No, not milk tea. Em. Em is the wuv of my life. Today was a good day. Thanks for spending with you. We got to pray and go to church and get fruit snacks and milk tea. You got to see your neighbor. Good times for everyone. And you got to eat the last chicken wings and I got to finish salad so it didn’t go to waste (no more of that one). Lastly I wasn’t fat this morning. TLG!!!
It feels like Friday, but it’s only Thursday. Still have to work tomorrow, but it’s been a really tough and unmotivated week.
Remember this? The podcast episode the other day mentioned nostalgia. How even in the worst of times people can still remember it positively. So the question is what will we remember nostalgically when we look back on the Covid times. Currently I’ll look forward to the times that I got to drive Em to work and the walks we took (we’ll take some more). Today you mentioned that you’re most happy that you were able to go to other people’s weddings. Hopefully they’ll be okay if they can’t see ours. ATEN.
I don’t know how much I believe in the five love languages, but I do know that, like most things in life, we likely all love differently.
I got distracted and wanted to find a picture before COVID-19. Anyhow even though I may not love you in a language that you can fully understand, I want you to know that I love you more than you know (and because it’s in a different language, more than you understand lol). I also get it probably goes the same for you loving me. I hope in time we’ll become familiar with and learn to appreciate love in all its forms. TTQD!!
Today has been an off day. I don't know why. I woke up watching cartoons and felt kinda lazy and melancholy the whole day. I tried to force myself to work, but it just felt odd today. You replied to my post asking if you're lemons. Sometimes you are, but you're also the lemonade. It can't be helped I guess. Today I was thinking how lucky we both are that we found each other. Sometimes it's easy to forget that. I know it's hards to imagine life without each other, but I'm fairly certain, we'd both find a way to live without each other. But let's not imagine that world. It's not one I want to live in.
Anyhow, it's not to say that since we're lucky we shouldn't try. I think we should definitely work to outdo each other in terms of being good partners for each other. I remember hearing once, "imagine a world where we try to out nice each other". I seem to be having word vomit (just saying random things). But you know what's not vomit? That I love you. I wish life was simpler, and I'm sure that we could make it, but that's beside the point. Being with you makes it better. ATEN!!
There’s a song that says, “Love will keep us alive”. While love won’t literally keep a person alive per se. It can figuratively alive. That’s how our love is for me. Sometimes I get frustrated or sad about something and then I think about Em, and it makes it better.
Sometimes your loving me is overwhelming, but then I think that it’s possible that someday you won’t love me as much. So I’m gonna try to let you love me for as long as you can. I’m sorry if I hurt you. I’ll work on that too. ATEN!!
Today is the first Friday of Lent. Not eating meat was the easy part. Dealing with what life throws at us is the hard part. Today, your uncle was diagnosed with cancer. I’m sorry. That sucks. We’ll add him to our prayers 🙏🏽 .
There are going to be a lot of things in life we can’t control. The sooner we learn to focus on what we can control, the better. We should pray that God helps us know the difference between what’s in our power and what’s in Hers. Let’s go pray love. TTQD!!!
So is today the first day of Lent or was it yesterday? Either way, so far so good. I didn’t overeat today, although I did eat more sweet than I should have. I also woke up a little later than I wanted to, but not bad. Habits don’t become habits overnight.
Doesn’t my Em look so happy? She’s even smiling. It’s tough to not just stare, but I have to be strong and overcome the temptations. There was a Hidden Brain episode on that. I’ll have to re-listen to it. Anywho, TLG!! So my Em doesn’t get too mad, here’s another picture:
Covid changed a lot of things. Today is the first Ash Wednesday I can remember where I didn't get ashes, but it's okay if they're not physically there, I know it's there spiritually. As we enter the Lenten Season, I'm trying to be more aware of the importance and significance it holds, especially in times like these. I just revisited Em's blog post and it reminded me that I probably should do a mask soon. I've restarted listening to Hidden Brain again. I'm hoping the next 40 days (excluding Sundays) will be good for my improvement as a person.
I also hope that the love that Em feels for me will eventually get written down on paper so she doesn't forget, hehehe. There was a great segment today on Hidden Brain. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are (and do it now). I think we can all agree that life is fleeting. So it's important to live in the moment and be present. Otherwise if you stare too much into the future or look too much into the past, your present will become the past. Em is my present. Thuong you bruh. ATEN!!!
Fat Tuesday is going to be slimmer this year. For Em, I hope to also be slimmer and healthier as well. Em is the reason Lent is going to be different. As we listened to mass this past Sunday we were advised to ask God to help us become what she wants us to be. I’m sure there are many things God wants me to be, likely one of them is to be a good partner for Em.
As we continue our journey together I’m going to grow and learn more about how to be good for you. At the moment, I know that being healthier so that I can be around longer is one way. So for this Lent, I’m gonna be healthier so I can be around for Em as long as I can. Normally we would get Korean bbq tonight, but that’s not going to happen, but that’s okay. I’ll find other ways to be fat today, hehehe. ATEN!!!
I always joke that being Vietnamese and Catholic, I get (3) chances to reset my life each year. New Years, Tet, and Lent. Although my life hasn’t gone awry since January 01, 2021, I do feel like it could be better. Honestly, Lent has always been important to me. Not just religiously, but also from a self-perspective standpoint. This Lent is a little different.
It’s my blog so you get to see pictures of what’s important to me. You’re the reason why this Lent is going to be different. But I’ll tell you why tomorrow. Thuong you Em!!!
Happy Valentine’s Day Em!!!
This is just a supplemental to my gift. I just want you to know that I appreciate that you don’t need/want gifts. Just know, if that ever changes, please let me know. I operate on what you tell me, not what you feel. So I can’t know unless you tell me. If you think I should know, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
I hope that my actions every day reflect how much I care and that a single day doesn’t do justice to my love for you. Thuong you bruh. ATEN!!!
It was just another Saturday, but a lot was accomplished. Which is good. But time is not infinite so some things fell to the wayside.
Time is a precious commodity. But I’m glad I got to spend mine with you today. Thuong you bruh. Chuc mung nam moi. ATEN!!
Happy New Lunar Year my love. Thanks for making the year of the Rat more bearable. I’m sure it would have really sucked without Team Uyen-D. Here’s a picture I took today for my post:
You are the source of my stress, but also the source of my serenity. Lying next to you helps me sleep easy. I know the Ox isn’t the smoothest animal, but riding with you will make the journey worthwhile. TLG!!
Going from something I wouldn’t eat, to something I would eat kinda sums up 2020 (and part of 2021). I think it lines up perfectly with this pandemic. Anyhow, the one thing that hasn’t changed is my love for you Em. Animals will come and go, but our love will remain the same.
I look forward to us growing old together, growing wise together, and growing in love together. Happy Ox Year.
I hope you know what I appreciate what you do for me and the people I care about. As we near another lunar year together I look back on the past year and although it hasn’t been the greatest year, there’s much to thank Em for...
Waffles. Chim time. Vaccines. Just to name a few. There are also “invisible” things you do that I want you to know that I also appreciate. I’m soooo sleepy, but I didn’t want to forget. Anh Thuong Em Nhat!!!
Let us pray that The Lord will open her arms and kingdom and bring peace and everlasting life to your cousin. I know you hate reflective blogs (anything that isn't about how much I thuong you), but I thought today would be a good date to talk about life (and death). Coincidentally, a podcast episode I listened to today was on that topic. The one thing that struck me (in a different way) was the realization that the sadness we feel when something changes is a result of our desire to keep things the same. If we could embrace that change is inevitable and that there is beauty in change, it would make change easier to deal with. Easier said than done, I know.
Anyone can find something to complain about if they try. Billionaires bitch all the time. What’s hard to do is being happy with what you have. I read a quote recently about it and I can’t remember it, but here’s another good one:
I was walking to my car, sipping boba, after eating bun bo hue, after playing golf, driving in my sister’s car. The only thing missing was Em, but she’s always in my heart. I thought how fortunate am I? I may not be a millionaire and I still have to work, but my life is pretty great. Thanks for being the cherry on my Sundae. ATEN!!
Shout out to my future brother in law for all his hard work and company over the last few months. It’s the final countdown before he heads out. It’s been great having him around overall. He’s been very proactive in getting things done for Team Uyen-D.
Thanks for all the hard work you do. It’s not invisible, I see it even if I don’t say anything. I appreciate most of it too 😂. Anyhow I look forward to a time of relaxation and normalcy. Until then, there’s this craziness:
I also look forward to transforming this house into our home. I hope to get my own room 😂. TTQD!!
Em always talks about how you miss the newness of our relationship. I've always felt the newness is overrated. I prefer to be comfortable rather than uncomfortable. New is uncomfortable when it comes to relationships. But just because our relationship is not new, doesn't mean it lacks any more excitement or provides any less enjoyment. It's actually to the contrary in my opinion. To give you one example, it's like you said, we can spend our time traveling now since we're comfortable together.
There's also other benefits to being in a long-term stable relationship like security. Anyhow, I just went through all the old posts. Tried to not duplicate pictures if at all possible. Let me know if I did. Smell you later bruh. TTQD!!!
Today I was about to head out and run errands after finishing some work. FedEx delivery person stopped in front of my car and drop of a package for Liem so I decided to drop it off at his house. When I got there I was greeted by Ally who dragged me upstairs:
She wanted to do my makeup, “hair”, and nails. So I sat there and let her. Wondering if I’m gonna catch a disease or breakout since I don’t know where her toys have been. I got me thinking they kids don’t care so much about things as they do about your attention and time. It’s the same way it is when I go to see most kids.
It got me thinking about why I don’t want kids. I think one reason is that I am not able to provide them with the time and attention they need. It also reminded me that who people spend their time is a reflection of who they are and better gauge of how important you are to them. TTQD.
Today was a productive day. I got lots done. Maybe that’s why I’m feeling very tired right now. But I can’t break my streak of blog posts now. Referencing back to a previous post about different infinities, there’s infinite things to do, but only a finite amount of time to do them. Some infinities are bigger than others.
Some lady I think was Jody just walked by and mentioned something was awful, wonder what she’s talking about. Here’s a picture of my baby coming from work. That’s what she looks like today too, except it’s night time now. 5 more minutes until see my Em. She’s gonna melt in the rain. Yah! TTQD 💜!!
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