A few weeks ago my mum asked me to sign up for a flash mob. I jumped at the chance! It was for someone's birthday, there was about 100 people there in the freezing cold to dance for this lady. My aunty, mum and I just had so much fun! I have always wanted to be in a flash mob but whenever they were on in Brisbane I was always in Toowoomba so I was never able to attend. There's something I can cross of my bucket list :-D Afterwards we went out to lunch to a place called Crown Burger....Yummmm! Is it bad of me to say that I love American fast food? Don't worry though, I'm not gunna get fat! I've been to the gym 3 times this week.
Last night I went for a workout with my 2 youngest brothers it was so much fun! I think going to the gym with them will make me want to go even more. Aaron tried to make me weigh myself HAHA! I was like NO WAY! But in the car on the way home they talked me into it so next time we go I just might hop on those scales...might being the key word there lol Woke up this morning and I could feel a few of my muscles sore this morning which is always a sign of a good workout! I'm even starting to feel my ab muscles working Yeah!
When we got home from the gym I felt like jamming with AJ so we went downstairs to his room and played Coldplay for like an hour. I haven't played guitar in like 6months so I can't believe my fingers lasted that long. I'll see how they feel tonight and maybe we'll do some more jamming :-D I do love being around my little-big brothers <3
Friday, 10 February 2012
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Getting back to normal
I finally got some sleep last night, 5 whole hours of amazingness! Haven't gone out to find a job yet because apparently I need my social security card physically with me...it's in Rockhampton, oh dear! Now I have to direct a male to find it for me, this should be interesting! Haha Nah, poor Nic I just tease him, don't give him enough credit sometimes.
Been to the gym the past couple of nights, it feels so good to be moving again after 8months of laziness! I'm not sure how I feel about the water zumba and water aerobics but at least I have company. Hopefully I will be 'skinny' again soon! Note to self: next time you write a thesis make sure that you have enough money for gym membership for the entire duration of the writing.
Also went to Desseret Book <3 I love that shop! Mum bought me a book called 'Our Temple Wedding Planner' :-D I can't wait to get married! If I could marry my sweetheart tomorrow I would! I'm probably gunna read it everyday haha I still can't believe I'm getting married, is that weird?
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Jet Lag...
So I forgot how annoying jet lag is. 5:30am and I haven't had any sleep at all. One good thing came of my not sleeping though, I went through my cupboard and found some boxes of my things and emptied them. My room is a horrible mess though haha Got to skype with Nic twice today for his birthday :-D I miss him <3 Probably going to start look for a job today and hopefully get some sleep...Oh and sort out my room after I practically demolished it! haha Here are some pictures of my 3am 'clean up'...
Monday, 6 February 2012
I'm Here!
So I finally made it to America, I can't believe it! I'm a bit jet lagged (actually more than a bit! I've been awake since 4am) but it shouldn't last long. My last night in Australia was great! Drove down to Robina with my Aunty Vicki and on the way home we stopped at the Yatala Pie Shop for my 'goodbye dinner' (best goodbye dinner ever! I'm gunna miss pies) only to find that is was a DRIVE-THRU pie shop! I mean, how Aussie is that!!!! :-D It was AWESOME! What a great experience to have on my last day in Australia.
My flight went by pretty quickly actually, so many tender mercies happened along the way. My flight from Brisbane to Nadi was scheduled at 11:30am estimated to arrive at 5pm there I would have to wait 5hrs for my 10pm flight to LA. As we get into the airport I start to freakout because I couldn't see my flight there was only one flight to Nadi which was at 3:30pm. My aunty told me to look at my ticket to check the flight number cuz that could be my flight but delayed. She was right! My flight had been delayed 4hrs which of course was straight away annoying but then as it started to process I thought it was great! (For me anyway not so much for Aunty Angela and Uncle Brad :-p) Instead of spending 5hrs at the Fiji airport all by myself I was able to spend it in the Brisbane airport (which is so much nicer) with my family <3 We even got some food vouchers! :-D When it was time to leave I had a little cry but I was so ready to leave and get the trip over with! Haha
Nothing exciting happened at Fiji but when I got to my seat on the plane I sat next to this guy from England (what a shame I didn't get his name) who was going home from 6months abroad. I was SOOOO jealous!! I don't think I would do 6months, maybe 3? But alas it is only a dream lol It would be so amazing to have the opportunity and means to be able to do that though! He started off in South East Asia then to NZ, Australia and finished off in Fiji.
The wait in LAX seemed like forever! The gate I was at you needed to catch a shuttle to so there was absolutely nothing to do. And the flight from LA to Salt Lake was just dragging, not to mention it was the smallest plane I have ever been in and not very comfortable. The hostess was really kind though, she saw me dozing and gave my a mint and winked at me. I dunno, there's just something about a wink that is just so friendly don't you think? When we were 20mins out of Salt Lake she saw me looking out the window and tole me that we were almost there. She definitely made that trip more bearable.
When I got off the plane it was FREEZING!!! Some of us had to stand at the door of the plane to wait for our carry-on bags that wouldn't fit on the plane, and Holy Crap! I just wanted to cry haha!! Once I get my bag I walk down to baggage claim and get my bag then wait inside a little bit for my family, they took too long so I went outside but it was too cold so I came back inside lol Then after a while I decided to go back outside again and waited for what felt like ages! I cried a little and wished I was back home and was thinking 'You'd think they'd care a little bit more considering they haven't seen me in a year.' lol The cold was too much to handle anymore so I walk back inside, then a thought came into my head, 'maybe you just missed them and they are waiting for you on the other side of the baggage claim' so I walk over there and see mum and Aaron eagerly looking through the arriving passengers. I slowly walk up next to AJ and seedaly whisper "So who ya waiting for?" He turns around, looks at me and smiles, "Oh, just waiting for my sister." Then mum turns around a bit confused, she had a delayed reaction but she eventually squealed and ran over to hug me and started crying.
The house was all decorated in pink for my arrival home :-D It was so great to see my brothers <3 I have missed them so much! I miss Australia but I am happy to be here with my family and spend my last year being single (sorta) abroad.
My flight went by pretty quickly actually, so many tender mercies happened along the way. My flight from Brisbane to Nadi was scheduled at 11:30am estimated to arrive at 5pm there I would have to wait 5hrs for my 10pm flight to LA. As we get into the airport I start to freakout because I couldn't see my flight there was only one flight to Nadi which was at 3:30pm. My aunty told me to look at my ticket to check the flight number cuz that could be my flight but delayed. She was right! My flight had been delayed 4hrs which of course was straight away annoying but then as it started to process I thought it was great! (For me anyway not so much for Aunty Angela and Uncle Brad :-p) Instead of spending 5hrs at the Fiji airport all by myself I was able to spend it in the Brisbane airport (which is so much nicer) with my family <3 We even got some food vouchers! :-D When it was time to leave I had a little cry but I was so ready to leave and get the trip over with! Haha
Nothing exciting happened at Fiji but when I got to my seat on the plane I sat next to this guy from England (what a shame I didn't get his name) who was going home from 6months abroad. I was SOOOO jealous!! I don't think I would do 6months, maybe 3? But alas it is only a dream lol It would be so amazing to have the opportunity and means to be able to do that though! He started off in South East Asia then to NZ, Australia and finished off in Fiji.
The wait in LAX seemed like forever! The gate I was at you needed to catch a shuttle to so there was absolutely nothing to do. And the flight from LA to Salt Lake was just dragging, not to mention it was the smallest plane I have ever been in and not very comfortable. The hostess was really kind though, she saw me dozing and gave my a mint and winked at me. I dunno, there's just something about a wink that is just so friendly don't you think? When we were 20mins out of Salt Lake she saw me looking out the window and tole me that we were almost there. She definitely made that trip more bearable.
When I got off the plane it was FREEZING!!! Some of us had to stand at the door of the plane to wait for our carry-on bags that wouldn't fit on the plane, and Holy Crap! I just wanted to cry haha!! Once I get my bag I walk down to baggage claim and get my bag then wait inside a little bit for my family, they took too long so I went outside but it was too cold so I came back inside lol Then after a while I decided to go back outside again and waited for what felt like ages! I cried a little and wished I was back home and was thinking 'You'd think they'd care a little bit more considering they haven't seen me in a year.' lol The cold was too much to handle anymore so I walk back inside, then a thought came into my head, 'maybe you just missed them and they are waiting for you on the other side of the baggage claim' so I walk over there and see mum and Aaron eagerly looking through the arriving passengers. I slowly walk up next to AJ and seedaly whisper "So who ya waiting for?" He turns around, looks at me and smiles, "Oh, just waiting for my sister." Then mum turns around a bit confused, she had a delayed reaction but she eventually squealed and ran over to hug me and started crying.
The house was all decorated in pink for my arrival home :-D It was so great to see my brothers <3 I have missed them so much! I miss Australia but I am happy to be here with my family and spend my last year being single (sorta) abroad.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
The End of an Era
For the past week I have been on an emotional prese pise I've been saying good-by to all my dear friends. And today is my last day in Toowoomba, the place I've called home for the past 4 years.
Here I grew into an adult.
It was here that I met some of my dearest friends.
It was here that I met the man of my dreams.
It was here where I learnt so many things about my self that I never knew.
It was here where I my testimony of the gospel grew strong enough that I finally knew for myself that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the Lord's true church on the earth today.
It was here that I learnt and understood more fully why it is so important to have the companionship of the Holy Ghost with me always.
It was here that I learnt the importance of family and how they are the MOST important thing in your like.
It was here that I overcame the biggest challenges I've had to face.
So many amazing and important things in my life have happened here, I can never doubt that the Lord had a plan for me, he brought me to Toowoomba for my life to be blessed by the people I met here.Toowoomba will always have a special place in my heart and I think a part of me will always be here <3
But now it's time for me to start a new adventure! It will be a great experience living in America to see what my life could have been like. 2 more sleeps until I see my baby boys <3
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Wedding preparations begin!
I have had so much fun the past couple of days starting my wedding planning. Yesterday I went wedding dress shopping with one of my bridesmaids and got to try on a couple of dresses too! It was so surreal to see myself in a wedding dress!! :-D And today I went hopping around reception venue hunting with another one of my bridesmaids. Both were very tiring days bu t so much fun! I think it's finally starting to sink in that I'm getting married :-D
Friday, 20 January 2012
The day he asked me to marry him
Nic asked me to marry him on the 17th of January 2012, my best friend's 11th wedding anniversary. It was such a beautiful day (which was lucky because it had been raining and overcast for a few days) he took me for a drive down to the beach where we started picking up shells and Nic suggested we buy a photo frame and decorate it with the shells we find (little did I know he was just biding time for the sun to set lower). By this time I was suspecting he was going to ask me so when he came over to show me some shells and asked me to look underneath them my heart started pounding "Oh, that is so romantic!" only to turn them over and nothing was there HAHA!
After we put are cool shells in the car we walked back to the ocean and I got distracted by the tiniest crab I had ever seen. We then went for a walk along the jetty and Nic asked me how much I loved him, kissed me and pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him. A few minutes later after kisses and photos he asked "Did I ask you to marry me or did I ask you to be my wife?" Haha I told him the he asked me to marry him and then he sighed and said "Oh, I wanted to ask you to be my wife." It's adorable moments like this that make me fall more in love him everyday <3 I am so lucky to have him in my life and this time around he's gunna be stuck with me forever! I can't wait!
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