Yay!! Finally!!

I detest queuing for anything. So no way I was going to queue for the iPhone 4S no matter how much I wanted one. And so I waited.

And yesterday, while we were having lunch at Causeway Point, I got my hands on a set !! Yeah!! No queue at all at the Starhub shop. I got a 64gb black set. Awesome !! I love mine to bits. I got a pink case for it too!

Time with friends :)

Dinner at Kenneth and Angie's house this evening. With another family. Had an awesome time. And I love their place. Nice view of the city. And they have a really cool balcony right outside their bedroom !!

Our husbands have been friends since secondary school days (they were in ACS together)

And .. I am going to have a chandelier above my dining table someday. I really liked theirs!

Without fail ..

Every year, around this time, I miss the States. A lot. Not that I lived there half of my life. I didn't. Just a mere 2 years. But man, let me tell you, it was more than enough to make you feel really claustrophobic about living here in Singapore. The crowds, the hot weather, the close quarters everyone is forced to endure just about everywhere. It really gets very trying after a while.

And it's not a case of the the grass being greener on the other side. Cos the grass is greener there. Literally and figuratively. And the weather sure as hell IS better over there. That is the other thing I miss most - living with the 4 seasons. Here it's either hot and sunny. Or hot and rainy. And humid either way. Very humid.

I actually used to sit outside my house doing gardening while Claudia would run and up or cycle or just dig the soil alongside me. Good times. I remember being so thrilled to see my first sunflower grow and bloom right outside my kitchen windows.

Anyway, I just wanted to blog that today. That I miss living in the States.

Sigh.

Did ya hear?

The Duggars are expecting again. Yeap, their 20th child. They have 20 kids .. or they will have 20 kids soon .. now it's 19. Man, how can ONE woman have that many kids in her childbearing years? .. How? And the kids aren't multiples either. All singletons. I would just collapse and die if I had to be pregnant that many times. I had nausea for all of my 5 pregnancies in the first trimester lasting up to the 20th week. Only for Charlotte did my nausea last till the 12th week or so. And it was rather mild. Not like the 4 before that. Man .. I was retching and throwing up so much I felt almost bulimic. I had gotten used to running to the loo to barf it all out. I wasn't even grossed out by it after awhile. LOL.

Anyway, I'm so glad the holidays are starting. I cannot wait. No, we aren't going anywhere this year because The Hubby will be away in the States for almost a month. So he's busy starting from last week clearing stuff at the office before he leaves. I'd have liked to go to Club Med again .. but the timing wasn't right. BUMMER :(

So, back to me being glad the holidays are almost upon us. You can pretty much tell. I have been sending Emily later for school .. and before the smart alec receptionist at the school can make any comment on her late coming, I told her that I am sick and tired of going up an down, and when are the blasted holidays starting?!  LOL.

Not that there are a ton of things to do here. Probably the same old stuff. The zoo, swimming, hanging out with friends. I'd be ecstatic if The Hubby gets an overseas posting. One of my good friends just got the news that they'll be headed to Perth for 2 years next year. Lucky her !!

Well, nothing to do or not .. it sure beats SCHOOL. lol.

14 years ..

The Hubby and I will be celebrating our 14th wedding anniversary in December. Yes, 14 years. That's not counting the 6 years we dated before that. So I've know the man for more than half of my life. Wow. That's a really long time. Lol.

Funnily enough, we still enjoy spending time together and we still have stuff to yabber about .. And he still makes me laugh. Haha! Sure he annoys me when we're in freaking Ikea or any furniture store. And when we discuss anything related to home storage solutions or decor. Of any kind. Like the door thing. So as long as we steer clear of those topics, we're good.

He'll be going to the States for a month or so soon. I always miss him so when he's gone. Wish we could go with him ..