Oh St. Valentine...

I didn't receive flowers this year... only because I told Sam to never buy me flowers again because they will die in a matter of days and if he was to give me that money to shop, I would appreciate and love him so much more. He told me that he was going to... but was afraid that he'd get yelled at. He's so right... smart man who is learning more and more each day. That means... more money going into my shopping fund. Whoo hoo!

This Valentines' Day was the first one that we actually spent together... alone. The last time we spent Valentines' Day together, it was to celebrate a friend's birthday so we didn't really do the typical boyfriend/girlfriend Valentines' Day celebration rituals, but we still had fun. OH... and this is our first Valentines' Day together as a married couple. :)

We were on the verge of not celebrating at all... if it was up to me. I mean... we celebrate love every day, so one day of the year that we are supposed to by society and hallmark's standards was sort of "meh" to me. But then I thought about it again and figured... why not? Valentines' Day used to be one of my favorite holidays when I was younger because it was fun to pass out Valentines' Day cards and candies to classmates and friends. I used to be secretly envious of those who would get flowers and balloons in high school... until I started getting some of my own too. HAHA! Its nice to feel special... even if everyone else in the world is feeling special too. So... why not make someone I love feel special? It couldn't hurt, right?

I won't get into details, but yesterday was just amazing. In Sam's words, it was the best Valentines' Day EVER...! He had to work but wanted to take me out on a nice romantic dinner. It was PERFECT! We got outdoor seating and it was right on the water. To make it even better, our table was as close to the water as you can get... with nobody's head blocking our view. We had yummy wine and talked about lots of things happening... and our future. I felt all giddy inside like it was or first date or something.. I just couldn't stop smiling. We came home to more wine... more sweet talks... and... nevermind. :)

I know I sound like a little school girl in her first puppy love, huh? Oh well! I just logged on Facebook and pulled some of our pictures that were at some point my Profile Picture... (LOL) and compiled them here. This is about to be my new desktop wallpaper.

I've got the POWER!

Last night, he told me that I made his heart skip a beat. :) Yeah... I've got the power! ;) JK! I'm glad I still do.

I miss him so much that I get sort of teary eyed whenever I talk about him or talk about us. Ahhhh... he's making me so proud to call him MINE! Mine, mine, mine!

Which reminds me -- I really want to see that movie, OBSESSED. (story of my life... lol... jk!)

awww!!

I am so freakin' giddy right now! I love love love loooooooooooooove cute little love stories! They make me feel so warm and giddy inside! Ahhhh!!

Contemplating if I should go out tonight. I know its only Wednesday, but thats when the party really starts. LOL! Honestly, there is SOMETHING to do every night. I'm going to miss living here and always having something to do if I was completely bored out of my mind. With Ranny gone, Mary is my new partner in crime. Wuahhahah!

I think I'm actually going to start going through my things and throw out what I don't need (I hate doing that) and possibly donating things others might find useful (but what if I might find it useful in the future?). Does that make me selfish?

Although Narin told me that I shouldn't read anymore, I think thats all I really honestly wanna do right now. Read, read, read! I'm so hard headed.

In attempts to trying to give a friend advice, I should really start to take my own. Eh... I'll start that tomorrow... along with my diet!

The City -- Guys are so DUMB!!

Okay before I get into the GUYS bullshit... let me just say that Olivia is such a conniving little biyatch who really needs to get slapped and fed. (LOL) She reminds me of a few people, but I won't name any names! ;) How do you walk around smiling and taking all the credit for something that you did not even do? Whitney has too much tolerance and patience. Really... she does.

Ughhhh... so Jay cheats on Whitney... someone who gave him a roof to stay under when he needs someone and he goes off betraying her and cheats on her while he's still living under her roof? Oh my gosh... WHO the FUCK does that? At first, I was like, "Jay's a good guy... he seems nice enough to trust... blah blah"... but who can you trust nowadays? Oh my gosh... !

AND... apparently (according to previews for the next episode), Whitney is still with him and he's once again leaving her in disappointment. Oh my gosh, Whitney! Can't you see that you can do and deserve so much better and so much more? My goodness!!!!

Okay... thats all, folks! LOL

How can I miss him so much?

How can I miss him so much when I only saw him 15 hours ago?

Last night, it was nice to see some of Sam's close friends swing by to say goodbye and wish him well on his journey. Bittersweet. They each brought something over to share on top of Sam's Mom's BETTER than Noodle World Spicy Spaghetti. (YUM) After some of the folks left, I snuck into Sam's room and said goodbye to him through the built in camera on his laptop. It was a short few minutes video of my goodbyes since I knew that I wouldn't have enough time to say BYE to him because we STILL had so much to do. Anyway... he didn't know about the video and I cleaned myself up well after crying for the camera for a few minutes. I tried not to cry whenever his friends gave him hugs. Damn... I need to stop being such a Baby, don't I?

I cried most of the night while packing. :( Sam, too... not so much, though. *sigh* I did NOT want to wake up at 4am this morning. Its like we didn't even sleep!

His parents woke up to bring us to the airport way early since both of our flights left at 7am. His Dad made me COFFEE because he knows that I love my coffee. It was so sweet of him... very thoughtful but I felt so guilty to have him making coffee for me. I do have some awesome soon to be in laws, don't I? :)

We got to LAX and sadly, we were in different terminals. I was the first stop and I almost cried giving his Parents hugs! I already knew that I was going to somehow hunt Sam down at his terminal to give him a last hug and kiss. AND... I did just that! He was sort of surprised to see me and honestly, I did NOT want to leave his side. Damn... I'm so mushy mushy, aren't I? I teared up walking away back to my own terminal and a security guard stopped me to see if everything is okay because he noticed me walking back and forth between terminals. HAHA... he thought I was lost! :P

NOTHING of mine beeped at security checkpoint (I'm at the airports often enough to almost be a pro at the whole thing), but the freakin' TSA dude was so adamant about me getting patted down. WTF. I know I'm fat and it looks like I have extra baggage on me, but trust that its skin and flesh. HAHA!

My flight was sort of scary... never experienced so much turbulence. Yikes! I made it home though!

Sam got to his destination okay too... despite the fact that his luggage got left in Miami. WTF. I would have been so pisst! Oh... and Sam found my little goodbye video on his computer on the plane. He said it was so sweet and unexpected and that he almost cried watching it. Hearing that almost made ME cry. Damn... I'm a walking ball of emotions today, aren't I???

Momma got on the phone with Sam's Mom right away... for about an hour or so (of course). Sam's Mom basically sent my Mom a luggage full of things. OMG... I feel like they're becoming BFFs!



Mommy told me that Justin had been counting down the days for me to come home. I missed him so much... you don't even know! Apparently, he hadn't been able to sleep because he keeps worrying about my flight after he heard about the U.S. Airways flight that hit a bird a few weeks ago. LOL... my eight year old nephew is so caring... I'm so so so blessed! When he got home from school, I hid and surprised him and he literally yelled YAY... and jumped on me and hugged me and kissed me! Then he goes, "I thought you were going to die!" WTF!!! LOL... well at least I know that he cares and would have missed me! :D

We just got done putting together his Valentines and treats. I'm excited for him... hehe! I miss Valentines' Day in elementary school! You'd buy a pack of valentine cards and then take so much time trying to figure out which card to give to who. You'd save the bigger and better cards for your pals or your crush. And then you try your best to give the ugliest ones to the other kids that you don't like as much. LOL. AND... you'd sit there and overanalyze the cards you get from other kids... oblivious of the fact that they were pre printed and distributed to millions others. LOL... the good ol' days!

I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight without Sam. I was just starting to get used to waking up next to his handsome face (and sexy body)! Oooh la la! HAHA. *sigh*

Last Hoorah!

Last get together tonight before we leave. So sad. I know its not the end of the world, but its still sad. Glad that the party peoples all said that they'll be joining us. Sivhui text me last night and almost made Sam and I cried... then she cried herself! What the heck! *sigh*

Sam's Mommy and I have been playing makeup and I think that she's getting hooked onto something. LOL... oops! I have a tendency of hooking people onto a product or two. Oops, oops, oops!

I can hang out with Sam's parents for HOURS!! They tell me that they love having me around and that they can't wait until I move down already! I'm so glad that I'm getting along great with my in laws... yay! I can't imagine how it would be if they didn't like me. Well... they say that what's important is that I know how to love and respect them just as they are my own and that I am respectful... not rude and leave my mess around for them to pick up after. If that was the case, my parents would KILL me before my in laws even have a chance to dislike me. BLAH. I'm going to miss being around here and hanging out with his Mom all day. At the same time, I'm glad to be going back home and going back to my parents that I miss so so so so much. Its hard... I don't know how I'm going to be living here for that long without seeing them. :( I'm a Baby. I've cried when I hadn't seen my parents for a week when I was living on my own. I find that now, my relationship with my parents couldn't be better. My Mom is really starting to become neck and neck with Sam fighting for my BFF spot. HAHA!

Okay... time to clean up and pack up. Sam gets off work early today so its our last "date" before we don't see each other for another three and a half months. And yes... he brings me out on dates. Yesterday, he brought me on a really sweet date and I looooooove days like that. :D

I know he doesn't EVER read this damn thing, but I'm gonna miss you Baby! Love you so much!

Almost Time To Go Home...

I'll only be here for a few more days and so will Sam. That makes me sad. That makes US sad. :(

I learned how to make Nom Bajok on Friday! It was goooood and the Poker guys helped finish it when they came over. LOL! Hung out with my nieces and nephew for a bit and I discovered that my nieces are in many ways like me. :) I got started on my book that night too. Can't put it down anymore!

We went shopping for some wedding stuff on Saturday and were unsuccessful. Boo! It rained that day (and Friday and Sunday) so I was sort of too lazy to really do anything. Though... we got lots of ideas! Met up with my Sister and her Boyfriend later for some Korean BBQ. Yum! The coolest part is that the bathroom had a little mouthwash dispenser with little cups and everything!! I surely took advantage of that and even took a couple of pictures! HAHA... easily amused, as you can see!

Then, we went to go see "He's Just Not That Into You". I liked it... it was a cute movie and I cried a few times and even got so frustrated at the big screen a few times... haha! Sam and Trevor laughed through the movie too and Sam kept nudging me because apparently, I do some of the things shown in the movie. Ugh... whatever! Honestly though, I expected a bit more. I really liked the book and the movie wasn't half as good. Maybe I'm just a pessimist and didn't expect the happy endings. Okay... I'll shut up now! HAHA!

Went shopping with Sam and his Mommy on Sunday (yesterday). I'm upset that there isn't a Lee's Sandwich in Washington. Dude... SOOOOOO much better than the typical Vietnamese sandwiches found at the Asian grocery stores up north. AND.... they cost about the same. Ugh... if they had a Lee's Sandwich up there, I swear that I'd eat it every single day. Seriously!

Sam made some yummy crawfish and his Mommy made some crabs. I was in heaven as the TASTER!!! Ahhhhh... salivating at the thought of it! I don't think I've ever ate so much. AND... ended the night with some strawberry mochi's and some fresh durian. OMG... I'm telling you... it was a little bit of heaven for me!

Brought some crawfish over to my Sister's place and Chris was hysterical because it was SO damn spicy! (I love it!)

Sam and I both leave on Thursday morning. Boo hoo... miso sad!! :(