October-November
January 3, 2011
i feel that before i begin on a new beginning, i should maybe close the chapter on my last journey.
let’s begin with october–
the calm before the storm. once again, i took off to danita’s gold coast getaway with caroline for week. a much needed week of relaxation. we went for tans and came back with pruned hands and soaking wet hoodies. so much for sunny queensland, eh? a week with some of my girls is nothing to complain about though…we took too many pictures and ate too many kit-kats.
the moment we returned back to sydney, all hell broke loose in the form of moving house. oh yes, our house sold and we needed to vacate the property and clean for house inspection. these last 2 weeks of october were not my finest…stress and lack of sleep can only make lydia one cranky girl. we stayed up one night until 5 am cleaning and moving everything. we did manage a late-night/early-morning 4am maccas run…didn’t feel a bit of guilt on those calories. yeah, so pretty sure evil took the form of our real estate agent and landlord. it was so bad that danita and i had to play shawn mcdonald’s ‘take my hand’ on repeat for about 20 min everyday twice a day to calm down. let me sum it up by saying, it was a battle and we won. (take that landlord!) okay okay, so the bad attitude left and apologies were given out to everyone i had snapped at…yes, october was over!
november–
after the poor attitude and behaviour displayed in october, i declared november to be ‘no-crap’ november. no crap as in nothing bad goes in or out of your mouth. no bad food and no bad words. this month was quite successful and by the end of it all, i had like 10 people who joined in for no-crap november. …and being a girl, we kinda wanted to look good in our grad dresses at the end of the month, so the no bad food thing sort of served 2 purposes. i’m all about efficiency :) grad ball was SO fun! the getting ready process was a delight. a little morning swim, chocolate fountain, fruit, a good playlist, friends, make-up, hair, nails. the whole bit. then off to a night of dancing the night away, pancakes, then sleeping in the mini-van until the sunrise over the beach. can’t beat that.
after some good grad ball fun, we had thanksgiving for all the american and canadian students (who really cares who had the 1st thanksgiving??) at bobbie and brian’s lake property. it was like 4th of july meets thanksgiving. it was so kind and really special. felt a bit like home. :)
november came to a close with a bang, literally fireworks. our graduation ceremony was ridiculous. so much talent, so much creativity, and it was really fun. oh and i graduated!!!!!!!!!!! bittersweet moment. but i did it! and bonus—i got to dance! seriously was a night to remember. i’m forever blessed.
the ups and downs of these 2 months was heaps crazy, but every moment was…well, just that, a moment. a moment treasured. a moment to learn from. a moment in the journey. looking forward to more moments…
