May 4, 2009

• It's not about you randomness....

  I went to church yesterday, and "What about you?" was the title of the sermon.  The topic was vaguely familiar as it commented that often times people ask themselves, "What about me? I'll be happier if I have X or I'll be happier if I have Y or Z."  The reverend continued to speak about how in order to be happy, we need to change ourselves and ask, "What about you?"  It's not about me, but it's about what makes others happy.  Don't get me wrong. I believe it's important to take care of yourself, but imagine if the whole world held that philosophy.  What kind of world would we live in today?  Our hearts would finally be free. 

  Roger's parents are planning to come for his graduation in a couple of weeks.  His parents' friends back in Michigan keep telling them they shouldn't fly because of the swine flu....*ahem*...I mean...H1N1 virus.  Of course, when his mother told Roger, he flipped.  Plans have been made, and plane tickets have been bought.  Then he realized that his mom is completely stressed.  Well, in general, he has a lot of anxieties and worries all the time.  However, if not coming means she won't be stressed about contracting the H1N1 virus, she should just stay home.  He doesn't want to cause her to experience acid reflux (as she occasionally does) or stress out too much. You should've heard her response when he said all of this.  She was quite grateful to have a son who would care so much for her.

  I ride the subway to work, and it takes me about an hour each way.  It's not the most ideal commute, but I use that time to read the paper or to continue sleeping.  Because I ride it so much, I've developed some pet peeves about riders.  I'll tell you one today.  Picture this.  The train is crowded. It's rush hour.  You get on the train and must stand in the middle of the train.  There's only one pole close enough for you to hold on to so you won't fall, but wait...you can't.  Someone is leaning their WHOLE body on the pole.  This has happened to me at least three times in the past 2 weeks.  The first time it happened, I braced and balanced myself since I wasn't holding on to anything.  The second and third time, I actually wrapped my hand around the pole.  Of course, I ended up touching their backs.  Both times, the people looked back at me like I was the one who had a problem. 

  On another note.....

  Our 1-year wedding anniversary is fast approaching. I can't believe it's been almost 1 year.  We actually have 2 anniversary dates - May 25th and July 5th.  It's easier to celebrate the second one since it's always around July 4th, and it's in the summer. Plus, it's the actual date when we became husband and wife legally. However, we're lucky this year since May 25th is actually Memorial Day, and both Roger and I have it off.  So this year we decided we're going to celebrate both days! YAY! We haven't decided what we're going to do for Memorial Day weekend yet.  We'll probably do a day trip somewhere - maybe Martha's Vineyard? Nantucket? Anyway, our real anniversary trip has been booked! We had already planned to go visit Roger's brother Daniel in San Francisco.  So we'll spend July 4th weekend out there.  Then we're going to do a Napa Valley bike tour and end with the Avenue of the Giants or if anyone knows of a better place to check out giant redwood trees, let me know.  I can't wait! 

  BGC - By the way, we're still up for doing a road trip, but it would have to be after July 10th!

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