American Club

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Brandon, Michael, and Zayden at the American Club pool

Brandon learning to eat with a spoon

This morning was a little rough for me. I woke up rather homesick. :( I think that the some of the "newness" of Singapore has worn off, and I am now adjusting to the fact that this isn't just a vacation.

As we left Steven at the train station, I walked over to my friend, Amanda's, apartment. She also lives in a two bedroom serviced apartment, and I wanted to check it out. I really love our location and our neighbors, but we are interested in looking at other serviced apartments.

Amanda's apartment was so nice! Great layout, nice kitchen, and two nice bathrooms. It felt more like a home and less like a hotel than our place. That could have to do with the fact that they brought more of their things from home than we did. (They will be staying in Singapore longer than us.) Maybe I need to buy a few things that help make this feel a little more like home...

Not only was it nice seeing Amanda's apartment, but she was there to give a hug when I lost it for just a moment and had a few tears. Such a nice person, and it really did help.

Brandon and I left Amanda's and took a cab to the American Club. This week, the AWA group was meeting there because one of the moms is a member. The American Club is like a country club. It is expensive to be a member, but sometimes companies will pay all or part of the membership. Especially for those people who are staying in Singapore long term, I can see that the membership cost would be worth paying. The club has amazing facilities and events. We spent our time today at the pool. There were only three of us who could make it to the group today, and our three boys loved playing in the water! We also had a nice lunch by the pool before taking a cab home.

I could tell that Brandon was tired, but I had no idea that he would sleep for 3 1/2 hours! I actually panicked and woke him up at 4 pm. I was worried that he wouldn't want to go to bed at a reasonable hour if he kept sleeping. Wow! Even the construction noise didn't bother him today!

Since Brandon took such a long nap and there was some heavy afternoon rain, we decided to stay in for the rest of the day. We went down to Jo's apartment so Brandon could play with Jessie and Jake, and then we let the kids run around on the tennis courts for a while. Good to let Brandon run some energy out!

I saw Brandon get really scared for the first time today. It was so sad! When we were at Jake's apartment, he put on this really creepy bunny mask. Big ears, big yellow teeth. When Jake walked up to Brandon with the mask on, Brandon just dropped to the floor and let out a scream of terror. Seriously. It was a cry of panic and fear. A wide-opened mouth scream. It broke my heart. Jake took the mask off, and I showed it to Brandon. When he touched the mask, his whole body shook. I hope that he doesn't have nightmares about this bunny! I tried to show Brandon that it was just a mask... Poor thing!

Today, my dad booked a flight to Singapore!!! He will be coming on June 10th. Not too, too long from now. We are looking to book my mom a flight soon for July. Knowing that we have some company coming really made me feel better. Also, I talked to my mom and dad on Skype for an hour tonight after Brandon went to bed. So, while I woke up pretty homesick today, I will be going to bed feeling much, much better.

Glad that tomorrow is Friday. Even though Steven will have work to do this weekend, I am looking forward to the weekend!