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Showing posts with label About. Show all posts

5.08.2012

Where Have I Been? Where Am I Now?

It’s been a while since I last wrote on this blog – almost a year and a half. A lot has happened. Here’s a bit of a run down by year.

2010

  •  In June I moved into a new apartment and gained 3 new roommates. We were all engineers, two guys and one other girl. Fun times there, good stories that I hope to revisit in the future.
  • My college boyfriend and I broke up a few hours after my last post on August 28. I was a bit heartbroken, but knew we weren’t meant to be together for the long run. It was good while it lasted and I was grateful to have him in my life. Moving on…
  • I started seeing someone I used to date back in college. There’s probably a reason why we stopped dating the first time but it took me 6 months to remember it all again.

2011

  •  It was good for the short time we were together, but I think I choked a bit. It’s funny that in December 2010 I wasn’t ready to get married or at least get married to that boyfriend, but in December 2011, I was singing a different tune. Post-college boyfriend and I didn’t work out for the reasons it didn’t work out the first time we dated and our relationship ended in March.
  • I was living the single life-style with my guy friends and it was very expensive. I don’t regret any of it, but boy, all that eating out at restaurants killed my wallet and my slim figure.
  •  I started going to a knitting group in May. I love the ladies and everything they talk about. I get to learn from their wisdom on child rearing and get a glimpse of their life and adventures. One of the ladies lives in the UK a few months out of the year since her husband’s family is there and he travels there for work every now and then.
  •  I met my current fiancĂ©, C, in July. We hit it off right away and I just knew. He was someone I can see myself settling down with in the future. He had a terrier, I had a terrier. We both come from families with money problems. There were more similarities and I might get into that at a later date.
  • We moved in together on Halloween. It was snowing!
  • He proposed to me in December and I said yes! Some would say that we’re moving too fast, but I think it’s the right thing for us. Besides, he’s 30 and I’m 25. I can hear the clock ticking.
  •  I bought a new car! I gave my 2001 Chevy Malibu back to my mom and bought a 2012 Mazda 3 5-door (aka Hatchback). I love the car, not loving the finance manager at the dealership. That’s another story.

2012

  • C and I are preparing for our upcoming wedding.
  • I'm still at my first job after college.
  • I'm thinking about going to grad school (paid for by my company).
  • I'm just trying to be in the moment and live life one day at a time.
I added another section to My Money History - Where Am I Now. It's a bit more in depth about my life so far in 2012. I plan to update it every now and then. I might edit it and make it shorter or move some things around. So much to do on my first day back on this blog. I hope you join me as I try to capture my life in this blog.

8.29.2010

The College Years

First I want to wish my lovely little sister, Joy, a very happy birthday!

It's been a very long time since I last wrote. I've been on a hiatus due to work reasons. After sitting in front of the computer all day at work, I just wanted to come home and not jump back in front of another screen. So I apologize for the long silence.

I wrote a new section to My Money History. It's called The College Years. I hope you enjoy reading about it. I plan on writing at least 3 times a week on this site. I've had a lot of inspiration over the past months and I'm bubbling up with stories and achievements. So come back soon!

4.29.2010

Growing Up with Mommy

My childhood. Growing up almost poor but not knowing it...

When I was 4-years-old my mom remarried and moved my family (I have a younger sister) to the United States. My stepdad was an engineer working in Manhattan. We lived in a one bedroom apartment in Jackson Heights, NY. It small, but cozy in it's familiar way. It was a normal childhood really. Nothing changed until the day my stepdad had a heart attack. That's where this story really starts.