2009-01-02T02:10:44.561-08:00

I found this article interesting and helpful. This is a very good read for couples who are still keep trying to work a lot of things out because of disagreements and misunderstanding. Even your very serious relationship just began or been together for many years there's always something to disagree that sometimes or most of the times end up into an argument. Dating 101: Seven Things No One Tells You About Marriage The surprising, enlightening, and sometimes hard truths married folks all face -- and how they teach us about what love really means. By Ylonda Gault Caviness for Redbook Photo: ©iStockphoto.com/TriggerPhoto Updated: Dec 22, 2008You're smart. You know life is no storybook. But admit it: Somewhere deep in your subconscious lurk romantic visions of Cinderella, or maybe Julia Roberts. The images may be sketchy and a little outdated, but you can still make out the silhouette of the bride and Prince Charming riding off into the sunset.In real life, sometimes your Disney fairy tale ends up feeling more like a Wes Craven horror flick -- and you're the chick who keeps falling down and screaming for her life. I've been there. Let's face it, marriage is not for the faint of heart. You want to believe your pure love for each other will pull you through. And it does. But it ain't always pretty.That may sound grim. But here's a secret: Sometimes it's the least romantic parts of marriage that have the most to teach you about yourself, your partner, and the nature of love. Read on for some simple truths that will unlock the surprising treasures and pleasures in your imperfect, unstorybook, real-life love.1. You will look at the person lying next to you and wonder, Is this it? Forever?When you get married, you think that as long as you pick the right guy -- your soul mate -- you'll be happy together until death do you part. Then you wake up one day and realize that no matter how great he is, he doesn't make you happy every moment of every day. In fact, some days you might wonder why you were in such a hurry to get married in the first place. You think to yourself, "This is so not what I signed up for."Actually, it is. You just didn't realize it the day you and your guy were cramming wedding cake into each other's faces, clinking champagne glasses, and dancing the Electric Slide. Back then you had no idea that "for better and for worse" doesn't kick in only when life hands you a tragedy. Your relationship mettle is, in fact, most tested on a daily basis, when the utter sameness of day-in/day-out togetherness can sometimes make you want to run for the hills. That's when the disappointment sneaks in, and maybe even a palpable sense of loneliness and grief. It's not him. It's just you, letting go of that sugarcoated fantasy of marriage that danced in your eyes the day you and your beloved posed in all those soft-focus wedding photos. You're learning that marriage isn't a destination; it's a journey filled with equal parts excitement and tedium.Waking up from a good dream to face the harsh morning daylight may not seem like a reason to celebrate. But trust me, it is. Because once you let go of all the hokey stories of eternal bliss, you find that the reality of marriage is far richer and more rewarding than you ever could have guessed. Hard, yes. Frustrating, yes. But full of its own powerful, quiet enchantments just the same, and that's better than any fairy tale.2. You'll work harder than you ever imagined.Early on, when people say, "Marriage takes work," yo[...]

2009-01-01T19:53:23.357-08:00

A week before Christmas my husband and I planned to spend our holiday in Las Vegas. Good thing we found a good price ticket in one of the hotel's website. The hotel is located in the north strip. They lower the price probably because they don't have that many visitors during Christmas day. They have different packages depends on how many nights you stayed in the hotel.
I thought this is a good time to go to Vegas since it's not going to be very busy. I am hoping that it's not too busy because it's hard to get around Las Vegas with too many people walking up and down the strip with their own different purpose.