Happy Halloween from Singapore!!

Halloween has come and gone on this side of the world. It was a fun one. Adam and I realized that since we have been together, we have never dressed up for Halloween! This year, the local shipyard rented out a boat for Adam's company and we had a Halloween dinner cruise around the harbor here in Singapore. We were really hoping to win "best costume," but maybe next year.

Our "cruise" ship

Inside the boat

Farewell

We took Mom and Brian to the airport yesterday morning, so they should be landing in Louisville as I write this. We had such a great time and are so thankful that they came to visit us! On their last evening in Singapore we went to a bar on the 70th floor of the Swissotel...the tallest in Singapore. Even though it was a cloudy day the view was amazing! After a couple of drinks, we had one last Chinese meal. Beginning the countdown until I return to Indiana for a month :) Only 6 1/2 weeks for anyone who cares!

Gettin' fancy before the hotel

Me and Momma on the 70th floor

Brian tried out driving on the left side of the road

10K run

Sunday was the Great Eastern Women's 10K race here in Singapore. I ran the race in just under 1h20min. Not particularly fast...but it was my first 10K. Much room for improvement, right? There were 10,000 women in the 5K and 10K races combined! My other races have been much smaller.
Other news...Mom and Brian are leaving tomorrow :( One more day of fun time with the family and shopping on Orchard Rd. On Friday, Adam and I are going on a Halloween cruise with his company. Just an evening of dinner and fun. Any ideas for costumes???

Ready to run

Starting line

Nearing the 8K point

Brian enjoys the famous ice cream sandwich

Visitors!

Well, Mom and Brian have made it to Singapore safely! They arrived late Saturday night and we have been having fun since! Adam is working and I am playing tour-guide. We have eaten local food, visited the Flyer, tried out the fish spa and been to Chinatown. Here are some pictures from our adventures so far:

Just off the plane

Fish spa

Fountain of wealth

A Taste of Home

Two weeks ago we were able to go home to Texas for a week. Adam had to attend a class in Houston. We had a great time seeing friends, eating Mexican food, and shopping at Target and Wal-Mart again!
Highlights of the trip:
- Seeing Jeff, Holly, Collin and Annalyn! We missed you guys!
- Hanging out with our friends from work.
- Eating Mexican food (twice) and hotwings (3 times!).
- Me going back to work for a couple of nights ( I know, but I missed it!)
- Seeing that our house was still standing (and Mallory is taking good care of it:)
- Going to the Army vs. Texas A&M football game ( too bad Army lost:( )
- Enjoying cool evenings/nights!
- Being able to call family/friends at normal hours instead of trying to time the 13hr difference just right.

Adam and Collin

Adam and Jeff


Me and my girls from work:)


Military Appreciation Day at the Army/A&M game


We had a long layover in South Korea and walked around Seoul for awhile...It's everywhere

Good news in Texas

We heard from Mallory, our renter, today and there is minimal damage at our house from Hurricane Ike. Part of our fence blew over and one of our small trees blew over. Luckily that is it!
We're looking forward to our time in Texas next week. Our friend Jeff is home from Iraq for his mid-tour leave. He was able to meet his 7 month old twins for the first time last week! We have made plans with him and his wife Holly to meet up for lunch when we get in town. Looking forward to seeing our friends:)
Have a great week and happy birthday to everyone who is a year older this week! Mom, Brooke, Ashley, Paula and Kit!!

Weekend Fun

Friday night we hosted a BBQ Bible Study at our place. Several couples from church came over and we showed them an American BBQ. Adam grilled burgers and chicken and everyone pitched in with other dishes. We had a great time and are meeting some amazing people!
After the BBQ, we moved inside and introduced them to the Nintendo Wii. We all had a blast:)

Adam and Elgin playing tennis on the Wii

Saturday, we went over to Sentosa again (small island directly across the harbor from Singapore and part of the country of Singapore). We walked along the beach, rode a ski lift up and rode the luge down the big hill. We also went up in the huge Merlion.

On the ski lift


Wayyy above the treetops

Getting ready to ride the luge

The giant Merlion

Keep Texas (and our home!) and Louisiana in your prayers as Hurricane Ike finishes its destruction on the area. We spoke with Mallory, our renter, yesterday and she had packed up all the yard furniture and headed north for the weekend. I know millions are without power in Houston and the news has been saying that it could be weeks to 2 months before all power is restored. I haven't talked to any of my friends in Houston yet, but we're hoping things at the hospital are going as smoothly as possible considering the circumstances. I know many of them are going to be at work for days; pray for their well-being and the awesome job they do! (Miss you guys:)
We will be coming back to the US next week. Yay! We have had these plans for a few weeks, but it is good timing to be able to go back home and check on the house. Adam will be attending a class for work. It will be good to get a little taste of home...and stock up on some much-missed American items (hot wings and country music on the radio!!!!)!