Letter to my husband on our 11 year Wedding Anniversary!

To my dearest loving husband Colin,

WOW!  11 years today!   I remember our wedding day like it was yesterday.  Our parents had blessed us with a beautiful wedding with over 420 guests to witness it and we both didn't have a single penny.  We were so broke we even forgot to buy you a wedding band so during the ceremony, we had to use my wedding set, split up the rings so we can place one on your finger and it wouldn’t even fit.  LOL!  We reminded the photographer NOT to take any pictures of the “rings” ha ha ha!

I still remember driving to our honeymoon and you said “Promise me Joy from this day forward we are going to work hard and stack up our money and save every chance we can get.  We are going to keep it simple and we are going to do this!”  Yes was all I can say to my handsome groom!

Not long after the wedding we discovered we were pregnant with our daughter Tatiyana.  It was the roughest pregnancy ever.  I was sick every day, depressed and anti-social.  I didn’t want to do anything or go anywhere other than stay locked up in my room.  I made things so difficult for you with my raging hormones.  I made the decision to quit my job at Wells Fargo as a banker, and even though I was the breadwinner at the time, you supported me and let me quit my job.  You stepped up for our family and took on a 2^nd job delivering pizzas for Mountain Mike’s.  I was embarrassed you had a job like that, but you stood proud!  You came home every night telling me how much tips you made and how much you couldn’t wait to see it all accumulate and save for the baby.  You made a piggy bank out of the water cooler jug and you slowly filled it up every single day.  You were so proud that you were the sole provider for our family and you were NOT going to fail in doing so.  You wanted to make sure our young family would survive and make it.  Working two jobs from morning till night.  As a responsible man you would do whatever it takes to make sure you could provide.  It doesn't matter what job you did as long as you worked was all that mattered to you.

Same Water Jug we use as
a piggy bank for 11 years now!

I am so proud to have married a hard working, loving, simple and humble man like you.  You have taught me so much about true love and life itself.  You remind me constantly that it’s not about the material things we accumulate, but the lessons we learn to better ourselves.  To work hard without expecting anything in return because it’s all worth it when the blessings come showering down on us when we least expect it.

Looking back now, I am so happy I listened and understood where you are coming from.  I am thankful that we keep it simple because our journey of life so far has been AMAZING!  We are blessed with two beautiful silly kids and GOD has blessed us with another baby on the way.  You show me every day how much you love me and never stop working hard to prove your love to me.  Especially the love you show our children.  Sometimes I feel like you do a way better job than I do!  How lucky I am for that!  LOL!

Happy Anniversary to you my love!  Thank you for all you do and the love you constantly shower the kids and I!  You are the best and perfect husband for me and I look forward to many more amazing years to come!  I LOVE YOU!  Mahal na mahal kita Chinaman!  Forever Yours, Baby Girl
#YipFamily #YipDynasty

You were always and will be a Money Magnet!
LOL!  I think I still get upset knowing people
pinned more money on you than me
during our Money Dance! ha ha ha!