the big three-zero

thirty years ago on this day, my mom and my dad held a wedding reception. i am not sure how or why they were able to make it through thirty years of being together, but i imagine that neither of them regret the time passed.

after prompting from my sister, my dad called my mom as she was about to leave the office. my mom told me the conversation started with him proclaiming "happy marriage." it might just be the first time my dad has ever verbally expressed something of the sort on a wedding anniversary date, or really any date for that matter. i think the gesture was sweet, albeit sad and funny at the same time.

he declared that he wanted to take my mom to eat pho. i gather that not many of you know this about my mother, but she does not like pho. and so, i am not sure why my dad would propose such a thing. he claims ignorance, which i do not doubt. it is, again, a bit sad that he did not know better.

i left them earlier tonight to get away from their bickering. and as i walked out the door, i thought to myself, "maybe marriage doesn't suit some people. maybe it doesn't suit youngest daugthers of people like them."

more money, more money, MORE MO-NEY, more problems?

so, i don't know if it's because i am too young to remember, but i can't recall the last time the Fed cut rates three quarters of a percent in an emergency session. ABUNAI! although my job is in no great danger, a weakened economy is always very unsettling.

it is in these types of financial times that i always wish i had more money saved. as of late, i have been trying to hoard money more. some people might call it "saving money," but there's a zealousness about my recent spending (or rather not spending) that i consider it hoarding money. i've been reading blogs like mymoneyblog.com, and i constantly think about the fact that one dollar saved is like two dollars earned. combine that theory with how much i dislike parts of my job, and it's surprising that i spend any money at all.

i've been waiting for a promotion that i had been promised a few months ago. this is most annoying as i have foregone a few thousand dollars in compensation in the time passed. i can't say i regret turning down the higher salary job offer for my current position, but as the wait drags on, i can't but help thinking about the what-ifs.

there really is no use in thinking. it's done, and i do like this job more than my last. that's gotta be a little bit priceless. hahahaha. and so, i just think to myself that i'll probably always want a little more money. enough is always a zero or two away, eh?

happy everything

i meant to write sooner, and i meant to write more, but intentions don't always translate into results.

to all three of you who read this blog, happy everything. i wish for you and yours bliss and good health throughout the new year.