Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Friday, July 8, 2011

Ice Ice Baby!

I went iceskating on the beach last night!


Just like last year, my sister Chelsea & I went to Bondi Beach where they have constructed a huge icerink right on the sand!





I got really cheap tickets off the Team Spreets website (I subscribe to a ton of these deal websites now; you can get some really great stuff for cheap prices!), and Chelsea agreed to come with me again, even though we have been having freezing cold, ridiculously windy weather lately!





We had the best time! They had created a little alpine snow village right on the beach, and everyone was dressed up like they worked at a Swiss chalet!


After last year, where we rocked it on the ice, Chels & I thought we would be awesome iceskaters once again...

But we ended up spending most of our time on the rink like this:




For some reason, the icerink wasn't smooth and flat like usual. Instead, it had these little divets every couple of metres, which made it hard to skate!


Everytime we let go of each other's hands we seemed to stumble and almost fall - although neither of us actually fell.




I guess that's what you get for thinking you're a big-shot pro iceskater who had beginner's luck last year.

Training for next year's icescapades starts now!

:)

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Easter Weekend

My friends and I spent the Easter Weekend at the beach!

My friend Laura's family have an apartment in Shellharbour, near Wollongong and we went down after church on Easter Sunday to spend the night.

We made a road trip of the two hour drive to get there. Keisha drove, Claryse sat in the passenger seat and I sat in the back and controlled the iPod playlist we had going.



It was Easter, so we had lots of healthy snacks for the journey...



That ended up a little worse for wear after being stuck in the hot car...



We got there in the afternoon...




This was the view from Laura's apartment.



We spent the day browsing all of the little boutique stores in the main street.



And enjoying the sunshine down by the water.






Keisha lost her shoe in the water, and I came up with a genius plan to find a stick long enough to get it back!



Success!



The sky really was that blue! No editing, I promise!






The four of us- Laura, me, Keisha & Claryse





Keisha & I at low tide.







Enjoying the scenery...












We decided to make our little beach vacation into a photo opp!




What's a holiday near the beach without a jump photo?




Strawberry champagne to finish off a great day.



We made our own cocktails- strawberry champagne with orange & mango juice!



The sunset from our view on the balcony.



We played an intense game of Monopoly- I think some of my friends have futures as real estate moguls!





The next day was ANZAC Day/ Easter Monday- this was one of the memorials we saw around town, covered with wreaths from the dawn service.



It was a bit colder and greyer that day..



These pelicans were on every pole!




The beautiful view of the beach and rockpools as we left

Friday, January 21, 2011

The Business of Busyness

Just a few things... I feel like I've been doing so much lately, and I want a chance to catch up on everything!

So in no particular order...

My friend Keisha & I have been having Grey's Anatomy marathons every week since the very beginning of this year- it's always been our favourite show, but we are now addicted to it in a big way! The latest episode comes out in Australia today and I am just itching to know what happens with the characters next!



I just finished reading this book- and now I really want to see the movie! I'm going through a phase where I really want to read books that have been/ are in the process of being turned into movies.



I'm trying to teach myself how to play Pachelbel's Canon in D major on the violin... oh, and also the violin solo in Green Day's song Time of Your Life (two very different kinds of music, I realise). I have sheet music that helps, but I really learn best by playing by ear.




I can't stop eating this basil, cashew nut and parmesan dip. I'm not even normally a dip kind of girl, but this one is so good on top of crackers.




The next few weeks are going to be big weeks for me- next Friday I'm heading to Singapore with my sister to visit Dad and the rest of the family up there. Our Grandma Val is also flying up from New Zealand so it'll be one big family holiday! I'm so looking forward to it; the last time I visited Dad in Singapore was years ago and I'm excited to see what's stayed the same... and what's changed. And also- of course the shopping has me very excited too!




Right after I get back from Singapore in the middle of February, we are headed to New Zealand for my cousin Ashley's wedding! Ashley and I like to tell everyone that we are exactly "two months and one day" apart (she was born on April 16th and me on June 17th). She is the first of us grandchildren to get married (which makes sense, as she is also the oldest grandchild on that side of the family- she just beat me by those two measly months!)




And then, after a week in NZ, I arrive back on Monday and uni starts back on the Tuesday! I can't believe it- back to classes, textbooks, assignments... But the fantastic part is that this wil be my final semester! 14 weeks of classes... and then I'm done for good! I'll be a fully qualified primary teacher- how crazy is that?!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Loves

Things I love...

I love nuts (especially cashews at the moment).




I love colour (especially any shade of pink or red).




I love having tv show marathons on dvd.




I love pretty scrapbook paper (but never know what to do with it).




I love having long hair to do each day.




I love having a stack of new books to read.




I love pyjamas (and have 2 drawers just for my pj collection).




I love country music (Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Dixie Chicks, Sugarland, The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, The McClymonts, Gloriana, Court Yard Hounds).




I love writing on a chalkboard (except when the chalk makes that noise. *cringe*)




I love my iPhone and all it's apps and Internet and usefulness.




I love having a row of cookbooks lined up all neat in my kitchen.




I love my new paper lace lanterns in my room.




I love all my cute pink baking utensils.




I love reading (anything that's not a textbook!)




I love sewing.




I love wooden letters on my wall.




I love scarves and all the pretty fabric.




I love playing violin.




I love the colour of the feature wall in my room.