Current State of Affairs

Movers come tomorrow.

 It's a nightmare in here.

 But at least the Christmas tree is still up!

Packing is terrible.

xx,

Lauren

Wrapping Up

This is it. 

Our last weekend in Hong Kong is over, and we're down to our last 3 days. Not gonna lie, I've been a basket case. 

Moving is hard.

 Saying goodbye is hard.

Packing is terrible, isn't it?!?

Here's a peek at the weekend:

One last trip to my office. 

Our last stitching night at Natasha's. 

Natasha made this precious cake!

The boys took a final trip to Macau with Michael. 

Our book club had a Christmas Party and Secret Santa. 

I decided to clear out my pantry and made my sweet friends play Dirty Santa. 

It was hilarious. 

 They were such troopers. 

Our leaving drinks were Saturday night, but it deserves its own post!

xx,
Lauren

Siem Reap take 2

This was our second time in Siem Reap and I loved it just as much as the first time (maybe even more!) The Cambodian people are so gracious. The city is lively, there are beautiful hotels all over the place, the markets are vibrant, and of course, Angkor Wat is just stunning. 

 It's the perfect weekend get-away, or if you're traveling through Southeast Asia, it's a must for your itinerary. 

Bananas? 

We flew into Phnom Penh and stayed Friday night. We left early Saturday morning and drove 5.5 hours to Siem Reap. Not ideal, and I wouldn't recommend it again, but in order for us to use miles for the flight, we had to do it. We had great company on the ride though, which made it more than bearable!

 Justin sported his "go fast" beard. 

We picked up our race numbers on Saturday and had a great dinner with friends Saturday night. 

We were up at 5:00am Sunday morning for the race. We traveled via tuk-tuk to the start line. It was so fun watching everyone arrive as it was pitch-black outside.

Sage was our lone supporter and took some of these amazing pictures. 

After a little stretching and trying to ease our nerves, 6:30 came and we were off.

I had a rough race. I started hurting around mile 6, and then I think my mental toughness started to dwindle.

 I don't know if my nerves got the best of me or what, but those last 7 miles were painful. I never really found my groove. I said to myself I'd never do another half again, but even now, I'm starting to forget the pain, and think I want to try and redeem myself. 

We finished though! 

 Although Michael looks like he didn't break a sweat, I promise he ran 13 miles. 

We spent the rest of the day relaxing and enjoying Siem Reap. 

I'm thinking of doing the Tar-heel 10 miler in April. Not sure I'm ready for another half...yet....

Anyone want to join?!?

 I sure could use some tips :)

xx,

Lauren

Getting Ready

Dudley is getting ready for his big adventure,

 ...and he's not quite sure what to think about it. 

It's the last 2 nights in his Hong Kong home. 

I can't even believe that.

 We've been working on getting familiar with his crate again. 

I know he'll be fine, but this mama is nervous. 

xx,

Lauren

Made it.

We finished!

 The sunrise on Sunday morning at Angkor Wat was breathtaking. I about died that all I had was an iphone to capture it. 

 Before the start. 

 It wasn't easy, nor pretty at times, but we crossed the finish line.

1:57:03. 

More details and pictures to come!

xx,

Lauren

13.1

We are up to our eyeballs in tasks to accomplish before December 15. Literally, our eyeballs!

Do you live in HK and need furniture?

 I got you covered...email, call, text, sms, whatsapp me. Please just get it out of my house :)

Today is a good day though...we're off to Cambodia to complete our first half-marathon. I'm super excited and hoping to run off some stress this weekend. 

 Can't wait to run through this beautiful scenery.  

Our last big adventure before moving State-side!

xx,

Lauren