Our Love Story Begins Today

Today I went to Peter’s house to get some docs signed and drop off some money. What I found was his boys sitting in the back seat of the Lexus SUV. Car was on and Peter had just walked in the house. I stayed outside to wait for him to come back and so the car wouldn’t be  left unattended. He then comes back and tells me the boys are finishing a movie or something. As I leave Avery opens the door and says he wants McDonalds… As I walked away I laughed. It reminded me of my Em who I was waiting on to tell me what “the baby” wanted to eat. In reality, Em is the baby to me. I also got thinking about how lucky the boys are that their dad can afford to give them what they want. We’re also lucky we have the finances to enjoy what we want to. #thankful. ATEN!!!

It feels like Mondays are back to normal in the sense that I don’t like them. When I was working at home the whole time, I would manage my work load so that no day was too overwhelming. So I might work on weekends or evenings to ensure balance. But now that we’re required to be in the office, I find myself saving work to keep me occupied the entire day when I’m in the office. I’ve gotten so used to being able to take breaks at home, it’s difficult to change at work, but that’s really my fault I guess since working from home is not a requirement, but rather a luxury. But I do wonder how companies and employees will navigate the future now that many have experienced the taste of work/life balance. I feel bad for Em who didn’t get that luxury. This picture is as funny so I thought I’d share. Hope you get a laugh, but I can also explain to you later too. 😜 I’m at work and I’m unmotivated at the moment so I thought I’d be productive and blog now. ATEN!!!

It’s a lazy day after such a busy time. It’s been nice to be busy, but it’s good to get back to a normalish pace before the onset on the remaining holiday season. I did (6) loads of laundry today and I’m worried the machines will break, but I kinda want to do one more load. Guess I’ll wait to be safe. TTQD!!!

It’s purple time. Bad for weddings, but good for God. Today was a nice day to start the season. Been a great weekend of love and joy. And I didn’t hit the yellow pole when parking. May the season be full of lots of love and happiness. Cheers Jesus! TTQD!!

Sorry. Sooo much sleeping and weddinging. I meant to blog before, but things kept coming up. Update is that alls went well and we all made it home safe. Not sure if you’re faking, but it was really nice to see you happy at one of my friend or family functions. It makes the experience better. ATEN!!

It’s very easy to be unhappy, angry, agitated, spoiled… But there’s really so much to be thankful for. This Thanksgiving, I thankful for my wife. Through her lots of amazing things are possible. While I hope for lots of amazing things in my life, I also hope that you will always remain a bright spot as well. TTQD!!!

Today I got henna done. Interesting experience. Maybe I should get a tattoo?  I feel the maids did a great job, but I’ll let the Boss decide. I also changed the air filter for both cars, but I still need to change the cabin (inside) air filter. I only changed the engine one. It’s been a pretty productive day. Dad said we didn’t have to bring food over, but I told him we would. Around 3/4 I suggested. Now we just got to learn the dance moves. No pressure though. ATEN!!

I just got my booster shot today. I figured I should blog now in case I don’t make it. I hope my dad is okay. I hope everyone is okay. It’s like the worry never stops. I feel a little lightheaded. I hope the side effects are quick. Like over after tonight. Sometimes I wonder if the universe thinks, “hey Danh doesn’t seem to worry enough, let’s give him more to worry about. Anyhow, just keep praying that things will be okay. TTQD!!!

I don’t know if I was dating you when I got a book about making Mondays matter. Basically the book just had you make goals to start something every Monday. I got a meme the other day about how you don’t need to wait for a specific time or date to start something good. It also needs to be stated that setbacks are okay as long as you keep moving forward. Anyhow, I need to keep moving forward. I might have ate a little too much today, but I didn’t eat any donuts or cookies at work. Now I just need to exercise when I get home. ATEN!!

Ahh, Boss Em’s password makes sense now.  They’re almost as old as I am. It appears they’re doing a lot of good. Prayers to another 40 years. Man I remember when I had a green band. I don’t miss it though. But it’s nice that it has done so much and meant so much for others. TTQD!!

Watching the Trans interact with each other, it’s kinda nice to see how they take care of one another. Similar to the Phans. It makes me appreciate having those kind of people in my life. This was Kim’s friend’s daughter. Her fingers are too short so I had to hold the spinner for her to spin. But having great people around isn’t luck. It’s hard work. But it’s worth it. TTQD!!

👋  love of my life. I feel like there is a misunderstanding or maybe a lack of expression. I want to make it very. I am in love with you. You are the best thing that’s happened to me. I love you very much.  Does it mean our relationship is perfect? No, because we’re not perfect either. There are things I wish we could see eye to eye on. There are things I wish you would do or not do. But that doesn’t change the fact the I don’t want to be with anyone else besides you. And it doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t continue to work and grow with each other. Love isn’t like a grind stone that’s the same every where you go. Love is like the shore, it’s different everywhere you go and shaped by the water that touches it. We shouldn’t expect our love story to be the same as others because we aren’t other people. That’s beauty of our love. For better or worse, our love is uniquely ours. Not anyone elses’ because it can’t be. It’s something to be celebrated and cherished, but also something ...

I just saw your comment. Do you want me to divorce you? Are you not in love with me? I think you may have misunderstood the post yesterday. It wasn’t so much about you, but rather about me. If I want better things in the future, I need to let go of things in the present that are hurdles to that future. Like today, I didn’t eat the free muffins and cake in the kitchen and I drank tea today. And when I get home I’m gonna be physically active for an hour. I didn’t weigh myself or take my blood pressure this morning but I’m gonna start that too. Obviously, I would love it if you could be 100% what I want in a partner, but 80% is pretty good too. I’m gonna try to not let the 20% distract me from the 80%. The percentages may not be precise, but hopefully you get the idea. Anyhow, I don’t often read comments so it’s better not to put your thoughts there. TTQD!!

I’m sorry, but I have to say good bye to you. It’s been an amazing 40 years, but I don’t think we can keep going like this. My joints are sore. My body aches. My heart pains. My head hurts. I’ve given you all that I have up until now, but I can’t give you any more. We have different goals now. We have different visions. If I don’t say good bye to you now, it’ll be you saying good bye to me. I want to thank you. I owe you everything I have now. And it is because of that, that I have to say good bye to you. So that I can make the best use of what you have given me. I think that’s the only way to show my gratitude to you. I will miss my time with you. But in order to fulfill our potential, I hope we never cross paths again. It is truly bittersweet. ❤️ 

Today I picked up a few dead flies and I killed one. Not as bad as it was before, but it’s still something. I discovered the mold returned in garage. Probably some other stuff, but I’m trying not to dwell too much on it. I’m very blessed to have my life. I’m very blessed that Em is part of my life. I just wish life could progress with less drama. Ironically, I think I live a pretty low risk life to have so many random things happen. 😂 ATEN!!

Today I found this spider in my bag. I wonder how it got in there. Did it come from the vases that were in the garages? I felt bad I had to kill it since I found it at work and was too lazy to go back downstairs to release it outside. Kids always wonder if there’s a heaven for animals. I hope so. ATEN!!

But most times, we make it harder than it should be…Like we make situations worse by acting or reacting, rather than leaving it alone. I heard podcast about why traffic stops always end up so deadly. Basically, even though the bad guy is faulty, often times it’s the reaction of the police that lead to deaths. Like when a car speeds off, rather than let it go (they have the license plate number and can apprehend the person later), the cop jumps and the car and shoots the driver to stop them from getting away. I understand they don’t want them to getaway, but it doesn’t have to be done that way or now… Some people think babies have it pretty easy since everyone just takes care of them, but it probably sucks not being able to communicate with others. Also, every experience, good or bad, is likely a new thing so it’s could be the worst experience ever. Anyhow those are my random thoughts. TTQD!!!

It seems like the last few days has been one of extremes. Something good and something bad happening. I guess it’s more that bad things happen which makes me try to find some good. Today? Golf was bad, but food was good. Em couldn’t sleep which is bad. But she got to nap later which is good. Didn’t get to do all the things we wanted to do today, but we got to do somethings. Hoping tomorrow is better. ATEN!!

Today was a food day for Em. What more is there to say? Sometimes it’s good to be home. ATEN!!!

…but I still have Em. That’s really all I need. I’ve been trying to be more proactive, but still feeling a little lazy. It’s weird being off Thursday and working Friday, but it’s better than working Thursday.  Even though golf sucked today, it was a good place to suck at golf (pretty). Kinda coincidental that the A train was at Apple Hill too. I want to check the mail, but I forgot and now it’s dark 😂. TTQD!!

I got some stuff done today, but it was a rather lazy day otherwise. I think I’m recovering from vacation mode, but I have a lot to do upcoming so I better not relax too much or I’ll get behind again. Sorry we spent so much money on honeymoon 🙁 I’ll work harder and not eat on our next vacation okay? Anyhow, thanks for all you do. Team Uyen-D wouldn’t be possible without you. TTQD!!

I took a nap and just woke up. But I still have 27 mins to post. Today was a good day of work. Stayed busy. I also got some life stuff done, but it wasn’t cheap… I made some food for my Em. I hope she likes it. Today is the beginning of the pursuit of better health. Good luck to me. ATEN!!

Today, everyone asked me what the hell I’m doing at work. 😂 But since Em was going to work and I wasn’t really too tired, I went to work. It was a fast day and I got caught up for the most part so it’s nice. I also drank coffee which tasted good as usual. I even got some work done at home which was nice. I also got to sleep with my Em, which is always a good thing. I almost forgot to post today cause I’m usually blogging on train or airplane rides and didn’t have any of those today. TTQD!!

Sitting at the airport in Amsterdam. I was just thinking that you seem to enjoy traveling with other people so much. I’ll admit that I can be difficult sometimes, but you’re not an easy person to travel with as you may think. I may have had some moments during this trip, but when I look back at it, I let you do whatever you wanted to do. The moment I don’t is when you bring up how much easier it is with your parents. If that’s the case, maybe we shouldn’t travel together anymore unless we have to. Like we can do group things, but nothing with just you and I alone. I’m reminded of Trang’s blowup in Yellowstone, and she has a point about how trips are often about you. I appreciate your planning this trip and paying for it. But if you’d have a better time with someone else, then I’m okay with you traveling with someone else. Maybe you’ve had things your way for so long it’s hard to change. There’s no point in you suffering and sacrificing on my account. It’s all about the math at the end ...

The food was acceptable in Bellagio. Gelato and dessert was sad. Church was sad. But I’m glad we went to see what it’s about. Probably wouldn’t recommend it since the time and cost was significant. It falls under the category of “just to say we went”. At least it was an easy journey aside from the waiting. Hopefully we can get back in time to do all the things we need to do before leaving, but I think we’ll be okay. And that’s all I got to say about that…ATEN!

Today was our day in Verona. I was gonna reference “My Sharona” song in title, but didn’t think you’d know. It was a lovely day. Not too cold or warm. I regretted lugging around my jacket. Anyhow, food was good. I got to grab a bigger boob (just one). I saw Captain Candy. So all in all so far so good. Even though the waitress may have had an okay butt and a smile (another song reference), but the pastry selection was weak sauce. I ate the pistachio croissant to make up for it. Looking forward to dinner and dessert. TTQD!!!

Damn it. Post didn’t save from restaurant. Basically I was saying that this pasta is probably the best one so far. How I’m okay missing in person things like da Vinci that I can see elsewhere without the hassle (like sports on tv versus in person). The exceptions are times where I see things “that I’m supposed to see or to say I saw them…food is getting better. So hoping the trend continues for our last weekend away. ATEN! *original post was better. I even copied and but it looks like it didn’t save it. It wouldn’t let me upload photo due to low speed internet I think. 😔 

We went on a field trip to Bologna and I still didn’t learn my lesson about ordering too much food or ordering experimental dishes. Like milk tea, probably should start with the original and then work from there. For dinner, at least we learned to order less 😂. Cheers to the best pasta in Italy so far. I didn’t include the excess mistake 😂. It’s nice that we finally got some good pasta in Italy ❤️ At least we got that done in Italy. TLG!

I’m on the train to Milan. I might write later, but since we got a few days in Milan, I can potentially write later as well. Sorry if you were expecting a picture from Milan. Check back tomorrow. Venice wasn’t under ideal conditions, but we made the best of it. Learned some good lessons. Hopefully seafood isn’t the main attraction in Milan 😂. TTQD bro bro!!

I can think of few things that rain makes better besides drought and fire. Our time in Venice has been no exception. Our shoes and socks are wet. But with most negative things, if we can learn something from it, than it’s not too bad. Making the same mistakes over and over again is real bad. With that in mind: waterproof shoes if rain is possible, order enough food to be hungry, but finish it. That way we’re not too stuff and have room for dessert. 🤔 TTQD!!