Sky is always blue

1. High school reunion

When was the last time have you attended your high school reunion?

One of my high school friends found my work email and invited me to attend our 10th year reunion which will be held in Minnesota next week around the time of Thanksgiving. It dawned on me that it has been 10 years; I am getting quite old looking at how these past 10 years has brought a lot of changes in my life. Unfortunately, I am a little bit underfunded to afford this trip and have to decline the invitation. However it would be nice to see some of them again...I am sure most of them are married and having kids by now.

2. Weddings

Not mine, mind you!

A good guy friend of mine sent me a powerpoint announcement of his wedding (seems like a trend in Vietnam nowadays) which will happen next Tuesday, November 22nd. What a great news for him; finally he has found his woman to share the rest of his life with. Another mutual friend messaged me on YIM a few nights ago asking if I knew about it and then boldly suggested that I should prepare for my wedding as well. What he was trying to imply was that at my age (29), I should think about having a family instead of being a bachelorette before it's too late. He has a good intention and I know he cares about me, but what cracks me up is the way he imposed the Vietnamese point of view about how women should get married before climbing the hill to certain age or else, they will become "old maids". What he doesn't know is that I am defying the traditional Vietnamese norms.

Another gal friend is ringing her own wedding bells too; the date is set for May of 2006.

I am projecting that mine would be in July 2007, in case if anyone cares :) At that time, I will be 3 months shy away from being 31 and wouldn't mind being a stay-at-home mom to take care of my kids and dedicate my time to the family. It's a noble job to be a stay-at-home mom if you ask me. My mother did that for the first 6 years living in the U.S. and I am grateful for her sacrifices.

3. Holiday breaks and plans

I always run into problems planning trips for the holiday breaks. Most of the time, my reasons would be either money or time. Ironically, for this year, it's the money. Yes, I am paying a shit load of student loans for both of my undergraduate and graduate and it's not fun seeing the pay check going into many different venues to keep up with all the basic living needs. This is so pathetic! It's a sign that I am forever living a frugal life unless I hit the jackpot and or win the lottery, which is more likely not going to happen because I don't gamble and or buy the lottery. Maybe I should, huh? My boss gives me a whole week of paid holiday/vacation off next week for the Thanksgiving break. With having not enough doughs in my pocket, I will stick around and clean my apartment, vacumn all the dirts, freshen up the bathroom, scrub the kitchen floor and put away my summer clothes.

He got a part-time internship with the Feds for the winter break in Boston which means we have to be away from each other for one whole month of brutal winter. ONE WHOLE MONTH? Good for him, not good for me. So yes, similar to my Thanksgiving break, I am not going anywhere for the Christmas break either. Perhaps I will use that time to catch up with work and read applications. If any of you happen to travel to the area, please let me know...I will certainly host you! (I have an extra bedroom)