Sunday 12 January 2014

An update on life

Hey guys,

So on Friday I was up at 4:30 in the morning to drive my brother to the airport and my sister to the bus depo.  As my brother goes to university in Melbourne and lives on campus he only flies back home when it's the longest holidays and when the uni is closed.  He is now in his second year studying History and Philosophy and weirdly loving it.  
Now that I'm moving to Geelong, which is only a hour away from Melbourne, we will get to see each other more and it will be cheeper.  

So my little sister was selected for the under 18 basketball country cup team that is held in Albury each year; she is only 15...  Anyway everyone is very proud of her and all her amazing sporting achievements.  So she was off on the bus to Devonport to catch the Spirit of Tasmania to Melbourne then they are to drive three hours to Albury.  Just take a moment to think about this for a second.  There are roughly 150 kids aged between 12 and 19 on a day sail on the boat then a three hour drive for them after a day of training .  I'm surprised no one has died of exhaustion or boredom.  

Also my friend Imogen has been staying with me since the 2nd.  I am so surprised she hasn't gotten sick of my bullshit and gone home already.  But anyway thanks bro!  It's been tough but we've gotten through this. 

I've got mixed emotions about moving to Geelong.  I'm happy that I'm leaving and meeting new people etc etc but I'm sad that I'm leaving my friends behind.  It's gonna be hard to adjust to life in Geelong without knowing anyone.  It's gonna be an awkward first few days. 
Anyway I'm logging off.

Bye bye xx  

Monday 6 January 2014

WOW

Hey guys,

So wow, I have been so busy lately.  So I hope everyone is well relaxed and has been having a great holiday!
So my family and I went camping for a couple of days around christmas up at Waterhouse which is near Bridport on the North coast.  I wasn't too keen on camping but it actually was a lot of fun and it was good to get out of the house and away from the internet ;) It got up nearly 30 degrees where we were which is good considering it's Tasmania!  It was so good; no clouds and barely any wind.  On the first day after we set up, my little sister and I went for a walk to explore our surroundings.  Jordan and I found these massive sand dunes on the topside of the bushes along the hills.  It was the most random thing ever.  We climbed up the vertical wall of sand and tree roots to get to the top.  It was a struggle but the view was amazing!  We ended up exploring the sand dunes and this beach on the other side for two hours!  
My family had christmas day up at our camp site with eggs and bacon under the sun.  It was probably the best camping experience I've ever had (school camp was horrible!), but four days of camping was enough for me so I decided to come home on boxing day.














So since camping I got my nose pierced (!!), set up my new phone, had new years with my friends and visited other friends that live out of town.  It's been so crazy and it's hard to sum it up without going into too much detail because yeah you know why ;) My friends and I went out for dinner last Thursday and had an adventure that resulted in me only sleeping for an hour that night!  I'm not purposefully trying to be vague but I don't really wanna go into much detail about some of the events from the last couple of days haha sorry guys. 














I've been in contact with Geelong Grammar about my position as a gap assist lately in regards to when I'm moving over.  I was originally going to go in the 10th then the 20th then the 24th and now it has been pushed back to the 31st!  I'm actually so happy that I am leaving later because now I can see from friends that were originally away when I was going to leave.  So I couldn't be more happier and it also gives me more time to pack hahaha.

I was really sad (secretly still am) about the fact that I didn't go to falls.  I didn't go because I wasn't organised and one of the friends I wanted to go with was on crutches so she couldn't come with me.  So we cried (not really) on the phone together.  But this year is my year for Falls!  But instead I did my friends hair watched them get ready for going out.  I'm not 18 yet so I get to stay home and go on the internet while they go out.  Yay for me, not.  

It's been hard for me to let go of last year but now I think it can only get better!  So I hope everyone has been having a good year so far with no regrets and lots of good memories already!