Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
My GOODBYE party
I stayed the second part of my last week posted up in Kristen and Lizzy's place. In my nook in their living room. MAN you dont realize what immobility is like until you experience it! it is scary, hard and just horrible.
I found it so hard to rely on people and i am soooo thankful i had such great friends and people. It brings tears to my eyes to think about it - words cant express.
Kristen and Lizzy still throw me a Mexican BBQ my last saturday. we stayed at theirs vs going out as planned. Kristen is my angle - she helped me bath...man being cleaned was amazing. I still cant get my ears wet with my ear issues - she tried to wash my hair with a coffee pot! then paid for me to go to a salon to get it done. How nice is that!! Felt good to be pampered - was hard to crutch it there but it was very close. Lizzy got me the cute flower!
It was such a fun party - everyone was there. The entire party Shot Gunned beer!! it was great - one last one. For those that dont know, it is my hidden talent and was a binding friendship moment on a camping trip down south a few years ago. Ha!
Aranka brought tequila - i dont do shots but we had to do one! It was fun!
Man it was hard to say goodbye, it was all happening. Words again cant express how hard it was.
At one point Kristen got everyone in a circle to say one memory about me. It was a touching moment and highlight of my life. I really found such great friends and people. I feel blessed and always wanted bonds like this. I will never forgot this moment and these wonderful people. I cherish our time we had and look up to each of you in a different way. You are beautiful inside and out. I love you all.
Lizzy that knife is a little big!! lol
such a beautiful person - hard working, living and loving life to fullest. see u in france in september
maura!! our sushi lunches, wine chats, fashion tips, you are so driven, dont loose touch
Ali - i know we will stay in touch. i miss our girls nights, good outtings, good luck on the wedding. we will always have hawaii! :) the green floaty and my horrible burn
aranka - the best work partner ever, sweetest dutchie...come to london! i miss u
Mels - my Cho Tai Tee gaming partner, you will always be Champion of the Universe! you showed me sooooooo much about FOOD - girl you can EAT. dont work so much and hope u choose london to work.
Dr Pongs Party! Lizzy and I....she is coming to London to (well back to london, she is british). glad to know her when i get there
The MEDIA TEAM
Kirsty - my client. we both almost cried, so sad to leave
the trio
Somers - bye!!
ahhhhh Bux (Managing Director of Amnesia)!! i gave him a nice card, thanking him for everything. he took a chance on a small town girl who never flew on an airplane by herself.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Moving Out - Life Changed....a bit
After crazy weeks of preparation, throwing away, nerves around leaving, excitement....a ball of emotions... this was my last weekend in my apartment.
After girls brunch, i moved my stuff to Kristens with the help of becks, lizzy and K. I had cleaners in and while they did their deed I had drinks at revisis with deke and becks...
Then lizzy met up with us at South Bondi RSL. Becks and I were spending the night together to celebrate my bday as she was outta town last weekend. We were going to the out door theater with Take Away din and New Moon. However Jen met me at my house to move my last suitcase...I was RUSHING as i felt bad inconviencing her and I was trying to get to the movie.
The last suitcase just wouldnt move down the stairs, I got in front of it (BIG mistake), yanked it and it came down on me! I feel down the stairs and heard my ankle POP.
The rest is history. Jen rushed me to ER - my god their medical system sucks. Even Jen, an aussie whos dad is a Doc, couldnt believe the nightmare. No communication, we were just left in random places...then one doc waved me over, um dickhead i cant walk!! then after 2 sets of zrays, several docs and getting a temp caste twice...from a doc that never put on on, we were off. Or so we thought. The ER was on locked down due to a crazy. 1am we just sat in the waiting room. However they didnt bother to tell us there is a backdoor way out. ANNOYED.
After getting some pizza, crawling up Jens stairs, we come home to a cockroach infrested place (sorry Jen, she is NOT dirty and never had this before). It was terrible hot with no air con. Lets just say i didnt sleep, pain, bugs, sweating.... let the nightmare begin!
I didnt work the last week. Several peeps seemed annoyed but believe me I would give anything not to have this happen! However I was very positive and now everything happens for a reason. Jen is my lifesaver - she is my aussie sister but she went way above, taking care of me and helping mentally and physically.
I was bummed as this obviously changes everything - my last week I didnt get to go my fav places to say goodbye, the parties, the last work things, and what about my big world trip I have been planning for a year. I just stayed strong, get home in one piece, let mom and dad take care of me - health is number 1! "Bring it on life, Ill see your lemon and raise you some tequila and salt!"
I went back the hospital a few more times to confirm the Talus Dome is broke! Jen got me into work one day to do Hand Over things - however after struggling to get in, they tell me I have to get out of the building!! WHAT - i mean it was very very hard to get there and I had no where to go! I cried and they let me stay (pretending i wasnt there).
We headed to Dr Pongs for one of my going away parties. So hard to say Goodbye! Change is hard. I love all these people, places and its sad to just uproot again. But very exciting at the same time (see going away pics in another post).
This is the view from becks studio!!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy 29 years to me!
Such a relaxing weekend - meditation, walks, yoga, classic bondi weekend.
Kristen coordinated an amazing girls brunch in balmain, best brunch place in sydney. sooo much food for such a good price! champers and great chats.
Pretty flowers, orange yoga mat i always wanted and a yoga class GC. sooo sweet!!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Bondi Byes
Team lunch for a friday arvo - Seans Panarama. Such a family home resturant, right on the beach. We had good wine and food. Jen and I proceeded onto a drink at North Bondi Italian - the happening spot Jen loves.
Then after sorting some funiture stuff, off to Revesis. Lots of Wine and Caity met up with us. We ended with Dancing at White Revolver.
What a good last Bondi night!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
More Last...
Caity and I finally hit up CBD for a night...free champers at Establishment, Bavarian Beer Cafe and a few others. Aranka came by for a bit, Elodie never made it out of the post work drinks at Bar Reggio...i stopped by which was fun.
Packing has been a nightmare - garage sale, no garage sales...what to pack what to throw. Seriously I throw SO MUCH away, which is so good for me...letting go, cleaning out the unnecessary. I took at least 7 black garage bags of clothes to the good will. It feel good to only have 4 suitcases of stuff.
I cant tell you how big this spider was - on the wall of my apartment...outside. He was so QUICK, i couldnt get another close enough for perspective. I swear it was as big as my head.
Squeezing in nights out with peeps - time is going so fast. Ali and Mel - drinks at Dr Pongs. Saunders stopped in. Then mel and went to The Bootleg in Potts Points for a mass amount of gourmet food.
OH and the bats!! i will miss seeing these large crazy things fly by each day...