A Good Weekend

Last weekend was a good, relaxing weekend for me. Thanks to my understanding and loving hubby, we stayed at the comfort of our own home this weekend, no rushing and going back to Subang despite it’s a non working Saturday for him. This is rare, really rare, a non working Saturday for him and yet we get to stay home and I get to spent a lot of time with him. I really needed this break so so much. A break from the extended family, just the 4 of us. Though it’s not much different from the weekdays, but what I treasure most is hubby’s presence in the house. There were no rushing in packing, unpacking, rushing from one place to another. There was no SOMEONE to boss everyone around. There was no SOMEONE that try to find fault in my maid and keep nagging and complaining. There was no SOMEONE that indirectly hinting loudly I’m a lazy boss that doesn’t wake up early to supervise, or stuck my nose behind my maid’s back whenever and whatever she does. (Hey, c’mon, my maid gets up at 5am to work, and she’s suppose to lessen my burden, not add on the burden to supervise her early in the morning). There’s no pre-arrange activities/meals gathering that we have to go until I got no time for my own parents. And MOST IMPORTANT, there were no TANTRUM throwing and ill-behaved kids (JS always ignore what I say when we are back in Subang). With weekends like that, I cannot find inner peace, the atmosphere always very “luan”. Hubby is usually out when back in Subang leaving me alone with the kids without maid at SIL’s place or Mil’s place. Last weekend was really a refreshing one for me and I get to be with hubby most hours. (hehe..in Sban, there isn’t much place that he can go)

We did something together, just the 4 of us leaving the maid back at home. We went to the cinema to watch CARS on Saturday afternoon. A good family outing, just the 4 of us. I really treasure this moment, just the 4 of us doing things together, because it’s really rare without any other people tag along. It was the kids first trip to the cinema and my first since year 2003. Yes, that was how long I didn’t step foot in the cinema, can’t even remember which was the last movie I watched in the cinema. The kids enjoy the show. They were quite good though WH fell asleep towards the end of the show and JS getting a little sleepy and restless. The first time I watched finish a movie without much interruption. Usually at home I don’t even get to watch finish the VCD at one go. After show, we did some shopping and then tar pau dinner home… Night time was some more quality family time at home.

Sunday morning, hubby did go back to Subang, reason being that FIL was not feeling well on Tuesday, he wants to visit his dad. (Make me a bit guilty, because of me, we didn’t go back) but he came back at noon. If the kids were less dependent on me, I would be glad to just let hubby bring them back to visit the old folks for a day trip. But I guess it’s not possible for him to drive long distant alone with 2 kids and both also very dependent on me.

Talk about me being wicked and selfish, but I can’t possible be thinking of other people and please other people only all the time. I needed this break so so much and don’t care being label selfish. It was a simple, quiet and yet very fulfilling weekend. Just a break that I needed so much to recharge. Sometimes need to be wicked and “cuckoo” to get what I want.