First gathering at home

i had my first gathering at my home today! :D

okie... it wasn't like an official housewarming la. i invited some close church frens over to look-see-look-see... and i guess it wasn't the first time i had guests over. only that when Hang n Ws came over, i was kinda unfamiliar with how to play host :P

and i was abit preoccupied on Fri n Sat thinking of all the things i hafta do n buy... like buy drinks n flowers (which i think no one noticed :P), clean the house properly (white glossy tiles are brutally honest)... already did it once just before my family came over last Sunday (must make sure they feel comforted their daughter is living in okie conditions).
then i think n i think... that i must learn to let go la. the house cannot be perfectly n sparkly clean all the time :P but i hate Ikea rugs... oh those awful blue fibres that shed n stick everywhere!

now i understand why it's called "housewarming". having frens over really gives a nice warm cosy feeling. i was chatting with Gerald about how it feels to move out, and we both agreed that the whole point of wanting to move out is so that we can have frens over anytime, do whatever, and not worry abt disturbing family members or having to be all proper n polite n all. so its only fun to move out when u have frens over a lot. otherwise, it's just SO quiet.
THANK goodness my home theatre system is set up. switching on the radio is usually the first thing i do when i wake up or get home. so before the system came, i had to have my laptop on all the time. and then i bugged the ID guy to come over to help me set it up. THANK YOU Teck Soon! :o)

we drove to Katong for lunch after church, then came home where i bought yummy beancurd tarts n pineapple tarts to share. i love the feeling of having frens over, making them feel comfy n at home n all... n having them know that they are welcome anytime ^^

but i have this lil' problem... usually after a gathering (or holiday), i can't help feeling slightly empty n wishing the happie feeling can last longer. before my mind cld start wandering all over the place thinking i wish i had "couple" plans like them, i pray that God will always draw me close to Him, fill my heart with His great love, comfort and presence. and of cos, i immediately put on the new CD that Ah Long n Evelyn bought me! Leo Ku, the one that we've both been searching for and he found first. Ah Long n Eve are such encouraging n loving siblings-in-Christ who epitomize how we shud live n love as a Christian body.

thanks for coming over! you guys walked with me thru this long journey... :)
can't wait to organize the REAL thing... housewarming with the whole DG over! wah quite a scary thot leh!