home.
honeymoon over.
married life begins.
landing (sunday 4pm san diego) #
5 hour flight felt longer than the whole trip.
neither of us wanted to leave.
A.: “can we just go back?”
me: “we have to adult.”
A.: “adulting sucks.”
unpacking #
suitcases exploded across bedroom.
she brought back too many souvenirs.
i brought back too much dirty laundry.
A.: “where does this go?” (holds up decorative sea turtle)
me: “wherever you want. it’s your place too.”
A.: “our place.”
me: “our place.”
first time saying that as married couple.
honeymoon final tally #
places list additions:
48: wedding night hotel door
49: spa changing room
50: hotel pool cabana (sunset, almost caught by family)
51: beach sunset (blanket, looked like stargazing)
52: balcony final night
5 new places in 7 days.
productive honeymoon.
what i missed #
servers: all green, no issues
email: 347 unread (ignored most)
markets: did not check once
social media: did not open
first real break in 2 years.
needed it.
checking markets (tonight) #
VIX: 16.2 (optimal)
correlation: 0.61 (good)
volume: 3.5M (normal)
conditions: favorable for resume
missed opportunity cost (may 1-19):
estimated $4,000-$5,000
worth it?
got married.
honeymoon in maui.
places list +5.
absolutely worth it.
trading resume plan #
tomorrow (may 20):
morning: review market conditions
afternoon: maybe 1-2 small trades if favorable
rest of week:
gradual ramp up
50% size first 2 days
100% size by thursday if conditions stable
no rush.
capital protected.
ytd still +4.25%.
married life observation #1 #
nothing changed.
same apartment.
same routine (will be).
same person.
but everything changed.
there’s a ring on my finger.
she’s my wife.
legal, permanent, chosen.
same but different.
tonight (may 19, 11:42pm) #
home from honeymoon 4pm sunday. unpacking chaos. places list final: 52 (wedding night through balcony final night, +5 maui). servers all green. markets favorable (VIX 16.2, corr 0.61). missed ~$4-5k opportunity cost, worth it (got married). resume trading tomorrow. 50% size first 2 days, 100% by thursday. married life observation: nothing changed but everything changed. she’s my wife.
11:42pm sunday. back from honeymoon. landed 4pm san diego. unpacking explosion. places list 47→52 (5 new places: hotel door, spa, pool cabana, beach sunset, balcony). servers green, markets favorable (VIX 16.2). missed $4-5k opportunity, worth it. resume trading tomorrow: 50% size first 2 days, full size thursday. married life: same apartment, same person, but she’s my wife now. everything same but different.
-AK