Gloomy traffic days

It's been terrible weather and it's seriously like WA right. The traffic is also bad so during my stop and go moments I pulled out my phone to snap a kissy face for you.

Nikon D5100!

Love sick... Aka, daddy sick

She gets lonely and has an issue with me leaving. I know she used to think you would come through the door when you first left but as time passes, she kind of freaks out when I don't come home. Now when I'm around she asks for a lot of attention... Especially because you used to give her too much! This is the face I have to deal with!!

Dear Husband

Here's a nice view of kokohead in the late evening. It was getting dark really quick so we decided to head back down at 3/4 of the way up. I ran down as usual and went back up since Diem Mi and Channel were still going down. It was a pretty good workout. When we all got to the bottom we heard Channel scream and realized she had tripped and fallen from a deep crater/hole. She said she heard something crack and laid there for awhile. We carried her partial of the way and she said she wanted to try putting some weight on it. She could walk but it's swelled. She probably heard a muscle/tendon and thought it was her bone. :( good news is that she wasn't in that much pain and said she still wanted Home Sweet Cafe. It was sooo good. I wish I could send you the dessert. Ultimately, it was a good night and we had a lot of laughs.

i love you

since we've been chatting most of the night I didn't really get to blog to you because i've told you everything. Although i said this a second ago...I wanted to say it again. I LOVE YOU

Your finisher

And guess what? You'll get my shirt so it's like you were there!

I'm on the bleachers right now waiting for Ava. I'm so tired... As you know, I tried to go to be early but didn't fall asleep until 2am. It was extremely annoying but I tried everything.

The GAR has been a fun challenge and I'm definitely not as tired or sweaty as I was last year but it still took a good amount of energy.

I with you were here

bed time

i've been trying to sleep for an hour now... hopefully i can get some zzzz's in so that I can get up at 5am. it'll be a little lonely this year since i'm driving out by myself. Ava will be catching a shuttle in but i'm not sure if we'll be able to meet up. I wish you could at least be there to start off with me :( Wish me luck and at least a few hours of sleep. I love you

Hello Uncle Joaquin

From your future niece or nephew... This is the picture I got from my sister today. She took two tests just to be sure. i'm so excited. i can't wait to see what she's having!!!

Dear Husband

I forgot to send this so it was saved in my drafts:

Taxes are done!We have a sweet return since you're deployed and belong to WA. Kenji (tax guy) told me to say hi and also offered me to do our taxes and to call/visit him free of charge to help and double check. He's really nice and fun. I like that guy.

On the way to the vet I also snapped a photo of the car in front of me. Their license plate is PYX 445.. This person at the DMV at probably the same time as I was. It was funny cause it reminded me of when I asked you "do you think we would've crossed paths if we hadn't met on myspace?". It made me feel like one way or another, we would've been in each others lives somehow. What really scares me is the thought of not having you in my life. Everything would most likely be bland. You spice i

Her favorite pillow

Foxi loves this pillow. I'm not sure if it's the memory foam but she chooses this one most of the time or the king size pillow in the back when I move around and annoy her. She looked extremely cute when I got up so I snapped a picture to show you.

I'm getting ready to go to shadow boxing in an hour. I'll also be sending you stuff today so it it was last time it'll hopefully be a week when you see it. Ill try to catch you online this morning but it depends on when I run and if I'll be trying bikram today. I have to get going. I'll think of you every moment I can. I love you

Hooters!!!

Hope this makes your request fulfilled :) The girls were really sweet about taking the photo for you. I love you!

Valentines Day

This has been my best deployed Valentines Day ever simply because I got to see your face this morning.  You are the best thing that has ever happend to me and I can wait to grow our family and spend the rest of my life with you.

I love you

It's almost the end of the night and valentines day has been another day without you. Although I wish I could have you near me I think I've learned how to appreciate you more while you're away. I've remembered to think of you every time I've felt alone. I do things I know would be much more enjoyable with your company. I've planned a future in my head with us doing so much more than we've already done. I can't wait to see you again. I just wanted to tell you that :)

Dear Husband

Look at what crystal brought today to the photo shoot! All these yummy goodies from Japan!

I went to buy Foxi's dog food today (since I missed the store hours by 2mins) and saw the cutest thing! Look... Talk about "how much is that doggy in the window?". I had to snap a picture although 6 photos later, attached are the two best ones. That puppy was so spazy.

Anyway, I hope you're having a good valentines day. I know we're not together but I've been thinking of you all day...every chance I got! I love you

View of Waikiki from Magic Island

It's absolutely breathtaking during the sunset. Next time I'll try to get a photo of it since I got the later part of the night. We really should take strolls together and enjoy this island together. I know you may not like the walking on because of your knees but maybe I can pull you around on a skateboard :)

Thanks for the video chat earlier.. I liked seeing you in zoom mode.

I love you

Dear Husband

I'm doing my late run with Channel again. I'm so happy I'm not doing it alone so late in the night. She's good company. We actually ran into Channey in Waikiki while running.

The play was actually better than I thought and I enjoyed it...I think you would've too. I also tried a new dish at Tenkaippin... I think it's called the paitan. It was extremely salty. I think I'll keep with the regular koteri broth.

Okay..break is done.. I need to get these 6miles in and ready for tomorrow's 4mile run.

I love you

It starts now

First pills I got so far. These are the prenatal pills that they say are suppose to be good for me and for later on if we're lucky enough to conceive. They said that the ovulation kit is a very good tool for us but it's really all about my cycle and when I become regular. They said that the good thing so far is that I've already gotten my period which is a good sign of getting towards regularity. The other thing we could've done was for me to have not stopped the birth control and stop it when you came home... I would've been most fertile then-that where lots of eggs would've dropped due to my body being so confused. I don't know. I'm just going to say that if it happens it happens. If it doesn't then we'll practice again.

Sleep cycle

Being sick this past weekend has really messed with my sleep cycle even more. Its terrible... I need to get it back to normal. :(

It was nice to hear your voice earlier so you definitely brightened my day when we spoke. I hope you're having a good day. I love you

Gyro for one

I hate this eating alone thing but this gyro kiosk place is yummy so I've eaten here a couple times now since you've left. When you come home... I don't think I'll even mind sharing it with you :p

Speed walking

Finished 4miles and doing the last 2miles speed walking with Channel. I wanted to let you know I was thinking of you and start to get really excited every time I think about babies. I've been doing the daily ovulation tests and although I thought I would be fertile yesterday, I was wrong... I'm not today either. I'm afraid I may have a bad/irregular cycle. I made an appt at Tripler on Friday just to see if there's anything I can do. I hope I don't mess this up.

On a better note. I just got a message from Judy. Mom is doing okay after the surgery but is in a lot of pain. See what you can do about calling her on FaceTime or a phone. I bet she would love to hear from you.

Its about to get to the darker area soon. I'm gonna say I love you and get off the phone to keep an eye out for danger. I have to protect my babies (unborn and channel :p)

5-0

just called me to see if i can come in to be on set for saturday.. they hardly every film on the weekends. I haven't responded yet... still thinking about that "must pay" status. hmmmm

smile

I was just thinking to myself earlier that i haven't smiled, giggled, or laughed the way you made me in awhile. I knew you were a great husband but didn't realize how much you naturally brightened my day. I was pretty bummed out until i saw a clip of Greys Anatomy where it was a "what if" episode. They made all of the doctors have different lives and one of them ended up being a red headed, dread-locked, druggie. It was hilarious.. i laughed out loud.. they way you make me do. i just thought i'd let you know. I love you.

She's feeling better

She can sit without yelping or getting up but she did accidentally touch her stitches and went wild... Like the time she ran around and pee'd + poo'd. It must've really hurt. She's resting a lot but that could be because i'm resting too. I bought some pho and meds. Hopefully I can chat with you later. Love you

Dear Husband

The body aches are back. Im in bed again resting now. I couldnt keep any food down. It must be a stomach virus. I also left the house real quickly to get an ovulation kit that gives a 20day test. Looks like I'm NOT ovulating today. So everyday I'm to test the levels of hormones and act a couple days within that timeframe. I'll also try to go to the gyno to get more info.

I'm getting really tired. I love you... I'll be in bed if you want to catch me and fox sleeping.

Oh boy

Someone knows what's up.. Tomorrow, she's leaving a little less of a lady. 

Dear Husband

Thanks for listening to my rant about school. It was really frustrating me and giving me anxiety and even though you can't do anything about it, your responses are like you're still around.

I had a long day today and have been prepping for Foxi's surgery. She'll be staying at the vets and will need to rest for one night. I'll let you know how everything goes tomorrow. She gets dropped off at 8:30am.

Tomorrow I'll be meeting with my finance instructor to see if the incomplete is a possibility or if I'll have to drop the class. Wish me luck on that.

Also, check your email to see if any of those laptop stands are what you're looking for...

I love you. I had day dreams about you earlier... I hope you have the same :)

Dear Husband

It's pretty late right now. I just got to moms after running/walking 7miles. I waited for Channel to finished work and drove her home. Guess what I'm wearing (photo)? The compression socks! My calves and shins (plus ankles and hips) are totally feeling it so I decided to wear them. I can feel less pain but my legs are still fatigued. These things are awesome though. I also wore them sleeping last night. Anyway, i have a long day tomorrow so I should probably get going, eat something and go to bed. I love you... So so much. Btw, I got my weekly reminder that you love me. Thanks for that. :)

Dear Husband

I'm glad you're settled in. It was really nice seeing your face clearly and hearing you without the long delay. Channel commented on how we sounded like we weren't even talking in the same conversation last night when she overheard us chatting in the car. You were saying one thing and I was saying another. Thank god we wont have to deal with much of a lag anymore.

I know you're going to try to buy some stuff to make your room a bit more comfortably but if you can think of anything that you want me to send to you, please lmk. I don't mind looking for stuff to send you. If you need something on amazon, just log into my account and go from there.

I'm about ready to hop in the shower and lay in bed. You can reach me downstairs if you want. I should still be awake and either watching TV, studying, or amazon researching/shopping for more compression socks. I love you. Have a good afternoon my love.

My creation

It didn't want to stand up but you get the idea.

Dear Husband

It's been a long day. As tired as I was last night, I decided that I would go out after golfing all day at Mamala Bay golf course. BTW, i didn't do as well as before but it did make me think of us when we got to certain holes. I remember some conversations we had and even that video you took of me after i drove my ball onto the green from the tee box. You're an awesome husband and that you for giving me so many good memories. Okay, back to this morning. I couldn't get out of bed and my body is sooo tired from the running, working out, and golf-to top that off, I went out too. My plan was to go home early and rest so that in the morning I could get Maya her bday gift. Instead I was in the car with Heidi and didn't get upstairs till really late. My plan of waking up early... well, it didn't happen :P I was able to find her a little drop and roll toy that she could sit on and roll around with but Diem Mi ended up buying her the same thing so now I have to return it. I guess i'll just head to the mall with Kinh and Amy and let them choose something. The bday party was nice.. Amy's mom wishes you a fast deployment so that we can get together and make babies already. There were seriously as many babies as there were adults! It would've been nice if we had some kids who had kids the same age but we'll see. Maybe we can. I'm about ready to head out and am chatting with you now. I love you :)

Down the stairs

I figured you probably haven't thought about how Foxi used to kiss you and watch you when you went down the stairs...well, if you forgot what that's like I thought I'd show you.

Look what I found

I shall make you a sculpture to show my love for you!

Dear Husband

I have a few mins before my class starts. My legs are really tired today. All the lunges and squats yesterday and the shadow boxing this morning... Its actually quite tiresome. It's been a few hours since I left the gym and I'm feeling the muscle fatigue. What makes it worse is that I mistook the miles today... I was supposed to run 2, not 3! No wonder at 2 miles I was on my last limb of energy!

Class is starting now. I just wanted to say I love you and hopefully I'll talk to you later :)

Every time I miss you

I see little signs that re-affirm our love and happiness... It's like back when we were courting on MySpace. It's these little things...

I love you

Dear Husband

I got the new USAA cards in the mail today... not sure if you wanted me to mail this out to you but i'll go ahead and activate both of them and wait to hear from you about whether or not you want it sent. I have another late class tonight and will be finished around 8ish. The plan is to do my 6miles after the class ends. It'll be late so either Ala Wai (since it's well lit) or the gym (which kinda sucks for running).. i think i'll take the dark route and keep my eyes open for zombies and bad people.

I still haven't heard from you so i'm hoping everything is okay. I got an email about a hard landing report but that soldiers were okay. I doubt you were on that but regardless, i'm glad no one was hurt.

I also did some re-potting today. The kale is growing so fast now and it's too much for one pot so I separated them in two pots... they're looking really good but depending on how big they flower, i may have to re-pot again! I'll take a picture for you next week since they're a little limp looking from the move.

I have to get going to class. I love you and will be thinking of you. *kisses*

Hi Daddy-o

Your dog is the queen of the bed and especially this pillow!

Dear Husband

Happy Chinese New Year!! I just wanted to wish you luck, wealth, and happiness. Its custom to wish someone something good during the new year and since you're not here I wanted to make sure you know i'm thinking about you. It's said that whatever happens this day will happen for the rest of the year and so I made it a point to think about you as often as I could so that I would think of you all year. I also cleaned and spent time with the family.. i guess that means i'll be tidy all year and will be spending more time with the nieces and nephews. Know what this means.... i'll probably have an itch for babies often :P
I hope you're having a good day and have been getting tons of sleep. Keep warm. I love you

Babies

I just left moms and spent some time watching old videos of the twins. They were so cute when they were babies! I cannot believe how much they've grow... And how smart they used to be! I can't wait to make home videos when we have a family. I love you

Waimea!

It's so hot right now but we can't jump in the water until Ava and Winson get back in to watch our stuff... so i thought i'd send you a quick love note! I miss you..btw, we're in the spot that we were at with Mikey and Brandon.

My run

Yesterdays run

Todays run

Dear Husband

I'm really glad you seem to be feeling a lot better. I think it's the fact that you know that you'll be out of there and finally settled soon. I've been seeing posts from the boys that are still here and it's been bumming me out. That means someone else will have to go through this the way we all have. Have you heard anything about your room situation and if it's going to have internet?

I just got home from my 5mile run/walk. My left hip is slightly bugging me when i walk but it doesn't affect my running at all. Actually, if i walk in a slight sitting position then it feels so much better. Tomorrow i have a 2 mile run without stopping. WISH ME LUCK! Sometime before/after that i'm going to try that cycle class too.

Winson gets in tonight and Ava wants to go out but i'm not caught up with my work and I want to be well rested for tomorrow. I actually cannot believe that he's here. Oh! Ricky comes in a few days too. He called me earlier and said we'll all go golfing. I can't wait! I also went to Roger Dunn to do another club fitting before the 90 satisfaction ended. They said the clubs fit really well. I tried a few different clubs and ultimately mine were the best. I even hit at 217yards. We'll see though. Towards the end i was getting sloppy cause i got tired and started lifting my head. It was funny because when the guy called me out on it, I responded and said, "you sound like my husband". hehe.

I want you to know that I miss you a lot more today too. I was just thinking this morning that I feel like I miss you so much and was a little jealous that you're holding up so well alone. I noticed I spend less time moping around at the fact that I'm alone but I still think and talk about you like you're still here. I think it's because i still have your stuff laying around. Your shoes are still at the door and your post-it notes for the video games haven't been thrown away. As for your CD request, I'll try to work on it- what i mean is, i'll try to find or buy a blank one somewhere :) I love you.. i hope you have a warmer day

Miss you

I miss you more today than I have since I left. Not sure why, I think it has to do with a song that was playing in one if the tents. I'm not sure of the name but it is on your list and says "fuck you" in it. I wouldn't mind getting your playlist on CD so I can listen to it. The cold and speed of the days here makes time go by fast, but I am starting to get used to it. I don't need to be away from you to be reminded how amazing you are an how much I truly love you, that is just the one bonus of being away. Hope your day goes well, back into the tundra.

Dear husband

I'm in Waipahu right now waiting for Ava (again, haha!). We're grabbing some food at Pho Bistro. Some of the food came and she's not here yet so I decided to send out a little love note to you.

I hope you know that I'm probably one of the luckiest people alive to have someone like you. I made a good choice in spending my life with you. I hope you feel the same. I love you,

Love you

A lot going on, three flights in one day. It was so cold a guy got frost bite on his fingers. Don't wait up I'll talk to you when I can. I love you.

Dear husband

Today was good. Well, I think I feel really good right now because I ran my 1mile nonstop like the plan said to do. :) I felt a little bad because I went to shadow boxing this morning and Erin, the instructor couldn't make it so I ended up taking a core class. It just didn't seem good enough to be my substituted for my 1mile run...

After the core class I went to a casting for an HP ad but what I didn't know is that they wanted experts! It was still fun and even though I didn't have any gear, one of the girls let me use hers! I did however get to ask Chris (from 24hr fitness) if I could borrow his and he sent me a picture of what he had. That was really nice of him.

I was supposed to go to Heidi's work event today but instead I had to cancel to help the twins fog up the place before mom gets back. Apparently they have a bug infestation from the cabinets (the grains) and something like bedbugs. I don't know.. I just bought whatever and fogged the place up! The kids are sleeping over and Heidi is coming over to drink some wine.

Anyway.. While I write all this I'm walking back from my jog. :) I feel great! Oh, and the shoes, both of them feel really good!!

I love you. I hope everything is going well for you. Be safe and keep warm.

GI JOE

My GI JOE name is Paper-cut:). You can be Sexy-Mama.......YO JOE!

4.65 miles of 5 miles!

I did my first run of the 8 week half marathon plan! 

Zero

Zero, is that you? I came home didn't know where Foxi was.. I had to look really hard to find her :p 

What did you do today?

I did this, and man did it suck. So cold I am wearing a mask to stay warm :(. Was too busy to call but I love you.

Dear Husband

The day went by really quickly! I can't believe its almost midnight and I've done nothing much but clean, have some sister-neice time, and clean some more. My plan was to actually sit in on that cost accounting class but as I got ready for the late class I realized that today is a holiday and so there's no session today! DOH! Anyway, I did some re-planting since i took out all the cilantro and green onions. I think I may stop planting those from now on and will just buy them. I want to plant things that will grow and can be picked without having to plant again. Those darn tomatoes didn't grow... I didn't read the instructions thoroughly... i guess I was supposed to germinate and plant when they had at least two leaves. oh well.. I may need to buy some more. My chili peppers, kale, and mint look amazing and I can't wait to try the kale. I actually tried the mint and chili today and it was so worth the growing pains of waiting. I made summer rolls and spicy garlic sauce!

I'm hoping to be able to catch you online tonight since I haven't heard from you yet. Skype is so tricky because it tends to say you're online and the next minute it says you're off. Regardless, I know you're busy so chime in on my ipad or the laptop if you want. I may be asleep but i don't mind if you wake me :)

oh yeah, Foxi just had a trim (you know what) because she had a little dingleberry this morning which she decided to drag across the living room. haha! be glad you didn't clean that up :p

BACON!

Only one thing better than bacon....

Snow

Bleh:(

Hi Joaquin!!

Another beach day. I took photos of my book to read while I tan :)

Missing you

It must be extremely busy today as I haven't seen or heard from you yet. I wanted to at least say I love you and I have the iPad near me in case you want to call. I'm about ready to call it a night and probably will not be able to make the Sony open since I have a lot of work to catch up on. Don't forget how much I miss and love you.

Dear husband

Hope you had a good day. I looked for you after I got home last night (Ava said you called) and didn't see you on. I didn't stay out long since I had to be up early for a hike today. Matt and I were supposed to be joining a bunch of his co-workers who ended up being really behind on time. We decided to just head out first since the closest person was stuck in traffic and didn't really know how far away they were to the trail. It was a really nice hike (see pics).. Although i rigorously tackled the millions of stairs. On our way down we ended up seeing bits and pieces of Matt's co-workers coming up. We grabbed some lunch at Bogarts and coffee mug Matt got was probably one of the most awesome super man mugs ever! (I took a pic for you in the et cetera blog). Anyway, it's about 5pm right now and although I've seen your light on in Skype I havent been able to catch you yet. I'm going to hop in the shower, catch up on some work and will look for you online. I love you!

So prick-tay

I painted my nails last night and they look do pretty that I decided I need to take the color off. Every time I look at my hands they look like a Sally Hansen ad. I think I'm better off with the natural look.

Lunch at Jin Din Rou

Remember that place I wanted to go to? It was on king street and looked really pretty... Well, Ava and I tried it today. I got their lunch combo which came with the tan tan ramen and the soup dumplings. It was AMAZING!!! It was close to being as good as the restaurant that I like in California! Wish we got to eat there together. I think you would've enjoyed it. Especially the part where you pop the dumpling in your spoon for the broth!

Of course.. My luck

A ticket for seat belt. I took it off to parallel park!! He saw me too! He said I was still operating. Well duh, how else do I park?! Pig!!