John took me to Lawry’s in Beverly Hills for our anniversary dinner. I’ve never been to Lawry’s but have always heard how delicious their prime rib is. John made the reservations to surprise me but of course, he can never keep it from me. He caved in eventually after my constant pleas and begging.
The service was outstanding and the prime rib was excellent! We will definitely re-visit for special occasions.
We are three years into our blissful marriage! :o)
My previous post may have been a little misleading. I talked about how much I worked my husband, but I failed to mention how much my husband worked me. =P
On his birthday night, I made him roast chicken, some grilled peppers & zucchini. It was a simple and quick dinner but surprisingly, it turned out pretty well. John loved it! I mean, I know he loves whatever I make (ehemmmm.. I do take credit for that) but he did really like the chicken. Maybe he was too hungry after having to move the book shelf, so whatever he put in his mouth tasted extra delicious!
I’m sorry, my food almost never looks appetizing. I never know how to dress them up pretty for pictures.
I also got him a nice cake from the local bakery here. His Issey Miyake cologne is almost out. I got him a new bottle so he can continue to smell good for me! I am addicted to Issey’s scent!
Happy 33rd Birthday, Hun!
So it’s my husband birthday. Not only did I not take him out to dinner, I made him move some furniture for me. I know. Such a good wife I am. I found this book shelf from craigslist, used. It was an awesome deal that I couldn’t pass nor wait. So I told the seller I would pick it up today. I told my loving husband my plan for him tonight on his birthday night, is for him to pick up the bookshelf for me after he gets off work. Sure, he teased me for having him move furniture on his birthday but other than that he didn’t oppose to it. :) I know I have the best husband in the world!
Happy Birthday hun!
p/s: I hope he doesn’t do that to me on my birthday! Karma is a bitch.
We are back on our home improvement saga. After about a month of taking a break, we are back on track. Well, I should say John is back on track :)
I have been searching for a used patio table on craigslist and couldn’t find anything we like.We were at Target the other day and stumbled upon a clearance patio table. It was $124 and marked down to about $76. We got another 10% off due to some scratches under the table. Sweet. You can’t really notice the scratches anyway. It is located under the table and so insignificant. We jumped at the offer and took this big guy home the next day.
John set it up right away once we got home. My mother-in-law gifted us a patio umbrella that she no longer uses. We put it up to use right away. The previous owner left behind an umbrella stand and 4 chairs, which works perfect with the table.
Here’s the 4 green chairs we inherited. The color doesn’t match our table, so John spray painted them. Here he is prepping them for a new face lift.
The closest color he got from Lowes. He used 3 cans for these 4 chairs and an umbrella stand.
The umbrella stand getting ready for a facelift too.
All done! The color is as close as we can get. Now I can’t wait to spend time at our new space.
And oh ya! Here’s how the umbrella looks like. It’s a little wrinkly. It hasn’t been used for years by my parents in law and finally we can put them to good use! We are lucky that we are able to inherit the chairs, umbrella and umbrella stand. The one thing we really needed to buy was just the table! Sweet!
Ethan has now become the big brother. He too, loves Star Wars. He is the most good looking 7 year old boy out there (not that I am biased or anything! :o)). He learned that money does not come easy. He does chores around the house to get wages. He saves his money away for future needs. His mommy told him he can buy ice cream with the $5 he earned from washing his dad’s car. He declined and put the money into his piggy bank. A very responsible 7 year old boy I must say. Most kids would spend it instantly on toys, candies, ice creams... etc.
He said his favorite person is his mommy and me! hee hee.. he sure knows how to win my heart! ;)
We also planned a trip to Singapore to visit my brother and his family. We stayed at his new casa, which is absolutely beautiful. The house was tastefully renovated and designed. Definitely a very modern and minimalistic design.
We also got to met my other nephew for the first time. He is almost 2 now. I know, shame on me. I haven’t been back since March 2008. He was born around our wedding in June 2008, which is why my brother couldn’t make it to our wedding. I know, bad timing. I blamed it on him! hehe…
Ewan is the smartest 2 year old kid out there (not that I am biased or anything! :P). At less than 2, he is chatting away like a storm. He listens to conversations and amazes people around him with his ability to understand things around him and talks. He loves Star Wars and is constantly humming star wars imperial march song. He is also not shy from asking for help. He is always asking for help from people around him. In this picture, he wanted to take over the driver seat. I am telling you, this little guy is ahead of the kids around his age!
We went back to Malaysia for 2 weeks in May (hence the lack of posts). We met our new nephew for the first time. He is now 8 months old. Did I mention he is the most adorable 8 month old baby out there, not that I am biased or anything :o). There are so many cute pictures of him that it is so hard for me to pick one!
