Easter Sunday

What a lovely day it is today.

We went to church this morning, for the first time in a while. It was a great service, the sermon was short and sharp, the skits were really well done and several of them were very funny. Tom's parents did one of them and it was great. In character, Tom's mum suggested that she and Cam should go caravaning around Australia which was hilarious because I know she hates the thought of that.

Then we went to Suzy and Dan's place for morning tea. Suzy put on a lovely spread including several different types of toasted hot cross buns and some lovely fruit loaf. They used all the nice things they had been given as wedding gifts which was great.

We stayed to watch their wedding video. I was surprised how good it as. I though it might be a but drab because the main videographer was a bit of a tool. But it was great - Suzy and Dan chose the music and that really made it. Plus the footage he got of everyone was really good. Some of the thing they did were a bit corny but other things, like speeding up the footage of the boys getting ready, was really clever. I was in it quite a bit and was pretty happy with how I looked - and really it is all about me!

This afternoon we are having a rest and Tom is watching the football. Essendon is playing Fremantle. Tonight we are going over to Tom's parents place for dinner. Some of their family friends with small children in tow are over from Sweden so it will be nice to catch up with them and see the kids.

Happy Easter everyone!

How long do you want to be loved? Is forever enough? Is forever enough?

Preparation for Suzy and Dan's wedding over the last few weeks and watching Wife Swap tonight has got me thinking about marriage and what it means to me.

I think getting married was the best and most worthwhile thing I have done in my life. I often tell my husband how happy I am to be his wife. To me being married has meant being very happy.

Marriage means being part of a team and having someone who will always be on your side. It means having someone who will help you out and watch out for you. It also means being responsible for helping and watching out for that person back.

I am always sad to see couples who don't help each other or consider each other in decisions. It is sad.

My absolutely favorite TV couple are Allison and Joe Dubois from Medium. I like them because they are nice to each other and help each other out - there is a lot to be said for that.

New Job

I started a new job today.

Well maybe new isn't the right word. It was the job before my last job and the job before the job before that. This is the third time I have done the job. I can't help it I just keep coming back.

This time I am suppose to be doing it for three years. What a ridiculous amount of time. They should just give it to me permanently. But then on the other hand I am not know for my long tenure in positions so I don't really blame them. They probably know that if they give it to me permanently I am likely to bugger off somewhere else.

I had to move all my things. I fit my entire work life into one box which I sat on my chair and pushed into the lift. Sadly the special key to make the lift go to my level didn't work so me, my chair and my box had to go down to ground floor and via the atrium lobby go to the other lifts. It was fun. Someone actually asked me if I was stealing stationery. Loser!

Anyway I have settled in and back into the swing of it again.

Better go now have an application for another job to write.........

The deck

We are extending the deck this weekend.

The timber has arrived and has been moved from the front to the back yard. The existing deck is being partly demolished and then the new deck will be built.

This is what it looks like so far..

Dancing Classes

We have started ballroom dancing classes in preparation for Suzy and Dan's impending wedding. Tom and I are progressing well. Tom is particularly good and I was better than last week - when I need quite a bit of remedial attention from the instructor. We started with the rumba and then have progressed to the jive this week.

I suspect we will be ready to compete professionally in a few weeks.

Holiday

At last.....at last......our holiday has arrived.

We stayed down in northern NSW for a few nights at a place called Crystal Creek Rainforest Retreat. It was right in the middle of beautiful rainforest.












It was fabulous. Not cheap but worth every cent. We stayed in a Creekside Spa Bungalow. It was well set up with a leather lounge and a big lcd TV, DVD, CD player, mp3 player, surround sound system and even a harmony remote. It was self contained and even had a great big barbecue that Tom and I made good use of. The spa was great - not as good at Rainesforest but very good all the same. And they even left us a bottle of 1998 red to "celebrate" Tom's birthday and some muffins for breakfast - nice touch.

I would highly recommend it!!!
























Yesterday we drove up to Mooloolaba and are now staying with Toms parents at the Peninsula. It is nice to stay with them and catch up. Tom's sister is going back home to central QLD soon so it is nice to be able to spend some time with her.

Tonight we went out to the surf life savers club for tea. Is there anything better when at the beach than a good club meal? I think not. It just goes with the holiday somehow.

Anyway we are coming home tomorrow and I am very much looking forward to sleeping in my own bed. I miss my house and my creature comforts.

Tom's Festivus

Today was Tom's birthday.

The festivus started at 8 am with breakfast. Tom got a donut maker from his adoring wife so we had donuts and iced coffee.

Then we went to Raines forest and had a massage and time in the spa/sauna. It was wonderful and very relaxing. After this we went to Indooroopilly and saw Casino Royale in Gold Class. It was a great movie. Very gritty and not too much violence. We got the car washed while we were there.

After that I had planned that we would go to the Maritime Museum at South Bank but we were too tired so we came home and had a rest.

Then after bacon and eggs for tea we went to dancing classes that Suzy organised in preparation for her and Dan's wedding at the beginning of March. The class was fun. It was quite intimate because we got to dance with the same person the whole night. So Tom and I spent the whole night dancing which was really nice. We needed some remedial attention for a few steps but overall weren't too bad. Ok well that isn't quite true. I needed some remedial attention for a few steps but overall weren't too bad. Tom was great thanks to natural talent (?) and possibly those Churchie dancing classes.

Tom's family came back to our place after dancing class for coffee and cake. I made Chocolate mud cake last night which was very rich and very nice. Maybe tomorrow we could have some from breakfast........

Andrew's 29th Birthday Party

We went to Andrew's 29th Birthday last Saturday night. It was a really good night.

It was a fancy dress party. The guests had to dress up as the favorite character they had played in a musical or one of the characters Andrew had played in a muscial. Since we haven't been in shows Tom went as Frank from "Annie get your gun" and I went as Annie.

It was great to see some people we hadn't seen for a very long time and catch up with what they were doing.

Kat catered the whole party and even went to the trouble of doing special gluten and corn free meals for Cam and I. Which was very nice of her.

The band did a good job and there were lots of people dancing. Tom and I were too tired by that stage to participate.

Here is a picture of us in our costumes.

Wii Party

Last week we went to a Wii Party.

It was a lot of fun. We played golf, tennis and ten pin bowling.

Here are some photos a friend took of us bowling... (Thanks Cam)

Food poisoning

I got a mild case of food poisoning this week. Very unpleasant because I happened to be away from home in Canberra at the time. A couple of people I went to dinner with said they felt a bit queasy after eating the prawns - I scoffed at their sensitive stomachs. The next day another couple of people I was traveling with said they felt sick from the prawns the night before - I scoffed and let everyone know that I felt fine. Then at about 10 am I started to feel very sick. Very sick.

We were at the conference area of the CSIRO in Canberra. I sat outside the room for a while concentrating very hard on not vomiting. One of the ladies from CSIRO took pity on me and gave me some panadol. She arranged for me to lie down in one of their education rooms. They had lots of big cushion for kids to sit on when they listen to educational talks on science. I made the cushions into a bed and had a nice sleep.

I woke up feeling much better and by the time I was in the qantas club waiting to go home I felt well enough to eat a few too many sausage rolls. Thank goodness for that.