A friend asked me a while back why my blog is so emo? To which I replied, "I don't need to tell people when I'm happy." Which now that I have had time to think about it, is totally misguided.

It's unfair for someone to hear all your hardships and sorrows and not be able to reap the benefits of also hearing all your joys and happiness. However, if I don't write about something good that happened right away, I tend to forget it even happened. The good feeling still stays with me the rest of the day though. Bad things are like a rainy cloud, they just seem to hover over your head all day and no matter what you do, you just can't get out from under it.

I would like to compare this to dreaming if you would allow me. We never seem to remember our good dreams unless we write them down immediately upon wakening. But with nightmares, they tend to stick with you forever. I still remember a nightmare I had when I was 8 about a mummy chasing me through my backyard. Even though I have/had no fear of mummies whatsoever, the vivid picture still sticks with me.

So I'll try to recount the good things that have happened in my life since 09/12/10, my last blog date.

1) God granted me a 25th year on His green earth.
2) My grandmother is no longer in pain and finally at peace.
3) I am still on my way to graduating.
4) Thanks to ObamaCare, I am getting good health insurance again starting 01/01/11.
5) Family gets closer everyday.
6) I didn't burn the house down cooking the turkey.
7) I didn't freeze my toes off waiting in line for Black Friday.
8) My parents are still happily married after 25 years together!
9) Used my Hangman skills to cash in my good karma.
10) Reconnected with some old friends.
11) Welcomed a new baby boy to our large family: Baby Hien (Caiden).
12) Graciously gifted the Civic to the sister.
13) Jumped in a moon bounce.
14) Went to a Thunder game. They lost :(
15) Re-met some family members.
16) Tried Bobo's Chicken (It's overrated)
17) About to close a large chapter in my life, or at least leave it to be continued.
18) Haven't wasted any money at the movie theaters.
19) Say Toy Story 3 again, but this time was more like a man and didn't cry.
20) Driving an Accord now. I like it better than the Civic. 2x :)
21) Been to the airport way too much in the last 3 months.
22) Went to shoot pool once, came home smelling like smoke. I hate shooting pool.
23) Perfecting my British accent so I can make fun of Beckham. (Pronounce "not" like "note" and "can't" like "cawn't")
24) Life To Be Continued...

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