Our Love Story Begins Today

Today has kinda felt like how yesterday should have been. A little more relaxed. A little more done. All that was missing today was milk tea and golf.  The gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for the thought. But it’s a mixed blessing to really not need anything. Want is different 😂. But I pretty much have a lot of wants, but not all 😆. Thanks EC. TTQD!

It’s finally here. The big 4-0. I worked today. I collected some freebies and gifts. I woke up next to the love of my life. It’s been a pretty good first forty years, but I believe the best is yet to come. Thanks for the birthday love Em. I look forward to a lifetime of it with you. #ATEN, #TLG, #TTQD

It’s almost my birthday, although I believe I was born at night so it’s really tomorrow evening. Anyhow, I’m making progress on collecting freebies this year. I’m sure there are ones I don’t know about, but I got a free milk tea and burger today.  Tomorrow I hope to get some free Starbucks for my EC and a T4. That should about do it. I think I only missed out on discounted dry cleaning, but discount isn’t free and I don’t really need it. The other thing is that I didn’t get pressured into buying extra. Add to that a semi productive day, great way to end the weekend and start the work week. TLG!!!

I was little nervous this morning as I didn’t have a great half round my last golf outing. But the previous rounds were pretty good. I’d actually be pretty happy if I could keep this up.  Maybe some day EC will understand the score card. Busy day today as well, but mostly nothing productive. That’s what weekends are for. ATEN!!!

I’ve been golfing so much lately, but it’s been a while since I’ve golfed on a Saturday. Hopefully it goes well. Kinda excited and nervous 😂. So many food options to pick from today, but I’ll pick this one. Nice and somewhat tense meal at times, but always fun and enlightening. It’s nice to be able to reap the benefits of good relationships. That’s just another reason it’s better to be a nice person. TTQD!!!

Today was a glimpse of the really good life. Woke up without kids crying. Did a little work (wasn’t bad, but not working is better). Went to lunch and milk tea with some good friends. Did a little more work (again, not working would be better). Went to the store. Went and played a little golf. Came home to a quiet house. Relaxed and ate a salad with some jerky. Gonna shower and probably do a little more work while I wait for the wife to come home and try to make babies 😩. Not the whole heaven, but a slice. I could honestly eat the whole cake. TTQD!!!

So much happened today. I got to golf and did okay, but it was fast. I think my tooth is loose from ice cream again, but luckily I’m having repaired Friday. I got to meet up briefly with Chongs. It was odd watching them feed their kids. They’re kinda old, but I fed Ella. Chase was embarrassed when I asked him 😂, but Tham fed him. I also went to my parents to have a quick bday celebration. I tried not to eat too much today, but Peter bought ribwich sandwich from am/pm and I ate an ice cream at Tham’s and I still gained weight. I probably need to exercise some more. I am writing this later than normal, but wanted EC to have something to read at work. Drive safe. ATEN!!!

Today felt like another Monday, but…I got to golf so there’s the silver lining in that cloud. Work was good. Got some chores done. So it’s kinda like yesterday. It’s funny, I feel behind every morning, but it ends up being okay. Probably need to get more ahead. Don’t want to be like the faulty people I complain about. At least I’m also moving things from old house and tossing things as well. Progress…ATEN!!! Man, I forgot about T-Mobile Tuesdays. Missed out on some good freebies…

There are some days where a lot gets done. Today didn’t feel like one of those days. However, work did get done and food did get made, it just didn’t seem very productive and it felt very tiring. (3.3 miles for this, it’s okay) We are taking a walk to get milk tea. So now we’ve added some exercise to it. There’s always a lot to do and never enough time to do it. Maybe we’ll get a chance to stop by the new town square in Elk Grove. I have to write this now in case I don’t have time later. TTQD!!

I’m sitting in the car on the way to golf. Not sure how the day is going to go, but I’m golfing so it’s probably pretty good. Playing with a stranger, Larry and Betsy behind us. Nice front 9 so far. Just as if was foretold, the back nine isn’t looking so good, but some golf is better than no golf most times. Good way to end the weekend and start the work week. Gonna be good. TTQD!!!

Thanks EC for being a team sport today. It should be done regardless, but I want to let you know that I appreciate your effort today. If you were faking it, you did a great job. It warms my heart and makes me happy when you’re able to mix in with my family and friends. So thank you. ATEN!!!!

Fill in the blanks however you’d like, but “Golf” is the important part for me. There’s a little wait today, but it’s not too bad. So far the score is good, but I’ll wait to post the final. Missed a few birdies, but avoided the doubles so I shouldn’t complain. Peter made some musubis and they were pretty good (spam, rice, seaweed, egg in one). I’m really gonna try to be healthy going forward. 🙏🏽 TTQD!

I usually try not to post or say things out of emotion as you can’t take it back, but since it’s fresh and a recurring issue, I’ll post now. This is a meal in Solvang someone just sent me. We are hoping to go there, but who knows. This week’s Hidden Brain is about how we expect too much from marriage. I don’t want to make this too long of a post, so I’ll make it short. I love my wife. I sacrifice so she can be happy. She loves me and does the same. But sometimes love just ain’t enough to keep people together. Or sometimes people stay together for the wrong reasons. Just something to think about…TLG!

It doesn’t matter too much if there’s the occasional step back as long as there’s at least 2 steps forward. Just like with golf, as long as the ball moves forward, you’re making progress. That’s been one of the benefits of working from home. The ability to continually move forward. Sometimes it can be easy to be hard on oneself that progress isn’t fast enough, but as long as there’s some progress, it’s gonna at least be okay. Doing something is generally better than doing nothing. ATEN!!

With great power comes great responsibility. Driving a car means maintaining it as well. Spending money on maintenance isn’t ideal or phone, but it is important to prevent future problems. Little things can easily become big things. But it was nice and excited to do research and safe money. Hopefully the Big O Tire has as good mechanics as they have customer service 🙏🏽. 

Just like you said it would be…long day at work today. We got some unexpected exposure and our phones and emails were crazy. I was super busy, but nice to be back home. Still a lot to do in order to catch up, but glad to be home. Gonna be a while (if ever) we get back to normal with these people around. Sad really, but we can at least try and protect ourselves. I wuv you. TTQD!!! 

What a difference a few simple words can make. In this case those words are “…is positive”. It’s really unfortunate in this case as is easy and difficult to blame and take blame for something that was just a case of unfortunate series of events. Either way, lives are gonna be impacted, but we can’t focus on what we can’t control. Easier said than done right? Just glad it happened at the tail end of the trip, but it does throw a lot of uncertainty into the mix for events in the future. So let’s get tested and 🙏🏽. ATEN!!

Mr. Crab was a little uncomfortable given the restaurant and the guest, but he survived to see another day.  I think we a lot of things we often remember the good, but forget the bad (except Em Chu who always remembers the bad when her Husband, not fiancé or boyfriend). But I think it’s also important to remember the bad so that we have the full picture and can always try to work towards bettering ourselves and the experience. Baby E is cute and all, but it’s not just fun and games with her…ATEN!!!

What a difference timezones make. Temperatures are about the same in SoCal as East Coast minus humidity.  Mr. Crab definitely looks like he prefers the California sun. And then the wheels fell off, but they’re back on again 😬. At least the weather is bearable and there’s less responsibility going into the weekend. And you’re snoring. TTQD!!

And we’re off. Bidding adieu to Buffalo. It was a brief and okay stay. I feel like the treatment of Lucas is detrimental to his development and growth so I was a little miffed, but I’ll learn to deal with it. Hopefully not by being extra mean 😂  I forgot to take out Mr. Crabs on our hike. Sorry. But here he is enjoying the “sensory room”. Being away always leads to appreciation of being home. We’ll be home soon. TLG!!!

Woo-hoo!!!! We finally get to return Mr. Mut Tay. Well actually we’re not actually returning him. But at least we won’t fully be responsible for him.  I sincerely hope if we have children our child will be well mannered, but parents can only do so much. It’s nice that everyone loves Baby Luka so much, but I wonder how good that really is for him. Anyhow, I figured I’d blog now since I’m driving. TLG!!

Welcome to Syracuse.  It’s nice to be able to see where EC grew up and came from. It makes where EC is now much more appreciable. Only complaint so far is the heat 😂. It’s unfortunate we can’t spend more time here, but it makes the time we spend here more meaningful and leaves something for the next time we’re “home” again. ATEN!!!

I usually like to reserve the last posts for giving thanks, but I’d like to use this post to give thanks to TD. Taking the lead and getting things done isn’t easy on group trips, let alone Do Family trips. So props to him for being a team player. It can be a frustrating and thankless job, but I want him to know I appreciate it. I also want to apologize if I offended or annoyed him. I felt bad got Lucas in the face with the pillow instead of the chest 😔. Although it may not be any consolation, I do treat and care for Lucas the same as any of my nieces and nephews. I actually think I’m probably a little nicer since he’s not a blood relative (as Em likes to say). TTQD.

Today is the last full day in Philly. We haven’t really done much except the Reading Food Place and Franklin Square, but it’s been a relatively relaxing trip in terms of being busy. Which is definitely nice.  I wonder if that will be the new mentality when we travel or if it’s just different when there’s more people to accommodate. But it’s nice not to feel rushed. Anyhow it’s already 700 and we haven’t thought about dinner. TLG!

Second day in Philly. Not sure why, but I’m not particularly excited about Philly. I think the only thing I want to do is more of things I feel like I’m “supposed to do” while in Philly: eat Philly pizza (tomato one) and eat Philly cheesesteak.  I’m just gonna focus on enjoying time not working. I think a younger me would have enjoyed the history, but I’m fat now and just worried about good food. Anh la map det. 🐖 *snort, snort* TTQD!!

It’s not how it begins they say. It’s how it ends. Or not how you start, but how you finish. Hopefully it’s only up from here 🙏🏽. I always appreciate when you try. Even if the results aren’t good, at least you tried. Although I really do prefer good results, thanks for trying today. Please keep this in mind when you thổi. Then I TTQD!!! 😂 

I always say anything is better than work, but lately I wonder if that’s really true or not. 😂 I left some salad left because someone left me too much bun. Hopefully the salad will stay good. I had to throw out the rice. I got most of my work done. I got most of the chores done. Now everything will have to wait until I return. Hope it’ll be alright. Cheers from Philly the next time we chat. TTQD!!

Whenever I ask people how they’re doing and they tell me they’re busy, I always say, “busy is good”, but man, sometimes being busy is not good. I got so much to do tomorrow, but I made the most of today. That’s all we can really do is make the most of our time. Tomorrow is gonna be a really ball buster, but at least we’re going on vacation. TTQD!!

You’ll probably listen to the podcast episode sooner or later, but until then I can summarize it. Purpose is about the future. Meaning is about the past. While it’s important to find both and they are related, having purpose helps guide your life forward. So maybe the question shouldn’t be, “what’s the meaning of life?”, but rather, “what’s the purpose of life?”. Now that I’m married to you, my purpose is to make you happy. I don’t always succeed, but in the long term, I’ll never stop trying. TLG!!!

Man today was sooo busy with personal and work stuff, but I survived to live another day. I had some catching up to do because I had taken off Friday and I didn’t work Sunday 😉. Here’s to hoping that I get lucky in other ways besides having Em as my Em Chu . I didn’t get a birdie today, but I wasn’t taking golf as seriously as I can. I guess I can relate to how TJ says we don’t inspire him. Let’s hope for more inspiration and more luck. But yes, you’re my jackpot. TTQD!!!

Today was another break from the routine. I usually work on Sundays so I don’t have as much pressure during the week, but instead, I’m spending the day in Sunny (but colder) Sausalito. It’s always nice to take a break from the norm, but the norm keeps moving even if I’m not. But until we get home, I’ll work on enjoying the moment. ATEN!!!