Just Mumbling

I have been feeling lazy since yesterday. I am also experiencing some flu like symptons—a bout of cold, sore throat and in general not having a lot of energy. I don’t recall being sick for a long time. I did a little bit to pamper myself last weekend. I had a haircut at my favourite salon near our place. Even when I was still living in London, I would always come to Holland to have my haircut. Somehow, I find the Dutch hair stylists more professional and well trained--nothing like a hit or miss thing. I was happy with the result and gave a generous tip. Hubby reminded me that people here are not used to being given tips (well, generous tips anyway). I explained that I always make it a point to show my appreciation if someone did a very good job, especially when it concerns something as personal as my hair. It took almost an hour for the hair stylist to do my hair so she certainly deserved something. Next stop was to get myself a new pair of glasses. I started wearing glasses two years ago and lately I noticed that I might need an upgrade. I guess I'm getting older. With so many choices, it took me half an hour to decide on the frame. Last Saturday, Hubby was looking forward to have dinner with our friends A&W at a Michelin rated local restaurant. However, I was feeling a bit sick (runny nose and all) and not really looking forward to dress up for dinner. It would have been too bad to spend a lot for dinner and would not have enjoyed it. We decided to cancel and invited A&W instead to come over to our place. As usual hubby prepared a nice dinner for us. It was gezellig (cosy) just to relax with friends in the comfort of our own home. A has been hubby's friend since ages ago and she has been very supportive to both of us. I do appreciate her effort for making me feel welcome and has made it a point to keep in touch even when I was still living in London. After visiting my mother-in-law last Sunday, we went to the shops to start buying gifts for our families and pasalubong for the Philippines. December will be a busy month with visitors coming and our impending trip to the Philippines, so we won’t have enough time to do all our shopping. However, I am really looking forward to see our respective families so I am getting quite excited. Early December, my cousin is visiting us with her American husband and another friend of ours from Boston. I made some arrangement for all of us to spend a weekend in Amsterdam and planned our other itinerary as well. A few days after they leave, my brother-in-law who is based in London, together with his wife and lovely baby daughter, will be spending their holidays here. I have known my hubby’s brother (and his wife) long before I have even met hubby, so in a way they are not only my in-laws, but one of the first friends I met when I moved to London. Of course, who would ever expect that during one of my hubby’s usual brotherly visits to London, destiny would find its course. The rest is history as what they always say…. I’m going to Maastricht tomorrow to attend a conference. Maastricht is about an hour and a half by train from our place. I was invited to this conference by a lady who interviewed me for a job two weeks ago. Hopefully I will be fit enough to endure the workshops and of course meet people for work prospects. I will be having dinner on my own tonight as hubby is out for a work-related dinner (again!). Hubby just called to ask what I’ll be having for dinner...since I am too lazy to prepare, some leftover perhaps.