A (close to) Mid Year update

Oh dear, I'm almost blogging on a quarterly basis nowadays. But for good reasons!

I've been pretty occupied with a number of things and I have to say, 2013 looks set to be yet another exciting year :) Right, I'm saying that in the middle of the year, HAH. 

So far, our new place have given us the space and opportunities to experiment with things that have not been possible when we were not staying alone. Like cooking, baking, having fresh cut flowers all over the house and embarking on mini home projects to make our little abode all cozy and personal!

They may seem like the normal daily stuff, but they form so much lovely memories for this initial part of our married life. And we're thankful everyday for the ability to indulge in the process.

And so to note down all these beautiful moments (and of course, sometimes frustrating ones, like when my soufflé failed to rise :( ) we're working on a food/cooking/baking blog that documents down (very casually) our foodie moments in the kitchen (or wherever food leads us) - the Poppykitchenblog!

I have a ton of photos and material to post, but so far, many of these posts are still in draft stage (and some still in my head). But I hope I'll be able to have the discipline to go at it in full swing really soon!

Besides our couple time, I'm playing wedding coordinator for my brother's wedding!!

Yes, it IS more exciting to plan someone else's wedding (hey, I'm not the one coming out with the money right)!

Look how ravishing my SIL is!! I can never carry lace as well as her. In fact, I think not many ppl can ;)

And the wedding is in Jan next year so we're running on pretty tight timeline. But I'm so so so happy and excited!!! Totally not complaining :D

Another exciting piece of news....

In case u were guessing, nth to do with babies. Far from that actually.

Well, I've been going back for some dance lessons with my girlfriends recently.

And we tried out for a recital happening in Sep, and managed to get into an item!

So yes, after what, 4 years? I'll going to be back on stage again!! Yes, I told you this year will be exciting. And I haven't talked about my honeymoon yet :D

Besides all the fun stuff, it's gonna be a pretty interesting year at work too.

After 3 years of recruitment work, I'll be posted to another team to handle HR development work. 

Looking back, I have so much to be thankful for. I can't say it's a dream job, but I've always wanted to be in HR. And it's definitely an awesome experience for a first job. So many interesting experiences and every interview sessions I have and every career fair I attended made me learn so much. Moving on to the new team is pretty exciting because it's going to be a rather different scope of work. But I'm thankful that all the wonderful people will still be around me :)

And so I thought, after a year of grad trip, a year of entering the workforce, a year of proposal and wedding, this year will be a quiet and peaceful one - I'm wrong again!

I'm so thankful to have pops ard the whole time, supporting me in all the things I do - from baking (he has to finish all my bakes, whether it's nice or not), to the wedding planning (oh yes, he sits with us at the bridal studios for hours, w/o a single complaint), to dance (he chauffeurs me home at 11.30pm every Thurs, aft practice, or sponsors my cab fare :p) and work (for always being so encouraging). 

And in the midst of all the excitement, I'm soooooo looking forward to our long-awaited honeymoon in the UK!

For now, I pray for strength, wisdom and a heart full of gratitude to bring me through this whirlwind 2013 :)