Orchard Road.
Our new car: a Honda Odyssey.
We went to lunch at Cedele before heading to Cold Storage for some much-needed groceries today. Sarah & Henry sometimes get along great and other times they start feeding off of each other and cause me problems when we're out and about. I could see that things were building up when we were in line at Cold Storage but we paid for our things, separated the shopping into manageable portions for each of us to carry something, and then went home.
They were lobbying to go to the pool when we got home, I was starting to consider it but I've been feeling kind of yucky the past couple days (sore throat, run down, a rash on my torso that goes crazy whenever I step into the sun). When we got home and I pulled the elevator card and apartment card out of my wallet, I saw that my debit card was not in my wallet. I unpacked all the groceries, cleaned out my wallet & bag and declared that we had to go back to Cold Storage to see if I had left my card there.
So, we went back to the MRT and to Novena. As soon as I approached the cashier she knew I was back for my debit card, but she didn't have it. She had to call for a manager who then had to get a key from customer service and then she disappeared for several minutes. I have no idea where she went to get my card but she had it. I didn't feel like we were gone that long and I don't get why the cashier didn't see me just a few feet away for several minutes when I was rearranging the shopping. Regardless, I was just happy to have my debit card back!
Unfortunately, we didn't have time for the pool by the time we got back. We agreed to go tomorrow.
This evening we had our first night-time babysitter. It was the same lady as on Tuesday so Sarah & Henry already knew her. Craig & I went out to dinner with some people from his office. It was really nice to go out for a nice dinner and relax! I didn't realize (I mean, I did, if I am honest with myself) how much we needed to do that! It has been a super crazy month and it doesn't seem like we have any time to slow down. Hopefully that will change soon.
Unfortunately, we're going house-hunting again this weekend so it won't be too soon. I really prefer the assignments we've had where they just tell you where you're going to live (or, as was the case in Okpo, there were just fewer choices). I feel really scattered and unfocused (trying to settle in the temporary place a bit, trying to get into a new routine knowing it's going to change soon anyway, trying to figure out Henry's preschool situation, planning a trip to Thailand (which also seems wrong since we've only just arrived, but it's better if we don't spend all 3 weeks of winter break in this apartment, we think!), etc. I do realize all of my problems are good problems to have.
