My name is Yafei (Diana) and I am currently writing to you from Southern California (hopefully one day that may change). [fingers crossed] I was born in Taiwan but my family packed up and left for the states when I was three. I have been living in SoCal ever since.

Southern California is a wonderful place to grow up and live in. There is nothing I would change except for maybe the occassional earthquakes. I have an intolerance to the cold so even SoCal winters are a bit cold for me.

I love almost everything about California so my eagerness to move isn't due to something it lacks. I have lived here for almost all my life and I would like to experience living in a different state or even country!

Moving means being far from family and friends. I don't mind the friends issue (sorry friends) since I hardly see the ones I do have left. Thinking about being away from family causes mixed feelings. Sometimes I think it will be a relief to take a break from them but I know I will miss my mom, my niece and my 3 nephews.

Keith (My Husband)!

The most stressful times are during the holidays when I have to celebrate them three times in a row. My parents are divorced and my dad is remarried so all of my siblings and I celebrate one day with my mom and one day with my dad and stepmom. I also celebrate the holidays with my inlaws. Thank goodness they are still married!

I have two older sisters and a younger brother (he is currently living in Taiwan). My eldest sister has two children and 1 on the way. My second eldest sister has two boys (one currently less than a month old). My husband and I are trying for our first child. We hope to get pregnant this year.

My husband, Keith, was my first real boyfriend. I made up my mind a long time ago that I would have one boyfriend who I would then marry. I was lucky and got my wish. We tied the knot in 2007. We met when we were both twenty-one. When we first started dating we both kept saying that it wasn't going to last because we were so different. Last night I jokingly accussed him of agreeing with everything I said and copying me to get on my good side. I guess after my second eldest sister made the comment that Keith and I were so similar it made me notice how similar we have become through the years.

Doki/Puppeedo (Our Dog)!

We have a dog named Doki. We call him Puppeedo. It's strange that we named him Doki but I hardly ever call him that (only when he is in trouble). He acts more like a toddler than a tibetan terrier. In the morning when I wake up and open my bedroom door he walks in and gives me a Puppedo Parade. He marches in cirlces and wags his tail with a toy in his mouth. I usually call him Sunshinee in the morning because his parade usually cheers me up when I'm feeling gloomy when I wake up.

I dread the routine of grooming every morning and every night. Most people enjoy getting cleaned up and feeling better afterward. Not me. I procrastinate until I run out of reasons and I HAVE to do it. It's just so boring to have to do the same thing every day and night. Don't get me wrong, I would not go to sleep or go out without showering or brushing my teeth. I just really don't like doing it. I wonder if there are others like me or am I just weird?

Work for me is sitting all day in my office. I work in the family business and I have a lot of freedom to do what I want (such as blogging).  When I am not working on my own personal projects, I am in charge of internet sales, anything requiring english, and other miscellaneous tasks my dad and stepmom asks of me. Yep, this is what I am doing after getting my bachelors in Environmental Arts at Otis College of Art and Design and an associates in Web Development at ITT Tech.

Why am I blogging? My job might seem easy and ideal but it's not what I want. I would like to start a business of my own. I have hit a brick wall. I have no idea what type of business I should start. I know it has to be something I find interesting and am excited about. I hope blogging helps me organize all my interests and I can eventually find my focus.

At this point my blog will be about everything. Hopefully as time goes by the scope will become narrower and eventually pinpointing the theme.

I would like to take this time to thank you for reading my first post! I hope I did not bore you too much. Please forgive all the grammatical errors. I am clearly not a writer.

----- Yafei -----