Our Love Story Begins Today

I’m pooping. It’s a little watery, but at least it’s coming out. Don’t worry I won’t take a picture. You don’t appreciate my work… This was $18. Reminds me of the pepperfin from most places. Good, but I can’t tell between hamachi and tuna. I can only tell if I like it or not. I wonder if it’s worth it to eat fancy stuff or not. But I can tell that wagyu is definitely better than regular beef. Next time we can go here and I can get ramen. TLG!!!

It’s slowed down at the event today, but I’m always wary of being on my phone even if I’m worked during events… I put a hat on, but it looked unprofessional so I took it off. Luckily, someone helped me move my table back away from the sun. Last hour then I can head home. Wonder if I should eat their free lunch or not…TTQD!!!

I remember a time when I would jump at the chance to travel for work. But without someone to enjoy it with now, doesn’t seem that great anymore. Ironic that there has been so many more opportunities to travel lately, but with the Vinh and Em Chu, there’s different motivation to travel. Wonder how Vinh feels about it. He wasn’t happy in this picture 😂. TLG!!

There's just something satisfying about getting something off the to do list. But as time becomes more limited, I do realize that reducing errands is just as important as completing them. So I've been unsubscribing to emails. Poor Vinh is still crying, but I'm in a meeting... So this is some scary bread that still wasn't moldy that I ate. Makes me wonder how that is and some bread molds after a day. Anyhow I didn't intermittent fast today, so hoping this didn't mess me up. Seen a low weight of 146.2 the other morning/night (can't remember). But I need to lose fat, not muscle. I'm sorry, I know you want me fat. ATEN!!!

I’m waiting for Peter to sign docs so I can leave, but he always takes long lunches 😂. I had him sign something earlier and then something new came in. Just trying to get everything done that requires being in office done today.  Sorry about mom and Vinh situation. On a lighter note, Avery was watching E and he asked Ana to come and help because E wanted to go swimming. It was cute. ATEN!!!

I’m sorry you’re so tired. Thanks for coming to Ana’s birthday bash. I was thinking about Angeline and I can see how you want to give someone everything. If we won the lottery she could rent our house or you could buy her one… You can think about it if we win. It’s just nice to know we have so many wonderful people in our lives. TTQD!!!

I thought after we got married that my life had stabilized into a routine. I knew a child was still possible, but I didn’t expect the routine to change to drastically. I was wrong. I figured there’d be a lot of responsibility related to Vinh, but I thought I’d be able to handle it along with golf and errands. I was wrong. It was nice to get out today, but as I waited I realized there’s probably a lot more change coming. TLG!!!

I’m sorry I reacted the way I did when you said you didn’t need anything in the bag. You don’t owe me an apology. I owe you one. I’m sorry.  The only thing that I think needs to be addressed is you feeling like you’re in trouble if I’m not happy. Just remember that feeling goes both ways. And when you say that to me it doesn’t feel good. Would you be okay if I said that to you? Or told Patrie, oh…I’m in trouble with Uyen. It just feels like you’re making light of the situation at my expense. We’ve had this conversation before. But if you’re okay with that then I’m sorry for this too and I’ll starting treating myself like a child and you as the boss in front of others and I’ll be okay with you doing that to me. Didn’t know what I was gonna blog about today, but this works. Also, no need to tell me my son was bad. He’s always bad, so I assume he’s bad. If you’re trying to make me feel bad about going to work, it’s not my fault, I have to work. I’m not on leave and you told me I could...

I sent Lorraine a picture of you and the triangel, but I guess I didn’t keep it so here’s a picture of you instead. Different kind of angel. Happy birthday Em. Here’s to hoping you get everything you wish for and more. Here’s to many more birthdays to come. ATEN!!!

Landon and Avery said Happy Birthday 🎂 while Vinh is not impressed that it’s your birthday tomorrow. Classic Vinh… Seems like no plans are ever safe now that Vinh is here. And sometimes it’s just the universe (Fuji fail today and Mango womp). I’m gonna keep trying to be on schedule, but I realize there’s an X-Factor now. WWW. TLG!!!

Sorry that your blog is more serious than Vinh’s, but it’s because there are more opportunities for them with you than with him. WWW. We had a few scares and issues yesterday and today. I hope it underscores the necessity for change before it’s too late. It’s not your fault what happened, but you owe it to yourself to find a way to move forward and prevent it from happening. Maybe it was the universe giving you a warning. TLG!!! 

To my wife and son. I promise I will work hard to give you guys the best life I can. I hope it’s the best life possible, but know that it’s will be my all that I give. I know there will be some bumps in the road, but as long as we keep 3 steps forward for every step back, we’ll be okay. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that we are blessed. Things can always seem better. We can always be afraid of missing out, but if we focus on being present and thankful, nothing else will matter and we’ll be happy. Something to look forward to. ATYGN!!

I feel like Vinh is getting more durable day by day. But there’s also new problems that arise. Hope you made a list for his 2 month appt. I had to make sure I got your butt in the picture too. He’s still a cry baby, but at least he eats better. TLG!!!

Thanks for all that you’ve been taking on with Vinh. I know it’s tiring and I appreciate that you do it without complaining. I’m sorry I’ve gotten kinda rusty since you and mom took over, but I’ll keep working at it. On the positive side, my laundry and dish washing skills are still tip top so you can always rely on that. I’ll also try not to wake you during the day cause you don’t sleep enough at night, but I worry you don’t eat enough either. Ironic wouldn’t you say? ATEN!!!

I was sitting and talking to my coworker SanJay about kids and he said he came home everyday excited to see he son when he was a baby. I may not always be excited for things, but sometimes you just have to fake it until you make it. And who knows, maybe the mindset will change and everyone will be better. But you gotta try. TTQD!!

I was hoping to do some of my own stuff, but Peter kinda made me to lunch and hang out with him. I guess it’s okay cause I can’t check it, but I also can’t sleep now cause Peter is washing TV. I ate Starbucks on my way so I wasn’t hungry when I got here. But after a while I thought it was theek to not eat food here so I had this and it was okay. So don’t feel bad that I’m getting to relax tonight, but I might get a little more sleep 😉 ATEN!!!

Good luck tomorrow. I believe in you and Vinh. I feel bad going. Sorry.  Maybe Unkle Toe-knee will be helpful. Anyhow, I’m currently holding Vinh and man is he heavy or we’re out of shape. I can’t put him down cause he’ll wake up. TLG!!!

Notice how I didn’t put “current”? Anyhow, I’m pretty good at giving advice, but I’m not the best at taking him. Hence why I make my share of mistakes. Play dumb games, win dumb prizes. I always tell you that if it doesn’t help the situation, you shouldn’t say anything. I should have taken my own advice. I’m sorry I didn’t. I always say if you want different results you can’t keep doing the same thing and I keep doing the same thing. I’m sorry. For you, for Vinh, for everyone, I need to be better. So from this day forth, I promise that I will do better. I will not keep doing the same thing and expecting different results. ATYGNN!!!

You did a great job last night/this morning handling Vinh on your own for the most part. I’m really proud of you. I hope that gives you more confidence to in yourshelf. I hope you continue to grow in your ability to take care of Vinh so I can relax 😂. That was what your plan was right? ATEN!!

Another Sunday. Sorry that there is so much drama going around. Just hope that we don’t let the drama get to us and Vinh.  Sometimes we don’t want it to bother us, but it still does. It’s not easy to compartmentalize emotions. But always remember that I thuong you and think you’re dep gai, but I can’t lie to you about your vu and det. ATTS!!! S

He is more like you then me from what we can tell so far. This is a bad angle, but you smiled like him in your sleep just now and now your rubbing my leg and moving your hands. Twitching like him.  😂 We’re not perfect, but maybe our son can come close to it. So far he’s got the looks. Now we just need him to have the personality. ATYGN!!!

It’s unfortunate that Vinh requires so many resources. Mostly time and energy. It leaves little leftover for anything else. Here’s to more time in the future and more chances to reallocate resources to other things. Not that we will love Vinh any less, but more that he will require less from us so we have more for other things. ATVSN!!!

Quality time is different for everyone. Maybe I should learn to enjoy these. Unfortunately, he slept for about an hour and woke up very unhappy. Not sure what we can do as he was fed, changed, and burped. Sorry about the Minh situation. Hope you feel better. WTEN!!

I’m sorry you’re so tired. I’m also sorry the extra help isn’t as great as Han. I hope things get better for everyone. I know it’s hard and I appreciate your effort. Until then, remember this is supposed to be a temporary condition. Even if things don’t get better like everyone says, we should get better at dealing with the situations. Also remember that if we keep doing and thinking about things the same way, we’ll get the same outcome. If we want a different result, we have to change things up. ATEN!!!

For everything, but this is for my birthday gift. This is how it makes me feel: Happy. I was gonna use a different picture, but you’ll see it too. ATEN!!!

Wow, he takes after his mom. Releases a lot of fluids today. I share you hope that it’s not serious. 🙏  Here’s something to lighten the mood. Don’t beat yourself up about the breast milk (I’m sorry I bring it up) or Di Tam. I have full faith that you’ll perform perfectly if you ever need to for Team Vinh. WTYN!!

The helpiest helper is now gone. It’ll be interesting now as things will become more real in the sense that the current people will be the people around for the foreseeable future (mom and dad and Tony). Help is better than no help in most cases. But it may be a while before all of us will be able to enjoy sleep like this. It’s all really becoming a blur of tiredness. So glad tomorrow is a holiday! TLG!!!

But it’s not really one to celebrate. Tomorrow Han is leaving and we do not know when we might see him again. I feel bad I didn’t get to chat with him, but I hope he knows I’m here for him. I’m curious how his relationship with everyone else is gonna be. It’s selfish to want him to stick around. Ultimately, I wish that he is happy in the end. TLG!

Everybody sleeps, but we do not sleep enough lately. It’s kinda of a weird feeling to be a zombie. And when we can sleep, there’s that feeling of anxiety and so the sleep is short lived and of low quality. How ironic that I was just able to snap this picture. Also note that gold rebounded before I could buy it. I guess the most important sleeper is getting good sleep I hope. TTQD!!

$8? Wow!! But after the long morning and anticipated long day at work, I figured I deserved it. I also figured if they had it, it would be a sign, cause often times they don’t have it early. I hate their straws. They always break and crack, luckily I got 2 straws and still hate to cut the second straw below the cracks. Still tastes as good as I remember, but probably can’t get it too often for $8. Have a meeting at 130PM and then headed home. Was debating getting lunch (fancy pizza), but probably won’t. Fasting like old times. Had a good poop today. Ate a lot yesterday…ATEN!!!