Throwback Thursday: Ep 01

Old School Nintendo Controller

Since joining Instagram, I just love all the little hashtags that people use to describe their pictures/products and so on. By far, my favorite is Throwback Thursday (#tbt or #throwbackthursday). It is just so fun to not only reminisce about your own golden days, but to also see the old school pictures that other people put up as well.

I think I'll start doing that here and put in a little story that goes with each picture. Here is the first one:

 

This is Thanh and I in 2008 in Charlotte, NC. Since he is from North Carolina and a Panthers fan, and I am from Louisiana and a Saints fan, we would always go to the Panthers/Saints games when we lived in Charlotte. It is a fun little rivalry we have going on, and we can't wait to carry on the tradition, now in New Orleans, since we have moved. (Geaux Saints ;)

P.S. Seriously, how big are my hoop earrings?! J-Lo called...she wants her Jenny from the Block style back.

a day of yes

 Our First Date

Thanh woke up this morning and asked me, "Ummm, do you have any plans for this evening? Because I'd really love to take you out for our 3 year anniversary of the day I asked you to marry me." Does it get any better than that?! I really don't think so - but of course, I am biased.

 A Year and a Half Later, I said Yes

So today was proclaimed, by him, as "A Day of Yes". I answered yes to all his questions (the non-ridiculous ones of course) and was giddy with anticipation of where he was going to take me on our date. He just told me to wear a dress and that he would take care of the rest. I mean, really?! This is fairytale stuff, right?

After we got home from work, I went upstairs and got ready to go on our date. He was waiting for me downstairs, and as I entered the room, a little gasp escaped from him - I guess I was looking pretty good :) It was such a nice moment and brought me back to the good 'ole dating days when he would pick me up for a night out.

 A Day Of Yes Smiles

He surprised me with going to Firebirds...we got a bottle of wine...and reminisced about our engagement story and how he asked my parents for permission. Swoon! He is a piece of work, I tell ya :)

Side Note: This moment reminded me of that Family Matters episode where Carl Winslow got his wife a present for their 10 year first date anniversary. I loved it back then and am livin' it now.

4 shows and a unisom?

 

 

I have got to be the ABSOLUTE LAST person to jump on the bandwagon for the tv series, "Lost". We recently got Netflix, and the first thing my husband wanted to do (knowing I had never seen an episode in my life) was to get me to watch the whole thing from beginning to end. Oh, I know what you're thinking: "You've never seen Lost?!". No, I haven't. I was in my last couple years of college at the time it came out and was way too busy having fun on the beach and drinking with my girls to sit down for an hour each week and engage. However, my eyes have now been opened to the greatness that is this show.

 

Since watching the show was such a big deal for Thanh, we decided that we would hunker down in our home the Sunday after our vacation and start it off. The first episode (Pilot 1) had me hooked. I think it was because I was so confused about what was happening that I NEEDED to find out more...those tricky little writers/producers/directors. They have taken over my after-work life with their genius.

 

Ever since that Sunday, we have watched three episodes a night. Except for last night...last night, we watched four! That is four hours of our lives watching this show in one sitting - please don't judge me. It consumes my thoughts, and I wonder how all these people had the patience to wait a whole week in between each episode to get some answers! I can hardly wait a full work day to get home and turn it on!

 

Thus the title of this blog post. I text my husband earlier today and asked him these two questions in a row: "Can we have another night tonight like we did last night? 4 shows and a unisom?". That is what my life has come to...4 shows and a unisom (I have mad sleeping troubles and this stuff really works!). Is anyone else out there with me? Do you remember watching "Lost"?