Cheng Beng

I totally forgot that Cheng Beng was this weekend. I worked the overnight shift on Friday and called the house a number of times, but no one picked up. When I called chay, no one picked up too. It was weird. Trust me, when you work overnight, there’s not a whole lot of stuff going on between 2-5AM! I did manage to get some wedding stuff done like working on the guest list for the reception in DM. I also have a very good idea where we’ll be going on our honeymoon. Anna knows it’s either Thailand or Bali, but she does not know specifically which location. I believe we’ll both really like it if not love it. The guys who worked before I came in to work the overnight got a lot of stuff done so there was minimal clean up that needed to be done. Unlike the last time when I worked the overnight, this time, I had the most difficulty staying awake between 4AM-5AM. By the time I rolled into bed, it was close to 6:30AM. Anna had to drive to Grinnell because some students had asked her to be their accompanist for a performance. By the time I got up, it was around 1PM. Once I showered and changed it was pretty much 1:30PM.

I could not believe it was snowing outside. By no means was it heavy snow, but it was snowing nonetheless and it stuck to the ground. I decided to spend time at B&N checking out the latest magazines etc. After Anna was done, she met up with me there before we both headed to Panom and David’s for dinner and some catching up. Anna’s band had a gig five minutes from where they lived so it was definitely convenient for us. While she set up, I hung out with Panom, David and the kids. I loved how Keegan warmed up to me pretty much right away. The last time I was there, it took him a good portion of the evening before he felt comfortable with me. Aiden just loved me and even ate his dinner right next to me. Yay! Carrie made it without a problem and it was nice to catch up with her too. Most of the time, I used to see her while waiting for the bus when I took the bus. Ann and Harley were supposed to join us, but Ann was sick the first part of last week and was still recovering on Saturday. She told me that she may not make the dinner which was sad because that would have just been a blast if all of us were there. We’re not concerned because Panom already said that we should all plan on coming over sometime in May.

Anna joined us for dinner before she had to bail out for her gig. The rest of us pretty much sat around and chatted with lots of flowing wine that was oh so good! The kids were more than happy entertaining themselves down in the basement by watching tv. At different times over the course of the evening, they came up just to take a peek at us. It was their way of making sure we did not forget them. Sooo very cute of them. Needless to say, Carrie and Panom asked about the wedding plans etc. and I shared with them what I knew presently. After Anna was done, she called me and I was still at the Foell’s. She came by and we spent probably a good hour there before leaving. I think we probably left at midnight. Talk about a fun evening for all of us.

Not too much took place on Sunday. The young adults served coffee and donuts then I was off to work at the facility. It was a pretty quiet evening apart from two of the residents deciding to walk to the other facility knowing full well that one of them has it in her care plan that she was not to leave the facility, most especially to go to the other facility.

That was the week really. Nothing too exciting. This Sunday is already Palm Sunday and before we know it, Easter will be here. I’m looking forward to Easter this year. I’m toying with the idea of making this the last year I’ll be coordinating the RCIA program. With the wedding plans and all the other things that come with it, I can just see how I will be more than swamped. Moreover, I think it’ll be good to have another person or couple lead the group. I have someone in mind and have already asked them. They said they’ll think about it and will get back to me. Personally, I think they would make a great RCIA coordinator team. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they’ll come back with a positive response.