City to Surf

Today, I ran the 4 km city to surf. Dennis drove me there and also waited for me at the finish! :) He was really supportive. When we got home, we were so tired we just slept! And then got up to make pottery. He made a mug today and I made a bowl with a lid to hold garlic. I hope they turn out well!

Will we get old and one day just lose our colour, feelings, sentimentality, thoughts, heartbeat and zeal for life?

I hope that never is your answer!

pottery wheel

We have rented a pottery wheel! I am very happy about it. hahaha.

Well, I think the idea is to become good at it now.

We also cooked this morning. I cooked sambal brinjal and he cooked pork patties for his own lunches. I also cooked soba and tempura for lunch this afternoon. It has been a normal saturday full of cooking and I like the way it has been. I feel clever and he feels bright.

Quick, ask us where we work!

It has been fairly amusing to work in the same company for about a month now.

Internal mail is fairly efficient.

Today, I walked over to his office and said, "Lunch?"

His boss looked flabberghasted, as if i was an over-friendly, socially challenged asian girl.

Dennis said, "Thats my fiancee".

I gave up my hotdesk to Rosie and worked in Dennis' office for part of the afternoon. It's not really fun to work with Dennis, because we can't talk about anything work related (no common ground). But it was nice since we left at 3 and got to go out somewhere special!

We went to get 3 cakes at applecross from cakes delight- matcha, mocha and pear william. Funny how if u say matcha then mocha, the mocha comes out wrong. It was delightful. We sat in Cafe Noel with the cakes and a chocolate mint smoothie and green tea frappe and ate our cakes. Then we drove to murdoch to pick up Dennis' car and drop mine off- he will send me back there later and it won't be such a long drive home for him.

The worst compliment Dennis has paid me so far is, "If I was an employer, I would definitely employ you." Also goes along with things like, "If I was a traffic light, i would turn green for you."

Rave reviews for my ravishing fiancee

From the boy to the girl, over the company email:

"Today’s lunch is perfect 10/10. My lunch was fabulous.

The salted bean pork was tender with a little spice.
Every bite had the natural sweetness of well cooked pork with the flavour of ginger infused into it.
The strong taste of the salted bean complimented the plain rice well.

The brinjal had a good amount of crunch without being tough.
It was soft and springy without being rubbery.
My mouth exploded with garlic, salted fish and chilli spice. (I think it was salted fish)
It was less salty than the pork which is perfect.

A spoonful of rice, brinjal and pork had a complimentary mix of flavours.
A bit of ginger, garlic, pork, brinjal, salted bean, spice and just some rice to fill it up.

You are THE bestest cook ever."

intimacy in this jumble

So much of her life is in mine.

I love it that the lunch i eat is cooked by you.
I love knowing that my dustbin always has your used tissues in it.
I love sitting on the drum throne you bought for me to practice.
I love knowing that you took a nap on my bed when i go to sleep.
I love reading my bible and flipping the page with the bookmark you made for me.
I love seeing your name show up on my phone, in the mail, in msn.
I love taking out my cloth wallet because you sewed it.
I love seeing pictures of you whenever i come into the room.
I love how everything is intertwined.

Things are such a tangle with knots everywhere.
I love our wedding rings that sit on my table.
Next year, we're getting married and I can't wait.
It will be messy and jumbled with everything that is life.
and the more anyone pulls, the tighter it gets.

and I love it. =)

I love being tangled up with you.

P.S. I don't like the chocolate stain on my car seat. =)

Longans and Curry

Heaty.

I went to Bull Creek today to buy things for us. When I say us, I mean.. us. It makes me proud. On Sunday, we went to buy soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, oil and other seasonings. They are for me to use on weekends when I cook the huge amounts of food for Dennis' weekly meals that he eats at work and at night. Today, I went to red dot to buy a blue plastic box ($12.99) to put it all in. Two weeks ago, he got oyster sauce chicken and 4 cups of fried rice. This week, he got salted fish brinjal and salted bean pork. They all turned out so yummy!

We exercised on the cross-trainer, which I hated. Then we had dinner, which was curry, longans, zucchini and pork soup. Dennis put me to bed as usual and we talked. It is really nice to talk when he is thinking about things. Today was a milestone of gross things- he used my finger to dig his nose!!!

Happy Place

"I'm in my happy place now... ... Don't disturb me."- Dennis

I was in my happy place, and I felt like I was moving forward with life but the last week has been a recollection of the past and a morose consideration of grave futuristic projections.

Nevertheless, we savour the beauty in the small providences provided to us. God help us to love.

Dennis has always loved Ramly burgers. He has a sweet and whimsical side that doesn't come out often. I love him just the way he is.

He says he doesn't know how to act around kids.. But I know he will be much better than he thinks.

His own recent bout of doubt has raised questions in myself. I don't doubt who he is, and what he will do when push comes to shove. But I am a woman, and women want to be singular, not plural. I am starting not to appreciate some of the others in my species. I wonder. I wonder. I wonder how much of what you have said to her that you now say to me, is real? I know you might not be able to show me, but please try when you can. I wish I was your first and last. (being the last is still better than being the first though..)