Teej's Secret Box

Note:  This was written on December 23rd, but not posted until now due to myself being so busy with the family.

My, what an interesting year it has been for myself, this Year of the Recession Part LXVIII (basically, we have gone through this before, and life will get better if you work at your skills (improving and/or expanding), and continue to ensure that everyone is aware of your skills and desire to help them).  We got a new president elected, and we’re witnessing the fall of our banks and auto makers.  Some of my friends have been laid off, as many companies quickly move to protect their positions in this economy.

I did not help my position by slacking off, especially in a critical deadline junction at one customer.  My scrambling to save the project fell woefully short, and my company had to bring in a guy who previously quit while working for the same client only to come back later on.  However, I hope that my efforts the past few months, especially the past 3 weeks, have been fruitful to help recover some of the damaged reputations.

I do need to finish one more certification test, and start studying on a different one.  Even though I am on vacation the next two weeks, this needs to be done, so I will have this done.

I have only taken one trip out of the country this year — to Aruba, which was a delight, especially in the culinary sense.  However, in exchange for the trips I usually take, I ended up finding the love of my life.

A long time ago, a friend by the name of Amy Lynn Edwards (Peterson), who was strong with intuition, noted to me that I have already met the love of my life, just that I have not realized it at that time.  That memory stuck with me, even in my disbelief.  I chose to try out the dating websites, and became more social in the deaf world in Phoenix.  But both never really panned out.  Early in this year, I decided to just stop searching, and start experiencing life the way I want to live it.  I flirted mercilessly with a female friend of mine, with no luck (a common refrain everyone probably experienced.)

Then a grade school classmate found me on Facebook.  In fact, quite a few classmates found me on Facebook, but this one is from Salt Lake City, and is a successful deaf culinary chef at a five-star hotel there, a long way from his troubles back in school.  Amazed and highly impressed, I caught up on the news with him, and was reconnected to a few other classmates, including her.

Heather and I started talking, and we both realized that she was going to pay Salt Lake City a visit.  I thought that it was cool enough to experience a new city with two of my old friends, so we decided to set plans for me to swing by for a weekend.

But a funny thing happened during this planning phase — we ended up talking deep into the nights.  Once we met in person, I fell in love with her.  It wasn’t the type of lusting after that I experienced in the past, but a matter of, “yes, she is the one.”  I keep hearing my friends saying the same, and many pundits talking about this phenoma, but I couldn’t quite believe it until I actually experienced it.

We connected in so many ways, and her flaws were not an issue for me, just as mine is not for her.  Within three months due to several circumstances, she begun to live with me at my home.  In just a couple of days, her two kids will join us.

The past half of year have to be the best half year of my life.  The initial lust have evolved into such a deep undying love.  I felt a need to be with my love as much as I could, which lead me to weekends being spent with her, instead of elsewhere.  I am ready to sacrifice my life in order to better the lives of my family as much as is reasonably necessary.  I cares for our kids, and hope they will care for me in return.

It is amazing, this feeling I am blessed with.  I can only hope it’ll last for a very long time.

How was your year?  Please feel free to share.

With best wishes for a safe holiday for all of our friends and families –

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