3 years ago

We said "I do", exchanged vows & rings and began a life of partnership.

It's been a great ride and I look forward to many more years together. When we dated 15years ago, you said that you enjoyed watching old couples (the ah-gongs and ah-mas) because they'd been through so much together.

I want to be an ah ma and you the ah gong that youngsters snigger at when they see us holding hands while walking.

Happy 3rd year anniversary, my love.

Missing you

Dear Kate,

I feel like we haven't spent much time together lately. I'm totally in the groove of working and I think that you're very comfortable with Papa, so much so that you seem, to me, very independent. I miss you so much, right now.

Loving you, Mommy

Daddy's day out with his girl

The husband was off work yesterday and he spent the day out with his girl.

Taken at the train station; they took public transport!

They ended up mucking around for hours at IKEA, before I picked them up after work.

How many wives can say that their husband are independent enough to bring their kid out on their own? Via public transport? Not once, twice but several times before (though not every time via public transport)?!

I'm so proud of my husband.

On the same note, the two of them have bonded so well that Kate prefers the husband to carry/rock her to sleep!

18 March 2011

I had a lovely day celebrating my birthday with the husband and Kate. Thank you for making my life so much better, happier, more fulfilling with your presence and your love.

Horsing around at Spruce's kiddy playground

Kate's first time to the beach. We spent the day lazing at Sentosa after filling our tums.

What's not to love about this pink bumble-baybee?!

Thai dinner, surprise cake from the husband.
Thank you for keeping your promise of giving me a cake every year. It's been 6 years and every year gets sweeter as our love strengthens.

Last surprise of the day: a giant sunflower bouquet, as tall as Kate! Thanks to the WAGs.

Three-One

So. You'd think that turning thirty one was a piece of cake. I mean, you'd already turned the corner from 20s to 30s and it's not as "big a deal" as becoming the big "three-oh". Right?

Guess so, but maybe not.

I've been feeling slightly antsy, and I've expressed my views to more than one person, about how I'm feeling more anxious turning thirty one than last year, when I hit thirty. How odd. I wonder what the cause is. A friend gave his point of view, that turning thirty was easier to swallow because you'd just past twenties, so it wasn't too far behind. But thirty-one was, well, it's truly you going forth in your life and aging because the clock keeps tick-tocking already. That theory kinda makes sense, but I still don't know what it is that I'm thinking so till now, 48minutes (& counting down) before I turn 31, I still feel slightly antsy.

A more logical explanation could simply be that I was busier at work last year (I was working on my birthday for the entire day dammit!) and so I barely had time to think, let alone think about my life, my feelings and/or me. That, I think, played a huge part.

Last year, I checked against several achievements in my life at 30 including husband (check), house (check), child (check), job (check). This year, nothing's changed and I still check against all of the above, but since I'd changed jobs 3.5months ago, my life has improved, definitely for the better. I guess, after all that mindless rambling, I shouldn't feel too antsy because I know that life is good!

I have always enjoyed celebrating my birthday because it is a day about me, where I can unabashedly do what I want to do with pure abandonment, where I feel guilt-free indulging in anything at all, and it's all made sweeter because I'm at a point in my life where I'm terribly happy. What's not to like about presents, leisure time, indulgence and cakes!

And on this note, I end this post giving thanks to everything I have in my life - my family, loved ones, friends, job, the life in general is good & I am grateful.

Now, let's google where the husband, the baby and I can head off to celebrate my day...

SURPRISE!

Was pleasantly surprised in the office, by my lovely colleagues, with a very yums chocolate cake & my lunch-gang even got me a card & presents! I'm terribly touched & happy.
What an awesome way to start the day!

Today also marks the day that my lovely, spunky, mischievous, adorable, precious daughter turns 18 months old. She's one & a half years old already! Gee. Where's all the time gone?!

Cannot wait to spend all day tomorrow with the husband and the baby. Whee!

Hungry?

Kate was really cranky last night and insisted on wanting to eat some egg rolls. I promised her that I'll feed her some, after she had her dinner proper. So when she finished her dinner, I took out a roll and let her have fun with it. It crumbled, so I handed her a plate so that it'd be slightly less messy. It was soo cute seeing her pick up the crumbs with her tiny fingers, savouring every bit of the snack. I totally cracked up when she picked up the plate and put it to her mouth! HAHAHA

I love how Kate loves food with gusto. This, she definitely inherited from me. I need to say loud and clearly though, that we do not starve nor under-feed her!