Celebrations!

Our social life had been very packed since we were back from Taiwan. It was a wonderful way to end the year with family and the girls, who are already like family.

We met up with Daddy Lim's extended family on Christmas Day. Yes, that morning, we just touched down from Taiwan. I am glad that we made it. It always gives me a warm fizzy feeling when we met up with them.

Dinner was pot-lucked style. The aunties showed off their culinary skills. For us, we bought sushi bcos we didn't want to put anybody in the hospital. Lol. Look, home-made ah mah steam cake.

Lil Shauna managed to squeezed in a couple of sleepovers in the last week of holidays. She would probably shift to the 3Fs' house permanently if she has a choice. Felicia and her made a pact, to live together on their own 10 years later. Haha.

On Saturday, Daddy Lim and I went for our long overdue cycling regime. We didn't dare to push too hard after the long break. Woohoo! It felt good to be cycling again.

We had a surprised high tea gathering in view of Auntie J's upcoming extended stayacation in the Trump land. I can't remember when was the last time we met up without the kids! No little people at all. It must be heaven. We were eating in peace. See, it was heaven. 

The time machine took us back to years before and reduced us to a group of giggling girls.

We wrote card of affirmations and blessings for one another. How long has that been since we turned to emails and ecards? 

As I re-lived my teenager years with the girls who are like family, my kids were having a blast at the Chan's home and utilising their last bit of the holiday. The kids had so much fun, like they always do when meeting up with the girls' kids. Zaky knocked out on the way home. By the way, the kids are surviving very well without the car entertainment system and we are likely to keep it that way.

I ended off my year 2017 with a final workout before the usual Sunday's routine kicks in. Yes, I am obsessed with my sweat; to prove that I had worked hard. Haha.

We hosted Felicia in the night for a sleepover. The 2 girls had plenty of activities to do together. They even stayed up just to do a countdown and only going to bed at 1.30am. I counted down with the girls; Daddy Lim and Zaky slept past the year. Zaky asked to be awaken for the countdown but it was mission impossible.

Daddy Lim and I had planned for a morning ride to usher in the new year. Unfortunately, the sky didnt concur with our plans and poured the whole morning. Part 2 of the plan went fine though; we had my brother's family over for New Year's lunch and finally to exchange the long overdue Christmas presents. Look at the steamboat! Ah yee must be drooling 7 hours away.

It had been an eventful last week of the year 2017. There are so many blessings to give thanks for and a wonderful start to the new year. Hello 2018, here we come!

P.S - my Christmas present to myself. Hehe, book 6!

Mummy Lim