So it is almost my 32nd birthday and this will be the first time I have ever been outside of San Diego or away from my family on my birthday.  But if you think about it I will still not be away from my family as Ronna is now a part of my family.  In fact the two of us are now a new family unit in our family with her and our family unit being my priority in life.  So I guess I will be with family on my birthday.  But to make it even better Ronna has bought me a ticket back to San Diego for my birthday.  I will be in SD from July 6 to July 18.  Of course I want to see everyone, but I didn't feel the need to go back as I wanted to save money for our wedding and future.  However, she insisted I go back and see my family.  She felt bad because she didn't get her visa and didn't want to keep me from my family.  She also wanted my family to see that I am ok and to be able to talk to them in person about all the recent stuff going on.  She really, really pushed me to go and I finally gave in as I knew it was something I needed to do.  I just didn't want to leave her as this is the first time we will be apart for an extended time.  I truly will miss her.  I also need to give a big thanks to our housemate Gel.  She works for an airline and was able to help us get a discounted ticket.  Without her it would not have been possible.  So thank you very much Gel.  Anyways, I will be in SD next week.  I arrive the day after my birthday so I will still be able to celebrate with the rest of my family.  So see you soon.

In other news, we are starting to plan the wedding and we are even going back to the Philippines in September to visit Ronna's family and to handle some wedding stuff in person.  It is all just starting to become real as we begin to work on it all.  I am very excited and I can't wait to marry Ronna and have her as my wife.  I truly love her with all my heart and want to spend the rest of my life with her.  I always pictures finding the right person one day and getting married, but I never knew it would be this wonderful.

Well that's it for now.