Saturday, April 4, 2009

1st Impressions - Day 1 (The Jumbo Jet)

Holy Shit this plane is huge. Japanese people are beautiful. How long until this plane starts to stink? How many people are on this thing, millions of $ worth? Hmmm what if I "accidentally" wander upstairs. We Americans ask a lot of foreign travellers.... mass confusion on seats ABC, DEFG, HJK. Bangkok time requires I sleep for 8 hours immediately after take-off. We are fucked. Matt thinks I am crazy. Where are all these people going? I will either be positive or very, very naive about the length of this flight....... Oh and Asians are micro-phobic, what's with all the surgical masks?

Lay over in Japan. the Japanese follow the rules. there is no breaking them even if it is ridiculous. such as a tripod that is 1/2 inch longer than the carry-on rule. for real 1/2 inch? and we can't speak to each other because the poor man who is following the rules does not speak English and we do not speak Japanese. at one point he will no longer let us carry or touch our own tripod. it really is quite comical. and oh-so quiet. like deafening quiet so when we start to giggle and laugh out loud, he looks at us very strangely. now this is going to be interesting.

Us...Five! Five-a-Live!

Seriously. five. it's a big number. Okay. this year, there's no tellin', well maybe some tellin' since it's already May... Here's what I do know and the rest well it's all a big ole' question mark. Year five will inevitably bring change, career change! yay! attitude change! yay! I've been waiting. it's finally here. now Raybill... Matt scored our first investment property. and a tv show to boot (note: tv show used generously). watch for it peeps. It's going to be huge ;)

Us... cuatro ano

I really have no idea where this year will lead us. All starts with our biggest vacation yet... Thailand. And then from there who knows? We have (or should I say I have) been searching for a project maybe landlords, maybe a new fantastic job, maybe entrepuer, maybe a new house. Crystal ball anyone?

Us... On to year three.

Most exciting thing in our life... No more school! No more school! Well at least for me. Matt may think differently, like I told him vacation is on for me, over for him ;) Not quite sure how I will fill my time yet, we all know I don't do relaxation well, and the first two weeks have been interesting, a visit to NYC, re-sodding the lawn for the second time, planting the garden, a craiglist's garage sale, etc.

Us... Year 2

Year 2 of marriage. As Matt would say this is the year of being "young professionals"... Matt went independent in August and we are trying to figure out how to adjust to "tax-free" checks. It makes me a little nervous but Matt, the ever adivsor, says it is just fine. I just started my new job at ConAgra Foods, quite a change from industrial automation. Oh and there's school... never ending school. Someday, I will be done, right? With the house projects near completion, Matt traded smoking for a new boat. (I think he cheats by having a beer just to justify a smoke, but I secretly cannot bring myself to sell the boat - Sonny likes it too much) And then there is Sonny, 100 pounds and spoiled. He continues to rule the house.