Did I mention that my massive Christmas family dinner have been canceled? Every year for the last 20 years, my parents always had this big family dinner at my folks’ house. Our house isn’t big and it gets pretty crowded with 30+ relatives trying to jam themselves into this small house. It gets loud and it gets crowded, but I love it. We do this for Thanksgiving and New Year Day as well, but at someone else’s house. Basically, my relatives don’t get together much unless it’s the holiday season or for some special events.
Apparently, last Thanksgiving, my cousin brought her twin boys to the dinner. I wasn’t there due to my back issue. But I heard that she didn’t let anyone touch her babies nor let anyone come near them… saying they didn’t get their shots yet. Well, I guess she was pretty short with people or something. I mean, she’s always been that way. She has pretty interesting way of expressing her concerns or thoughts sometimes. Let’s just say that none of my relatives like her.
Well, after that Thanksgiving dinner, my big uncle, who is pretty much the head of the whole family clan, decided to cancel Christmas dinner and other future holiday dinner, except New Year Day dinner. He was pissed off at my cousin for what she did. He was just pissed that why she even show up to the dinner when she was going to act that way. His point was just don’t come to the dinner if she wasn’t going to show her babies to anyone and isolate them in the guest room. And he made another point saying that now the family is growing bigger and bigger. So let’s just get together once a year.
I was pretty pissed that he decided to take away our annual Christmas dinner. And I was pretty pissed at my cousin for making such a big deal with her babies. Honestly, why did she even go to the dinner if she was going to act that way.
Anyway, I will be making dinner both on the eve and the Christmas day for my family. My boyfriend is invited to the Christmas dinner. Hopefully his cold will be gone by then.
Things are going well at the moment with my boyfriend. He’ve met my parents and my brother and sister-in-law. My mom seems to like him a lot and my dad is pretty cool with him. It was so funny. I have never seen my boyfriend this nervous. But I had absolutely no doubt that he would do well with my family. It’s now my turn to be nervous. I’m going to meet his relatives sometime in late January. His parents are in Korea, so obviously, I can’t see them. But some day, I would have to call them up and say hello.
Actually, a few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I took a trip to NYC for a few days. It was somewhat of a test for our relationship in a way. We never spent that much time together, so I was nervous. Thankfully, we didn’t fight nor get into any arguments about anything. It was so mellow and so enjoyable. I really loved hanging out with him and just walking around the city. One of my favorite times during the trip was when I took him to this small hole-in-the-wall japanese restaurant that I go regularly whenever I’m in town. I watched him study like a hawk as we sat facing the open kitchen. His eyes were sparkling as he watched the cooks take in orders and do their magic. Later, he thanked me for taking him to such places so he could study. He said he learned a lot and plan to reorganize the cook staff at his place. Did I mention that he’s a sushi chef and he also manages the kitchen staff? He’s quiet a good cook as well. His goal is to open up a small sushi & ramen place of his own.
During the trip, we talked a lot about our future. All this time, I tried to put things aside when things started to sound too serious. But it’s time for me to really think about my future with him. He knows that I didn’t want to end up with someone who owns a business and won’t be there for me like a normal 9-5 office worker. So we talked about that. But I came to conclusion that I would be okay with it. I would be a little bored sometimes, but we plan to live close to my parents so I can hang out with my folks often.
We said the L word already. I’ve never been in love before, but I’m pretty sure this is love. Let’s see. I miss him all the time. I need to talk to him everyday, almost every hour through text. When I’m with him, I’m just at ease. I can just stare at him all day and not get bored. I don’t feel the pressure to keep talking and talking to fill the silence. He’s handsome in my eyes. I respect him and I adore him for having such a passion in life. I love his smiles. I love how he reaches for my hand every time we are walking together. I love the fact that he tries to assure me whenever I’m worried about him. I could go on and on, but it’s time for me to sleep. ^^
So sweet~~~
sooooooo cute!!!!! i’m so happy for you! ^_^