I know, I know, I'm very slack for not posting at least boring every day stuff here regularly anymore. Life is just very busy with working full-time and studying part-time at both Uni and TAFE. Thankfully there's only another semester of TAFE to do and then at least that will be one thing crossed off the list.
Can't think of much to write about but thought I might kill some time while here at Uni waiting for my next lecture to begin instead of, you know, studying.
The main piece of news is that the block of land finally settled on October 7th. I say finally because it was supposed to happen back in July but no matter, all done now! So now begins the fun part of finding a place we like, choosing a builder and getting the place built :)
Xy and I went and looked at some places last weekend and so far we're in agreement about what we like and what we want and what we don't want which has been great. We've also made a shortlist of builders and hoping to catch up with the one on top of the list this weekend to discuss additional costs, inclusions etc.
In other news we've booked a week in Mackay over New Year's Eve so that Xy can see his parents. I am looking forward to meeting them but a little nervous too.
There hasn't been much going on besides work and study really apart from a weekend away to Angaston recently over the last long weekend which was beautiful. We were lucky enough to have perfect weather, the B & B we stayed in was nice and the wine was very tasty indeed. The only downside to the weekend away was the family staying in the B & B upstairs from us who were Noisy As Hell. Apparently naturally walking around was impossible and all they could do was stomp around the house, or better still, run and scream. Brilliant. Kinda killed the peaceful romantic retreat idea but we did still have a nice time :)
Anyway I had better publish this very belated and boring post and make my way to the lecture theatre. Bye!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Catchup kinda
Ok, too much has happened since I last updated this Blog to list it all, but I figured it shouldn't mean I stop updating entirely so I'll start it from here I guess.
A few months ago, while looking through the newspaper, I saw an advert for a new course being offered by UniSA that sounded like what I'd wanted to do ever since I was a little girl - Bachelor of Arts (Writing & Creative Communication). They were accepting mid-year intake so I bit the bullet and decided to apply, and I'm now into my 4th week of University! I am still working full-time so am starting almost every day at 7am so that I can make it to lectures and tutorials in the afternoons, and I'm still finishing my Certificate IV in Government at TAFE, so needless to say I'm a very busy girl these days. Most days I am out of the house around 6am, home after 6pm and then have a few hours to study and/or relax before having to go to bed and start all over again.
Glen has also gotten work too, which means he has long days now also. I know he's been very busy and tired, but otherwise he seems to like the people he's working with which is probably the main thing, so he's been doing well.
We're now living with my parents to save on rent money while the house is built, although it is yet to begin because the settlement for the land has been pushed back, but it's okay, it'll all be worth it in the end when we have our own brand new house. It hasn't been too bad living with them although they are difficult to please most of the time, but truth be told we don't see them very much anyway because everyone's working (apart from Mum who broke her ankle and is still recovering, but that's another story).
In a way it's good living there, because the last few months we've had a lot of family dramas and so we've had to help each other through them. Most recently my grandfather in Yugoslavia passed away. I had met him a few times and he was a beautiful man. It obviously really hit my Dad hard though, and although he's now more "back to normal" I think when father's day rolls around it might resurface, as it hasn't even been a week yet since Grandpa died and it's all still a bit fresh for Dad understandably.
Anyway, apologies for leaving it on a sad note but I think people have given up on me updating and probably don't drop by here very often anymore, and also I have to get to my next Lecture and then race to the gym to try and fit a workout in.
Hope all are well :)
A few months ago, while looking through the newspaper, I saw an advert for a new course being offered by UniSA that sounded like what I'd wanted to do ever since I was a little girl - Bachelor of Arts (Writing & Creative Communication). They were accepting mid-year intake so I bit the bullet and decided to apply, and I'm now into my 4th week of University! I am still working full-time so am starting almost every day at 7am so that I can make it to lectures and tutorials in the afternoons, and I'm still finishing my Certificate IV in Government at TAFE, so needless to say I'm a very busy girl these days. Most days I am out of the house around 6am, home after 6pm and then have a few hours to study and/or relax before having to go to bed and start all over again.
Glen has also gotten work too, which means he has long days now also. I know he's been very busy and tired, but otherwise he seems to like the people he's working with which is probably the main thing, so he's been doing well.
We're now living with my parents to save on rent money while the house is built, although it is yet to begin because the settlement for the land has been pushed back, but it's okay, it'll all be worth it in the end when we have our own brand new house. It hasn't been too bad living with them although they are difficult to please most of the time, but truth be told we don't see them very much anyway because everyone's working (apart from Mum who broke her ankle and is still recovering, but that's another story).
In a way it's good living there, because the last few months we've had a lot of family dramas and so we've had to help each other through them. Most recently my grandfather in Yugoslavia passed away. I had met him a few times and he was a beautiful man. It obviously really hit my Dad hard though, and although he's now more "back to normal" I think when father's day rolls around it might resurface, as it hasn't even been a week yet since Grandpa died and it's all still a bit fresh for Dad understandably.
Anyway, apologies for leaving it on a sad note but I think people have given up on me updating and probably don't drop by here very often anymore, and also I have to get to my next Lecture and then race to the gym to try and fit a workout in.
Hope all are well :)
Friday, May 16, 2008
Pew pew!
The last week has been great, due largely in part to the awesome weekend I had last weekend.
On Friday night Xy and I went with my work social club to Marksman's Indoor Range for some pistol shooting and it was incredible! We had a package where we got to fire 24 rounds with a .357 revolver and 30 rounds with a Glock 9mm. What can I saw but "WOW!". What an incredible experience! I have to admit my nerves were high even though it was something I've always wanted to do, so I waited for a little while before I gave it a "shot" (ha ha). Eventually the nervousness passed so I started with the .357 and it was incredible. Even with our ear protection on the noise was intense and my heart immediately started racing and didn't stop for the whole 24 rounds. When other people in the range fired I couldn't help but jump a little, the adrenalin was running rampant. Anyway, my first shot went right through the bullseye! I managed to do pretty well with the .357, not great but not too shabby. I then moved onto the 9mm which I didn't enjoy quite as much and which I did far worse at, firing too low for some reason. Maybe because by this point my heart wouldn't slow down, not sure. Anyway, Friday night was awesome! The rest of my week pales in comparison.
On Saturday my auntie took us all out for lunch to the Para Hills Community Centre which was pretty decent actually, so it was a day with the family because Maria and Steve weren't gonna be around on Mother's Day. The place was pretty good, there was an area for kids to play to Susanna got to have a bit of fun with some other little kids. Yes I know I'm biased, but she's so beautiful. If anyone ever hurt her I don't know what I'd do, I want the best for that little girl. I wonder if all Aunt's feel this way.
Anyway Sunday was Mother's Day but I had a major assignment to do which was due on Tuesday so I spent most of the day working on that. We did go to Mum and Dad's for a couple of hours but didn't stay too long as I really wanted to get it done (which I did).
Since then the rest of the week has ofcourse been "blegh" due to work, and we haven't been up to too much otherwise. I've just been gaming a bit and Xy and I have been watching episodes of Dexter which we finished last night and oh my goodness, it is such a good show! Very well written even if I did seem to guess the plot on occasion. Looking forward to the next season!
Work still sucks but admittedly I haven't found much worth applying for, but I'm still looking. I'm still not being paid my higher duties which has pissed me off no end, but what can I do? It's hard to find something else I'm qualified for with decent pay... Better get back to it *sighs*.
On Friday night Xy and I went with my work social club to Marksman's Indoor Range for some pistol shooting and it was incredible! We had a package where we got to fire 24 rounds with a .357 revolver and 30 rounds with a Glock 9mm. What can I saw but "WOW!". What an incredible experience! I have to admit my nerves were high even though it was something I've always wanted to do, so I waited for a little while before I gave it a "shot" (ha ha). Eventually the nervousness passed so I started with the .357 and it was incredible. Even with our ear protection on the noise was intense and my heart immediately started racing and didn't stop for the whole 24 rounds. When other people in the range fired I couldn't help but jump a little, the adrenalin was running rampant. Anyway, my first shot went right through the bullseye! I managed to do pretty well with the .357, not great but not too shabby. I then moved onto the 9mm which I didn't enjoy quite as much and which I did far worse at, firing too low for some reason. Maybe because by this point my heart wouldn't slow down, not sure. Anyway, Friday night was awesome! The rest of my week pales in comparison.
On Saturday my auntie took us all out for lunch to the Para Hills Community Centre which was pretty decent actually, so it was a day with the family because Maria and Steve weren't gonna be around on Mother's Day. The place was pretty good, there was an area for kids to play to Susanna got to have a bit of fun with some other little kids. Yes I know I'm biased, but she's so beautiful. If anyone ever hurt her I don't know what I'd do, I want the best for that little girl. I wonder if all Aunt's feel this way.
Anyway Sunday was Mother's Day but I had a major assignment to do which was due on Tuesday so I spent most of the day working on that. We did go to Mum and Dad's for a couple of hours but didn't stay too long as I really wanted to get it done (which I did).
Since then the rest of the week has ofcourse been "blegh" due to work, and we haven't been up to too much otherwise. I've just been gaming a bit and Xy and I have been watching episodes of Dexter which we finished last night and oh my goodness, it is such a good show! Very well written even if I did seem to guess the plot on occasion. Looking forward to the next season!
Work still sucks but admittedly I haven't found much worth applying for, but I'm still looking. I'm still not being paid my higher duties which has pissed me off no end, but what can I do? It's hard to find something else I'm qualified for with decent pay... Better get back to it *sighs*.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Last week
Wow, one post a week! I wonder how long the updating of this Blog will last! It's been a bit of a busy week, so figured I may as well blog it :)
Last Friday night Xy and I went out to Sagamartha's for dinner as we try to have a "date night" once a week. I never thought I'd enjoy going to such a place as I'm not really a fan of curry but the food was fabulous. I had the Poleko Kukhura and it was so delicious, I think I may have changed my mind about eatting curries and would be willing to go there again to try something new.
On Saturday morning I eventually arrived at Michelle's house for a coffee and a catchup after arriving late due to my curse at catching a freight train on a freaking Saturday morning. I thought the curse was broken but alas, it lives on. Anyway, it was great to see her again as we haven't seen each other since last year. After that, the rest of Saturday was a pretty quiet one.
On Sunday it was my Grandma's birthday so we went to her place for lunch. My Aunt from Queensland is also in Adelaide for a couple of weeks and she's staying with Gran so I got to catch up with her too which was nice.
The rest of the week has just been work as usual. I have a big assignment due next Tuesday so I'll be working on that this weekend in amongst Mother's Day. My car's been giving me some hassles too lately, somehow need to find some money to get it serviced I think. A couple of nights ago I had to get the RAA out to replace the battery (hadn't been replaced for 7 years so pretty happy with that) but this morning it wouldn't start, then it started, then it wouldn't start again, then it started again. I hope I'm able to get home okay tonight...
Xy has been busy with interviews this week, he has one this morning at Telstra which hopefully goes well.
Anywho, better get back to work now :)
Last Friday night Xy and I went out to Sagamartha's for dinner as we try to have a "date night" once a week. I never thought I'd enjoy going to such a place as I'm not really a fan of curry but the food was fabulous. I had the Poleko Kukhura and it was so delicious, I think I may have changed my mind about eatting curries and would be willing to go there again to try something new.
On Saturday morning I eventually arrived at Michelle's house for a coffee and a catchup after arriving late due to my curse at catching a freight train on a freaking Saturday morning. I thought the curse was broken but alas, it lives on. Anyway, it was great to see her again as we haven't seen each other since last year. After that, the rest of Saturday was a pretty quiet one.
On Sunday it was my Grandma's birthday so we went to her place for lunch. My Aunt from Queensland is also in Adelaide for a couple of weeks and she's staying with Gran so I got to catch up with her too which was nice.
The rest of the week has just been work as usual. I have a big assignment due next Tuesday so I'll be working on that this weekend in amongst Mother's Day. My car's been giving me some hassles too lately, somehow need to find some money to get it serviced I think. A couple of nights ago I had to get the RAA out to replace the battery (hadn't been replaced for 7 years so pretty happy with that) but this morning it wouldn't start, then it started, then it wouldn't start again, then it started again. I hope I'm able to get home okay tonight...
Xy has been busy with interviews this week, he has one this morning at Telstra which hopefully goes well.
Anywho, better get back to work now :)
Friday, May 02, 2008
Friday a.k.a. my lazy day
I am trying to do as little work as possible today so figured I might as well write some crap on my Blog to kill some time.
The reasons are:
1) Very little and restless sleep last night means I have no energy to be here let alone think.
2) It's Friday (nuff said).
3) My boss is giving me the shits.
4) I'm sick of working here.
5) I basically just can't be bothered.
I really am tired of this place, and I've started looking for a new job and have applied for 1 thing so far, but finding something I'm qualified to do that earns me at least $55k a year isn't easy. I wish I'd done something different with my education sometimes. Oh well, in the meantime I have to learn to do what Dad always tells me I should do - come to work, do my job, go home and get work out of my head. Sometimes work is all I can think about when I lay down to sleep or it's the first thing that pops into my head when I wake up. It's crazy. Actually I no doubt would go crazy if Xy wasn't there for me to whinge to about it all.
I applied for a Senior Project Officer role for 3 months and got the job, but it's not at all like I thought it was going to be and I'm a bit disappointed which sounds ungrateful considering the extra pay (not that I've started receiving the extra pay yet). On top of that all of the Coordinators (that's my regular role) are also working on projects and are also getting the same pay rate as I am so I'm not sure why I took the time to write an application for something I was apparently going to be doing anyway. Anyway enough about that.
So, what else can I write to kill some time...
I seem to be finding lots of people I went to school with on Facebook lately, and each of them I swear looks just like they did in High School, it's quite funny. I can't believe how many of them are married and/or have children though, I wonder if I'll be the last remaining unmarried person from my old high school friends? Really cool to read what everyone's been up to though.
To go with the nostalgic feel I've been cleaning out old things at Mum and Dad's place for the last few weeks and found heaps of old letters, cards, diaries and yearbooks. Some of it was funny and pathetic (I had crushes on boys I never even spoke to) and some of it was quite sad (a certain boy making my high school years hell by being an arsehole), I just can't believe all the crap I kept unnecessarily. No wonder Mum and Dad's place needs a cleanup!
Well I'd better go and try to find something else to occupy my time on this day that seems to be dragging on. Only 3 hours to go until I get out of here and to the gym though, yay!
The reasons are:
1) Very little and restless sleep last night means I have no energy to be here let alone think.
2) It's Friday (nuff said).
3) My boss is giving me the shits.
4) I'm sick of working here.
5) I basically just can't be bothered.
I really am tired of this place, and I've started looking for a new job and have applied for 1 thing so far, but finding something I'm qualified to do that earns me at least $55k a year isn't easy. I wish I'd done something different with my education sometimes. Oh well, in the meantime I have to learn to do what Dad always tells me I should do - come to work, do my job, go home and get work out of my head. Sometimes work is all I can think about when I lay down to sleep or it's the first thing that pops into my head when I wake up. It's crazy. Actually I no doubt would go crazy if Xy wasn't there for me to whinge to about it all.
I applied for a Senior Project Officer role for 3 months and got the job, but it's not at all like I thought it was going to be and I'm a bit disappointed which sounds ungrateful considering the extra pay (not that I've started receiving the extra pay yet). On top of that all of the Coordinators (that's my regular role) are also working on projects and are also getting the same pay rate as I am so I'm not sure why I took the time to write an application for something I was apparently going to be doing anyway. Anyway enough about that.
So, what else can I write to kill some time...
I seem to be finding lots of people I went to school with on Facebook lately, and each of them I swear looks just like they did in High School, it's quite funny. I can't believe how many of them are married and/or have children though, I wonder if I'll be the last remaining unmarried person from my old high school friends? Really cool to read what everyone's been up to though.
To go with the nostalgic feel I've been cleaning out old things at Mum and Dad's place for the last few weeks and found heaps of old letters, cards, diaries and yearbooks. Some of it was funny and pathetic (I had crushes on boys I never even spoke to) and some of it was quite sad (a certain boy making my high school years hell by being an arsehole), I just can't believe all the crap I kept unnecessarily. No wonder Mum and Dad's place needs a cleanup!
Well I'd better go and try to find something else to occupy my time on this day that seems to be dragging on. Only 3 hours to go until I get out of here and to the gym though, yay!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Stupid work!
I just wrote a proper long update and it got eatten by the web because of stupid work and it's internet quota time. So now I'm annoyed and can't be bothered re-writing everything, so here it is in very short form:
- QLD was fab, coming home sucked
- Xy has now moved to SA, wooooo!!!!!
- Have bought a block of land at Mt Barker
- Susannah is almost 10 months old, almost walking and very gorgeous
- Work sucks
Wow I should write all blog posts like that hahahaha.
- QLD was fab, coming home sucked
- Xy has now moved to SA, wooooo!!!!!
- Have bought a block of land at Mt Barker
- Susannah is almost 10 months old, almost walking and very gorgeous
- Work sucks
Wow I should write all blog posts like that hahahaha.
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