what can i say to justify my tardiness in updating my blog?! not a lot except that quite obviously life has been pretty busy and i'm having a great time!! there are some definitely highlights to share over the last three months!!
as a start, shannon and i got engaged on 2 december which was expected and yet a surprise all the same!! he took me out for a lovely dinner at rockpool in southbank followed by a stretched limousine ride to st kilda beach/pier. we walked along the pier (as we did heaps when i lived there) hand in hand and watched the little penguins (once known as fairy penguins until we became PC and decided that was derogatory!) come ashore for the night. he proposed with the penguins and then we had some champagne in the limo as it drove us around the city!! the proposal, of course, caused a flurry of activity to commence as we finalised wedding invites, booked hotels and flights and i went shopping for "the" dress!! i think we're in pretty good shape now with a few bits and pieces needing to be finalised before we get married on 12 april 2012. yes, it's a shotgun wedding and no, it's not because we're pregnant!! :)
since i arrived in australia, i tend to ignore the holidays a bit since it's not snowy and cold and i don't have family around, it just doesn't feel like christmas... this year was completely different as i had my first traditional aussie christmas with family!! no, my parents didn't do the epic 26hrs flights to australia however since we're getting married, shannon's family officially qualifies as my family!! we had a lovely lunch at his sister's followed by a flurry of activity which can be best described as mayhem while the children opened all of their presents!! from there, we settled his brother and their family into shannon's for 10 days while he and the kids shifted over to my place... it worked out fantastically well for all involved and gave me an opportunity to spend a bit more time getting to know the kids...
we headed down to the beach for new year's which was a nice and relaxing few days away with some friends!! on new year's eve, we watched both the local fireworks along the beach and the fireworks in melbourne across the bay!! it was an enjoyable way to bring in the new year!! we were up the next morning and started the trek back to melbourne, stopping off at some cheese making establishments on the way home!! shannon's discovered that he loves blue cheese so we tend to explore the area from a cheese (and wine for me) perspective when we go away!
other than the more significant events above, i've been busy socially with friends and outings. generally just the usual things, movies, bbqs, drinks, xmas parties, etc... though i must confess, i haven't really been taking photos which is something we need to rectify!! that said, i suppose the only additional exciting things are that i painted the bathroom a cappuccino colour (and it looks fabulous!!), had a dishwasher installed and bought a bbq which we've used a couple of times!! i do love bbq'd meat!!
it's time for me to wake the sleeping giant (shannon) so we can start the day!!
happy new year to everyone still reading and all the best for 2012!! it is the year of the dragon so hopefully i'll have a fantastic year!!
hugs,
s
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