Xmas In July

Dan and I decided to go for a drive down to Rockingham to check out the shops.  Neither of us have been there in ages and it was a relatively nice day, until it started raining after we got to Rockingham.

It's looking much better now that they have almost finished renovating the place.

We both managed to pick up a couple of gifts we needed for the party we were going to in West Perth.

Back at my place we spent the afternoon scanning Dan's documents for the job she was applying for to teach English in Europe for 10 months.  I have a feeling she is going to get it.

We then got dressed for the party, luckily it wasn't fancy because it was freezing outside.

I've been to the house once before for a bbq but never went inside.  I've not been to a party where you're name has to be on the guest list which the security guy checks before you're allowed in. 

We played a different kind of pass the parcel game.  We each were given a gift, but we were 'allowed' to swap it for another gift if we chose - take the gift off another person - but it wasn't guaranteed that we would get to keep that gift because someone else could elect to swap their gift.  There was a very popular Jenga game that was swapped several times. 

Back From Bunno

Had an awesome time down in Bunbury with Belinder, Heather and family.

I'm still a little shocked that Bel is now with Heather, it just seems so sudden considering Heather had been in a long-term relationship and had only recently broken up with her partner.  I worry for Bel because Heather was spending a lot of time on the phone with her ex while I was there.

Off to Bunno...

Heading down to Bunbury for Izabella's birthday and to catch up with Bel and her new partner Heather.  I can see a lot of wine & cheese in my future...

Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 2

Took the 2 older nieces, Casey & Kyla to see this today.  It was their first time seeing a movie in 3D and they kept taking the glasses off and complaining when their eyes hurt.

Love the animation movies nowadays as they aren't just targeted to children anymore, there are some adult jokes in them also.

They look ready to crash after all the sugar we've just eaten, but now they're settled in on the sofa lounge watching Scooby Doo cartoons.


Plot:  Po and his friends fight to stop an peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.

Movie Review: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (Part 2)

OMG!!! So excited!!!  I can't believe it's finally here!!!!

It feels like I have been waiting for this to come out for years.  Wait a sec.  I have been waiting for years!! LOL!!

I was so pumped up for the midnight screening last night but wasn't sure how I was going to get through work on 2 hours sleep!  Let's just say that by lunch time, I was trying to find a little corner to hide.

Overall I was impressed with the movie.  The only thing really that let me down was the fight scene between Harry and Voldemort and the aftermath.  It was nothing like it was in the book, which I think ended it much tidier than just breaking the wand in half.

Plot: Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord.

Birthday Dinner

Thank you Dan for a lovely evening.  Very enjoyable dinner at Oscars, the desserts were lovely & the wine, gorgeous.

Thanks also to Bel who didn't even ring or text me to tell me you weren't coming even after you had RSVP'd.

Movie Review: Fast And Furious 5

I have to say that I am not a fan of Vin Diesel, but these movies suit him.  Am a fan of The Hot Paul Walker and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.  Now either of them can pop my hood any time *grin*

I took the time to watch all the previous movies (although I'm still a little confused on Tokyo Drift) just so that I would know the back story.

I wasn't happy when the projector fritzed during the fight scene between The Rock & Vin Diesel so all sound was lost.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the movies and cant wait for the 6th in the series - coming out in 2013 I think.

Plot:  Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.

Movie Review: Thor

Marvel comics is really churning out the movies at the moment.  We've had both Iron Man movies (which I've not seen), the X-Men movies and now Thor.

Chris Hemsworth plays arrogant well.  It's good to see him being successful after Home & Away.

Plot: The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Moore River

For Mother's Day this year we all headed up to Moore River for the day.  Luckily we got there early and got a good position before it got too crowded.

On the way there, my step dad decided he wanted to go see the lighthouse.  Only problem was it only had a sandy track.  Both cars got bogged.  It took 10 minutes for my step dad to get his car turned around (he has a Honda CRV which is all wheel drive) but my brother in law took nearly 30 minutes (he has a Hyundai Elantra). 

He tried to floor it up to the top of the hill but got bogged even more when trying to turn around.  I stayed down the hill with the girls.  We were having a good old laugh because every time he accelerated, sand would spew out from the back tires and cover my step dad, mum and sister with sand.

It was a lovely day, if cloudy.  I got some good snaps on my camera and the girls had a blast.

Awesome Breakfast

It was a struggle to get up and going this morning but I knew I must because it was the fabulous Miss Dan's birthday breakfast at Miss Maude's.

After all the delicious food, I didn't feel like going to work.  Luckily it is only a 2 minute walk down the road.  I would have had to walk past it if I wanted to go home anyway.

Happy Birthday Dan!!