FEELIN' GOOD

Baby (thats what Matt calls me and how I like to refer to myself sometimes) is feelin' good today! It's Friday and I have a lunch AND dinner date with Matt. And this weekend is our 5 month wedding anniversary!! May even wear some hi heels and a cute outfit or dress. I'm sooo thankful for my husband and soo glad it is the weekend already!
Until next week~Cheers!

A CRAZY DAY (dont read unless you can handle some truths)

So, yesterday when I got home from the grocery store I started unloading my bag and called Matt during his lunchtime. Well I guess I was in a hurry and forgot to lock the door. So in the midst of my phone call with Matt I heard our door open and when I turned around it was closing. It made me mad and confused and so I just had to go check it out. (I would be perfect in a horror movie....don't open the door!!). Anyways, I open the door and there is this middle-aged English lady with like 8 grocery sacks sitting on the floor. She is lost and looking for Jack Frasier's apartment. I don't know Jack and of course she is lost and confused and cant directly tell me what his apt number is.....sorry cant help you, shut the door (LOCK IT) and go about my business.

Forward several hours later, after dinner I'm washing dishes and Matt and I hear all this commotion from the apt across from us. Somebody (ahem, Virgina, the middle-aged English woman) is coming out of the apt across from us and she cannot figure out the electronic key system, so she keeps opening and closing the door (mind you so loud that we can hear it over out tv, talking and water running). Oh gawd....so I'm like Matt I have to go out there, she doesn't know how to work the dang door!!!!!!!!! Step outside, oh its you. Do you need help with the door? My name is Natalie. Oh yes, hi I'm Virginia...So I show her how to use the key and lock the door. Bless her heart.
Crazy for me, yes. I'm sure she was embarrassed b/c in 1 day she had me coming out of my apt more than once to bail her out. What even worse, and here is where I encourage you to quit reading if you are sensitive....I'm pretty sure when she walked into our apt that afternoon, I was picking an enormous wedgie! HAA!
How 'bout them apples lady?!
Just had to share that with everyone b/c I thought it was too hilarious not too. And I made her shake my hand! I'm awful, right?

EXHAUSTED

So, we had a nice relaxing weekend (no Monday off for us...booo). And it sure is a good thing we took it easy. I have been working my fingers to the bone today. Catching up with emails, helping with end-of-the-year 2nd grader's school project, grocery shopping, myspacing, blogging, washing dishes, doing laundry, and....I even set up a facebook account for Matt, so he could keep up with his friends easier. Awwwww what a sweet wife. Of course I dont know all of his friends, so I tried to use our wedding list and found out that some people have more than 1 profile, or maybe they have brothers or whatever....so I'm done. It is his duty to keep up with it from now on. I even loaded a few pictures of us and of Singapore, so I think I can say I have officially kicked it off for him. Facebook here he comes! (Is).
We received a cookbook over the weekend from some very dear people to my family. A wedding present like no other, all the way from Tennessee, McMinnville to be exact. Do I even run the spellchecker after typing that? Anyways, it is from the Kimbell art museum in DFW Texas and we were so excited to go through and look at all the recipes. And Pamela even marked the good ones she has tried in the index!! She is soooo organized. I was very excited because all my cookbooks are back home in Tulsa, and I couldn't ever find a new one to buy, so it absolutely came at the perfect time.
So with that said, I'm turning it off for now.....wishing I was getting ready for another evening at Morton's with my handsome husband!! Who is hopefully getting home soon to rescue me from a case of the sleepies.
More later-Ciao!

LOVE POTION

I definitely think Matt & I have intoxicated ourselves with some love potion. We are loving being married & feel like we are in such newlyweded bliss. It is truly amazing. It is hard to imagine that you can love somebody more every day. You already love them so much today, but then tomorrow comes & you do find yourself loving this person more than the day before. Life is wonderful.

We are so thankful for each other. And we feel like we definitely have something that is unique and rare. Every night before we go to bed we talk & we always think of how lucky we are. We both feel so blessed to be together & to be able to live the life that we do.

So with that said, we are definitely lovin' the married life!

MORE MONDAY MUMBLINGS

If you didnt read our other blog, my Mom ran a 5k race Saturday & took 1st place for her age group. Congrats to my Momma!!!
Uhm...death to Morton's. We were so excited to go there Friday for some steak sandwiches & happy hour drinks, but they were completely full when we arrived. Apparently you need to get there at the crack of dawn if you'd like to participate in happy hour at the bar.
On another note, the Mandarin Oriental is very nice on the inside (but not as the Fullerton).
Matt had about a 3 hour work-related meeting with the GM,Greg on Saturday. So I did a bit of shopping on Orchard while I waited for him to be done. I think it was really good for him to meet with someone who thinks along the same lines as he does. And it was good for him to hear stories & shoot the bull & do some "guy" stuff.
We took it easy the rest of the weekend. Went to the library & did some shopping (for Matt). But really did not get into too much, which I think was good. We both felt pretty rested when we woke up this morning.
Hopefully this week goes by fast, at least that's what I'm praying for. It's definitely going to be a rough for Matt, so with that said, more to come later, we may be laying low this week :)

MMM-HMM IT'S FRIDAY

FRIDAY MEANS:
1. Lunch with my handsome husband
2. An early workout
3. Baby gets to wear her new jean skirt
4. Happy hour @ Morton's for a couple of drinks & free steak sandwiches
5. Shopping this weekend (for Matt, he needs some new slacks, pray we find some)
6. A talk about things to come at Madron
7. Sleeping in & exploring sights in Singapore we've never heard of or even seen
8. Doing anything & everything we want or don't want to do when we want cause its our weekend!!

JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE

Bombshell: I cut bangs.
I took the picture just after waking up so me & my bangs are still sleepy.
I was just a little bored with my hair & knew Matt likes it long. So what's a girl to do?
Still deciding how well I like them. But I guess I'll keep them for a bit. Those who know me, know I like to do different things with my hair...I have been known to change it often (grow long, cut short, grow long, keep long, cut really short).
I even changed my hairstyle the day of our wedding while I was sitting in the chair @ the salon...I can be spontaneous like that.
Anyway, just wanted to share so people wouldn't be surprised the next time they see me.
More to say later~

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Happy Mother's Day to all Moms, but especially my own, she is the greatest Mom I could ever have!

A few other Moms of note:

1. My aunt & Godmother, Peggy

2. My new MIL

3. Of course all my aunts, they are very special & dear to me

4. And to all my Mom's closest friends who have watched me grow up

Here is to all Moms everywhere!

Love

Natalie

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER...

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER THAT:
1. It's Friday
2. I have the most amazing husband in the world
3. I have an awesome marriage
4. We may be coming home soon ie: June-ish
5. We have the cutest house on the block & the coolest condo in Singapore
6. My husband isn't afraid to pray with me
7. I have the best family & friends in the world
8. I get a dog next year when we are back in Tulsa (plenty of time to pick the right one out)
9. I live the life I do....it's mine & I love it (it's amazing!!)
10. We have pools, jacuzzis, hot tubs and saunas to use whenever we like
11. There is Mexican food in Singapore
12. I found some good coffee & a press to use
13. I am NOT in Hong Kong
14. I get to see the most incredible views of a sunrise & sunset from our living room overlooking the South China Sea
15. For Christmas, Mom & Dad got use Bose noise cancelling headphones (if you have some, try wearing them around the home or office when you have a headache...instant relief!)

CINCO DE MAYO WITH MY HUSBAND

Apparently, what most people do not know is that Martha Stewart must have written some of her recipes while she was in jail. And is the case of the enchilada recipe I used yesterday for our Cinco de Mayo fiesta. Uh huh, they were that bad. Okay, not THAT bad, but they were just different.
All in all, it was a pretty good fiesta with enchiladas, salsa, beans, sour cream, chips, etc...And even a LIME flavoured Bacardi Breezer (still having trouble finding tequila for Margaritas). We LOVE some Mexican food in this house & will eat it any opportunity we get! Even a couple times a week. Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

TREASURE

This is our new treasure & the picture doesn't really do any justice. It's our new trunk/chest. We bought it while strolling around Chinatown & we immediately fell in love with it! We can't wait to put it to good use!

More to come later