the weekend i turned ONE!

i was grumpy. super duper grumpy like an old maid turning 61 instead of 31 for one whole week. and lucky for dear, i "recovered" on friday, 16th July. just 2 days shy of my birthday on sunday! nothing actually happened. i know frens are worried (thanks dears for your listening ears as i kpkb on the blog and FB.. paiseh..). it was like wat sam said, a pre-birthday thingy.. i guess itz cos i evaluated how the past year had gone by and the achievements or lack of it and i simply went ballistic. i panicked! and wondered where the past 365 days have gone to! and what have i done to show for it?? ha.. looking back, the past week was abit siao. but well, i tink i should be glad too. cos the "evaluation" actually cleared my mind a little and was a wake-up call for me to be grateful for & treasure what i have and also to strive to be a better person, wife & mummy. i should stay happy from now on. cos pple DO love me loads and i am such a silly, lucky person who didn't realise that for a fact.. hee..

ok. explanation for weird behaviour done. the following is wat happened thereafter! =P

the crazies @ work surprised me with a brownie (i dun fancy cakes) during a meeting and showered me with loads of love! meet them posing in front of the Windows 7 poster.. hee

then came the weekend.. and of cos time was spent with the 2 lil' cuties! we were invited to Faith's (auntie Mary's granddaughter) 4th birthday party @ downtown east chalet on saturday and so the group of us trooped down..

this is the muscle-boy relaxing on the bed in the chalet, escaping from the heat outside!

faith & adri looks so cute here cos they are both so FORMAL! hahaha.. just check out how straight they are standing.. aiyoo..

(anyway, i tink they dun like each other.. and i was telling dear that if i m faith, i also WUN like adri.. ha! imagine faith is the only granddaughter with no siblings and YET, her granny dotes on adri so much! and dat stooopid adri even snatched her 臭臭 to play with at the chalet.. now u tell me, will u like adri or not?? hahahaha!)

hee.. i like this pic.. so silly but cute!

another reason for faith not to like adri.. hahahahaha! adri actually sang "happy birthday to mummy!".. cos 美姨 taught her to! LOL..

when we got back to mummy's place after the party, bro was all ready with his own surprise for me! (he sensed something is utterly wrong with his emo-sis over FB.. ha!).. love u much much bro!

that cheeky girl with me & my surprise bday cake!

my lovely family!

then on the actual day, the cedar 4-beauties (or oldies now?? kakaka!) met up for brunch at wild honey. can't believe it took us more than 45 mins to get a table but but but.. the breakfast was great, like wat sarah said!! and cos of the delay, my birthday surprise from dear was delivered to me right outside the restaurant instead of him collecting it from the delivery guy and bringing it to me while seated inside.. well, itz still a beautiful surprise and i m very happy! thanks dear!

such a beautiful creation (i can still smell the lilies and eucalyptus 3 days later!!!) from fareastflora.. aww.. trusty florist of dear.. ha!

the cards from both years' bouquet.. =) thanks sarah for educating him and making sure the flowers are the best!

my european set! eggs benedict.. (sorie i cldnt resist stabbing one and eating it before i took the picture!)

and sarah's english set is on the left.. she was happily distributing her "fats" - the food, except for her fav scrambled eggs, to wendy, dear and me!!)

my pressies.. thanks dearies!! muacks..

from 珮姨。。。

from wanqi, ah liang and wanqiu.. thanks wanqiu for the sweet card for me! lurve it lots!

and thanks to popo for the angbao, 美姨 for the treats. sarah, sam & wendy for the treats too.. and many many others! xie xie.. u have made my ONE a very very happy and fantastic one!!

xoxoxoxoxoxo