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.

Making New Friends

Today I made a new friend!

I got to catch up with the lovely Chris at Diet Coke Rocks!

We had a great morning talking away - in fact we met up at 10am and didn't leave until after 12pm!

Not to bad for a couple of chicks that just met today for the first time!

Love to catch up again soon Chris!

Oh and she posted a photo of me! and funny as I was getting ready this morning I threw on an outfit and then thought - no - better wear something else cause she just might take a photo!

So glad I didn't rock on up in my t-shirt afterall.

Quiet afternoon helping out a friend with things on the computer so not much else achieved.

Will update on my Nanas birthday later in the week when I have the photos!

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!

Lovely Package Exchange...............



From Oh Hello Friend Package Exchange

 I entered into the lovely package exchange on Oh hello Friends website whose website I find so inspiring.
Anyway the lovely Danni organised a package exchange and those outside of America got match up as best as she could.

I got the lovely Britt Kee  who can be found at www.brittkee.com. who is located in Korea!

In my haste to get her parcel to her I forgot to photograph it - but luckily she has done a post about it - you can check it out here.

 Pictures taken from Britt Kee's blog

It included some pens as I know she is an artist

Some keys - as mentioned in her quick bio for the exchange

Some cat ornaments as she loves cats

Little shapes to add to letters and packages

Some more tags for parcels

Some large plastic buttons

Dottie Tape

Plain Tags

Some papers with New Zealand scenes

And some Pineapple lumps  - a Kiwi Favourite.

My parcel has just arrived as pictured below:

It is amazing - I love all of it - which includes

Korean Handmade Paper - Awesome

One of her watercolour prints - Awesome!

Wasbi tape - Love the colours

Lace Tape  - LOVE LOVE LOVE This - have seen it on blogs but not up personal

Pink Package Tape - so cool

Messge in a bottle - LOVE this as well -so cute!

Timy pegs - Love them!

Pink Feathers - Cool

Pink Twine - Super Cool

Pink Think tinsel - Cute!

Little Prescription Pill Messages - Amazing and so cute!

Love it all!!! - A big thanks to Britt Kee for my wonderful parcel.
Also a big thank you to Danni for organising this exchange - will definetly do it again!

89 Day Challenge - Days 11-15

Opps

Sorry about that - the days got away on me after the suckky day at work!

I have still been going to the gym during the week days and trying to fit in extra activities in the weekend.

Food choices have been good and the scales on Saturday morning are moving the right way so that is good.

I had the most amazing day yesterday.

A very good friend of mine has had weight loss surgery (not lap banding but a sleeve?) she has lost 13 kilos since the surgery and lost before as well.

She has had to do a complete wardrobe change and I was the most lucky recipient of her wardrobe!

I can not believe it still - she gave me:
7 pairs of jeans (all different styles)
8 black pants
Approx 12-15 camisoles
Over 50 tops and overtops!
2 pairs of boots
Togs
2 cardiagans
2 jackets

I am so grateful for her generosity and for thinking of me like this.

I now have the problem of which top to choose to wear each day!

And to say thank you I am going to get her a voucher for some pampering at a Beautician as well as assorted gift cards from the "normal" girls clothing shops.

I feel so powerful and confident today in my new clothes it is an amazing feeling!