Congratulations.

My first congratulations is to Carmen and Jeff, who got engaged on the weekend. How exciting! I can’t wait to go shopping and help her think of ideas and stuff!

We all went down to Sydney for it, and it was a really good weekend. Carmen didn’t suspect a thing, which made it so much more fun! Luke and I met up with them after the proposal, and carried around Carmen’s hoards of flowers!! Read more about it at her post: here.

I guess the only bad thing about Sydney was how I kept thinking I was in an Asian country. It actually made me upset that this iconic piece of Australia was really not Australian at all…

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My second congratulations goes to Baz Lurhman and his newest film, “Australia”. I am now incredibly proud to be an Australian, and am happy that people all over the world will see this movie, and think of Australia like this… in some way or another.

I felt that it was a really respectful representation of all types of Australians, particularly aboriginal people, and I found that it was a really interesting perspective on them. It made me want to pack up and go live in the outback. I feel like it’s almost where I belong.

I bawled my eyes out nearly the whole time, and basically just clung to Luke (poor Luke!), but it really was a great movie.

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Undeserving

Last night Rachel, Kathryn, Carmen and Jeff helped Luke and I clean our old place. And it really sunk in how lucky we are. For two things- our new place, but mostly for our friends. Not necessarily ‘new’ friends, but… kinda.

So this is my special dedication to Rachel, who helped with all our moving on Monday, and then when ‘the car incident/ accident’ happened on Monday arvo she was over at our old place cleaning! Then last night helped clean again. And we were cleaning for HOURS last night. And to top it off she buys pizza on the way back to our new place. She is ADORABLE, and I am indebted to her. Last night I realised how much I don’t deserve a friend like her- someone who is willing to sacrifice her time and effort, and time with her sister (Kathryn- who helped us clean), just because we’re friends, and I needed help. I am seriously in awe, and this little paragraph in no ways explain how grateful I am, or how much I am amazed at your commitment, friendship, loving heart, and specialness! I am seriously trying to find some way to thank you properly.

Oh, can I also give a big shout out to Kathryn, who was an excellent cleaner! She came over to clean, and I am very, very thankful!

Thanks to Carmen, who was the first one to help us clean, and when I had messaged her to ask if she could help she so quickly replied ‘yes’ and sounded so excited! You really gave me hope, Carms, that this whole cleaning thing would be okay.

Jeff deserves a huge shout-out as well. He helped us clean all the places we forgot, and then after dinner, at our new place, he washed up!! I am so blessed to have a friend like that as well!!

Thank you to my husband as well, who did all the little things on the list I gave him yesterday- including the washing up, and finding some plates in a box. And thank you Luke for taking responsibility with me for cleaning our old place. I really appreciate you and the way you look after me- especially when I have nose issues at night, and feel like I’m dying. I love you.

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Oh, and thanks to Aaron for coming to eat Pizza with us and play Absolute Boulderdash. haha.

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