Cold Rainy Day

Once again, it is raining and windy in Auckland. I'm sitting here in the living room and I can hear the rain pummelling down against our window and the gusty wind playing with something down the road, tossing and turning it as it pleases. The day has turned dark as night and there seems to be no end.
The tranquillity of our apartment is juxtaposed with the chaos raging just beyond the walls.

At this point and time, I am deeply grateful that I don't have to go to work today and face walking through the torment just outside the door . (Thankfully I'll be picking up my hubby so he doesn't have to bear the torment either) :)

On the Move Again

Hi everyone,

This time next week, my hubby and I will be moving our things to our new flat. In 6 months (1 year for my hubby), I will have stayed in 3 flats in Auckland.

I'm excited and a bit worried about moving. Excited because we will be in a bigger place and also because my hubby's sister will be joining us :D (part of the reason for the move) I'm really looking forward to that because since I don't know many people in Auckland and especially since I don't have close friends here, I'm really looking forward to his sis coming. I'll finally have a chick flick/shopping/girl buddy in Auckland :D

Nevertheless, moving to a new place can also be worrying.

• Firstly, there is the moving all your belongings from A to B. 
• Secondly, there is all the cleaning at both place A and B. 
• Thirdly, there is the trying to settle in and get used to place B (which seems a little bit scarier than our current place :S hmmm not sure how that's going to work out with this scaredy cat - hope my hubby isn't going to hide around every corner waiting to scare me!).

I suppose point number three can happen over a period of time but points one and two have to happen by the next two weeks O_O still trying to figure out how that's going to work, especially since I have to fit in my profs between everything. Although we don't have all our belongings here in Auckland, the things that me and my hubby have here still amount to quite a lot.

Nevertheless, a new place equals a new beginning which (hopefully) equals better things are coming our way :)

One More Day

Tomorrow will be one of many landmark days.

By tomorrow, my husband and I will have been married for 6 months. It still seems a little surreal that we're married yet at the same time its as if its second nature, like it was meant to be from the beginning.

I know that my husband and I are in a solid relationship nevertheless, I'm excited yet worried about our future. In many ways it seems certain but also in many ways it is still very uncertain and because of this I get confused as scared. But then I suppose that's what life is - you live it, you take on things as they come. The upcoming chapters in your life are still unwritten and you have the opportunity to write it however you like.

So, hubby, if you're reading this, the first 6 months of the rest of our lives together is about to pass. It is the first of many of our anniversaries together :)

Notes

My Hubby and I have known each other for over 6 years now and of that time, we have been a couple for over 5 and a half year.

It is true that the longer you are with someone, the more comfortable you are and there is a lesser need to make the effort of surprising or doing the lovey dovey things since after you're married, your catch won't really slip away (that easily).

Nevertheless, my hubby left a wee note for me today. Although it's mainly to recommend that I do something, the fact that he wrote it down and stuck it on my laptop rather than just tell me brought a smile to my face and reminded me of the days when we were still just dating and giving each other written notes.

So all you guys out there - put in that little effort and leave a written note or message to your girl every now and then, even if its something small, and sign off with love. I'm sure it'll make her smile and brighten up her day :)

Home Alone

I think this is the very first time when I'm completely alone, home alone, where it is just me and the house.

My hubby is down in Christchurch for the national civil engineering conference.

Although I enjoy the solitude, it does feel a little lonely because there isn't someone here to talk to me if I wanted...sigh... I miss you honey...

My hubby mentioned a while ago that he's surprised that I haven't felt homesick. I think its mainly due to me having my hubby by my side and also because I know I'll be going down to Christchurch at the end of April. However, thinking back to Easter weekend, I think I had a spout of homesickness. After whinging about it, on Good Friday, me and my hubby went for a walk in the early evening. At the start, although I asked for the walk, I also felt a bit depressed. At the time, I couldn't explain why but after coming home and thinking about it, I think i was homesick. I missed how my hubby and I used to drive to Hagley Park and walk around the botanical garden and even play hide and seek. Being here is Auckland, it felt very foreign, especially since the walk to the park was a bit of a work out in itself. When we got to Auckland Domain, although it is nice, it's not Hagley Park... So there you have it, my first significant homesick moment.

I would like to add that despite being homesick. My hubby managed to cheer me up by playing one of his silly games - acorn war. Hubby, if you're reading this, I'm sorry I was all happy happy joy joy form the beginning of our walk but I did enjoy the whole experience :)

Upgrade

Just wanted to tell the world:

My hubby and I finally got a dining table for out wee home!!!

Tables are such simple wee structures but it's not until you have spent a month bending over a wee box to eat dinner and to do work that you truly appreciate having a table :)

Lesson: don't take your table for granted, take care of it and treat it well :)

Easter

Happy Easter everyone!

Perhaps it is induced by work but I haven't looked forward to Easter this much since I was a little kid. Despite not having an much chocolate/easter eggs to celebrate Easter with as I did as a child, that fact that I've got 4 whole days alone to my hubby where we can pretty much be stuck at the hips makes this a very good Easter. Although I would say, I wish some shops/malls were open today so that we can go out and shop around since the weather is so good.

Some exciting news I've received for this Easter is that my sister in law will be coming to NZ!!!! She'll be arriving in Auckland at the beginning of June. Can't wait!!! I'll finally have a chick flick/shopping buddy! YAY!! Got to prepare some stuff before she gets here though.

Bottom line: even after the good 4 days of holidays, there is something to look forward to to brighten up the upcoming (gloomy looking) months :D

P.S. The sad thing is that today, I found out that the Zen garden I really wanted to go to that I mentioned in a previous post can only be viewed BY APPOINTMENT..... WTF??!!!!! Stingy bastards - probably trying to make money out of those poor moneyless people who appreciates beautiful gardens (i.e. me). Sham on you!

Panda Eyes

Another LONG LONG day of work. SIGH.

Finally heading to bed now after a 7:45am start to my day.

Long Time No See

Hi everyone,

It's been quite a while since I lost made a post. Life has been HECTIC! After two weeks of work and one week of my Profs course, I'm already feeling swamped.... Need to buck up! Pretty much my last two weeks have been wake up, go to work, come home, eat, work, sleep and then replay.

Can't wait until Easter break! Although, according to my schedule, I still need to study over that weekend. SIGH.

My hubby and I are still trying to hunt down furniture for our wee home. Right now, we're targeting dining tables - WE REALLY NEED ONE - cos let me tell you this, sitting on the ground working from you computer which you sorta have to bend over slightly to use/read may seem fun at first but after a few weeks, you feel like you're ready for retirement.

We've been looking around for a while now but still haven't found "the one". Hopefully we'll have more luck soon.

Recently, I heard about a Zen garden in Auckland, I'm guessing its the one in Whitford. From the few pictures that I saw from my friend and her description, the place seems AMAZING! Can't wait to go and check it out with my hubby - a romantic stroll around a beautiful, serene, and massive garden. Perhaps it can be a weekend expedition?

Time to hit the hay now. Will try to post again soon :)

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

AT LAST!!

Our new bed has finally arrived today! I'm so excited! Looking forward to going to bed tonight!

For the past two and a half weeks, my hubby and I have been sleeping on the floor of our new apartment on top of two duvets. Although I'd say that it wasn't that bad, I still very glad that our new bed is here. Hopefully this will help with my insomnia!