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Love is in the air and most of the people think of ways how to express their love to their special someone. My husband and I thought of a simple yet memorable Valentine's day Celebration together with our parents.
Last year we celebrated Valentine's through a dine experience in one of the resto in the metro. This year, we decided to make it simple and affordable. I resigned last year, our budget is too tight that I need to squeeze it to make it enough for all our expenses.

Valentine's Day this year fell on a Sunday, which is Family day. My husband and I woke up early and bought ingredients at the market that will be needed for our lunch date in our house. Prior to that I already told my parents and my in-laws to wear red on Sunday during our Lunch.
Viola, here we are, all wearing red even my kids, and it was happy to see them (my parents and my in laws) longing to our bonding day over lunch date.
I prepared my very own version of Aglio Olio Tuna Pasta. I used Royal Pasta and Olive Oil which are left overs from our New Years Celebration and Mega Tuna Spanish flavor. My family loves it, it's not too salty for the taste buds of the oldies, its healthy according to them.
My husband did the grilled pork liempo and Milk fish, which are better food for the oldies and they loved it so much my father and father in law enjoy it.
My fruit salad, the cakes from paper moon, juice and the bread are the addition to our sumptuous lunch plus the pictorial and that's what a memorable valentine's celebration is.
After our Valentine's Lunch Date, we had a bonding session with a videoke, which most of the filipinos love it, we really love to sing. My father  requested so many songs that he just wanted to hear it while my mother sing it. “Ang dami mo namang request (you got so many requests)" my mother told my father. My mother is complaining but still she sung all my fathers requested song, they are sooo sweet.
While my In-laws just keep on singing, when I told them the title, they kept on telling that they don't know the song, but when they heard the lyrics surprisingly they know the song and they sung it, hahaha.

My kids love also their grandma and grandpa, they love to be with them and make memorable moment. Even my youngest son hold the hands of my father, his grandpa, while walking outside when they are about to leave and went home.

My husband and I saw the faces of our Parents with a big smile after our celebration. No intimate or date outside, but still this is the happiest Valentine's day celebration in our lives so far.

If you and your hubby don’t have any planned celebration this coming Valentine’s day then Max’s Valentine’s treat is the answer to that because you can spend your romantic date with them. Last week we get to have a glimpse of what Max’s Restaurant has to offer for their valued customers this love month. It was a night of food, sweets, couple’s interview and dating game for the “singles” with quote and quote. Of course, I and hubby were interviewed about our years of being together and how it came to be. It was a short interview and I think everyone discovered some parts of our love story.

And since it is the love month and most of the themes are about couples, hearts and love, Max’s Restaurant made us experience their treats this Valentine’s Day.

So what are in store for customers this Valentine’s Day? Well there are plenty and to begin with is their Delightful Valentine celebration which awaits customers for a special treat of a box of yummy Choco and Caramel bites from Max’s Corner Bakery as they dine at any Max’s Restaurant from February 13 to 15, 2015 with a minimum food spend of Php1,500.00. And that is all for free!

According to Orlando Villanueva, Max’s Restaurant’s Marketing Manager for Dine-In, Take Out, Delivery, and E-Commerce “Valentine’s Day is such a special occasion for Filipinos. It is during this season that we really go out of our way to show our appreciation for our loved ones. Max’s understand this endearing tradition very well. It inspired us to create the most romantic opportunities for our customers to celebrate Valentine’s.”

Furthering the romantic breeze of Valentine’s, Max’s offers their “Meal for Two,” an intimate all-day feast, for two that’s perfect for couples who want to celebrate Valentine’s Day while enjoying their favorite classic dishes from Max’s. Meal for Two creates the perfect date, with a regular half serving of Max’s sarap to the bones Fried Chicken complemented by a savory choice of Sizzling Tofu or Adobong Kangkong, steaming white rice, and two glasses of iced tea or any Pepsi softdrink. This hearty meal is sweetly capped off with delicious Buko Pandan. Sharing an intimate meal with a loved one doesn’t need to be hefty on the pocket too. Max’s Meal for Two is only priced at Php529 or with as much as Php191 savings for customers and is available until February 28, 2015.

Continuing the sweet treats of Max’s, Max’s Corner bakery is offering its Love Letter Cookies, Love Birds Cookies, melt-in-your-mouth White Chocolate Butter Cake, a delectably light and fluffy butter cake garnished with milky white chocolate shavings and topped with rich whipped cream and cherry; and yummy Choco Peanut Butter Cake, a rich and moist chocolate cake, filled with premium peanut butter icing and coated with delicious chocolate frosting. There’s nothing sweeter and more romantic than sharing these sweet treats from Max’s Corner Bakery!