Summer, It Happened So Fast!

Two days after our beautiful engagement, June hit and I was off the USA for a month of visiting family and friends. I traveled the East coast, Vermont for my five year college reunion, the shore to visit with my dad and cousins, Connecticut to see Han’s new neck of the woods and of course my adorable little cousins, Maine for family and Pam’s beautiful wedding, Boston to see Katie’s fantastic new house, New York City with my ladies, New Jersey for among other things my very good friend Kate’s wedding shower and bachelorette party. John returned to the States at the end of June and the traveling continued: Together we did Beaver Lake with John’s family over the 4th of July- no fireworks, but there was a wiener roast. Then off to Long Beach Island and back up North to Maine where we feasted on lobster and Connecticut. We spent the last week back in Dumont and Jersey City as John was able to put in a few days at the office in New York. On our last day in the city we had a party with friends at the Trinity Bar in lower Manhattan. All in all it was a non-stop couple of months and it was fantastic reconnecting with so many beloved friends and family.
After returning back to Singapore in Mid-July we took a weekend trip to Bangkok. We connected with John’s friend from college and his wife. They just happened to have an out of town guest visiting. Well if you can follow this out of town guest turned out to the mother of someone I went to high school with and no one knew of the connection. Needless to say, a bit of a scream and cheer was had. John’s friend filled us with scrumptious food and connected us with a great tour guide, who led us away from all the crazy scams that go on in Bangkok.
We have been very busy for the last month. There has been a function practically every other night. From networking events, High Tea, to gathering of friends on the 64th floor of the tower club to take in the views and drink some beer, Wine & Cheese tasting, party at the American club-where I even had time to get a little ink done (this year we thankfully weren’t the only ones dressed to the theme) and a private cooking class in our apartment with eight friends.
As we head further into fall our schedule continues to be full. Plus, we have added a morning boot camp to the mix. We will be up bright and early three days a week for the next month –stay tuned for further reports. We are also in the process of planning a trip to New Zealand in November. The tickets are booked…