W and i were planning out our move this weekend, and we realized that sunday is our 5th anniversary, the last one we have pre-marriage. unfortunately, i have to work that morning, but i'll be home in time for a nice romantic dinner. i said we'd have to get some take out and sit on the floor of our empty formal dining room and spread out some newspapers (since we don't have any dining furniture yet). and after i said that, i got a flashback memory of me and my parents. when we first moved to the US, back in 1980, we lived in a house that was paid for by my dad's employer. they paid for EVERYTHING. fully furnished house, food, basic necessities. when we moved to fresno into our first apartment, we literally had nothing. and i vividly remember not having any dining furniture, so our meals became like picnics! we ate on the floor, scattered some newspaper so we didn't spill on the carpet, and ate our meals. it made me smile, thinking of how far my parents have come since those days. the luxuries they have now, i wonder if they ever imagined their life would be this good.