Three Years Ago
Three years ago today, the day known as Declaration Day began. Not to bore you with the way Jenny and I came to bee (you’re here for the poop jokes after all) let me just say it happened three years … Continue reading Three Years Ago
Three years ago today, the day known as Declaration Day began. Not to bore you with the way Jenny and I came to bee (you’re here for the poop jokes after all) let me just say it happened three years … Continue reading Three Years Ago
When you’re an adult your summer vacation is the last Monday in May and the first in September. You may also get off a day in early July depending on the day of the week Independence Day falls. We get … Continue reading How I Spent My Summer Vacation
For the last two or three weeks, which have felt like a lifetime, the first thing I’ve done as soon as I got home from work was call the National Visa Center hoping to get confirmation that Jenny and my … Continue reading The Interview
The next step Jenny and I have in the process of being together involves a lot of waiting. We’ve received our NOA2 and now we’re waiting on finding out the new case number from the National Visa Center. It’s not … Continue reading Three-Day Weekends Are Rough When You’re Waiting on the Government
This isn’t going to turn into one of those typical rants you’ll read online or a list of all of the people in the world who deserve to walk out of a window. I’m going to keep it a lot … Continue reading People I Hate
For Christmas I sent Jenny a letter with 12 different folded pieces of paper inside. Each paper was marked with a different month. She’s allowed to open them when the corresponding month begins. When I visited in April she opened … Continue reading Wish Granting
Why do they call it a goodbye? When it’s someone you care about there’s nothing good about it. It should be a badbye or a shitbye. Anything but good. Jenny and I have now had two really hard goodbyes. I … Continue reading Saying Goodbye in a Long Distance Relationship Never Gets Easier
Lots of songs remind me of my time with Jenny. Here on the Bee Blog I’ll share with you which songs they are and why. Whether it’s because we heard it together, she sang it, or in this case because … Continue reading Beecation Soundtrack Playlist: Black Hole Sun (Piano Version)
I put the Tim in optimism; at least based on the latest thing I found online last night. No it wasn’t the obituary of an enemy. I also didn’t discover that Nigerian Prince I helped out years ago was legit. … Continue reading Two Week Long Distance Relationship Optimism
Back in March Jenny and I filed our I-129F petition. It’s the first step in being together on a permanent basis. This will make fighting with each other a lot easier as we’ll be under the same roof. Jenny and … Continue reading The Agony of Waiting for Petition Approval
The second half of April was a special one for Jenny and me as we got to spend a full two weeks together. Practically nonstop, other than breaking for poop sessions, we were together. Our love is stronger than ever … Continue reading Love is About Watching Each Other Barf
(Timmy: You could write a preface, too. Write “This is what Timmy Bee and Jenny Bee wrote at the airport…” Jenny: *Death Stare*) P.S. But really, what Timmy said above. They entered the airport and found the most convenient, closest … Continue reading Airport Musings Turd Butt Poop (A Love Story)
Timmy is a silly bee who is with me and currently watching The Revenant but I’ve already seen the movie that’s why I’m in here writing a one-sentence post to update you that he’s been with me for 6 nights … Continue reading Beecation Teaser Post
Because Timmy won’t go through with the wedding unless I’m at least 120 lbs maximum. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ugh, that is so impossible to do now. I can’t lose 100 lbs in two months! Timmy loves me anyway no matter what weight … Continue reading I’m Meeting My Fiancé in Less than Two Months So I Need to Lose Weight Fast
My plans to make this year’s Valentine’s Day a special one for Jenny and me are ruined. Well, not really. I just didn’t get to do everything I had hoped. First, since it is Saturday, we had to decide earlier … Continue reading Long Distance Relationship Valentine’s Day Plans Ruined: Redbox, Cadbury Eggs
Working a 9-5 job, at least for me, is the equivalent to bending over to touch your toes while naked in a prison shower. I’m not talking about any regular prison either. This is one of those prisons on a … Continue reading Working 9-5 Sucks, Especially in a Long Distance Relationship
I don’t think a week goes by where Jenny or I promise the other we’ll go on a diet. It’s silly, really. We’re engaged. We’re supposed to get really fat now. This is the perk of finding someone to love … Continue reading Diets are for People Who Can Accept Breaking Promises to Themselves
The same way Jenny has to deal with people thinking I’m some rich old white man I am burdened with people assuming she is a step above a mail order bride. Because the Philippines isn’t a nation Americans typically know … Continue reading Yes, My Filipino Fiancée Speaks and Understands English
There were four times I consciously tried to ignore Timmy: twice when we were separated by almost 9000 miles, twice when we were less than an arm’s length away. Unless there are more instances where I unconsciously made him felt … Continue reading How to Ignore Someone You Love and Completely Fail
You’re not a real Filipino if you don’t recognize what a lechon is. Even those who don’t eat it because of religious beliefs know how popular it is in the Philippines. For every celebration–birthdays, weddings, fiestas, Christmas, you name it–the … Continue reading Lechon a.k.a. Roasted Pig/King of all Filipino Foods
Patience is the most important thing I’ve taken away from my relationship with Jenny. I’m generally not a patient person, often throwing shadow punches whenever my internet connection won’t load. I will also leave a place if the line looks … Continue reading Long Distance Relationship Lesson #1: Patience, Four Minute Skype Curse
Pictures can be misleading. Let’s take this picture of Jenny and me for instance. Don’t we look happy? We’re with each other. We even have milkshakes. What could be better? In actuality this was one of our saddest moments together. … Continue reading My Milkshake Brings All the Tears to My Eyes
A few months since we’ve been together, I’ve wanted to try watching a movie with Timmy. However, I felt shy asking him to do it because we’ve both never tried it before. What if it turns out to be awful? … Continue reading Long Distance Movie Date #1: I Love You Phillip Morris
Time management skills are important in everything we do in life, especially romance. When you’re in a long distance relationship it’s even more vital you manage your time well as the difference on the clocks can really hinder your sense … Continue reading Long Distance Relationship Necessity #1: Good Time Management Skills