I'm Lazy at Blog's

Unfortunately I’m the first to admit I have been pretty lazy at keeping the posts up to date. Unfortunately I actually can’t say that I’ve been too busy to actually update the blog, I have in fact just been lazy.

Anyways since last update here’s a snapshot of what I’ve been up 2!

First of all was the visit to Perth to see Megg’s, Kendi and Dee, sensational time had by all and managed to make some new pommy friends along the way!

Then headed to Melbourne in March for our work sales and management conference, bonus cheque in hand for doing a good job last year I returned home to my new (but actually 20 year old) townhouse to begin the renovation plans.

Funny how living in a place how quickly you change your mind about what is important to get done around the place. So out went the ideas to build a outdoor area and get that concreted, and in come the cabinet makers to quite on a new kitchen. I can no longer cope with washing everything in the cupboards each time I want to use it. 20 years of mould and smells means everything in the drawers and cupboards gets a film on it that is simply unpalatable.

So I settled on a design and some colours, and began purchasing electrical and kitchen things. Going with off which cupboards, with light beige drawers and a darker laminex bench top. Haven’t picked out tiles or a splashback yet… Which brings me to my next topic.

Darwin, NT. Not Today, Not Tomorrow, Not Tuesday, Not Thursday…

So lounge suite arrived on Tuesday after ordering it nine weeks ago (it's too big - but I'm too stubborn to admit it). Fortunately had more success with the oven, cooktop and rangehood for the kitchen – lead time 3 weeks on the dot. Next is the sink… well what a drama… 4 weeks in and the sink still hasn’t left Adelaide! So the retailer tells me it was released last Thursday and will be another two weeks away! So hence cabinet maker can’t build the other half of my kitchen until it arrives… even worse the retailer I purchased it from was the only one that promised me I would have it in two weeks!

So Simon from the Gold Coast came to visit last week, so went for a drive to Litchfield and the touristy wildlife parks. Am becoming quite proficient on my tour guide skills!

Jess had her baby, a bog, Logan Ashton Steve! He’s gorgeous and I can’t wait to visit him early next month. Should work out well as I have Sharon and Joe’s daughters christening on the Sunday in Adelaide too! Babies are everywhere. Thinking about getting a puppy, but that is on hold just now while the renovations are in full swing. Broke the hot water tap in the shower this morning so will have to add that onto the emergency fix it list. Missed my brother while he was back in

Went to the dawn service, the Anzac parade, the RSL, the pub, the races an two up yesterday… brilliant day! Happy snaps to follow! Take care all, cya soon.

Pre-2007 Posting

So in Darwin for another New Years Eve – that will make two in row! Unfortunately this year Megg’s and Darren will be in Perth so a civilized dinner, drinks and dancing is not on the cards - but get to spend NYE with my neighbours (yes they are still talking to me after committing their housemate - who is doing a lot better now) and the girls before they run a muck in town. Think the plan is The Vic early (yes for those Adelaide ppl Darwin has a Vic and sadly it is a ‘local’.) and then back home for the party next door. Would rather battle the stairs to get home than trying to battle for a cab early in the morning.

So what has been happening? Well Perth can not come soon enough, sadly Boxing Day Sales in Darwin are a little under done – there is only so much Target, Kmart and Big W that a girl can handle. Anyways that being said the monsoonal rains are just about here and while some of you guys struggle with Stage 3 water restrictions and water police in Darwin the automatic sprinklers still come on at midnight and trying to lock up work anytime before 5:30pm means getting saturated by the afternoon storms! Ruined a good pair of points the other day while trying to lock the gates, had a torrent of water up to my mid calves rushing past!

So Chrissy day was just a little bit special as far as orphans christmas' go. Had champagne and croissants with the neighbours, then out for brunch (which was actually full on lunch with bugs, prawns, oysters, roasts and puddings) then had to back-up and get set for the next location for what was to be my X-Mas lunch. Argh, lucky for a break in the afternoon and then the brilliant idea that Jager Bombs would be perfect instead of pudding… So swimming in the pool on Christmas night was just a top way to end the festivities.

So plans for 2007… (apart from meet the man of my dreams -*cough*). Have just about committed to finding my next holiday destination. Only 3 weeks this time, Cambodia and Vietnam via Singapore and Bangkok – only prob is two uni subjects, between now and then - so can’t go til June/July holidays (that means I get to Thailand in HOTTEST season, braved HOTTER last time so should be able to survive!!)

Mum comes up to visit on the 13th Jan, she comes in from Brissy (same flight as my flatmate and his girlfriend as they get back from Melbourne and Tassie respectively). So with the house to myself the Austar (Foxtel) remote is securely in my sole position, a blissful week thus far with no war time documentaries or MXC or Viva La Bam to think of… the bench in the kitchen is clean and the fridge is pretty much beer free – actually its just been replaced by Red Bull (yes the Jager Bombs are back for NYE) and wine.

Well, have a top NYE everyone, be good - miss you all and all the Best for 2007!

11,808 km in a week

What a week, glad it's Friday and I can relax - well ok, I have a bit of work to catch up on and study too, exams are less than 5 weeks away! How time flies when you are having fun.

Speaking of flying this week I’ve been clocking up the Frequent Flyer Points with the wedding in Mission Beach, (if you are yet to go to Far North Qld you are missing out - it is brilliant, I will definitely be going back) then a 18 hour fleeting visit to Adelaide. With all the flying I began to wonder where else could have I gone if I travelled 11,808 km? Then I go distracted at travel destinations again…

Most importantly on Wednesday I got to catch up with my sister, who is looking every bit the mum to be with her pregnant glow. The baby at the 13 week scan is now 7cm – looking fwd to this Aunty business.

On other topics this month has seen the save arrival of a baby girl for the Ball’s and then in Dec it’s Kristy and Steve who are expecting! Might be making a quick dash to Melbourne late next month for Niki and Andrew’s engagement party! Yes Kate, it does take a big event to get me back to Melbourne (but hey you are guaranteed to see me for their wedding too).

As for me well it will be a miracle if cupid ever shoots his arrow in my direction!

Tips for the Weekend
Saturday - Eagles by 14 Points (Norm Smith Medallist: Daniel Kerr)
Sunday - Storm by 6 (BOG Greg Inglis) .

Diagnosis from the Doctor

What a week for Australian Celebrities, not a good run with the passing of the endearing character that was the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin (did shed a tear over that one) and then the seemingly infallible Peter Brock. Bit of a tragedy really.

Well after two and a half months of the same cold my doctor ordered up blood work and on Friday I got the results. Two courses of antibiotics and still no improvement, I think I had convinced myself in the waiting room that I had throat cancer as that could be the only likely explanation for my symptoms. Well thankfully the results came back a little less over dramatic:
Thyroid – excellent
Liver – Excellent (ha that was surprising)
Ross River Virus – Negative
Malaria – Negative
All the bad ones out of the way, so that left me with a diagnosis from the doctor that I have now Tonsillitis and that I did have Glandular Fever, great missed it in year 12 only to be hit with it later. Now before I hear ‘kissing disease’ must have picked it up some other way. Anyways a course and a repeat prescription of Doxycycline tablets and I should be right in a week! Problem is those little babies make me physically sick so I’ve been taking them after a full meal and just before I go to bed.

The weather is getting HOTTER we avg 35 most days now, not long til the build up! Ahh the humidity, fingers crossed I don’t go troppo – nah, not likely.

Have a uni assignment due Tuesday that I really should be working on, so best I focus on that for a couple of hours! Out for Indian tonight - have managed to find a pretty good place in Nightcliff that's cheap and serves up a great Marsala. Not quite as good as Hot Gossip though.

Plan for September visit to Adelaide is arrive Wed 27th (approx 6pm) then free time til my meeting on Thu morning, fly back to Darwin Thu afternoon. I also have a unit test worth 30% the day after I get back from Cairns, so I’ll be taking the text books with me to tropical paradise!

What's been happening???

Last weekend saw me travel to Katherine for a mini road trip (280 km south of Darwin) for a night out at the Diggers Rest. The radio Station Hot 100 held a night there, so when one of the girls got 4 free tickets and accommodation on Last Minute we were set.

Territory Roads once you get outside of a town are generally all Unlimited Speed, so before you know it you’re checking tyre pressure and guessing ‘she’ll run nicely at 140kmp/h … not sure about fuel economy at $1.41 per litre though’

Anyways Katherine put on a pretty good night and then scooted home again to civilisation in Darwin.

From Wednesday I have a new neighbour across the duck pond (the local term for the marina) as Paul moves into a flat with some ppl on the other side of my bldg. I think he will be glad to be moving out from the ‘hells angel wannabe’ and into somewhere normal, fingers crossed they are normal. Did offer the rooftop tent option if he got really stuck, but that didn’t seem to go down too nicely.

So September is just around the corner.. September happenings

Meagan and Darren move to Perth (good luck)
Megan and Michael expecting the arrival of their first bub!
My Cousin Emma is getting married on the 23rd (updated as I am hopeless with dates) (yes Grand Final Day, obviously they are Queenslanders and do not appreciate the AFL - not that I am concerned with the GF as the Power are not able to get into the 8)
Have discovered Cairns has a Myer
Hence .. Friday 22nd Sept arrive Cairns … go shopping

Thursday 28th Sept - Adelaide for a half day training session for work (watch this space if I can cope with missing two weeks worth of uni for a 100% exam will stay longer)

That’s it for me! Take it easy All xox

Baby on the Way

Well at only 9 weeks in it looks like I’m going to be an Aunty as my little sister is pregnant! She has to get through the first trimester first and then she’s out of the danger zone, but all excited non the less!
Rather amusing as her comment of the day so far has been that she feels ‘fat’ at nine weeks, I will be reminding her of that in about six and a half months when it’s all about to happen and she is about to pop. So much for her moving to Darwin. Jess and Ash are currently holidaying in Qld with my mum for the week, so even more so looking fwd to the trip to Cairns next month to see my family!

What else.. oh, our sub-let tenants who are currently camping in a tent on our rooftop balcony have found a home and they move into their own place next Wednesday (good Adelaide ppl). So far they have been the perfect housemates, the house is spotless and dinner is usually on the table at 7! Had to redeem myself and cook a roast on Sunday night as was feeling a little inadequate in the cooking stakes! Think I will miss them though when they move!

Signing off for now… Meg’s

Something amusing

This is just a link to another blog that I found while downloading my lecture notes for this week (honest) best read from the bottom and beginning entries... not sure if this chick is for real but makes for interesting 'revenge' reading!

http://thatgirlemily.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_thatgirlemily_archive.html

Take care all...