Becuase you're worth it!

Ok, So it's been ages since I blogged, I know blah blah blah

But as Helen has said, there hasn't been much to say right now.

However, now that helen has been safely dispatched to school this morning, I can reveal a few things.

I have taken today off work as a lieu day from when I was in Taiwan last month, and I have a cunning plan.... I have managed to procure two superb tickets to go to the theatre tonight, nothing less than front row, dress circle centre seats.

I am just about to leave (around lunchtime) to head into the city, carrying with me an avernight bag, with various clothing options (you know what women are like ;o)) and a truck load of finest steak, champagne, wine, and other goodies and am heading here, where I will drop everything off, head back to school to pick helen up and whisk her away, straight into the city.

We will have a few hours to chill out, eat and sup the champers, the time to dress up, and head out to Her Majesty's Theatre, where we will see Miss Saigon.

Then, on our return to the SKY SUITE at the hotel, we will sit on the huge balcony overlooking the Yarra River, and anjoy a noice bottle of 2003 Green Point Pinot Noir mmmmm

Then, it just gets better for me on saturday, I am going to my first Aussie stags party - seems very similar to my stags party when I got married - we are heading out to the bushland in the Dandenong (Dingle dangles, mum!) for an afternoon of paintballing. The weather is promising to be heavy rain, happy days! Should be a blast, hopefully not too many bruises!!!

Anyhow, I better go pack the bags...

See you all soon

C

OH MY GOODNESSS!!

Guess what?? Guess what??

We just got back from the pub quiz- which we have been going to spasmodically forthe past 6 months or so but tonight Chris had a HUGE revelation. For ages we had thought that the hostess looked familiar but tonight it dawned on him who it was!!! The hostess of our quiz is none other than Toadie's ex-girlfriend from neighbours!! (For you Engliish people he might still be dating her, or maybe he hasn't started yet? She's the one who is an escort when he first meets her!)

I am SO excited!! A real live neighbours star hosting our quiz!! I've talked to her and everything. Chris even went up and asked her just to make sure it was her and she called it her 'little acting thing'!! She KISSED Toadie for goodness sake- that's quite a BIG acting thing in my books!!

Maybe she'll get dead famous like that Neighbours guy on House or Kylie Minogue or someone!! Very cool! But hopefully not too soon cause she's good at doing the quiz! (which by the way we lost- BUT we didn't come last!! WHohoo!!)

Gotta go to bed, (may not be able to sleep with all this excitment!)
Love Helen***

Sorry...

I know, I know.... we have not blogged for ages! I would like to say it is because we have been dead busy or going through emotional crises- or some other 'acceptable' excuse, but really, truely, its cause I have nothing to say!! A little over 18 months in Australia and I have to say that 'life is just life' really. We do fun stuff, we do boring stuff, we enjoy the hot weather, we shiver in 16 degrees, we sometimes eat kangeroo, we watch the parrots flying in the trees and get woken up by crows sqwaking but really Australia is pretty much like living in any other country at the mo! Now I probably either sound totally depressed or like we are happy and completley settled for the rest of our lives- neither of which is true!

And, that's not to say that I have done nothing with my Easter holidays- I have actually been quite busy. THese are the things I have done!

1. Entertained Chris' bro, Jon. he was out here visiting for a little over a week. He went off by himselves some days but we had fun having BBQs, going to the pub quiz, making tiramisu (well he made it whilst I made lasagne, but it was fun!), going to watch the footie and playing trivial Pursuit!

2. Visited a winery- we even stayed over night, courtesy of Jon. WE stayed in these very cool rooms with a spa bath and there was a leisure club with an 'experience pool' (which is like a pool that does lots of different things- like a jacuszzi bit and a bit where you swim against a current etc), and we had dinner in the winery restaurant (which was very fancy) and drank very nice wine!! It was a great night away!

3. Watched 13 episodes (in 2 days) of series 2 Greys Anatomy!! (My new favourite program!)

4. Cooked a Jamie Oliver sausage pasta recipe, which was exceptionally yummy!

5. Went to our church's Easter service which was a big party type thing a t the local primary school. I helped run the toddler egg hunt. One toddler hit another...it was fun!

6. Had my own egg hunt at home courtesy of chris. Only my treats were little Lindt bunnies and eggs- very yummy!!!

7. Had car serviced!!!

See- a very interesting life really!! But when I think about blogging I just can't bring myself to log on and tell you that I got my car serviced!! But I will try (really Jon we DO try!!)

Hope you are all enjoying whatever it is you are doing!
Love Helen***