anthony + pearl
How quickly this year went by! Everything is like this giant blur.. But just like last year, I wanted to do a quick recap of what stuck in my mind...
It's definitely the year of the weddings... Mike and Natalee, April and Mike, Brooke and Carlos, Fred and Queenie, and Anthony and I!
After a month of hell and a mountain high of paperwork, Anthony and I are proud owners of our first home. Let the projects begin.
The wedding - I still can't believe we are married. I remember still being in the planning mode at the rehearsal AND the actual wedding. I remember not fitting into my dress because it was really really hot in the dressing room. I remember not being able to get the rings on our fingers because they were so swollen. I remember our first dance. I remember eating my meal. I remember my feet were killing me by the end of the night. I remember drinking a few drinks at the after party and then not remembering anything else.
The honeymoon! Totally awesome as I've never been to Europe before. It was amazing to see, as Eddie Izzard puts it, "where the history comes from..." hehe... It was also great to see the Doctor Who exhibit in Cardiff and the Roman baths in well Bath! Definitely have to go back and explore more.
Kevin got into an accident at the dairy and broke his arm. Luckily, he still has his arm and he has his designated right hand aka Laura to help him. Let's all hear it now.. AWWWWWWWWWW! He will be all better in about six months.
I got to see my grandma in Hong Kong! She doesn't remember me much but whatever! It has been 15 years since I last saw her and the woman is 96 years young!
Speaking of grandmas... Grandma Norma is still with us, especially after her bout of strokes last year, and she is doing really well.
Last year I spoke about the economy taking a nose dive. I am happy to report that of all the people I knew who were laid off between June of last year and November of this year, all but one have found a job.
New found interest in photography. After seeing Nick's photos, Anthony and I strived to better our skills. We got a tripod, a new lens, a new remote, a second battery pack, and a quicker trigger finger.
We also combined our love of food with this new found interest and started a travel food blog. It's still in the works but here's our first entries.
Happy New Year everyone!
After a few nights of laundry and packing, we are leaving on a jetplane tonight. Agenda includes Fred's wedding and reception (on two different days), Uncle #3's birthday, getting my HK ID, seeing grandma and yes.. yet another reception for us.. for Anthony to meet the rest of the family.
Maybe I'll finally get to retouch those honeymoon pictures I've been meaning to get to while on the plane... that's if I'm not passed out from exhaustion.
Woo!!! Congrats Dad on getting your promotion!!!
We'll just have to celebrate it the next time we see you.. in HONG KONG!!!
Last week, I mentioned something about a housewarming party... and well... We've decided to host one after work on Friday, October 23rd around 7pm-ish. You are welcomed to join us earlier. But bare with us while we get the final stuff ready before everyone arrives.
We were quite busy bees this weekend.
All the thank yous are pretty much done. Just need to get them out the door now.
We painted the hallway- you guess it.. orange, put up some shelves, and unpacked some more stuff.
Our goal this week: finish painting the other side of the hallway, finish putting up the shelves, toss the futon frame and bring the mattress to storage downstairs, finish setting up my desk, and unpack some more boxes.
The long awaited wedding pictures are here!!!
We still need to finish sorting and editing the honeymoon pictures. But those will be up soon I promise!!!!
Also, we are almost done unpacking all our presents. We also promise all the thank yous will go out soon. We have a system set where we won't put away anything until the note is written. So with that said, it does take a while. For those that did not get one yet, we haven't forgotten you.
Some have asked.. When is the housewarming!? That answer is also.. SOON! With football season around, it's kind of hard to schedule a party on a Saturday night, but there is a bye on Oct 10th. hehehehe...
