Kicking June off on a high

June, high post-21.1km on 1 June, 0330hr

So this month was kicked off with my completion of my second marathon. More details on that soon (am waiting for the official time listed off the website); but that surely kicked off the month (very) early and on a pretty good note!

Little pizza master chef

Little chef with pizza base, very excited to embark on Project Pizza

Bug eyes

Spreading tomato base

Topping with ingredients

An ambitious pizza that's multi-level high!

Pleased as pizza

The husband graduates!

Not the education graduation (where he gets his paper certificate from the University), but from his course; the one where he put in plenty of time and heart so that his time in the past 5 months was well-spent. This evening, was one where we scrubbed ourselves clean and put on some nice-looking clothes and spent time with other adults in my attendance of the formal gig of the husband's. 

The first time I brought my new clutch out (birthday present from the siblings & their crew)

The whole programme for the night ran pretty much like clockwork. There was a cocktail session where we welcomed the GOH, where the syndicates (I did question too, why they couldn't just be called "groups"?) took graduation pictures and we warmed up with one another before the actual dinner started. 

All the Navy graduates

The dinner ran some speeches, and gave a brief overview of what our partners had been so busy with during their time out of their home and usual work. A highlight of the evening was when we (referring to all the loved ones, family or partners of the graduates) were pleasantly surprised when the emcee said, "and now, our graduates will like to give a token of appreciation to you for (insert niceties)". 

Love this shot of us (I hadn't even known the pic was taken) where the husband presented me with my special gift and was tearing it open for me 

A handsome man, a thoughtful gift he handpicked for me - what more could a woman want? 

Another highlight of the night was me witnessing my handsome, and capable husband win an award! The top 10% of each cohort receives a "Distinguished Graduate" award and guess who got his hands on one!

Award Winner

What really warmed my heart was how the husband got along with his syndicate and other members. To hear positive feedback of him from his fellow peers truly hit the spot. 

Us

And to end off the night, we had a round of drinks with his colleagues-team mates-turned friends, and it felt great.

Just a little on my dress that night, it's my first purchase from Stolen. It was so pretty and made me look pretty much how I felt - the proud woman on my husband's arm.

Dress: Stolen
Mood: Beyond awesome

2 days to Sundown

SMS alert about the upcoming run

5.8km

Good thing I squeezed in one last run this morning! It took me every ounce of discipline to wake up and go. I really had no time to run earlier in the week, and I did not want to run tomorrow, too near to Saturday. So up I got at 6am and did a short run, just to keep my body suitably warmed up. 

0636am

Rewarded by beauty, and the positive energy that kept me going through another hectic work day.

Sundown Marathon, here I come!

My little duckling

Look at me, says duck-lips

The school organized an excursion for the children. To Duck Tours. 

A whole two weeks before the day, K was so excited and started asking when her field trip was. I tried to manage her constant badgering by marking the day out on our calendar. She was so excited and it was terribly cute. 

It looks more duck-like from the side

She enjoyed being with her friends, the new experience of taking the ride "on the road then I splash into the water!" 

This pure, inhibited joy is so precious I wish I could wrap it up and savor it when I want to. 

Such simple joys, such happiness.

Prelude: proud of my man

My husband is in print. He made it to the Pioneer magazine, and even featured on cyberpioneer! 

A glimpse of the article

This is a local magazine that is widely subscribed by nearly the whole population of male in Singapore, and this is what happens.

Friends who know my husband message me randomly to tell me they read about him

So after months (five, to be exact) of working very hard, my husband has graduated. The graduation ceremony was last evening, and I'll write more about that soon.

I cannot be more proud of my man!

Weekend highlights

Saturday morning with my two favourite boys. Here's one shot of Jake looking like he wants to escape, and he did want to. Poor boy was so tired but soldiered on with us until past lunch where he finally crashed. 

Sunday: party at Amazonia - K going down the giant slide. I went down on it many times too!

My little boy with strong psychomotor skills.

Perfect end to the weekend with a 7.33km run with my best friend who I really love.. followed by dessert of an X-men movie date!