a Beer, a Whine and The Spirit

I know I know I know! I haven't blogged about much interesting lately, but we are having technical difficulties at home, uploading (downloading? crossloading???) our photos from the last 2 months (all 3500 of them! Don't worry, I'll be selective) so because I haven't been able to use them, I've been a bit lazy. I can't believe we've only been back in Melbourne for 8 days. It's like we never left. Last week went by very slowly, but we just had a really great weekend. The weather was really great so we simply had to get out amongst it.

Hubs starts back at uni in 1 week, and is busy with his PhD at the moment, so we really have gotten straight back into it. But we have enough time to watch an episode (or 2 or 3) of Boston Legal each night. Even though the second season isn't nearly as good as the first, I haven't given up on it yet, and it seems to be improving as the episodes go on.

Anyway, that's enough drivel. I PROMISE to resume my usual witty interesting posts in the next few days...

Posted by Wifey at 12:52 PM Comments

Last night I used a public phone to call Hubs from the shops and it was SO exciting. I'd left my mobile at home and I was doing some shopping and I didn't really NEED to call him but there was a public phone just sitting there, looking all lonely, so I thought I'd have some fun.

Best 50c I spent all day!

Posted by Wifey at 10:25 AM Comments

 

Posted by Wifey at 5:30 PM Comments

We just got back to Melbourne from Brisbane last night, which brings an end to our blissful 6 week holiday! And the nice thing is, I really wasn't dreading going back to work. It's good to be back into the swing of things, especially after the delay in getting home yesterday...

Our flight was due to leave at 1:20pm and with the hour time difference, we were due back at Avalon airport at 4:45pm Melbourne time. At 1:05pm, we were informed that the plane had been struck by lightning on the flight down from Mackay that morning, so they were just doing safety checks. As annoying as the delay was, I was okay with the safety checks being carried out. We didn't get away til after 3pm and were informed once we left that the temp in Melbs was 37 degrees!!!!!!! Two and a half hours later (and after I had finished reading one of the crappiest books I've ever read), we started our descent into Melbourne and were told that the temp had dropped to 20 degrees! Aaaaaah Melbourne. How I love your temperamental ways.

So we landed without fuss, jumped on the shuttle, then a cab, and we were home around 7:30pm, just in time to watch the Australian Open Men's Final last night.

The perfect end to an amazing holiday. I'll fill you in on the details in the days and weeks to come! Oh, and I just opened up my Google Reader after not checking it for 6 weeks and I have 337 new items to read! It's going to take a while...

It's good to be back!

Posted by Wifey at 9:57 AM Comments

Okay. Enough with the song references. I'm just saying (and I say a lot of things) that perhaps it would be wise to look out for a new profile photo and "who is wifey" spiel in the not-too-distant future.

I'd better put it on my "to do" list so I don't forget...

Posted by Wifey at 9:57 PM Comments

No, I'm not referring to Glenn Frey's awesome hit from the 80s, I'm referring to summer in Brisbane. You see, living in Melbourne, I forget what summer is like up here. When in Melbourne, I am in regular contact with a good friend of mine and she often tells me "it's hot" and I think "it can't be THAT bad". And then I come to visit and remember. It so totally completely IS that bad. And this is why:

- I am a naturally sweaty person. Need I say more? 
- a cold shower still means warm water
- it's too hot to sleep
- I sweat a lot
- parking in the shade is more important than anything else. Anything.
- I can't wear make up (not such a bad thing)
- did I mention the sweat??

I love Brisbane. I really do. But I gotta say, I don't miss the summers up here. I'm just going to go and stand in front of the fan for a while now...

Posted by Wifey at 7:03 PM Comments

At 4:04am today I turned 30. What does that feel like? Well, I had a lot of time to ponder over this question at 2 o'clock this morning, thanks to jet-lag, and I started thinking about my life so far. What I have achieved, where I'm at, and what lies before me. And here's what I came up with:

Highs:
Getting through puberty, relatively unscathed
My developing relationships with my family and friends
Going overseas for a year and realising how capable and resilient I really am
Finding the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, and it being such an obvious decision
Moving to Melbourne and starting a new life down there
Having a relatively healthy life with only minor injuries to speak of!

Lows:
I really haven't had that much bad stuff happen to me. Apart from the usual teenage angst, broken hearts and battle with self-esteem, most of the stress in my life is brought about by my overactive imagination and ability to worry about... well... everything!


What I've done so far:
I'm very proud of my achievements, and my willingness to try new things. I have enjoyed all the different hobbies I have tried, and the travelling I have done. I'm also happy that I have completed study in a couple of different areas, and that it has benefitted me in ways I didn't expect. I love that I was introduced to church as a teenager, and that I was fortunate enough to meet Hubs at Day Camp one year, where he vowed to his friend, there and then, that one day he would marry me. That was totally awesome.

What lies ahead:
Gosh. Where do I start? There are still so many things I want to do with my life. Travel some more, add to our family of 2, live in the country, ride in a helicopter over Brisbane (happening on Thursday!! :-), learn more sign language, grow in my faith, and continue this blog!

I think that's enough self-reflection for now. We are off to dinner tonight for my birthday, and I can't wait to share yet another amazing milestone with my incredible family. A great start to the year that is to come!

Posted by Wifey at 5:50 PM Comments