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Eat, Drink, and Be Married... Vol 1 Issue2

OK this will be short and sweet - at least I think it will be cause I'm having to write this post from my phone...

I forgot to bring my laptop when I knew we were gonna be on grandparent duty- ayayayay (VinhS family... So sweet; take turns to spend the weekend with their grandparents, an Asian stereotype that I do not mind perpetuating)

We are spending our Saturday evening already like an old couple  (not much difference from other evenings- wink-wink) 

We are watching TV (Sharks game) And grandparent-sitting and babysitting-ish... Vinh's cousins are here as well and I love hanging out with them- They're too funny and love giving Vinh a hard time- and I join in for all the times he makes fun of me with nephews...

They remind me of how long Vinh and I have been together- One of the youngest oh his cousins was eight years old and will be turning fifteen this month! Yikes! I have seen these boys grow up into such handsome, thoughtful, young men... Tear...

Back to the business at hand - its the first day of the month and I promised I would update y'all on our wedding planning status... So the earlier part of today we spend the day driving by the beautiful California coast (I honestly picture living anywhere else) and discussing what's next...

According to Martha's Wedding magazine I should still be finalizing the venue and we are in the process of doing so-

We have had a lot of family input and we have decided that for the majority of our lives we have been very attentive to our families' needs and wants - And that for our wedding what we would like to ask of our families is to hear us out-

For instance- location of wedding we both discussed even before we were engaged** and were pretty set that our wedding wouldn't be local (meaning in San Jose) 

**There are many things we discussed and folks have been like "what you guys talked about that already" ... There will be a future post about why we don't get why its weird to talk about how we're gonna tell the kids that we're taking them to Disneyland???**

I always pushed for the city because its one of my favorite cities in the world! Its like my 2nd home and have spent so many years discovering its eccentricities and its  inner beauty! My love for the city goes beyond its golden gates, scenery, shopping, night life and so on... I feel at home in the city more than I do anywhere else... Vinh likes the city but hates the driving (as I'm sure most ppl do but I'm an aggressive driver and don't mind it)

Vinh loves Carmel! And has always pushed for Carmel... And during my 4 weeks of research Vinh always gravitated toward Monterey/Carmel... And then he told me why... He knows that I love the "pinkies up" flavor of Carmel (Excellent point goes to Vinh)

And more importantly, he reminds me, Carmel was our first official weekend getaway together...2008... We wanted more time to ourselves and so we spent the weekend reading books, taking strolls on the beach and attending art exhibitions (where we did one of our favorite past times: We go into these art shows and pretend we're looking to buy and make up stories of ourselves to ourselves [no worries we dont waste anyones time but our own] )

And we ate lunchables and berries for lunch to save money... for a whole weekend- We got to know each other on another level (and no! that's not a sexual innuendo- that story will be at another post at another time- if its ok with Vinh) That weekend I did think IT would happen but Vinh stopped me because he knew at that time my promise to myself had been to wait 'til marriage or until I felt ready And safe - He let me know that I didn't have to do that to keep him... That he would wait and lord knows he waited!

So every year since then, for Singles' Awareness Day,  we have gone back to that little B&B- and back to the restaurant, Village Corner, where we talked for hours until closing time... And still order the same meal-

So... Vinh tells me this and I start  crying and decide then and there that my love for the city could never beat the thoughtfulness of his sentiment... And nor would I want it too... So let the search continue...

PS: VinhS cousin, Vi, told us of this awesome New Years resolution challenge- I will work on that post this week and inform y'all of that cause its pretty aaaahwesome!!!!!

Y'all can be my support system and vice versa-

And according to the Lunar calendar its now officially the New Year so you're not behind on getting those New Year's resolutions resolved! Woohoo! Another success for technicality!

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