9 years together

2011

Year when it all started...

We met each other for the first time on July 6. Got teased by friends after Lake District in October if we were together. That trip was the first one we organized together, even if we did not even talk together about it. October 16, 2011 is the date we became boyfriend-girlfriend at Wimbledon Park.

In November, we went to Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon, our first solo trip as a couple. Several trips came after that: Snowdonia with friends, and Edinburgh and Isle of Skye in Scotland to celebrate New Year's.

This was our first photo as a couple.

2012

year when we met our families and friends...

Tough time with long distance relationship that lasted for more than a year, but in April 2012 we got together in Singapore and first met Doi, then in August we went to Perhentians Malaysia , Philippines  Manila and got introduced to Buddy and family and parents. In December Anna travelled to Germany where we met friends, Raquel and Edu and travelled by bus to meet Jan and family and parents in Prague. Then moved to Slovakia to see babkas in Velka and Teplicka and family in Poprad and friends Misko and Adka in Kosice. Moved to Budapest, Hungary to meet friends. 

 

2013

We got engaged, moved to Ortigas and then Makati 

Spent New Year's Even on a boat on Danube river.  got romantic and sleepy trip in January in France. Then Lubos visited Philippines, Manila for the second time and we traveled and to Davao Park and Samal Vanishing Island and Bat Cave in Feb. In June, Anna travelled to Barcelona Spain, where we started in Sitges in a wedding of Raquel and Edu and then continued with  a road trip to Madrid, Sevilla slept over few nights  and move to Malaga, where we got engaged, and went to Ronda an Granada and back to Barcelona and from there split ways for the last time to London and Manila. in September we moved togehter in Manila in Ortigas, traveled to meet family in Laguna and went with Doi to Pagsanjan Falls,  El Nido Palawan in November and in December to Samal  and Talikod Island with family. We then moved together with Doi to Makati, got pregnant for the first time and went through the tough time for the first time.

       

2014

Got civil  marriage :) .... 

in January we went to Bohol(Panglao, Balicasag, Virgin Islands), February Mt. Pinatubo and got married in Davao :) spent a fantastic rainy day in Samal Island and then went to Hagimit Falls, March Anilao and then Mactan Cebu's Talima and Hilutungan Marine Sanctuary. In April back to Davao and nice trip with Doi in Mati. In May a road trip to Minalungao Park and Jun diving in Bohol for the first time. Got pregnant for the second time, sadly no baby yet.  In September back to Europe first visiting friends and Uncle Basil in UK, then Slovakia and 4 days in Rome. 

 

2015

Moved to Makati, got married again :)  and travel all year long ... 

January in Coron and Bohol with Vladko and Katka. and later Puerto Galera, then  in Feb Lubos went to a trek without Anna first time to Mt. Arayat, then Bohol again for pre-wedding week in Dumaluan Beach Resort and the wedding 3 days in Momo Beach House and after that 1 week in El Nido for post wedding party. After all wedding guest left Lubos spent one day  with family to Zambales.  In April in Sorsogon with Tita Jeeng and Tito Rod. in May in Puerto Galera and Tagaytay and June in Sarangani with family at Gumasa Beach. In Aug in Singapore , Bali Indonesia and Komodo Indonesia, in November in Kuala Lumpur  by bus to Malaysia Kuala Dungun and our adoptive father Jeck and last season week's diving trip to the Island Tenggol, and then together to do advanced open water diving certificate in Malapascua and finally in December to  Vienna, Czech Republic and Slovakia and New Years Eve with friends  in a cottage in Oscadnica in Slovakia.


2016

Year of travel again 

Uncle Basil visit in Feb and Lubos went to Corregidor Island with him, then went together Daddy Romy to Moalboal in late Feb  and later, in early March,  to Bohol ( Pamilacan, Coco Farm and Balicasag) . We went  to KL and  Penang also in March and then we got pregnant again and later in March we went to Cambodia and got through hard times with bad news about pregnancy again for the 3rd time. Then in April went  to Siquijor and Apo Island and in May to Sabang and then Lubos went to beach clean up in Capones. Later in May we went to Davao and had a special day with family friend priest at home for our third unborn child. In June as Godparents of Max Mandel in KL Malaysia and then to from Merang Jetty Malaysia to Lang Tengah with baby sharks and later to Pulau Redang with big sharks and large school of yellow fish. Then later in June Mirek came with Polish friend Dominik to Sabang Philippines, adn in July we went airport trip in Taipei Taiwan, and to Vladko's wedding in Slovakia and then visited brother Jan in Olomouc, later went to a raod trip with parents through Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia and  in July back to Davao, Samal and daddy Romy's fruit farm. This is when we got pregnant for the 4th time, sadly still with no result, but we accepted it much better. Then in September one more trip to Tagbilaran Bohol and then in October Lubos went to tree planting with Lunti and then together with Anna to Hong Kong to meet friend Kwan Yu. We went to Dumaguete and Coco Grove to Siquijor with friends Ivy, Joan and Nins and in Nov  later same month Lubos with Mirec to Anilao. Then the amazing snorkeling trip to Sarangani with family during Dec holiday.

2017

 Moved again, to Pasig within Metro Manila .We got pregnant again with our first baby, the great warrior  Max Martin...

Lubos was busy with Bookio business in Jan and Feb. We got pregnant in March and brought Max in tummy to butterflies and Sardines in Bohol, later in April Lubos parents visited and we all went to a road trip in Mindanao.  In May Lubos did a beach cleanup in Capones with Lunti.  We went together  to Siquijor with daddy Romy in June. We where were riding 3 of us on 1 bike. We also went with Anna to Masungi Geo Reserve with Lunti in mid June. Then we moved to The Grove by Rockwell in Pasig in June.  On September to Siquijor to show Max in tummy the sharks and turtles in the Tulapos Sanctuary, then Anna had to rest a while, so we just chilled at home. One day we had a lunch in bed with daddy in October, we had a nice but short visit of Kwan Yu and his father in October for few days, Lubos toured them around Manila. The last selfie without Maxi was in November in the swimming pool a day before a hospital day. Our Maxi boy got born on the 12th of November 2017 after 2 days delivery of Anna, stay in hospital for few days and then sadly had to fight infection for another week in hospital. We got a fantastic December holiday after Christmas in Bambu Villa in Mabini by the beach and then New Year's Eve with all the family even with Tita Jeeng, Tito Rod and even Tita Cynthia and her family in Balai Taal in Tagaytay.

  

2018

The first year with Max, the travel boy

After the first month with Max at home, we went to Davao and Samal Island in January , then in May  Lubos went for a business trip to Jakarta and later the same month with all 3 to UK to meet friends, then to Norway to do a road trip with the grandfather Jan and then Czech Republic and Slovakia with Jan and his family. Later in August we all went to Anilao fora  short dip and later same month to do a snorkeling trip with Max in Papua New Guinea in Tawali Resort where we witnessed a hold up by 7 new age pirates. October we had one of the best and most relaxed trip with max in South Korea visiting Lubos' colleague Chris Choi and then a friend Min in Anyang City near Seoul. Lubos' brother visited in November and we went with him to Tita Cynthia's house and to Puerto Galera. We went with Max to Siargao to snorkel near Guyam Island and stopped in Daku Island to eat lunch with locals. The last trip was with the entire family in Mactan and Moalboal.

 

2019

Our 2nd baby boy was born :)

We went to Taipei Taiwan to tour Max around for 4 hours and then continued to Vienna and Slovakia.  Anna went for a business trip in April and then we all went in Los Angeles and travelled around with Max to Arizona, Utah, Nevada and back to California. Then in May tatko Jan arrived and went with Lolo Romy to Coron and to Boracay. Then in July Mateo was born and we spent next 6 weeks  at home and travelled to Davao. Lubos went to Japan for business in October and then in November we went with parents and Doi's family to Dumaguete and Siquijor. 

 

2020

Staying at home mostly.

We went to Slovakia with both boys for the first time, Lubos left for few days to Lisboa Portugal with friends and then we met in Slovakia we spent few days with friends and family in a cottage near Zdiar. After coming home we spend from March to August at home for quarantine and then visit Slovakia and Jan in Czech Republic for 1 night.