Did I mention, my family are crazy.

My grandparents have always been really active and are always on, when we lived in Katherine they hate to be away from us and once or twice a year they would pack the car and just start driving, 3000kms wasn't going to stop them from seeing their grand children.So Last week when my Nan called and told me they were going up to Mum and Dad's place for a couple of weeks I wasn't surprised at all but then she went on to tell me they were going to come via Mackay and were going to spend a few days with us along the way.

This is totally normal for them..so I started working it out in my head, planning the route they would take, they would fly out from Melbourne coming via Brisbane to Mackay and then Cairns out to Groote Island and then onto Numbulwar..I kept thinking geez this is going to an expensive trip..Nan was still on the phone and I must have blanked out with all the planning going on in my head, she was discussing travel plans..they planned to drive up and would be leaving home early Sunday and would be at our house Monday/Tuesday afternoon.
I finally clicked back into the conveseration, drive? It makes perfect sense but OMG it's such a long way, their not exactly spring chickens anymore, this is two people in their 70's planning a trip half way around the country in a matter of days. There was no stopping them, it was already set in their minds, their bags were packed , the bowling club has been notified, they had the emergency mobile phone set and the car was ready to go.

According to my sources yesterday they drove from Hay to Goondiwindi on the New South Wales border. We have family in Bunderburg so I'm really hoping they take it slowly today and stop at Bunderburg today and continue onto Mackay tomorrow but I won't be surprised if they keep on driving and make it to Mackay dinner time.


*edit* my grandparents arrived at 6:30pm..luckily I had a roast chicken waiting for dinner.

Blissfully Happy

Our lease ends for our apartment in Mackay this week and as a result the automated payments we set up six months ago stopped and we had extra money in our bank account this weekend.
These days everybody is always so worried about money and sometimes it feels like it takes over our lives.. how much money do we have, where did it all go, did we pay all the bills on time, did we remember to do anything fun this weekend.

Were always a couple of weeks in advance so instead of being sensible and putting the money towards another weeks rent we threw caution to the wind and lived a little. We brought takeaway for dinner, picked up a new game for the wii {Dora saves the snow princess} and we all went to the movies to see Ice Age 3, we sipped on our drinks and nibbled on popcorn {when Josceline would let us, she ate most of the LARGE box herself}. It was just really nice to be together as a family unit, we haven't been to the movies as a family since Joss was a baby, I know she's only 2 1/2 but that really feels like a very long time. There's allot of kids movies coming out over the next couple of months so I'm sure we can find an excuse to do it again soon, it really was the perfect way to end the weekend.{This is me after crawling out of bed on Sunday, Luigi kicked me out of bed to go buy lemons for hollandaise sauce, a few minutes later he called me a bogan because I wore my tracksuit to the corner store, ha!}

How did you spend your weekend?

Question.

For me it has to be cricket..it's not for lack of trying..I really do try and listen and get involved in the game..but I'm sorry boys.. I just don't get it. I think it's fun to play cricket and I always join in at christmas time but what I don't get is how men sit in front of the tv for so long watching two guys hitting the ball and then running up and down the pitch all day. Can anybody explain?

A week with the girls

So a few weeks ago while I was on holidays at my parents house I packed my bags, put a movie on for my kids and snuck out the front door while the kids were distracted and boarded a plane to Darwin. I can not tell you how weird it felt to be getting on a plane alone, without my children. The thought of spending a whole week away from them, no early mornings, nobody hogging my bed in the middle of the night, nobody to make lunch for, nobody to entertain during the day..it was really really scary but exciting as well. I can't remember the last time I went to the movies alone let alone the last time I spent a week alone with my girlfriends.

So while the girls were blissfully happy at Mum and Dad's house I arrived in Darwin to spend the week hanging on with my amazing girlfriends and attend my BFF's wedding. It was such a great feel to be able to hang out and remember the good times and live in the moment.

It's feels strange now that I'm home the week seems like it went so quickly and it was all a blur constant motion, pedicures, manicures, shopping, eating out, drunken nights, old times revisited and so many laughs.

This post has been amazingly difficult to write because every time I sit down at my computer, I just don't know how to put what I'm feeling into words. I don't know how I can ever thank my Mum and Dad for doing such an amazing thing and how I can thank my friends for an amazing week full of fun, laughter and tears. I've been home for two weeks now and I still feel blissfully happy.

Instead of boring you all to tears with my whole trip I've decided to feature the highlights.

Holiday Post: Day Seven

This morning we woke up early {9am} and went out to the golf club for an all you can eat breakfast, eggs benedict, pancakes, hash browns, french toast, bacon, baked beans, fresh tomatoes, brushetta, fruit salad, yogurt..it was all so good and I can tell you right now we definitley got value for money.

{sal's not normally this yellow but Ef was in charge of photos and it was the only way I could save it}{too cute, I think we have a new record, she kept it in the whole time we were there}

Sadly this is where my story comes to an end, today is my last day in Gove and I feel kind of sad, I thought coming back after such a long time would be hard, that I would find it a struggle to settle back in at home but it hasn't been like that at all, its been really nice to come back and we have had allot of fun, I've been away for so long and allot of things have changed, I started to forget how amazing beautiful everything is up here and how much we take things for granted.

This afternoon after I packed my bags we took the kids down to east woody for one last walk on the beach, rollo came too because she's not one to miss out on the action. We made sandcastles on the beach, ran down sand hills and collected shells along the beach. It was the perfect way to end my trip.
{making sand castles with uncle chris, ef wanted to wear her ball gown to the beach}{josceline in true form}

*edit*

I'm at the airport waiting for my plane {gotta love wifi}, Dad was getting worried that I would miss my plane and as my phone doesn't work here I agreed to leave for the airport. It only took me two seconds to check in so I sent them home, I got frisked by security {I suspect they were bored and needed some way to entertain themselves} I have just turned on my phone and realized there's still an hour to my flight and I'm the only one here.

I'm about to board a plane to Darwin and spend a week with my girlfriends, can not wait!