BIG GAY OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

My bestie and I decided  to enjoy a sunny summers day,  filled with entertainment and enjoy some time away from the pressures of family.

So where do we head..............

 

THE BIG GAY OUT  of course

 

 

Some of the lovely ladies enjoying the day

 

Some more lovely ladies and a few barely dressed men!

 

I decided to get a Henna tattoo done as well since it was part of my To do list.................

Friends............



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Inspired by Craig Harpers Recent Post Friendship Criteria I was inspired to have a think about my "friends" and how they fit into my life.

Over the last year to 18 months I have noticed a drop in friends/accquaintances and how we have all moved on from each other and are no longer needed in our current life. Our time together has finished but not forgotten.

Though that still leaves me with lots of acquaintances from the different aspects of my life:

The Soccer Club Group - These are other parents from our childrens teams, those that play soccer with my husband and there wifes, those that we only see in soccer season. - These also include a lot of my husbands friends,including a lot of his childhood friends who we somehow don't seem to see over the summer sunny months (must have enough of each other over winter HA)

The Squash Club Group - These are new to my circle, although a couple are crossed over from the soccer club people

The Childs Friends Group - These are more the parents of there friends who I see randomly when drop offs and pick ups with the kids but would stop and talk to if I saw them up town.

The My Parents Friends Group - These are friends of my parents that I see around town - also in this category are my auntys friends.

The Work Place Group -  Self explanatory - do not socialise with them outside of work related events.

The Dancing Group - There are two sets with this group - those that I only see at Dance class and Dance Parties. Then there are those that I choose to socialise with at Dance Parties and other dance related events, we have an interest in common that draws us to each other and enjoy each others companies - always a great time when hanging out with these people!

The above groups are friends but would not be the first people I would think of if I needed a shoulder to cry on or need to have a good whinge about life with!

That would be:

Angela - I regard her as my BFF - we have been friends for nearly 20 years and share most things with each other, I enjoy her company and we share a love of scrapbooking, amongst other things. She has been there with both my parents passing but does not know the family and its dynamics as well as the next two. But there is something to the friendship that makes it just that bit more special.

Stacey and Megan - These two I have know for the longest, (probably getting closer to 25 years) in fact Megan use to date my brother many many years ago and Stacey and her ex husband where my brothers best friends way back when! - These two know me and my family and all that goes in between.  They have been there for me when both my parents passed away and for that I am truly grateful to have them in my life. - While we are not constantly in each others lives and only cath up every three months - I know that I can call them at any time and they would stop what they are doing and be by my side as soon as I needed them to be!

At times I feel sad that I do not have more closer friends but the three true friends I do have I cherish dearly and they help make my life rich along with the others sprinkled through.

Weigh In and Weekend Away Update

Well first the good news!

Weigh in on Saturday morning saw:

A Loss of 3.2 kilos!!! - Whoop Whoop

To say I am happy is an understatement

This has been a great start to my new lifestyle journey!

Now to the weekend away at my BFF's - it was great.

I got lots of organising done for my heritage album and I also completed 11 pages in the album as well.

I ate well and stayed on track even when they were all "Oh just have a little piece, it won't hurt, blah blah blah!

I am proud of how I handled myself over the weekend - only thing I would do different - probably incorporate  some excercise - like a small walk!

But overall best weekend so far for 2012!

Weekend Away...........

Woo hoo I am off for a weekend at my BFF's 

starting tonight straight after work I will drive to her place!

No Children!

No Husbands!

No Worries!!

We are spending it scrapbooking

Yup I am getting my Geek on!

I have brought with me my Heritage Album

It is a hard one to do with both parents now past but I have

put it off long enough

This weekend I will tackle the mountain of memories

I have and get them into order

and then

into an Album!

Weight in tomorrow morning as well

And how sad am I

I have brought my scales with me!

I won't be able to post until home on Sunday.

But rest assure

It will be a good one!

Bungy Update

As I mentioned the other day, I was in Queenstown last weekend with my best friend.
She was down there for a work conference and since it was her birthday on the Friday we decided that I would fly down and spend the weekend with her!

We had a blast - altho Queenstown is very expensive.

She has the photos on her camera so I can only show you one of the bungy ones I have managed to down load for now.

This is her and I just before we jumped!

Notice I am holding on to the bar still!

I will be honest - I chickened out of my solo jump - I just couldn't bring myself to "fall" off the ledge - but I really wanted to do it!

Since Ang loved her solo she was more than happy to do a tandem with me, and if you jump again on the same day it was only another $60.00 for her to jump!

So we got strapped up and away we went!

Once I can get the other Bungy photos to upload I will post them!

When you are strapped together you are to hold onto the other persons harness at the back and put your free hand out to the side!

Well - I freaked out straight away and my free hand went straight to Angs shoulder and didn't leave! so all you see in the other photos is her face and my side or my big bum! (hilarious)

I shut my eyes and screamed the whole way down!

I HATED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

BUT I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!

I had worked myself up to jump and when I couldn't do the solo - I was so upset with myself as I had placed so my significance on this jump!

To me it was to symbolise the releasing of the old me - who put up barriers for not succeeding at weight loss, who made excuses to not exercise - I wanted to throw the old me off and emerge a new me!

A person who will succeed at her goals

A person who will put the focus where it needs to be

A person who will face her fear and overcome it anyway!

So to do the solo with my best friend was perfect - she is there for me in any way that I need her and vice versa!

And yes since Saturday  - I have been a focused girl - I am exercising a lot more, eating great and really working on me!

Watch out World here I come!

Girls Weekend Away

I am heading off for a lovely weekend away with my Bestie today..................................

She is already there and I am flying down this morning.

Can't  wait it will be lots of fun - no children, no partners - just us girls.

This is were we are staying  - The Millenium Hotel in Queenstown!

It looks Fabulous - Just the place for two lovely ladies!

We have a few things planned to do - shopping, relaxing, eating,drinking, celebrating her birthday and one more - which you will find out about tomorrow!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!