the Champs-Elysees is a busy street!

I'm sad that I haven't had much time to write here lately, I've found I really miss it! But the up side is that my life is undergoing a positive massive upheaval and I am planning for a big overseas trip to boot! Woohoo!!!!

I finish my job tomorrow. I never thought I'd be able to write those words, I was so unhappy and down I thought I'd never get out of the vicious cycle. But behold, it is my penultimate day in my job and I couldn't be happier. Of course it has meant that I have to get everything wrapped up before I leave, which has been very stressful and time-consuming, but I'm concentrating on walking out that door and not worrying about it any more.

The reason I am leaving is because I am about to become a full time PhD student! YA! I feel like I am finally moving forward with my career and doing what I want to do for a change, doing something that benefits me and challenges me and rewards me. I guess you could say I have found my give a shit again. I'm looking forward to pursuing something I am passionate about. I'll write more about what I'll be studying soon, so watch this space!

And lastly, hubby and I get on a plane in less than 48 hours and fly to Europe to visit family and have a 'proper' honeymoon! We go via Dubai to visit family there, followed by the UK to visit my family there including my Nana and others I haven't seen for 12 years. Then on to Paris for 3 days and Venice for the 3 days - aaaahhhhhh!!!!!! This is the 'honeymoon' part, where it's just the two of us relaxing and being together in beautiful places and exploring and discovering. I've never been to either place, and I am seriously excited! I can see a few photo blogs appearing when we get back! And then we move on to Croatia to visit some of his family, spending a week on an island in the Adriatic followed by a few days in Zagreb. Then home via Dubai and Singapore.

This means a 4 week hiatus from blogging, which again I'm sad about, but I know that by the time I get back I'll be renwed and refreshed and reinvigorated. And because I'll be a full time student and master of my own calendar, I can spend a little more time doing the things I love!

In the mean time, have a wonderful 4 weeks, and I'll be back soon with lost of European stories to tell! Au revoir, Arrivederci, Dovidenja, Ma' Alsalam!