Wedding Blog

I can’t top Mrs. Penguin and her secret, so I thought I’d share a couple of random things about me that you probably don’t know.

1. I’m a huge hypochondriac.  So much so, that I convinced myself I had AIDS as a virgin.  I have the numbers of 10 different doctors in my cell phone, and I’m an insurance company’s worst nightmare.

2.  I never thought that I would marry someone that I actually loved.  I was never the type to develop crushes, or fall hard for someone, so I always thought that I’d just settle for someone that loved me. (Of course I was wrong!)

3. Before I started Weddingbee, I used to run a vocational school working with welfare-to-work and other government programs in South Central LA.  We had a student that got shot and killed in a drive-by, another that was shot in front of our school… I could tell you so many crazy stories. But it was a great learning experience.

4. I hate the way I look in pictures, except when I’ve been drinking because I let go of my inhibitions and insecurities.  So in most of my pictures, I’m buzzed or drunk!  Mr. Bee hates taking pictures more than I do, so the only pictures we really have of ourselves are our wedding pictures.

5. I do not shave.  I have no hair on my legs, and have a couple of armpit hairs that I pluck every couple of weeks.

6. My parents are Korean immigrants who’ve always had their own businesses.  I’ve only ever worked for family or started my own business, so it’s hard for me to imagine working for someone.

7. I am very much a pessimist.

8. I’m an SSI certified scuba diver, and have lived on boats for 3-4 days at a time, just to dive.  The first dive I made after I got certified, I went down to 126 feet when my diving buddy sunk to the bottom after he had some trouble with his gear.  I panicked and could have died!

9. I LOVE animals.  I’ve rescued many, many animals in my lifetime, and one of my ultimate goals has always been to start a no-kill shelter. My last dog was a stray, and my two cats right now are strays.  When my cat recently got cancer, I put $15k on my credit cards to pay for her chemotherapy and radition treatments.  It was totally worth it.

10. I often go three days in a row without showering.  I work at home alone, and my cats don’t care.  But poor Mr. Bee!

Do ya feel like you know me a little bit better now?