Catch Up

Besides buying a house, life has continued to go too quickly. Am I alone in wishing you could pause life sometimes like you can a DVD, just to take a breather? Oh and the benefit is that then you could rewind when you've just done something bad. Like oops, I smashed my favourite vase, oh well I'll rewind and edit that. I digress though...

After the engagement party, I flew to Brisbane to attend a conference for work. It was a good opportunity to network and hear other speakers working in my field presenting new ideas. It was surprisingly tiring though, and considering that I'd already been doing too much it really took a toll on my health.

 The view from the Brisbane accommodation, from the 20th Floor overlooking the botanic gardens.

 The plane trip to Brisbane just had the most beautiful cloud formations, I had to capture it on camera.

By the time we had a planned trip to Ballina for a weeks holiday I was already physically exhausted and all I wanted to do was a day of 'nothingness'. That might sound boring but to laze around in pyjamas and simply rest and read seemed the best way to recharge my batteries.

Here's where I went wrong, rather than knowing my limits I had ignored my body. Consequently I got a terrible cold, and 2 weeks later I was still feeling awful. It turns out that I have asthma which explains a lot about why I have always struggled to throw off any colds. Now that I've been diagnosed it has made such a difference. I'm back to my normal happy and healthy self, and just having a name for it is a relief.

While we were visiting the North Coast, we (David, myself and his mum Christine) visited Coffs Harbour and swam with a dolphin called Bella (pictured). David and I fell in love with Bella, and we are both keen to eventually do the other experiences. This experience was the shallow water experience. It was the most amazing thing I have ever done.

We had a great time in Ballina, catching up with David's famly and enjoying the warm hospitality of his Auntie Ali and Uncle Allan. I also couldn't resist befriending their cat Rambo:

 How cute is that? With all the rain and the coldish breeze outside Rambo came in for a warm siesta.

On the way home from Ballina, we missed our bus back to Canberra. Our plane was delayed 3 hours from leaving Ballina airport and although I had left a 2-hour gap, it wasn't enough for extenuating circumstances. Luckily my grandparents gave us accommodation in Sydney for the night and we got to spend time with this cutie again:

We still don't have a clear moving date (since it's 2 weeks from when the tenants move out it is highly likely we will only have 2 weeks notice) and it is making moving plans tricky. I don't want to start packing too early and be tripping over boxes constantly, but I also don't want to be stressed out leaving it to the last minute. I'm really impatient to move in to the new house :)

David and I have almost booked a photographer for our wedding and we just had our save the dates printed. Soon it will be just a year until we get married ♥

It's Official...

We bought a house. Perhaps I'm biased but I think its the best house in the world :P

It's a little ugly on the outside, as are all new houses. It saddens me that our generation is going to be known for it's ugly square architecture. What it lacks in attractiveness, it makes up for with its practicalities inside.

Just a couple of steps away is a beautiful pond and a walking trail, that I am already planning to walk my (future) puppy around.

The garden needs a lot of work, but I prefer it that way. I'd rather start from scratch and set it up the way I want it rather than just inherit someone else's vision.


Unfortunately we are not too clear about our moving date yet, which makes planning a little tricky. As the house is tenanted, our settlement date is going to vary based on when the tenants move out. Still, it's only 6 weeks maximum at this point.

I'm so excited. Now I can have the puppy that I have always wanted, and hang pictures up. Best of all David and I can spread out in our 4 bedroom home and have a proper study and hobbies room.