a meantime, we promised not to let it pass. We’re not just a Daddy and a Mommy after all, we’re Hubby and Wifey too.
So if friends will ask for a night out or Boss at work will require overtime, might as well not demand them on Wednesdays. Because if they will insist, I’d decline. My Wednesdays evenings are devotedly booked for a date with my one and only delivery boy.
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PS. I wish I have the guts, but photos of us are too mushy to be posted, kaya I better not na lang. LOL.
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hi feng, I totally agree with you when you say: “We’re not just a Daddy and a Mommy after all, we’re Hubby and Wifey too.” I wish I could also have a non-compromised time with hubby but he’s more like a spontaneous person so we don’t follow a certain routine or schedule.
you know Mhalou, sometimes being unpredictable, with a little sweet surprise in the end makes a relationship more romantic. hope you and Hubby will have that non-compromised time for each other soon, as you wished.
Uy maganda yang arrangement nyo Feng. And i agree that you are not just mommy and daddy but husband and wife too.
It’s good na may exclusive time din tayo for our spouses no matter how busy our schedules are. Thanks for sharing.
Btw, i love the new theme ha.
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Uuuyyyy!! Hahaha…nang-asar pa eh
True, the one thing that usually flies out the door when the “parent” badge sets in is the “us” part of the marriage. Many couples fail to realize that this is very, very important in keeping the whole family set-up healthy. Remember, before there was a family there was the two of you. And having some time together, even just an hour or two, every so often is good. Keeps the fire burning, di ba
O ano dare, mag-EB tayo next Wednesday ….hahaha
you’re welcome Nice!
and yes, while parenting occupies much of our time, we should never forget to care for the better half too. naks!
re: the new theme, expect for a constant changes, I’ve been exploring one theme to another.
Cookie, at nang-asar ka pa talaga ha! hehe, I have a feeling malapit na tuloy magka-baby sister/brother si Nico.
I agree. while the love for our children is unconditional, the love for the better half should be likewise.
EB on Wednesday? ayoko nga, may date kami nun! hehe.
The “us” part, the “couple” part takes a backseat. It i good to have opportunities like these to perk up the relationship. Regards to your delivery boy
T. Julie, once we’ve become parents, the “you and me” time, it becomes scarce! it’s been three years lang naman but it seems like forever. LOL. thank heavens for those mundane delivery work, we’ve had that chance again.
we have a date tomorrow, so for sure, your regards will reach him.
Aaaw, that is so sweet - working together and enjoying it! So parang forced-date ba yan? Mabuti na rin, because it really is important for couples to spend time alone with each other.
I hope matagalan pa ang absence nung delivery boy hehe…
hi Chats!
sorta kinda forced working dates nga and drama nito! so far, there is no replacement yet for the Makati route, so I think it is most likely that Hubby will take care of this area for a longer time pa. 
uy that’s so nice. inggit naman ako. you see, it’s also our goal to have our own business., that hubby andi will work together.
hi ladycess. ay nakow, don’t be, coz super alalay lang ako nun sa delivery work, kaya sobrang hiya nya sa akin eh, we dine out after the delivery.
re: the business, it was our way of preparing for early retirement. goodluck in your plan to venture into a business. choose something you are passionate of, and everything will fall into place.
hi feng! i’m glad to know that you’re keeping the romance alive with your hubby even if you have a kid na.
hi Ann!
well, these Wednesday dates are just temporary, but Hubby and I were to decide, sana we’ll have these regular dates for good. 
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