Let the adventure begin.

So we have been in Singapore for about 2 weeks now and what an adventure it has been so far!
We have FINALLY moved into our new place which has been amazing to have our space and finally unpack our bags!
Its still sometimes weird to wake up and think that we have moved here - it still feels like a holiday and that we going to go back home?!

It has been incredibly refreshing to have a change of environment. I think we had got into a definite rut in South Africa and felt that we were 'stuck'. Particularly with our friends moving on and having their babies, we felt 'stuck in a rut' with life being the 'same old, same old'!

It has been great meeting new people too! I love hearing people's stories of where they are from and how they ended up in Singapore! I have also found that we 'fit' in a bit better here as peoples priority is not pro-creating at the moment, so we feel we have a lot in common with people. And those friends who have got kids are passed the 'baby talk' stage. I really do not mean to offend any one when saying that but I am fortunate / or unfortunate (whichever way you want to look at it)at being able to see things from the other side of the baby fence and its not an easy place to be - at all. So I am enjoying not feeling any pressure to pretend im ok when talking about what pram to buy, where to buy nappies or which baby clothes are best!

Some of the people we have met here have kids and we both love all of them and just wish we could take them home with us. Some friends brought their kids to swim at the condo a while back and just watching how Mike interacted with the girls in the pool left me feeling rather teary-eyed! What an amazing dad Mike would make! It was so precious to watch!

I really do miss family and friends, but somehow you need people here more - because they are going to be the family you have here! There are definitely other things I miss too.....

The following 2 pictures used to go hand in hand on a Friday afternoon:





I have definitely become a lot fitter since moving here as you walk EVERYWHERE, and in this humidity and heat - I lose my sense of humour VERY quickly! So this next item is very much missed......



This last item I miss is very special. I cannot find any clothes to fit me from the local shops! They have the most stunning dresses but all made for petite Asians! The only places to shop are expensive places like Gap, Mango and Marks and Spencers.
I walked into a local shop at a plaza the other day and was told by the shop assistant " Dont worry lady, we do stock double XL sizes!"
I feel like a plus plus plus size model here!!!!



I am also very excited about being part of the church here!
We have just felt so at home there! Thats our family here! Its very special getting together on a Sunday and during the week to catch up and just get to know each other! We are all so different and from different nations and countries but yet so similar!
We are very excited for what to come this year at church!

As Ive said before, Mike and I feel we going into a new season of our lives - to leave the heartache and disappointment behind and look ahead to more happy times! :) It doesn't just suddenly change with a change of environment - Ive had a few 'moments' here! Feeling sad for what could have been, but thats all just part of the process - and thats what makes us human!

Thank goodness for skype and internet these days - its connected us with friends and family and we wouldn't have been able to get on without it! :)

Looking forward to having many vistors here in the years to come!

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