It's been awhile since my last quarterly update in March 2024, but I haven't been slacking. I've completed 20 blog posts our Antarctica, Malaysia, and Baltic trips in between. Finally caught up on all my trip backlogs, so it's time for a photo dump of what we've been up to from Apr - Aug 2024.
31 Mar 2024 (Sun): Celebrated SIL's belated birthday at MIL's new house.
13 Apr 2024 (Sat): Thanks LIsa & Dennis for inviting us over to their house for a meal and joined us for a mahjong game. Thanks to Aunt Sheila for the peace lily condolence plant, and also thanks to Maureen & Mike for the condolence card. We really appreciate them!
20 Apr 2024 (Sat): Celebrated Cooper's 3rd birthday before I flew back to Malaysia.
3 June 2024 (Mon): Met up with uncle Curtis and family at his place for dinner. Thanks for having us!
15 June 2024 (Sat): Went to 88 Buffet with FIL
22 June 2024 (Sat): Celebrated MIL's birthday with the family at Bravo's.
4 July 2024 (Thurs): Celebrated July 4th at Guntersville Lake with friends and family
27 July 2024 (Sat): Celebrated Ah Ma's 94th birthday virtually with the family.
11, 16, 17 Aug 2024: ThanksMIL and Cooper for coming to celebrate our birthdays (hubby's 40th). Happy Birthday to hubby, myself, and twin bro!
Happy 40th Birthday to dearest hubby! You are aging like a fine wine. 😘
I am so blessed to have such a hardworking, loving, and supportive partner in life! I am grateful for all that you do for us and you deserve all the credit for being the best husband I could ask for.
While I always share photos and videos of our vacations, those are just a small part of our lives. Life is much more about the day-to-day little things and boring routines that we tend to overlook or take for granted. That is why I decided to capture these videos as a reminder to be thankful that I have found a good person to share my life and grow in love with. I love you! <3
10 May 2024 (Fri): Hubby saw this amazing aurora in Alabama while I was back in Malaysia!
20 July 2024 (Sat): Our 15 year old GE fridge decided to stop 'chilling' so we shopped for a new one. I still remember when the old fridge was delivered to this same house 15 years ago...we were still bf/gf at that time, hubby just bought this house and was in the process of moving in, and it was my last week in Huntsville before flying back to Malaysia after spending 9 months in the US. How time flies!
22 July 2024 (Mon): Bought this Frigidaire 20-cu ft Top-Freezer Refrigerator from Lowes for $800. We decided to get something simple with less chance of breaking, and opted for a stainless steel one.
8 Aug 2024 (Thurs): Final part of our exterior home improvement project...stained our fence for $900.
21 Mar 2024 (Thurs): Our little Mazda made it to 150,000 miles and is still looking nice and going strong!
3 July 2024 (Wed): My driver's license was expiring so I went to the Decatur DMV again (last time was in 2020) to get a Star ID license this time.
I know self praise is no praise but I am filled with gratitude whenever I receive notes like this from my team members to express their gratitude. Good employees aren't easy to come by and I have been very fortunate to work with people who are willing to put in the hard work, seize every learning opportunity, and take the time and effort to express their gratitude. I don't do anything special to 'inspire' anyone (I'm just doing my job), but to know that what I deem normal can mean so much to someone made me realize how much the power of positive influence can empower and inspire others to become the best versions of themselves. I'm keeping these notes because there are the things I'd like to remember about my career one day when I look back in the future.
And always, my weekly meal prep photo collection...
Mar 31 & Apr 7 (Sun): Meatball pasta, devil egg, stir-fry veggie, baked chicken, jambalaya rice.
Apr 14 & 21 (Sun): Meatball pasta, chicken herbal soup, mash potatoes, pork tenderloin, stir-fry veggie, baked chicken, yellow rice.
June 2 & 9 (Sun): Yellow rice with baked chicken, tomyum soup with mussels and vegggies, salad, ham and meatball pasta, stir-fry veggies.
June 16 & 23 (Sun): Yellow rice with baked chicken, porridge with pork tenderloin, stir-fry veggies, bbq sauce chicken with rice, salad, potato salad.
June 30 & Jul 7 (Sun): Beef and veggie stir fry, pasta with pork tenderloin, salad, beef soup with rice, baked chicken with rolls, stir-fry veggies.
Jul 14 & 20 (Sun): Pasta with beef in BBQ sauce, stir-fry veggies, baked chicken, salad.
Jul 28 & Aug 4 (Sun): Porridge with pork tenderloin and veggies, baked chicken, salad, tomyum noodle soup with meatball and veggies, baked chicken with mash potatoes.
Aug 11 & 18 (Sun): Potato salad, meatballs, soup with pork tenderloin and veggies, egg sandwich, baked chicken, herbal soup with pork tenderloin, stir-fry veggies.
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