I Only Look Forward to Weekends

It's only Monday but I'm looking forward to the weekend. Just had a great weekend which started off on Friday with a long overdue date with Other Half. In our daily routined lives and busy work schedule, we tend to forget how to have fun and dates like these are meaningful and necessary reminders :)

Back to planning for this weekend! Besides weddings (yup the season's here again), I have thought of a couple of things to do, especially with Junior.

1) Apple cupcakes. I have like 7 apples at home, 5 of which are green and bought for the sole intention of baking no way am I going to eat them raw haha, so off as apple cakes they go! I'm going to repeat the recipe I used before since it was a success. Since I'm going to chop the apples, I think I'll get Junior involved so he can play with the apples and batter :)

2) Go to the library. I have to get for us travel books on Lombok. Have not done much research as a dutiful travel planner and besides, I would really want to know the place other than snorkelling cos that's just not my cup of tea hahaha. Need to get Junior accustomed to the library too. Besides, I think he loves the bus rides we have hahaha.

3) Bake a little butter cake for The Husband because he complains I bake everything but his fave. Hahaha. Okay okay I hear you ;)

That shall cover Saturday. Sunday is weddings and there's family day! Hope it doesn't rain. We wanna bring Junior to see loads of fish in a mega huge tank in Sentosa and maybe play with sand if the beach isn't crowded.

Okay back to work!

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