A simple photograph can trigger a whole world of emotions, experiences, memories, and flashbacks. In 2023, every day will feature a photograph either from the past, present, or future. These photographs will trigger a starting point for a blog post that can go in any direction I want to allow for maximum creativity.
January 1st: The Photograph Project (Pre-School)
January 2nd: Merry Belated Christmas (Katherine Pham)
January 3rd: Cart Washers Gonna Cart Wash (College)
January 4th: The Epitome of a School Boy (High School)
January 5th: My First Car (Early Adulthood)
January 6th: Winter Formal King (High School)
January 7th: To New Heights (Katherine Pham)
January 8th: Waitor, there’s a staple in my food
January 9th: Waigenheim Middle School (College)
January 10th: Justin Bieber (Early Adulthood)
January 11th: Santiago High School (Teaching – Student Teaching)
January 12th: Gardeners gonna Garden
January 13th: Dodgeball (Teaching – Dale)
January 14th: Locked Out (Teaching – RKMS)
January 15th: Wedding Preparations
January 16th: Service (Teaching – RKMS)
January 17th: ASTA (Teaching – Dale)
January 18th: Clinton Global Initiative (College)
January 19th: Soccer Coach (Teaching – Cram)
January 20th: Half Dome (Teaching – RKMS)
January 21st: Servathon (Teaching – Dale)
January 22nd: Vietnamesejohn500 (Katherine Pham)
January 23rd: Planet Fitness
January 24th: Programming at Warren (College)
January 25th: Beach Memories (College)
January 26th: Emo Phase (High School)
January 27th: #24 Funko Hollywood (Katherine Pham)
January 28th: #23 Ed Sheeran (Katherine Pham)
January 29th: #22 Hollywood Bowl (Katherine Pham)
January 30th: #21 Go Dodgers! (Katherine Pham)
January 31st: #20 Flower Fields (Katherine Pham)
February 1st: #19 Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens (Katherine Pham)
February 2nd: #18 Cooking Class (Katherine Pham)
February 3rd: #17 Parker’s Lighthouse (Katherine Pham)
February 4th: #16 Universal Studios (Katherine Pham)
February 5th: #15 The San Diego Zoo (Katherine Pham)
February 6th: #14 Our First Wedding (Katherine Pham)
February 7th: #13 Carnival Cruise (Katherine Pham)
February 8th: #12 Christmas Memories (Katherine Pham)
Feburary 9th: #11 Hot Air Balloon (Katherine Pham)
February 10th: #10 Pumpkin Patches (Katherine Pham)
February 11th: #9 Phil’s BBQ (Katherine Pham)
February 12th: #8 Hell’s Kitchen (Katherine Pham)
February 13th: #7 Jurassic World (Katherine Pham)
February 14th: #6 Manoa Falls (Katherine Pham)
February 15th: #5 Disneyland (Katherine Pham)
February 16th: #4 Matching Tattoos (Katherine Pham)
February 17th: #3: The OC Fair (Katherine Pham)
February 18th: #2: Paint Nites (Katherine Pham)
February 19th: #1 The Proposal (Katherine Pham)
February 20th: Wedding Vows (Katherine Pham)
February 21st: RIP Registration Department (Early Adulthood)
February 22nd: Jack Bauer (College)
February 23rd: Dominion (Early Adulthood)
February 24th: Middle School Commencement (Middle School)
February 25th: Ocean Avenue (College)
February 26th: New Relatives (Katherine Pham)
February 27th: Flush the John (College)
February 28th: A Simple Reminder (Teaching – Dale)
March 1st: Snow = Class Chaos (Teaching – Dale)
March 2nd: Fox Broadcasting (High School)
March 3rd: Half Marathon (Early Adulthood)
March 4th: Worst Dentist Ever
March 5th: Grocery Shopping
March 6th: Phil’s BBQ Trip 156 (Katherine Pham)
March 7th: Grateful Heart (College)
March 8th: Selling Taylor Swift Tickets
March 9th: Soapbox Speeches (Teaching – Dale)
March 10th: Let It Rain
March 11th: OC Restaurant Week (Katherine Pham)
March 12th: Kindergarten Graduation (Kindergarten)
March 13th: Kiwanis Pancakes (College)
March 14th: Pi Day (Katherine Pham)
March 15th: Sam Choi’s Speech
March 16th: Past ID Cards
March 17th: Career Day (Teaching – Dale)
March 18th: The Outsiders (Katherine Pham)
March 19th: Weak Asian (High School)
March 20th: Silent Ball (Teaching – Dale)
March 21st: Flaming Hot Cheetos
March 22nd: Lego Castles (Teaching – Dale)
March 23rd: Married vs. Single-Life (Katherine Pham)
March 24th: Kyotori (Katherine Pham)
March 25th: Nandhu’s Wedding (Katherine Pham)
March 26th: The Block (Katherine Pham)
March 27th: T Minus Two Days (Katherine Pham)
March 28th: Angels vs. Dodgers (Katherine Pham)
March 29th: Bon Voyage (Disney Cruise Day 1)
March 30th: Catalina Island (Disney Cruise Day 2)
March 31st: Ensenada (Disney Cruise Day 3)
April 1st: A Day At Sea (Disney Cruise Day 4)
April 2nd: Honeymoon Blues (Disney Cruise Day 5)
April 3rd: OC Ropes Course (Teaching – Dale)
April 4th: The Beast (Teaching – RKMS)
April 5th: ICRA (College)
April 6th: Leftover Ribs
April 7th: The Sound of Silence (Teaching – Dale)
April 8th: Seafood Diet (Katherine Pham)
April 9th: Kaju Visit 91 (Katherine Pham)
April 10th: Glee Concert (College)
April 11th: Dale Coworkers (Teaching – Dale)
April 12th: A Wild Pikachu (Early Adulthood)
April 13th: The Best Day of my Life (Katherine Pham)
April 14th: Lomo Saltado (Katherine Pham)
April 15th: Dale Senate (Teaching – Dale)
April 16th: The First Groomsman (Teaching – RKMS)
April 17th: The Second Groomsman (College)
April 18th: The Third Groomsman (Early Adulthood)
April 19th: Are Filipinos Asian? (Teaching – RKMS)
April 20th: The First Dance (Katherine Pham)
April 21st: Boba (Katherine Pham)
April 22nd: LA Times Festival of Books (Katherine Pham)
April 23rd: The Search for “The One” (Katherine Pham)
April 24th: Theresa and Tim (High School)
April 25th: School Buses (Teaching – Dale)
April 26th: Class of ’08 (High School)
April 27th: The Sistine Chapel (Teaching – Dale)
April 28th: Vegetarian Michelle (Teaching – RKMS)
April 29th: Peking Duck (Katherine Pham)
April 30th: Overpriced Food (Katherine Pham)
May 1st: Civic Learning Award (Teaching – Dale)
May 2nd: A Stapling Success Story (Teaching – RKMS)
May 3rd: Near Death Experience (Teaching – Dale)
May 4th: Diminishing Friendships (College)
May 5th: Revenge of the 5th (Katherine Pham)
May 6th: Korean BBQ (Katherine Pham)
May 7th: The Marvel Cinematic Universe
May 8th: First Lunch Crew (Teaching – Dale)
May 9th: Second Lunch Crew (Teaching – Dale)
May 10th: True Love (L&W) (Teaching – RKMS)
May 11th: Dale Sorority Sisters (Teaching – Dale)
May 12th: Helpful Honda Winner!!! (Teaching – Dale)
May 13th: Compromise (Katherine Pham)
May 14th: Happy Mother’s Day
May 15th: How to Shine Brighter than a Diamond: Life Lessons from a Bald Man (Teaching – RKMS)
May 16th: High School Friendships (High School)
May 17th: Dale Senate 22-23 (Teaching – Dale)
May 18th: San Diego Friends for Life (College)
May 19th: Bottomless Fries (Katherine Pham)
May 20th: Nieces and Nephews, Ranked
May 21st: RIP SunGod (College)
May 22nd: End of the Year Class Pictures (High School)
May 23rd: Goodbye Letters (Teaching – Dale)
May 24th: Year 1 Montage (Teaching – Cram)
May 25th: Teaching Adventures, Pt. 15 (Teaching – Dale)
May 26th: Part of Your World (Teaching – Dale)
May 27th: Congrats Thomas
May 28th: Blackberry Fields Forever (Katherine Pham)
May 29th: My First Hydro (Teaching/Subbing – COVID19)
May 30th: Lab Safety Signs (UCSD)
May 31st: Summer Writing Institute (Teaching – Dale)
June 1st: 10 Things I’ve Been Meaning to Say to You (Katherine Pham)
June 2nd: My First Time Driving (High School)
June 3rd: Bella Terra (Katherine Pham)
June 4th: Pokemon Museum (Katherine Pham)
June 5th: 2 Small Anecdotes (Elementary / Middle School)
June 6th: Costco Food Court
June 7th: 05.12.23 (Teaching – Dale)
June 8th: A Fairmont Legacy (Early Adulthood)
June 9th: Sadness and Sorrow
June 10th: Pineapple on Pizza
June 11th: Sticker Books
June 12th: Never Shall I Forget (Katherine Pham)
June 13th: Sriracha Shortage
June 14th: My Worst Job Ever (Teaching – Equitas)
June 15th: Weeb Friendships (Early Adulthood)
June 16th: Class of 2023 (Teaching – RKMS)
June 17th: Out of the Sea (Katherine Pham)
June 18th: Happy Father’s Day
June 19th: All my Jobs, Ranked.
June 20th: Phil’s BBQ
June 21st: Top Visitors to Phil’s BBQ
June 22nd: EOTY LELS (Teaching – RKMS)
June 23rd: Can we Pretend (Katherine Pham)
June 24th: Blog Post #2000 (Princess Cruise Day 1)
June 25th: A Princess at Sea (Princess Cruise Day 2)
June 26th: Juneau (Princess Cruise Day 3)
June 27th: Skagway (Princess Cruise Day 4)
June 28th: Glacier Bay National Park (Princess Cruise Day 5)
June 29th: Ketchikan (Princess Cruise Day 6)
June 30th: Victoria (Princess Cruise Day 7)
July 1st: Seattle (Princess Cruise Day 8)
July 2nd: Kindergarten: A Menace (Elementary School)
July 3rd: RIP Marie Calendar’s
July 4th: 247 Years Old
July 5th: 1st Grade: No Friends (Elementary School)
July 6th: 2nd Grade: Shyness (Elementary School)
July 7th: 3rd Grade: Bullies (Elementary School)
July 8th: Digimon (Elementary School)
July 9th: Switching Departments (Teaching – Dale)
July 10th: Board Games
July 11th: 4th Grade: Crash (Elementary School)
July 12th: 5th Grade: My First Friend (Elementary School)
July 13th: 6th Grade: My First Rejection (Elementary School)
July 14th: Phil’s 25th (Katherine Pham)
July 15th: Asian Food Hierarchy
July 16th: The Gangsters of Garden Grove (Katherine Pham)
July 17th: 7th Grade: An Awkward Start (Middle School)
July 18th: 8th Grade: An Awkward Finish (Middle School)
July 19th: 9th Grade: Fact (High School)
July 20th: Coup
July 21st: 10th Grade: Love Triangles (High School)
July 22nd: Beverly Center
July 23rd: 11th Grade: VOC (High School)
July 24th: Co-Teaching (Teaching – Dale)
July 25th: 12th Grade: My First Heartbreak (High School)
July 26th: Bowling
July 27th: The Death of the American Mall
July 28th: Classroom Setup (Teaching – Dale)
July 29th: Phil’s 25th Anniversary (Katherine Pham)
July 30th: 13th Grade: Dorm Life (College)
July 31st: 14th Grade: PAW (College)
August 1st: 15th Grade: ICRA (College)
August 2nd: Jumpstart (Teaching – Dale)
August 3rd: How to Survive Middle School (Teaching – Dale)
August 4th: The Eras Tour (Katherine Pham)
August 5th: Taylor Swift’s the GOAT (Katherine Pham)
August 6th: 16th Grade: My Second Heartbreak (College)
August 7th: 17th Grade: Circle K (College)
August 8th: 18th Grade: Teaching Begins (College)
August 9th: The First Day of School (Teaching – Dale)
August 10th: 19th Grade: A Year in Vegas (Early Adulthood)
August 11th: 20th Grade: Not my Kohyang (Early Adulthood)
August 12th: Izzy Turns 1
August 13th: 21st Grade: My Favorite Class (Early Adulthood)
August 14th: A Black Eye (Katherine Pham)
August 15th: 22nd Grade: Meeting My Future Wife (Early Adulthood)
August 16th: Crumbl Cookies (Katherine Pham)
August 17th: Builder’s Club 23-24 (Teaching – Dale)
August 18th: 4 Years (Katherine Pham)
August 19th: A Disney Anniversary (Katherine Pham)
August 20th: Rise of the Resistance (Katherine Pham)
August 21st: Hurricane Hilary (Teaching – Dale)
August 22nd: 23rd Grade: Fate –> Wife (Early Adulthood)
August 23rd: 24th Grade: Covid (Early Adulthood)
August 24th: 25th Grade: Virtual Teaching (Early Adulthood)
August 25th: 26th Grade: Engagement (Early Adulthood)
August 26th: 27!
August 27th: National Cinema Day (Katherine Pham)
August 28th: Picture Day (Teaching – Dale)
August 29th: 27th Grade: A Married Man (Katherine Pham)
August 30th: Jumpa Thai (Katherine Pham)
August 31st: Special Education Part 1 (Teaching – Dale)
September 1st: In&Out
September 2nd: Totys (Teaching – RKMS)
September 3rd: Husband of the Year (Katherine Pham)
September 4th: Meal Prep (Katherine Pham)
September 5th: Level 10,000
September 6th: Travel Bucket List (Katherine Pham)
September 7th: 99 Cent Store
September 8th: The Book of Mormon (Katherine Pham)
September 9th: Knockoff BTS (Teaching – Dale)
September 10th: A Teenage Love Poem (Teaching – Dale)
September 11th: Hairflation
September 12th: Sunglasses and Nails (Teaching – Dale)
September 13th: Acts of Service (Teaching – Dale)
September 14th: Happy Meals, Sad Child (Elementary School)
September 15th: Reciprocate (Teaching – RKMS)
September 16th: Updated boba rankings
September 17th: Check Engine Light
September 18th: 3 Days Old (Adolescence)
September 19th: Tran Mugshot (Adolescence)
September 20th: T-Shirt Designs (Teaching – Dale)
September 21st: Surprise Pokemon (Katherine Pham)
September 22nd: Gas Prices (Early Adulthood)
September 23rd: Brunch (Katherine Pham)
September 24th: Life Hacks
September 25th: RIP Price Center (UCSD)
September 26th: Bruneselleschi’s Dome (Early Adulthood)
September 27th: Back to School Night (Teaching – Dale)
September 28th: Text Messages Home (Teaching – Dale)
September 29th: The Courtship Phase (Katherine Pham)
September 30th: Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival (Katherine Pham)
October 1st: Costco’s Rotisserie Chicken
October 2nd: A fortune from 2019 (Teaching – Excelsior)
October 3rd: Egg drop (Teaching – Dale)
October 4th: Vision Board (Teaching – Dale)
October 5th: Updated Geneology (Katherine Pham)
October 6th: Raised on television (Elementary School)
October 7th: Shabuya (Katherine Pham)
October 8th: Eggrolls (Elementary School)
October 9th: Seize The Day (Teaching – Dale)
October 10th: Election Season (Teaching – Dale)
October 11th: The Lottery
October 12th: Stolen Pizza (Teaching – RKMS)
October 13th: A Tour of Italy (Katherine Pham)
October 14th: The Eras Tour Movie (Katherine Pham)
October 15th: AI Generated Images (Katherine Pham)
October 16th: 408 (Teaching – Dale)
October 17th: Charmander
October 18th: Growing Old (Katherine Pham)
October 19th: Nearpod Training (Teaching – Dale)
October 20th: Knockoff Disney Princesses
October 21st: New Ikea Furniture (Katherine Pham)
October 22nd: Fall (Katherine Pham)
October 23rd: Chief Justice Guerrero (Teaching – Dale)
October 24th: Bad Boy
October 25th: Scorpio Season
October 26th: Teacher of the Month (Teaching – Dale)
October 27th: Top Vietnamese Food
October 28th: 33
October 29th: Birthday Wishes
October 30th: After School Tutoring (Teaching – Dale)
October 31st: Halloween Costumes
November 1st: The [Able] Campaign (UCSD)
November 2nd: Teaching Attire (Teaching – Dale)
November 3rd: A Fortune
November 4th: Childhood Toys
November 5th: Kaju Soft Tofu
November 6th: 5 Year Prediction
November 7th: 50 Years
November 8th: Another Day, Another… (Teaching – Dale)
November 9th: CSULB (Teaching – Dale)
November 10th: Toy Capsule Machines
November 11th: Right Here Waiting (Katherine Pham)
November 12th: Winter (Katherine Pham)
November 13th: Spring (Katherine Pham)
November 14th: Future Homebuyer? (Katherine Pham)
November 15th: Notes of Appreciation (Teaching – Dale)
November 16th: Learning is fun!
November 17th: Honor Roll Celebration (Teaching – Dale)
November 18th: Hi Mom, We’re on TV (Katherine Pham)
November 19th: X Mas Shopping (Katherine Pham)
November 20th: DMV Incompetence
November 21st: Jennifer Hudson Show (Katherine Pham)
November 22nd: Chinatown (Katherine Pham)
November 23rd: Thanksgiving (Katherine Pham)
November 24th: Black Friday (Katherine Pham)
November 25th: Lazy Days (Katherine Pham)
November 26th: Fake Friendsgiving (Katherine Pham)
November 27th: 1 on 1 Learning (Teaching – Dale)
November 28th: The Winning Design (Teaching – Dale)
November 29th: Spotify Unwrapped
November 30th: The Science of Oreos (Teaching – Dale)
December 1st: December Starts! (Katherine Pham)
December 2nd: Door Decorations (Teaching – Dale)
December 3rd: Monopoly (Katherine Pham)
December 4th: Summer (Katherine Pham)
December 5th: Planning for Retirement
December 6th: Person of the Year (Katherine Pham)
December 7th: Katherine’s Person of the Year (Katherine Pham)
December 8th: Clubbing
December 9th: A Conversation with Santa (Katherine Pham)
December 10th: Reddit
December 11th: Potato Chip Rock
December 12th: Childhood
December 13th: Soft Blocking
December 14th: Ohtani Poster
December 15th: A Funko Story (Katherine Pham)
December 16th: A Disappointing Food Court
December 17th: Open Houses (Katherine Pham)
December 18th: Letters from Santa (Teaching – Dale)
December 19th: A Married Reunion
December 20th: Disney Movie Insiders
December 21st: Kahoot! (Katherine Pham)
December 22nd: Winter Break (Katherine Pham)
December 23rd: Pure Imagination (Katherine Pham)
December 24th: Christmas Eve Hate Crime (Katherine Pham)
December 25th: A Married Christmas (Katherine Pham)
December 26th: Ice Cream Catch Up (High School)
December 27th: Teachers on Break (Teaching – Dale)
December 28th: Reflection on 2023
December 29th: White Elephant vs. Secret Santa
December 30th: Double Fisting (High School / Anime Expo)
December 31st: The Last Meal of 2023