It feels like magic
Yesterday was Valentine's day. I am sure that many of us found various ways to celebrate it with our family, friends or lovers. Some might not have celebrated it thinking that it is a capitalist invention that makes us spend more money on certain things.
Well, whatever the case may be, I hope that everyone had a great day yesterday because I did. And the magic of that day carried over to today.
It started simple enough
Before the 14th, I have already prepared a small gift for my mother and sisters. Unfortunately, I was unable to think of anything to give my father since he is a practical guy who probably has no need for handmade items.
Here are the sunflower hair ties that I gave them. I actually like how they turn out, and I am planning on making one for myself as well.
I received a surprise
Well it is not really a surprise. But my younger sister asked me to help her make crochet sunflower bouquets.
When I started my crochet joutney, I tried to bring my sistets along with me but they find the activity difficult so they stopped even though I gave them yarns and hooks.
But my sister is the one who wanted to get back into crochet again, so I let her borrow my branded hooks as well as teach her the stitches that she has trouble doing. I also showed her how to do some part in the pattern that she does not understand.
Let me just say how proud I was of her when I fimally sae the result of her hard work.
It looks so wonderful, doesn't it?
She gave our mother, sisters, and me one sunflower bouquet. And she also gave her friends this cute bouquet.
Mine find its home with my art materials. I put my brushes in a jar and this sunflower fits perfectly there. I can see it immediately everytime I entered my room.
Friendly time
Friends are an importanta part of my life. We greeted each other and had a short conversation about how we are. We made plans to set a virtual date soon but we could not do it yesterday because of conflicting schedules. It is fine anyway since we understand that we each have other priorities.
Virtual date
Of course, I set some time to spend with my partner even though we were unable to see each other. Mostly because of the conflict in my schedule.
We decided to watch movies while eating with our cameras open. We do not usually keep our cameras open when we watch movies together since our attention is on the movie itself.
I can say that it is a very nice experience. Although I think I prefer watching while I can lie down comfortably without worrying if I am still seen.
However, I can not deny the fact that seeing his expressions during our virtual date is nice. Of course, we video call sometimes with our cameras open but it is different.
I don't know how to explain it. I was so tired from my classes the whole day yesterday, plus I needed to answer a quiz. So I was kind of expecting that it will affect my attitude towards the virtual.
Surprisingly, the moment I saw and hear my partner, I felt myself getting excited for the virtual date. It went great and I had a lot of fun as well. Nothing will beat a physical date but virtual dates are fun too.
The magic continues
This morning, I realized that everyone is wearing the sunflower hair ties that I gave them. It might be a small thing for some but I feel appreciated when I saw all of them wearing it. The fuzzy feeling that I felt since morning still stays.
Then my partner and I are still talking about the movies we watched last night. It is nice to talk to him about all kinds of topics. We disagree on many things but it never bothered us. I like how I can honestly tell him if I find a movie boring without fearing that he would take it personally.
Closing words
Overall, yesterday was wonderful. We did not do anything grand but I felt so happy. This is probably the magic of love. It needs not to be attention-seeking but rather, it is find in the smallest gestures of affection.
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Crochet? Woahh that is cute especially the main design is out of sunflower