Hijrah

Those who followed me on twitter and FB should've known by now.
Alhamdulillah. Allah loves me & gave me the best Ramadhan ever.
I'm utterly impressed with the change that I've seen in skuirtgun and it really is little thing that matters.

On my birthday I prayed and wished that Allah will guide me to be a good Muslim.
After my dearest wished me Happy Birthday we both cried in each other arms and told him,
"I will not ask anything as a birthday present as the changes I've seen in you is truly a blessing and all I ever wanted. From today on I want to be a better Muslim and I hope I'll have your support throughout,"

At 31,birthday present is not something I look forward to. I'm truly blessed with a happy family. Happiness is more precious than anything. He kept apologizing that my birthday present will be arriving late. So I told him,it doesn't matter. All his love for me all these years is the best gift ever. Sheesh why there's tears on the corner of my eye while typing this ;P

A week after raya,the day finally arrived, my precious Redmoon handbag. If you know me and him,you'd know why Redmoon,why not Mulberry,Birkin (haha for real?)or Chanel. Because, that is so not me.

I had THE best celebration with the family and THE best raya. Alhamdulillah

14 days of spring/summer :)

We're home! For a week already and still can't get over the so-called 'honeymoon'
(We're gonna call every trip without the kids as honeymoon from now on :P)

I've never laughed that much in 14 days and it's been the longest time skuirtgun and I spent together since Aresha arrived. So yeah, big deal ;)
No we didn't go to the countryside or enjoy the nature but I'm kinda surprised myself that a metropolitan (don't think anyone would call it romantic as public display of affection is pretty much nowhere in sight here) city can give me the same kind of feeling. Could it be that anywhere alone with him makes all the difference?

I've been worried about the kids pre-trip but when we reached there, my mind kinda focused on this one thing we rarely have. Also they're in very very good hands, and will be going out every weekend with their favorite uncles & aunties :))

Meanwhile here's some pics, we had good times..will write more soon!

The best Mother's Day ever!

Well, to be honest, all this while I'm more excited to celebrate Mother's Day with my mama & SIL rather than for myself. Yeah, I'm (still) a new mom. 6 years compared to 30/36 years? Apa lah sangat kan?
This year I had almost a week long of celebrations! First it was for my MIL @ Al-Rawsha.
My SIL Ina planned almost 90% of the surprise dinner. Though it didn't turned out as we expected (and minus karaoke-ing with the Reza's  :( ) I must say it was a success. We got a sitting room booked and spent 3hrs relaxing & eating gooood food! Alang & Rini came all the way from Melaka for Mak.
What makes it less enjoyable is the presence of the family's so-called Yoko Ono. Sorry, I'm not gonna elaborate on that. The moment she arrived, the fun is just not there anymore, pfffft!

The next day, Skuirtgun was being utterly sweet by taking his girls to Marmalade for brunch. We thought of Delicious at first but they're not serving pancakes that day. Aresha loves pancakes.
I had corncakes with avocado salad while he ordered their 'Hearty Breakfast'. Our eldest princess had wholemeal pancakes served with slices of banana,orange,apple & strawberry. Did I tell you home much she loves maple syrup?
He also surprised me with mini cupcakes for dessert. It's great to be a mother isn't it? Aresha made me 2 cards & kept on wishing "Happy Mother's Day" throughout the day ;)

                                              

                            

                            

and the celebration didn't end just there. On Tuesday me & my girls went for 3D2N roadtrip to fetch baby sis, Fara at UiTM Dungun and we had scrumptious lunch at the campus hotel. Fara ordered a huge moist chocolate cake (which only costs us RM35 but OMG, so delicious!) for mama & papa's birthday.

(Sorry pictures are not available, lil' mommy kelam-kabut forgot her cam & still waiting for baby sis to email me from her mobile)

It's been a while since we went on roadtrip and surprisingly it was oh-so much fun! The girls munch all the time when they're not sleeping and we stopped whenever we feel like it. 

That sums up my Mother's Day week & the most memorable so far. I'm just lucky I have the best family & in-laws. Oh, I did treat myself with Crabtree & Evelyn Lavender bath set too! 

Kids say the darndest thing ;P

Was cleaning up the kitchen drawer  & found a piece of paper where I scribbled some notes, bet this is at least 2 years old ;)

*As we watch the baby's sonogram
It's a girl!
Now, what's her name?
Girl!
Just girl?
Yes, girl!

*Then, when she realized, baby is a human ;P
What do you want to call her?

Pikachu!

Can I touch the baby?

Mommy, did 'adik' move?

Come, put your hands on my belly!

Wow! She move!

*Going through her old clothes
This is for  my sister :D

*She put on her old (fake) wool jacket
I can't get this (her hands) out!
It's too small sayang,
Ok, let's give it to adik!

Nature calling!

mommy's boys

we're tight alright!

luxury

ciggie break

pure luxury ;)

chef/organizer & her assistants

oozing with deliciousness

Royal Tennenbaum

Riverside rocks!

ever so accommodating host :)

We had fun alright! The best way to spend time with (incomplete) wacky bunch of the Rezas'

Ina did all the hardwork from booking to preparing barbeque. I must say, she did a great job!

Staying up all night playing Twister,cards & Bingo.

Oh man, can't wait to be reunited again, every 2 months, right, Mak? ;)

Six!

So The Killers didn't become a part of our Anniversary celebration, boohoo! Unforeseen circumstances forced them to cancel Asian Tour BUT will continue doing Aussie, bah!

We've traded roadtrip to SG, Zam-Zam Murtabak, Badoque Cafe, meeting my SG girls, eye candy at Orchard, queuing to get the best spot of our stage front tix & having a blast at the gig with calm, yet private night out with our girls ;) I must admit it wasn't as fun, still bummed & in disbelief (yeah I'm bitter, so what?) but it's a blessing in disguise.

The kids had so much fun tho', Zara especially enjoyed her two feet wandering around the mall. Aresha being a big sister, carefully keeping an eye on her sister, wanted to hold her hand but the trigger happy baby sis refused to!

Anywhere with my loved ones makes me complete. And I did get to show-off my new purse! (Well, not really, by the time we finish, even the mall is about to close)

Being in the arms of my dearest & girls would be the celebratory dance for this year, yayyy!

Love

Aresha is super-obsessive over her mommy recently.
She insist that I'm hers/ the sister is not cute/she's the only one who loves me..err I thought we've gone over this phase already?
She loves her sister, no doubt but cringe everytime someone else pays too much attention on Zara.
Oh, the drama!
'tis shall pass, hopefully soon!

Meanwhile here's my fav pics from last year ;)



Killer stare

Time flies ;)

Look how fast they've grown!
Zara started to walk about a month ago & didn't stop ever since!
She's like our Energizer bunny, roaming around the house exploring with her own two feet ;)

Goodbye Tiger, you'll be sorely missed!

2009 has been a great year that ended on a sad note :(
Our beloved Tiger, broke his leg & suspected crushed one of his vital organ that leads to internal bleeding.
It was an accident, hit & run.

Skuirtgun told me Tiger literally drag himself to our door with whatever lives he still has (obviously he didn't have nine) looking around the house (most probably searching for Zara)
Over the phone, I could hear Tiger calling out, not wanting to be alone :(

We have 4 cats and this one is like no other. He sleeps with people. It could be me, Zara, my sister or guests who slept over. Definitely a part of the family.


He died 12.55am, under my kitchen.

Yesterday I thought I saw him in front of our car. Couldn't be.Just the thought of his OTT manjaness makes me sad.

Darling, we all miss you, RIP.

What we did before the year ends

Dine







Shopping!





Picnic




Bonding