Three Decades Old

Dearest You,

In honor of my 30th birthday, I have added yet another journal to my collection. This one is in leather and a deep, rich brown color. My hope is that for the next thirty years I'll be able to fill these empty pages with more wisdom and life experiences vs. "How I feel" moments. Then, again, I'm a Pisces and I'm afraid this is all I have to offer. :P

Anyway, I am so glad that the weather has gotten a lot warmer! I'm very thankful because the winter was rather harsh here at the Hang household. My husband and I were mainly cooped up in our tiny master bedroom with our portable heater. Unfortunately, our 20-something years old central system heater decided it was time to  call it quit. Yes, right smack in the dead of winter! The good thing is that we don't have any babies yet so the cold house didn't bother us that much. The added bonus is that the electricity bill was low. My husband and I created a lot memories in our bedroom turned mini apartment. It's funny how creative life can get when it comes down to it. Again, I'm thankful for the sun. It's been really nice here lately. It's mostly in the high 70's but a few times it has hit the low 80's. Honestly, I'm starting to feel really bad for Yee and Zoua.

With that said, my husband and I have been enjoying our home. We are out here in the living room more now thanks to God for the awesome weather! In fact, I'm currently writing from my suade-blue sofa with the sun beaming through the window pane on my right and a lighted jar of candle (Leaves from Bath & Body Works) to my left with a vase of lavender hovering over my work space. The rays of sunlight and the comforting smell of the candle wax is truly soothing. Oh yes, I'm burning candle in daylight because my handsome husband burned turkey bacon this morning as he goes about his morning routine. The burned smell is almost gone as I aired out the entire house. It's still pretty funny how he managed to burn bacon in the microwave. We had a good laugh. Speaking of laughing, yesterday night was truly a kodak moment. My husband was washing up for bed and upon climbing onto bed,  his hands were cold as ice. He was attempting to touch my bare skin with his icy hands and oh my--- I put up a good fight as I always do. We laughed ridiculously hard and in that split of a moment, I captured his "I'm dying because I'm laughing so hard" face. It was cute.Then, I realized, I've seen that face before and how I treasure little moments like these so much! The positive energy in the home is returning with the warmth and I am so happy! I'm grateful  to have this alone time with my love, my best friend, and I'm honored to be standing beside him through the good times and the bad. Little moments like this has been some of the best times in our marriage so far.

Speaking of my husband, he had suggested that we start the DASH Diet. It's been fun meal prepping and sharing our struggles with one another. Mainly, I'm the one struggling and he's been a real help encouraging me along the way. He's lossed 10 lbs so far and I'm at 8 lbs. It's been a little over a week since we started. Today, I've been really, really, really bad. I have to cleanse out all of these processed food I've been indulging asap! I love trying new things with my husband. I have evolved so much with him- some things are not the best- but overall, I'm not as closed-minded as I once was. For example, for my 30th birthday trip to Biloxi two weekends ago, I was my husband's drinking buddy. Only God knows how much White Russians I've drank on this trip. Before you go on judging me, let me say this, drinking is not a sin until you make it a sin. In fact, I'm growing a liking to this drink. Overall, we had a good time my husband and I. Of course, we lossed all our hard-earned money! Now, let's not do it again for another decade! My husband and I are not gamblers but we do enjoy the occasional entertainment. Cheers to all the fun!

I gotta go. My husband is taking me to go catch the latest "Cinderella" in theater. Yes, even on a random Tuesday night. I guess this is the life without kids. I've been told I better enjoy it while I can. Not just that but the theater is literally a mile down the road from my place. It's not just any theater. It is the "kick back and relax" AMC updated theater. In the words of my husband, "Once you've upgraded, you just can't go back!" Since they've upgraded this theater, we've never gone to others due to seating. Anyway, we'll chat soon. Be blessed.