Gabletop Taming

these fools. it's not even that they make me smile -- it's beyond that.
whenever we're together for extended periods of time, my throat starts
to hurt from laughing too loud and too often. happiness, pure and simple.

this is really my fiance's group of guy friends; since raf and i have been
together the longest, i've gone through periods with this group of fools
when i was the only girl, or i didn't like a certain girlfriend, or one of them
stopped hanging out with us regularly because he spent more time with
his girlfriend and her group of friends -- which are all fine by me, because
at the end of the day, they're my friends no matter what.

but in recent months it's really been great, hanging out with them and
their girlfriends. each of these girls is a perfect fit for each of these fools,
and i'm so happy that they've all found each other. and you know how
sometimes, you feel iffy about hanging out with your friend's significant
other without your friend, because the significant other doesn't really
have a lot in common with you? it NEVER HAPPENED with these girls.
if anything, we've all been pleasantly surprised by how open they are
to our silly little traditions, habits and quirks.

i guess i just want to say thanks to these three amazing women, for making
these three fools happy, and for being so AWESOME that i look forward to
hanging out with them every single weekend (even if i haven't known some of
them for very long).

-miao, manila