A perfect day

Today was pretty close to a perfect day.

And why is that you may ask? Well, Its because I did so many things I just LOVE doing and really took the time to just soak it in and enjoy it ( New years resolution success! )

I spent today in my hometown which is around an hour away from where I live now and still is home to my entire family and my closest friends. Since the car hasn't been working I havent taken the time to go and stay at Mum and Dads for a few months and its really sucked not being able to see my nieces and nephew especially because they just grow up so damn fast!

Aside from missing my family two out of three of my best friends live there and I hardly ever get to see them! Steph and I have been best friends for seven years and have nearly never argued or had anything that counts as a fight. We used to just have such awesome funny times and I've really missed it! Its more epic when we get together with Chantal and do weir stuff and listen to the music of the 2000's! ( No idea when we got old by the way )

My best hoe <3

So thats exactly what I did today. We went down to this place we used to call " Vodka Rocks " in grade ten ( we found a red bear can there once ) and just laid out on the rocks and reminisced about all the fun times we've had and I once again started my crusade on getting them to move to live near me.

Speaking of sunscreen, I nearly lost my shit laughing when I found a little tube of " Quadblock " in Stephs car. You see, a few years ago when Steph was doing her Pharmacy qualifications she got sent giant boxes of " quadblock " sunscreen for doing an assignment on it or something. But like this was seriously

Bubblegum fanta!

YEARS ago and she still bloody has some.

Its crazy to think I've known these ladies for so long. The thing I love the most about our friendship is the fact we can quite literally go for months without talking to each other or seeing each other but as soon as we get together it's like we see each other everyday. I cannot stand the kind of girls who need that friendship that means they have to always be around and in your life. I'm a firm believer that no matter the distance, true friends are always true friends.

The really great thing about today was the fact I enjoyed it. I shared a laugh with my Daddy, showed my Mum the new Facebook app for her phone and had a gossip with my sister. Not to mention I got to cuddle my stunning niece! But most of all I loved that I was home, in the house all of us kids grew up in. Theres something special about the house you became an adult in. Theres just so many memories everywhere you look and that is the beauty of a real family.

Channy checking if the water is minus ten or minus fifteen - Cold, but gorgeous ocean. 

Spring cleaning in summer

Today I have spent the entire day cleaning while Aaron played battlefield for almost ten hours! I made him
Breakfast and he pretty much hasn't moved from the couch since! Meanwhile I cleaned around him in the living room , washed and cleaned my car and turned my floordrobe into a wardrobe. Pretty productive I must
say!

It's def a good feeling to have tidy surroundings and it's really made me feel good about the new year. Imagine what I could do if I was this productive all year?

In other news I am super excited to have joined a book club! Though most of the books will be downloaded onto my iBooks rather than actual books, I
Am pumped to read new things and be able to meet new people who are as passionate about reading as I am!

Anyway, that's all the news for today! I'm trying to get back in the routine of going to bed at a reasonable time. Loves it!!!


Ps- as you can see, kitty helped me today!

Day one of a new beginning

Welcome 2012! I am super pumped to have you here.

Today is a new year and with it comes the cliche resolutions. So here are the ones everyone makes:

- Obviously will lose weight.
- In relation to the above, I will start exercising everyday. Even if its just a walk.
- I will save money and pay off my debt.

Now, to the ones specific to me.

- This is the year I will learn to speak French
- I will continue to document my life goals, dreams and promises to myself here in this blog
- I will take up a dance class
- Whenever I start to get bored, I will teach myself to do something new
- I will read one book a month, minimum.

There they are. Now these things are on the internet I HAVE to obey them!

In other news, today was spent at the beach at Aarons uncles shack. We had a fab day in the sun and I made the realisation that I have missed swimming in the ocean heaps. I grew up about 5 minutes away from the ocean and used to go swimming all the time, now however I live inland and the nearest beach isn't as close.

Even though our legs were still burning from laser tag, we managed a few games of beach cricket and soccer. I'm pretty sure we'll pay for it tomorrow though, which is Aarons last day of holidays. Its funny how the weeks at work seem to go so slow but the one week you're all on holidays goes super fast. I still have a week off to enjoy but then I'm off to Melbourne for work for a whole week on my own. I will surely be taking my 3ds and laptop!

All in all I must say it was an amazing way to bring in the new year. I'm hoping that the bliss of today is a sign for what we can expect the rest of the year to contain. I have so much going already and I cannot wait for it all to kick off! There's weddings, festivals, a new job and many many more adventures we already have planned. Hopefully it will be a year of experiences we'll never forget!