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| parkin does not understand how hard it is for me to get up and go to work every morning. if he did, he wouldn't make me stay up with him to watch tv. ok, he doesn't force me or anything, but he says that if i don't watch the shows he watches when he watches them, he might record over it the next day. and he says that if i fall asleep watching it, no rewatching either! mean. mean! but he doesnt' know how hard it is to drive an hour in bumper to bumper traffic in the mornings. he doesnt' understand how heavy my eyelids are. he doesnt' know that i almost get into accidents because i'm on the verge of falling asleep behind the wheel. but it's not his fault. this is what happens when you're a television addict. *standing up* i'm sarah. i'm a television addict. please help me! :) |
| wednesday 26 february |
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| hehe, speaking of falling asleep, while we were in tustin last last weekend... it was morning's end and parkin, aric, and i were watching television while ashlyn giggled, laughed, and played around. she went to her bucket of toys and pulled things out to play with. she was shaking the maracas around when suddenly, she turned around, sat down, then ultimately tuckered out right there and then in front of the toy bucket! at first i thought that she was just playing laying down, but we all looked and she had fallen asleep. before aric took her to the crib, i snapped this too cute picture. haha. the kid cracks me up. last sunday, parkin and i did more wedding stuff. surprise surprise right? well, we went to the chinatown jeweler where he purchased my engagement ring to shop for wedding bands. karen, the very nice designer/owner of the store and her husband who opened up that day just for us, had some bands ready to show us. gorgeous. she suggested a channel setting for me, but i thought that a prong set would match better with my engagement ring. parkin chose a platinum band that was sort of double toned with a teeny princess diamond set in the ring. surprisingly, our rings almost cost the same in price. mine a little more expensive because i have a few more diamonds. i know my ring will be gorgeous, but showy. i asked parkin if i should get smaller diamonds but he insisted that i shouldn't. karen also said that even if i did get smaller diamonds, the price would go down only a little bit. we will pick up the rings in about a month. we had also gone to macy's at stonestown in hopes to add to our registry but ran out of time after registering for luggage. we were going to register for things, but there is an AMAZING sale on samsonite pieces because they are closing a line. and we doubt that people will spend that much on us, so we got a 30" suitcase that was originally priced at $375 for $125. but when we checked out, it was only $109! SCORE! and then parkin and i signed up for a joint macy's account since we already had individuals and got an additional 10% off! SCORE! my mom wanted to buy it for us as a wedding gift so i was stoked that it was super sale priced. then because it was so cheap, we looked into getting the 22" pieces and they were originally priced at $240 on sale for $125 and when we checked it out, it was only $80! SCORE! and then when the statement comes, it'll take an additional 10% off. SCORE!! very exciting. very exciting indeed. last night, parkin and i had dinner with the jung family, his dad's step mother, sisters, and step brother. believe it or not, this was the first time for me meeting this side of the family. yes, even after 6 years. parkin and my family is different in the sense that they dont' have many family gatherings where as we do. we had a good time, and his step gandmother is adorable. very lively! dinner was great, but before dinner, it was frustrating. parkin and i are a little upset the whole guest list thing and he tried to explain the situation to his parents. we understand that it's a happy occasion and they want to share the festivities with all of their friends and family, but do they have to invite people they knew from 30 years ago, but havent talked to them for 30 years? do they have to invite people who's first name is only known? do they have to invite everyone they've shaken hands with? i felt so horrible last night and just talking about the situation with my mom and his parents made me want to cry. in a sense, i understand that you have to bay meen, give face and all, but i didn't think that it would come to this. when we argue with the parents, i feel so disrespectful and rude. i feel so bad, but when we try to explain our side of the situation, they won't listen which makes everything very frustrating. i know i'm not the only one that's dealt with this. i know many chinese kids deal with this. i have to say that i have been enjoying every aspect of wedding planning until now. and i know that it's only this aspect of it that isn't enjoyable, i half expected it, but what i didn't expect was how heavy it would be on my body and heart. just thinking about it makes me want to cry. then sleep. and eat. then sleep some more. and then eat some more. hehe. must resist. i'm getting me wedding gown soon! i leave you with a picture of the dads. the crazy fathers that jung and i have to deal with. haha. have a great day everyone! |
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