Night fall

I find night fall being very interesting. It seems that things change so much from day to night. It's lively, yet also quiet, and mysterious.


On one end of the spectrum, night gives a city its livelihood and brings fun into people's lives with activities such as dinner, club, bars, karaoke. Some people can't wait for happy hour where they can relax, relieve some stress, and where the fun happens. Music, dancing, food, and alcohol awaits you. People drop the hustle and bustle mood and let loose. Have you ever noticed that people tend to sit and talk longer during dinner than they would if they had lunch together?


Night also brings tranquility that daytime doesn't. It's when the sky is dark, and the moon and stars are out. Some people may choose to go night fishing, take a stroll on the beach, or driving up the mountain to see the city lights. Others are asleep. Have you ever looked up at the starry night sky..........and just wonder?


For me, night is when my mind is the most clear, and also when I am able to write the best. It's when everyone is asleep and all I can hear is myself typing and the cars passing along the boulevard. All my thoughts seem to come together more as I'm free from distractions and noise.


(Night also seems to be the time when the roaches and geckos in my house come out)

Dear future husband,

The old me would have had this long list for you to fulfill before I actually consider you to be my future husband. However, although I still do keep a mental list in my mind, I've realized that only some of them are the important qualities that you need to be my future husband.


I don't ask that you are tall, handsome, rich, educated, or successful. I do ask though that you are taller than me, decent-looking, have a steady job, and strive to be better in the future. I don't ask that you put me as solely #1 in your life in relation to work, family, etc, but for you to at least make me feel special in your life.

I'm pretty friendly once you get to know me, but I'm not quite the social butterfly in large groups of people I don't know. I'm an introverted person, so I hope that you would be more extroverted than I am and bring me out of my shell. I would love to enjoy and experience life, so I hope you like to travel and try different things in the future. People say I'm strong and independent, but in actuality I want a shoulder to lean on too and I'm a closet hopeless romantic. I love sunsets, walks on the beach, stargazing, and I sometimes get teary in happy endings of chick flicks. I would love to receive flowers to feel special just like any other female, but please don't get me roses. At least, not common color roses. After all, I am supposed to be special in your life, so I would expect the flowers to be special as well. Perhaps blue roses or hydrangeas?

I have a major weakness for desserts and scarves, so I hope that you can deal with that. :) For some odd reason, I seem to think I can never have too many scarves....when really I live in Hawaii and can't possibly use them all. And while I'm sort of on the topic, future husband, you better have some fashion sense--or I guess I will have to teach you. I mean, after all, I was a fashion major in college, so my other half would have to have some fashion knowledge.

What do I have to offer you may think? Hmm... well, I don't know to cook too well, but I can if I want to. Maybe it's the Chinese in me. A little bit of this and little bit of that and the dish seems to turn out well. I am fine with doing dishes and laundry, but you'd need to take out the trash. I'm also a good bookeeper (....like I said, I'm Chinese) and I can give good massages.

I hope not having kids won't be a deal breaker for you. I'm still not sure how I feel about kids yet. They've never seemed to have phased me. Sometimes I wonder if growing up as an only child had anything to do with it.

So that's me in a nutshell for you, future husband. Overall, I think the most important thing is that we have a special connection and that I can feel  like I'm special and important when I'm with you.

Your future wife,
AW

P.S. I would like at least a 1 carat engagement ring. I currently work in a jewelry store, so you can definitely get a discount. Also, it wouldn't be right for me to work in a jewelry store and have people see that I wear less than a 1 carat, right? :)

21 days...

They say that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Well, I am deciding to continue my New Year's resolution of exercising. A while back, I bought an elliptical and was excited about it. Then, the excitement only lasted a month and half or so and wore out. I stopped exercising and was focusing on other stuff. Now, I'm going to try to start exercising again. My goal is to exercise for at least 30 minutes for four times a week, which only equates to 2 hours/week, but it's a start.


I also have a ongoing bet for this. The Chinese in me gives me more motivation to do this as I don't want to lose the money (though it's not much). Also, it's to prove to myself that I can do it if I put my mind to it.