McD's

*gulp

we started off the New Year with Maccas on both 初一 and 初二 !!!

nOOOoooooooooooo!!!

i can think of so many people who would be so proud of me though. haha!

The first long weekend of 2012

[not counting the New Year's weekend]

so, it being the 1st CNY we were spending as husband & wife, we set off bright & early for (his) hometown.

our alarms went off before 5:30am! omg such an ungodly hour to be awake...

we were hopeful we could beat the horrible traffic going into the country, especially since we were taking the 2nd Link. but nOOOOoooooooo! argh! we were stuck on the bridge for a good 2hours before we got within sight of the customs checkpoint.

*sun rising

*hubs gone abit mad with being stuck in traffic forever

*a happier looking hubs after having finally moved about 50metres

the journey upnorth that normally takes no more than 5, 5 1/2hours max, took us more than 8hours!!!

that night, i knocked out before it was even 10:30pm. how often does that happen huh? i was well & truly exhausted. traveling (even if just sitting in the passenger seat for 8hours) is tiring =P

oh. i think it helped that it started raining a little before 10 that night. lovely weather to sleep!

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today.

the eve of CNY.

the Year of the Dragon.

hubs is out washing the car so i'm left to my own devices for the morning.

龙年

it's going to be an exciting year ahead. i know it already!

i've got 4 weddings pencil-ed down in my calendar, all of which will take place before we even move into the second half of 2012.

a couple of babies on the way for my lovely girlfriends. a few more hoping for 龙宝宝s...

me? well, i don't necessarily want a 龙宝宝. but there's plenty of other stuff i'm really praying for...

i'm looking forward to a change in career for a start.

to be very honest, i still love very much what i'm doing. just not in the same place. not with these people. it's awfully hard to explain... but i reckon a change will do me good, so... that's that.

i pray hubs gets the change and challenges he is seeking job-wise as well.

as we prepare to move back in with my parents, i pray our search/wait for our own home ends soon. we hear from HDB in a couple more weeks... O God, Hear Our Prayers.

parents are getting on in their years. i often forget they are growing older each day :(
i still think pa is 50 and unbeatable... always up & about, strong & active still... it's not until i see the lines in his face & hands that i'm reminded of his age & fragility. sigh.

for my sisters. i pray our bonds & love remains forever & always. no wait. i think it can only grow stronger with each passing day.
i pray for their happiness.

i look forward to Claire & Louis's growing. the girl is in P2. Louis in K2. both are still as hyper & cheeky as ever. God please show us how to guide these monkeys to be obedient & loving children to You, always.

my girlfriends...
we've grown yet again over the last 12 months. i pray we continue to love one another, accept one another as we are. i pray i continue to be the best i can be with them. to listen when i should, to lend a should when i can, to give what i can...

to hubs. and our marriage.
as we grow together, may we always help each other to be our best. to support each other, to love unconditionally. i pray for strength, faith, love... to You, God. and to Kin Mun & our marriage.

























































***abrupt end as i suddenly realise this is the most i've written in a looooooooong time. and i'm suddenly ...... out of words.

Happy Chinese New Year 2012.

xo.