marriage


Today is my 4th wedding anniversary , but we are going through a financially challenging time, so my husband and I both agreed not to spend any money on gifts for each other so I wasn't expecting anything special for today. To my surprise, when I came downstairs this morning, I found a bouquet of the most beautiful wild flowers that my husband had picked from a near by field at 6am. What a thoughtful and beautiful gift!

GENUINE AFFECTION


It’s about that time I usually bid my day a bye with a sigh of satisfaction escaping my closed lips. It doesn’t actually escape, it involuntarily sets itself free. The day has been long and tiring and trying to cope with Eve’s misdemeanor. She is the first of our species to find out that all that glitters are illegal or unworthy. The whole humanity now is painfully toiling in order to pluck the fruits and accord hunger a decent send off.

I slide my tired body, carefully, as if it hurt or afraid to disturb a nocturnal creature who had made a sojourn in my bed, inside my sheets. Relief greeted me, accompanied by a muted sigh as the mind went back to the parting day, assessing the successes and the pitfalls that came along. Lessons appeared triumphant.

The day is never a day-well-spent when you do not wish a dearly beloved a good night. I have had trouble many mornings preceding the nights I slept without bidding her a good night. I forget on purpose (ask any man) but the questions you get the morning after only allow her to make assumptions because I have never answered them satisfactorily. Now am thinking of her. She has brought the real meaning of living, the real feel of love. She genuinely adores me and I do more than her.

As a fumbled with the keys of my phone, trying to mix words, in a bid to come up with a deep poem for her, the phone rang. I smiled as I read ‘sweetheart’ as I had saved her. The ringtone helped increase the pace of my heartbeat. It was a song that drove her to the point of ecstasy, of course after me. So many times she rang me, often when I am trying to text her, or when am reaching for my phone to call her. Love brings forth pleasant coincidence, the kind that you want to happen every day.

I really love her. The joy of my life is to see her happy always. I don’t anything or anybody to harm her because I’m her soldier ready to fight every war that life pit against us. Distance though has robbed us the chance to show the affection eye to eye, hold each other close and our breathes being swallowed by our silent whispers heard far away. She is the realest thing I hold with utmost care like a treasure.

I picked up the phone and her soft voice drove me to world that surpassed the abundance of the bliss heaven had on offer. She tickled me into frenzy with an unsettling sensation going through my body like a ripple. I wanted her there and then. If the urge would have enabled men to grow wings I would have been the first one after Daedalus and Icarus, from the tales we read while growing up.

I listened as she talked making her know I was paying attention. Silence sometimes prompts one to make an inquiry if they are speaking alone or otherwise. What’s more beautiful than being missed by somebody you love? What’s the most awesome thing in the world than being important to somebody and being treasured more than you do to your own self? It’s a feeling that transcends everything.

The lengthy talk is always brought to a denouement by good night wishes and the sweet dreams. The byes aren’t my cup of tea. I always conclude a conversation with a ‘take care’. I never know why but I always want her to great care not dream of nightmares.

As the sound of the phone hanging up came through, I was plunged into my own world. I stared at the text I was about to send; my sweetheart, you are a rare being in the world for showing me what it means to love and I will give you my genuine affection…….it sounds like a teenage love letter but that was the message I intended to pass her, plus a couple of hugs and kisses, toppling with I love you. I drifted off holding my phone.

I woke up in the morning to find everything deleted except GENUINE AFFECTION on the text. I smiled knowing there was more truth than those two words.

story of love

My fiance Randy and I met almost a year ago. He is a truck driver and is gone for at least two weeks at a time. We met online and within 2 weeks he came to my state to meet me. What was supposed to be just two friends meeting turned into love at first sight for me. As soon as I got out of my car and hugged him for the first time, I knew he was my future! We have been together ever since. We have gone through some issues early on that most couples don't encounter until much later in their relationship, if at all and we have overcome them all and have come through even stronger. When he comes home after being gone for two weeks, we lock ourselves away from the world in the truck and we can't be separated , not even for a moment. We spend the next few days just lost in each others arms. He has made me candle lit dinners in the truck parked at our favorite lake. We hold each other non-stop over the next few days and we never let go. Nothing else matters except our love for each other.

Monday, 3 March 2014

Oscars: Top moments from the 86th Academy Awards

The 86th Academy Awards honors the best in film. Business Network brings you the best moments of the night.
Big winners
Gravity went into the night tied with a leading 10 nominations with American Hustle — which was ultimately shut out — and the white-knuckle space thriller won seven, including original score, cinematography, film editing, sound mixing, sound editing and visual effects.
Among the big Oscar winners were:
Best picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best director: Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)
Best actor: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best actress: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Best supporting actor: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best supporting actress: Lupita N'yongo (12 Years a Slave)
LIST:Winners and nominees
VOTE:Who was the best dressed?

Red carpet fashion

Among the most-anticipated looks was Lupita Nyong'o, who continued her sartorial winning streak in a light-blue Prada gown. The actress, from Kenya, said the blue color reminded her of Nairobi.
Anna Kendrick pulled an Angelina Jolie, wearing a dress with a thigh-high slit. Olivia Wilde and Kerry Washington stylishly dressed up their baby bumps. Lady Gaga looked surprisingly normal in a strapless Versace gown.

Other buzzed-about looks: Liza Minnelli matched her cobalt blue pants suit with a streak of blue in her hair. Pharrell Williams showed up on the red carpet in tuxedo shorts.
Rain can’t dampen stars’ spirits or style Wet weather isn’t ideal for the red carpet, but when it comes right down to it, there’s no such thing as raining on the Oscars fashion parade. Hollywood’s biggest stars pulled out all the style stops for Sunday’s show, where this year’s standouts were sure to earn a place in fashion history. USA TODAY’s fashion team pinpoints the highlights. Reporting by Cindy Clark, Donna Freydkin, Carly Mallenbaum, Andrea Mandell, Alison Maxwell,USA TODAY Photos by Robert Hanashiro, Dan MacMedan, Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Lupita Nyong’o arrives.  (Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USAT)
Powerful acceptance speeches
In accepting the award for best supporting actor, Jared Leto thanked his mother, a teenage high school dropout and single mom from Louisiana who taught her children "to be creative, work hard and be special."
Leto also used his speech to acknowledge struggles in other countries. "To all of the dreamers out there around the world watching this tonight, in places like the Ukraine and Venezuela, I want to say, 'we are here,'" Leto said.

A teary Nyong'o said of her Oscar-winning supporting actress role in 12 Years a Slave, "It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's."
Ellen rocks as host
Ellen DeGeneres returned for a second time hosting the Oscars, after her first stint in 2007. Among her best lines from the night:
  • "Things are so different now. Last time, for instance, when I was here Cate Blanchett was nominated, Meryl Streep was nominated, Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated, Martin Scorsese was nominated. So different."
  • "Possibility number one: 12 Years A Slave wins best picture. Possibility number two: you're all racists."

J-Law trips (again)
Jennifer Lawrence tripped over a cone on the red carpet, reminiscent of her tumble last year as she climbed the stage to accept the Oscar. During her opening monologue, DeGeneres called out Lawrence for falling and said, "If you win tonight, I think we should bring you the Oscar."
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Dancing with the stars
During the performance of his hit song Happy, Williams stepped off stage and danced with some stars in the front row, including N'yongo, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.
Lupita Nyong'o, left, dances with Pharrell Williams during his performance of "Happy" at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2 in Los Angeles.  (Photo: John Shearer, Invision/AP)
Best. Selfie. Ever.
In a single selfie photo: DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, N'yongo and Kevin Spacey. DeGeneres tweeted: "Best photo ever. #oscars." It became the most retweeted tweet ever and Twitter briefly crashed.
A big slice
"I have this crazy idea that I will order pizza," DeGeneres said, asking if anyone was hungry. "Two large, what'd you think?" DeGeneres had the pizza delivered and handed out slices to the people in the audience.

Pronunciation flub
John Travolta had the job of introducing Idina Menzel, who sang Let it Go from Frozen. Unfortunately, what came out sounded more like "Adele Nazim." The song won an Oscar for best original song.
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LOVE POEMS

I COULD BUT LOVE YOU*

The days gone by hold memories

So much of all those nice stories

Stories of our lives thereafter

Punctuated by your sweet laughter



Walking, talking under the starlit sky

Smiling silently without knowing why

Silent though we got so much to say

Assured that tomorrow would be okay



I love you so much my sweetheart

Like the abundance of sand in a desert

So is my love for you, so real and true

I want to live forever just for you



In the horizon the sun's just turned red

And my tomorrow is but a dread

If by your own, you won't be there

I will die, there won't be any air



*THE AMAZING FEELING*

The buzz of the phone beckons you attention

It's the love of your life trying to reach you

Friends have gotten tired of their mention

Their presence in this world gets you through

Long and stressful days just as the nights

On dark nights they are the light



It's an amazing feeling to find true love

It carries you way beyond imaginable lands

Swifter than the carrier doves

Infinite but it can fit in your hands

The amazing feeling of true adoration

Surpasses everything worth admiration



*BEHIND YOUR EYES*

Sometimes am caught in a day dream

Dreaming of a dream I live everyday

It's been like this since I saw you

You beauty enslaved my imagination

The glitter in your eyes captured me



Every morning I wake up

It's your pretty face that's my alarm

Telling to rise up to see you

You are a true meaning of perfection

Forever I will be glad that are in my life



I wanna have your heart forever

Coz I've given you mine

Do the best with that you can

For you are so perfect

This love is the realest of al I've known



*I SEE ME IN YOUR EYES*

Like rose petals in the morning bloom

You sweep my feet off the ground

And I fly, fly like little bird making no sound

Am flying to get a kiss from you

Your embrace, the next best thing

After the gearless all night embrace

I see the meaning of life in your eyes

I see me and you skin to skin every night

I see life unfolding in your eyes

I see love-true love



*IMMUNE TO HEARTACHE *

I'm staring at the emptiness you absence accords me

It's like all those days when I could fantasies about you

My breath being taken away by what I could see

But your absence is forever, I hoped you were true



I didn't think there would be a day when I could ask you to stay

And that would be asking too much of your precious time

Now I struggle to go through my days trying to keep you at bay

Often I fail, every time, coz forgetting you feels inhumane- a crime



For once in my life I realized what it means to be in love

It means to wait for someone to break your heart while holding on

It means being immune to all things that fall from above

Coz that may hold you from going on straight from dawn