Rule 32 - Enjoy the little things

So it looks like we're having a girl.  I've actually always wanted to have a sister growing up, so this is pretty exciting news for me.  I do admit though that I'm worried about how to deal with her when she reaches her teenage years.  The best I can hope for is that she turns out like her mother.  I'll also have to let Lily do all of the coming of age talks, as I have no idea how to begin a conversation about periods besides blaming everything wrong with the world on PMS.  

Interestingly enough, Fio, a coworker with two daughters, made a deal with me that when his daughters reach dating age and a boy comes by to pick them up, I'll be there pretending to be part of the triads.  In return when a guy comes by to pick up my daughter, he'll be there to look like a member of the Italian mafia.  Additionally Jesse also offered to come over with his sword collection and sit in the living room sharpening them.

Now for todays thoughts on life I'll go with something from Zombieland, rule 32, "Enjoy the little things."  One of the coolest parts of the movie is the fact even though the entire world is for all intents and purposes destroyed the survivors still find ways to have fun and enjoy life.  Basically making the best out of a really bad situation by finding the silver lining, no matter how small that lining may be.  Now I do realize that the movie is a comedy and you're supposed to get laughs out of it, but it doesn't mean the point isn't a valid one.  There are lots of people that basically pass through life, only focusing on the next thing or the future and forgetting to enjoy the here and now, which is very sad because they miss out on some of the best parts of life.  Take for example when Lisa (Lily's sister) and her husband Chris were vacationing with us in Hong Kong.  I remember Lisa telling us, "Why is it that you guys find all the awesome stuff, like a good cheap clothing store or a really great dessert place, right after we leave you?!"  I thought about this for a while and realized that it's because they're impatient and always rushing through things.  Lily and I try to slowly wander through the city examining the sights and sounds finding cool stuff all around us that we weren't even looking for.  But when they were with us, they kept trying to rush us through things to the point where I told them that they should go on by themselves.  Hence they miss out on all the hole in the wall places we found because we were paying attention to our surroundings taking it all in.  So in summary, enjoy the little things in life along the way and you'll find yourself a much happier person, even if everyone else is a zombie.