The Weekender: Formula 1

Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well and gearing up for fall. It is fall back in the States right? My only taste of the changing seasons comes from the 12hr delayed football games we get a glimpse of on the weekends. 

The highlight of our weekend here was checking out the Singapore GP Formula 1 race. If you recall, we attended the event last year and were keen to check it out again. There are only a few times a year when Singapore really puts on a show and everyone comes out to have a good time. A quick recap below: 

Being the F1 neophytes we are, we opted for the walk about tickets - meaning we just strolled the area with friends and watched the race from a variety of viewing platforms enjoying the food, beverage and entertainment. We actually attended the preliminary event on Saturday so it wasn't as completely nuts as the Sunday night finals. 

Mike D, super fan :-P

Gearing up for Maroon 5 in the Padang (I may or may not have become a born-again Adam Levine fan by the end of the night). 

Just like animals, animals, like animals-maaaaaaals. PS - it. was. so. hot. that. night. Sweaty Adam. 

Another fun year at the races. 

Sunday afternoon was spent brunching at Open Farm Community - an amazing new farm to table concept in Singapore - and furniture shopping in nearby Dempsey. We had a very productive, very old married couple afternoon. 

I highly recommend checking out OFC. Good food, good atmosphere. YUM.  

I only include this random photo because I thought it was hilarious. Never in my life have I seen a scarecrow construction worker. 

That's all for the weekend folks!

Additionally, here are a couple quick life updates to share: 

1. We are moving apartments next week. Our lease is coming to an end (it's been 2 years already!) and we had the opportunity to sub-lease from some friends of ours who are relocating back to the States. We have been obsessed with the building for as long as we can remember so we are totally stoked. The return of the fratio!

2. We went to the doctor this week to find out the gender of Baby Duvall but he/she was not in the mood to cooperate. Either way, the baby is healthy, growing, moving around like crazy and has some seriously long legs :) The wait continues... 

3. I am about a decade late to the party, but I am in deep to One Tree Hill. If anyone wants to talk about the Season 2 Haley/Nathan saga, please email me. 

 Okay, take care y'all. Love and miss. 

XO,

CD

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The Weekender

Howdy all! Checking in with a quick recap of our weekend. We didn't do anything particularly exciting, but I promised my family I would keep up with the recaps of regular life here in Singapore :)

We kicked off the weekend with a stroll around the Arab quarter and a leisurely dinner at The Beast, Singapore's resident Southern cuisine establishment. Talk about a strange anomaly. 

This past weekend was actually a long weekend due to polling day on Friday, but we both worked from home all day. In Singapore, polling day is a holiday and it's absolutely mandatory for all citizens to vote. The only exceptions are something like if you are in jail or giving birth. 

The US should really give everyone the day off of work to vote, or at least if you can prove you voted. Can you imagine all the amazing election parties?! How do we make this happen?

At The Beast you will find a full bourbon bar, chicken and waffles and live music - a recipe for a good ole' fried, American time. 

Saturday afternoon Michael was off to a basketball game while I was off tasting a new local cafe for my writing gig - rough life I know.  

In local news, we have been battling some serious haze the last few days. The PSI level has reached 250, which is pretty darn bad. We are lucky here in Singapore to typically not have to worry about air pollution, but about this time every year 'the haze' rolls in from neighboring Indonesia due to crop burning, making for a not-so-pleasant couple of weeks.  

Cheesy baby bump mirror pic. 16 weeks today :)

Sunday the full day was spent brunching and watching rugby with some mates and later relaxing at home with a pizza and some Homeland. (Don't worry we haven't converted to rugby fans, we still spent all Sunday morning, beginning in the early hours, watching Saturday night college football). 

All in all it was a fun, social, busy weekend. Now, if only the haze would get better instead of worse, I can exercise outside and open the doors and windows again. 

This can't be good for you... 

Cheers to a great week everyone. Michael and I both have busy weeks coming up, but we are looking forward to checking out Formula 1 this coming weekend. It should be a good time!

XO,

CD

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