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The Married Life

Today Was A Beautiful Day

…literally and figuratively speaking.

We had a sunny weather today, as if to make the first day of Summer here in Australia. And everytime the sun shines brightly throughout the day, we will surely be watching a beautiful show of colors during sunset, just like today. Husband and I were in awe of the spectacle infront of us after dinner.

This was the view from our balcony a few minutes before 8 o’clock tonight.

The sunset in focus…

Almost twilight…

To the one above who makes all things possible and spectacular, thank you for a beautiful day…and thank you for the wonderful surprise you blessed us with today.

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Busy and pre-occuppied last week, we decided to eat in last Thursday and celebrate our 22nd wedding monthsary at home. I baked Barramundi fish and cooked Broccoli with Oyster Sauce especially for our little milestone.

Today, we continued our quiet celebration by paying a visit to St. Mary’s Cathedral after work and had a cheap dinner of KFC and Spinach Canneloni at Myer.

My husband and I can talk about anything under the sun–may it be stupid, trivial or intellectual. As we walked out of St. Mary’s Cathedral, we saw three newlywed couples (in their Bride and Groom attire) having their post-nuptial pictorial outside the church. The husband and I smiled at one of the couple. And I can’t help but giggle too. It reminded us of how it was for us when we got married. Whenever I see a couple in their pre-nuptial or post-nuptial shoots I can’t help but gush for them, I love love love seeing people inlove, i love seeing people getting married. 🙂

Anyway, going back to my husband and I being able to talk of anything under the sun. After seeing those three newlywed couples, I asked the Husband that if we’d ever have the chance to do it (prepare for a wedding and get married) again, would we ever do it??? We paused for a moment and we both answered, “No”. And then we laughed.

It’s not that we regret being married to each other (I think it’s too early for that har har), but to prepare for a wedding again??? We would gladly say “No” even if you pay for us to plan another wedding.

The thing was when we planned our wedding…when we had the wedding, we gave it our all. We cherished every minute of every hardwork we put into that once -in-a-lifetime celebration. In our eyes, it was as perfect as it could be and we can never ask for anything more.

And the reality is, right after the honeymoon, you can never really think much of your wedding simply because you are happy being a husband or a wifey to your partner. And I guess that’s what we are now, happy being who we are to each other. Weddings may have been fun and memorable but married life is so much better.

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A Different Kind Of Appreciation

After days of working late (Sunday included), the husband finally got thru a major product launching yesterday. And as a token of appreciation, each individual from the team got champagne from the President of the company.

What really amazed me was that last Sunday, his boss thanked him for working on a Sunday…and thanked me for letting him work on a weekend.

Nowadays, it is very rare to find a boss who give appreciation to their subordinate’s partners when they work beyond office hours. This was the first time something like this has happened to us. Maybe it has something to do with Australia being more family-oriented as compared to other first-world countries. Here, it is a norm that weekends are spent with family.

On other husband-news, the husband came home with some other loot today from his first ever fun run. The company was invited to join JPMorgan Chase 2008 so they all went to the Centennial Park this afternoon.

I was so excited last night that he was asked to join, I kept on teasing him “Wow, may fun run ang big boy ko” hahaha. I just find it funny that he would be running when in fact, he was never a sports person. As in he doesn’t have a sport. But he did me proud today because according to him, he ran 5.4 kms. Oh ha? May talent din pala siya other than being an artist.

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Long, Happy, Productive Weekend

My weekend started on Thursday night as I took a day-off from work on Friday.

Birthday Celebration of Louie and Teena at Pancakes on the Rocks. Dessert at Max Brenner near Wynyard Station. Our (husband and I) first time to eat Max Brenner at this branch. More photos here.

Friday was spent going to the bank, shopping for home stuff and a little of groceries for the pantry. Afternoon til evening was spent cooking, afternoon napping, watching Heroes, cleaning the home and doing laundry.

Saturday was busy. Morning appointment at the clinic for my first Hepa-B vaccine (as part of my pre-pregnancy prep), furniture shopping and doing household chores at home. We’re very happy to have found and ordered a bed frame, two bedside tables, a tallboy and a sofabed. We also bought a small bookshelf and a his-and-her camping chair. Can’t wait for our stuff to be delivered.

Sunday was a bit busy too as I was able to unpack two small luggages and a box, did laundry and cook. It was also the Husband’s first time to have work on a Sunday here (read: OT) so I was left by my lonesome watching old movies while sorting out our stuff. To end my long weekend, I rewarded myself with a warm bubble bath.

As I end this entry, I’m waiting for Husband to arrive home so we can end the night by watching an episode of a Koreanovela we’re currently watching.

How was your weekend?

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Afternoon Delights

Since I had a very hectic week last week, I set aside time for relaxation and doing something that I haven’t done in long while. 

Saturday Afternoon of Cheese and Wine with the Husband

Husband and I had a busy Saturday doing grocery shopping and household chores so in the afternoon, we had wine and cheese on our verandah before having dinner. We talked of how blessed we were to have finally found a place of our own. We talked of the good old days when we’d sit infront of our house in Taytay and dream of living in another country. Now, we’re living exactly what we dreamt about three years ago.

Sunday Afternoon of Watercolor Paint and Brushes

Sunday morning was spent cooking and cleaning so in the afternoon, I chilled out by watching an episode of Heroes, blogging and by painting (!). I don’t have the talent to really paint or draw but 
I love doing it because it makes me happy. I find it funny that even if I’m this old, I still paint like a kid.

Hope you had a lovely weekend!

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