It's Fall

The summer has just zoomed by. I love each of the four seasons, but always feel some sadness and withdrawal during these transition periods.

Looking on the bright side, I do love Fall. Tomorrow I am going apple and pumpkin picking, which I am really excited about! Have always wanted to do that. I love Honey Crisp apples from MN and PUMPKIN is quite possibly my favorite fruit. I adore pumpkin pie. :)

And... FOOTBALL SEASON!!!!!!!!! :)) Which means lazy Sundays on the couch with my hubby, watching 3 games back to back. LOL.

I love the four seasons. Each one is so special and enjoyable in its own way. And also it helps me remember when things happen. ;)

Oh, I forgot to mention that one of the funniest wedding moments was when Troy's friend Shag went up to my dad, Troy's dad, and me separately to tell us how Troy was the nicest guy he knows and Troy's the man he would introduce to his sister. We both thought it was really sweet of him, but also sooooo funny. :) Shag felt bad for Troy because everyone at the wedding kept saying how lucky Troy was, and he felt the need to stick up for Troy. ;)

Ok I confess I am still a little high from the wedding. ;) Avery's mom emailed to say she and his dad were also still high from how good Avery was at the wedding, and they are very proud parents. :)

I cleaned up the apartment some this weekend. Took out some boxes to the trash. We still have a stockpile of wedding presents in our living room though, but we'll probably leave them unopened until we have our own house. We both can't wait to have a house!!!!!! Me because I want a place to call our permanent home, start decorating it, and have lots of friends over. Troy because he wants dogs and a MAN CAVE in the basement. :P

I started a smartypig savings account for us today! Our first savings goal is a trip to ROCKY MOUNTAINS, COLORADO next October for our first year anniversary. OMG check out these gorgeous cabins with an OUTDOOR HOT TUB overlooking the mountains?!!? HELLOOO??? http://www.cabinsofcolorado.com/index.htm

And, because I'm a person who always plans ahead.. my latest interest is researching citizenship. Being a green card holder married to an American citizen, I will become eligible for US citizenship in 2013. Thing is, when I first started this immigration process several months ago, I had absolutely no intention of taking up US citizenship. I had always planned to retain my Sg citizenship so that our kids could be dual citizens. Sadly, due to DON'T-MAKE-ANY-SENSE GAHMEN, this plan is now foiled.

Why? Well, gahmen has this absolutely ridiculous law that states male dual citizens are not permitted to renounce their citizenship until age 21. Which means our sons will be called up for NS at age 18 just like any Singaporean. I would be fine with it if they were actually in Singapore. However, since Troy and I plan to stay in the USA, our poor sons will have to leave their entire lives in the USA and return to Singapore all by themselves to serve NS for 2 years. Following NS, they would then have to renounce Sg citizenship at age 21 because Sg does not permit dual citizenship. UMM, HELLOO??? At the end of the day, they would still NOT be dual citizens, just wasted two years of their lives. Which parent would inflict this torture on their child???

Does this policy make sense to anyone???