adventure!

Feeling like i want to be an adventurer after i found this little trailer for a new movie: Amelia



On Amelia Earhart... looks good hey? if a little american... :)

And found this awesome story about a German woman, Clarenore Stinnes who circumnavigated around the world in a car in 1927! How cool is that! Her and a camerman and a couple of mechanics and an ollllllllddd car... hehehe, although it would have been new then... Anyway, check out the video!



She speaks pretty good english too.. :)

Found these gems on a new blog that is so vintage... Hollister Hovey, do check it out to swoon at vintage glamour things... hehhe...

excerpt from weekend

oh my god, what is this stuff.. oh its wonderful, its dirty, oh i can roll in it, and have it stick to me! hahaha, i'm going to annoy them and get really dirty! hm, can i eat it? *cough splutter* hmm.. not tasty, but so great to stick my nose in! Oh, and dig! DIG DIG DIG! Yay for that!

OH! Who is that? Can i meet them? AARHGHGHGH (running towards random person) HEY HEY who are you? Can i bite you? Can i bite your fingers? Hey hey! Look at me, pat me, but i want to bite your fingers! hey hey!

OH! Owners.. they are calling.. ARAHGHAHHHG (running towards us) CRASH! hahaha, this place is amazing, i love it, oOOoo whats that? A ball and stick throwy thing, can i bite it? YAY! I can.. haha, i got it, i got it! Hey, you threw the ball... oh i'll run... (Gets half way)... ahhhh.. thats too far! Forget it, i'm not getting that.. you go get it... ARARHGHGHHG (running back to us) I like this sticky throwy thing better.. i can pull on it while you hold it! grrrrrr.. thats so fun! i'll just chew on this thing.. its better...

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Our weekend from Skol's point of view... :)

uploading

Hi all... so after almost a month, i have got around to uploading photos! Hurrah! hehe... they are on flickr... :)

Here's one for now...



We're all settled now.. and things are great here in our little place... :)
Talk to you soon...

Oh P.S: I had the phone connected, but have now gone for a voip system, and am setting that up at the moment.. will let you know our new phone number soon!
love love love

we're in

hi hi

just a quick post to say, *phew*

we've moved...

I have to take photos, and have no phone or internet at home, so will try and upload some tomorrow...

:)

its ours

Well, its ours! I just had a phone call from our solicitor, and settlement has gone through as of now, which means we are now owners of a townhouse... Wow!

Thats a little scary, but kinda cool at the same time.. can't quite believe it!

We've been busy packing and cleaning inbetween dealing with pup behaviours from Skol.. ie, getting hardly any sleep from him crying at night... chewing on things when he figures out how to get past the barrier we have up from kitchen to living room and then discovering how wonderful it is to chew on playstation controls and usb mice and shoes! He has been keeping us fairly entertained... Last night was the first night where he almost, ALMOST, didn't cry.. there was a little whimper around 4am...

We're going to miss the house, its got a great little vibe, and is perfect for summer... but we will be glad to get away from the flood prone area, and not have to worry everytime it rains. Last night it stormed here, and we had just shifted all our furniture and boxes downstairs ready for a quick move on Saturday.. so there was a mild case of worry when it started to pour down rain.
We will also enjoy living in a place that is not an icebox in winter...

It will also be great having a proper setup for Skol. We're planning to install a dog door in our garage, so he can come in and out as he pleases, as opposed as him having to wake us up to go outside at night... will be fantastic.
I'm also taking Skol to Puppy School on Sunday... which will be fun. I want to start training him as soon as possible, because we have a feeling he may be as strong as his father... which will mean we need to make sure he knows we're boss. I went for a bit of a run with him yesterday too, and he loved it.. can't wait til he is old enough to come on my full morning runs, that will be great motivation. He needs the exercise too, to keep him lean.

I will dearly miss the area though.. is so great being so close to the city and having all the parks around us and organic markets and community farm and lovely vet and the best fish and chip shop i've ever been to!
We've vowed to go back there even though its now a bit of a hike from us..

We're heading out to pick up keys this afternoon, and move a bit of stuff tonight, then we'll move a bit more tomorrow.. and Saturday is the big day..

Whew... can't quite believe it.. i said that already didn't i? hahaha

Say hello to.......

SKOL!!!



The newest addition to our little family... hehehe... He is an 8 week old Staffy, black and brown, with little white patches on his chest and chin and one back foot.
And he is gorgeous... a little trouble... heheh

things that make me grin

Just a random post, while i'm sitting here at work, a little inundated and unenthused to be here... keep having these random thoughts and things about little things that make me smile...

Such as, remembering Willow being a hip-hop girl listening to Hilltop Hoods, hehehehehehe makes me chuckle...

And good buskers, there is a jazz type group that plays really good music just outside the bus station i get off at... makes the mornings better.

This photo:



Thinking of moving in and setting up house! Hurrah! Our house, OUR house.. wow, its going to be ours... :)

Looking for that perfect pup for us... Had a quick browse today, many many adorable pups out there...especially staffy x boxers..or boxers in general.. hehe..

The thought that summer is coming... yay! mini-holidays on weekends! yay!

This girls outfit: (i want.. how cute is it??)



Actually that photo comes from a gorgeous little circus themed wedding and it looks like so much fun... check out the blog of the photographer that took some really amazing photos: Adam & Halli's wedding photos by Josh Goleman
And check out the brides tattoo! I think thats Narnia inspired... hehehe



That whole thing makes me smile... very inspiring! hehehe

Watching Pilot Guides... the hosts of that show are so funny.. and they get so involved in the culture of the places they visit, its fantastic. The best travel show out there.

Dark Chilli Chocolate by Lindt. Its amazing.

There are more... but that will do for now... :)