Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
My Bridal Shower
Yes it finally happend. I had my pink and polka dot, cupcake and champagne bridal shower. it was stunning, even better then i had imagined it to be. i felt girly and got lots of presents. here are some more pictures. 9 days till my family comes, 16 days till im an old married woman. we're mostly picking up the odds and ends. :) (like at this moment we are working on place cards)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
family.
i am really excited to have my mom and dad come here. im honestly stoked about it. i know there will likely be fights and frusterations but mostly im just really happy about it. im always thinking of stuff we can do together during the days and night. site seeing and "australian" things.
so far my list includes:
the mall, to see whisk, and the gerocery stores, and to see how funny it is to see a westfield shopping mall on the other side of the world.
gold creek villiage, to look at all the shops, because they are cute :)
parliment house, for my dad the politican
war memorial, for my dad to learn about australia
australia national museum, cool stuff there
maybe the national libary, went with vana and had a great time
rugby game, my parents both love football so to see it played differently might be fun.
telstra tower, because its a major local landmark
some how schedual i time to go driving at dusk to see kangaroos.
mom will likely want to go to a fish and chippery
kingsleys, id looove to take my dad there but we'll see if we can afford it. likely not.
trivia at the labour club, because its fun and what we do every tuesday night.
and stuff to look at in sydney,
the opera house,
the harbour bridge
darling harbour
ferris wheel
touristy shopping
im really so excited that i keep talking about it. haha :) everyone knows and i cant shut up.
so far my list includes:
the mall, to see whisk, and the gerocery stores, and to see how funny it is to see a westfield shopping mall on the other side of the world.
gold creek villiage, to look at all the shops, because they are cute :)
parliment house, for my dad the politican
war memorial, for my dad to learn about australia
australia national museum, cool stuff there
maybe the national libary, went with vana and had a great time
rugby game, my parents both love football so to see it played differently might be fun.
telstra tower, because its a major local landmark
some how schedual i time to go driving at dusk to see kangaroos.
mom will likely want to go to a fish and chippery
kingsleys, id looove to take my dad there but we'll see if we can afford it. likely not.
trivia at the labour club, because its fun and what we do every tuesday night.
and stuff to look at in sydney,
the opera house,
the harbour bridge
darling harbour
ferris wheel
touristy shopping
im really so excited that i keep talking about it. haha :) everyone knows and i cant shut up.
Monday, June 21, 2010
wedding dress
bought my wedding dress the other day, should be here by monday. yay!
im finally back down to the weight i was before melbourne. thank God. :)
bec and i made my bridal shower invite. im so glad shes throwing me this party. its going to be great. i wouldnt have it any other way
we got a cool thing today, i wont say what it is incase someone read this but, it will be awesome once you see it.
3 watchers on the ring we're trying to sell. *fingers crossed*
geoff's blog is up and going, but he's been very distracted lately by it and another project.
i should go clean the bathroom. lord knows it needs it. :P
im finally back down to the weight i was before melbourne. thank God. :)
bec and i made my bridal shower invite. im so glad shes throwing me this party. its going to be great. i wouldnt have it any other way
we got a cool thing today, i wont say what it is incase someone read this but, it will be awesome once you see it.
3 watchers on the ring we're trying to sell. *fingers crossed*
geoff's blog is up and going, but he's been very distracted lately by it and another project.
i should go clean the bathroom. lord knows it needs it. :P
Friday, June 18, 2010
little busy bee
We're still getting stuff together for the wedding. working everyday now, so that we dont have to later. we're also trying to get organized and rearrange our living room for when everyone arrives. boxing books, taking shelves down, putting up pictures. ive started picking music for the cocktail party and reception. we're working with the photographers, and working out the cake.
we went to melbourne last weekend. we had an amazing time. it was so nice to be in a city again. we saw the beach, when to the usa food shop, costco, an american diner. i even had mexican food!! :) i also gained 3 kg. yuck! in one weekend. im still trying to work that off, but i might be there tomorrow.
we got my reception dress, its gorgeous, and the ring we thought was going to be my wedding ring, but its not going to work for us so we are selling it on ebay. *crosses fingers*
Bec and i have also started planning my bridal shower. its going to be so cute. pink and polka dots, cupcakes and champagne theme. :D sounds cute right?!
dad bought his ticket not too long ago and should have his passport this next week, shelbi i believe ordered hers yesterday, so all is coming along.
we went to melbourne last weekend. we had an amazing time. it was so nice to be in a city again. we saw the beach, when to the usa food shop, costco, an american diner. i even had mexican food!! :) i also gained 3 kg. yuck! in one weekend. im still trying to work that off, but i might be there tomorrow.
we got my reception dress, its gorgeous, and the ring we thought was going to be my wedding ring, but its not going to work for us so we are selling it on ebay. *crosses fingers*
Bec and i have also started planning my bridal shower. its going to be so cute. pink and polka dots, cupcakes and champagne theme. :D sounds cute right?!
dad bought his ticket not too long ago and should have his passport this next week, shelbi i believe ordered hers yesterday, so all is coming along.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
well well well!
now i can adcmit it on here because everyone knows! geoff and i are getting married!! all the wedding arrangments are always on our minds and just trying to get stuff ready. its been very crazy and thank Jesus for providing us with people that are giving us generous gifts of cash to help with the wedding. also thank Jesus for how everything is starting to come together. we're not living in a jumbled mess anymore which is great(more then great).
i got my ring, he proposed in the most adorable way. :)
i got my ring, he proposed in the most adorable way. :)
its funny how most brides freak out about their wedding "what am i gonna do??" but my freaking out is way better then any of them. We're not just planning a wedding.
we're planning:
our wedding
our cocktail party
our reception
our honeymoon/visit family time
my perm resident visa (this is probably the hardest one of them all)
getting my family here
what my family is going to do here
and what his family is goingto do in the states.
BAH!!!
im excited and i feel like things are all non stop right now. (which i like, but im positive my friends are sick of hearing about it!!!)
but when you are working all day really hard for one goal, thats all thats on your mind and it may seem very small to some people that we found matching lanterns, but for me thats MASSIVE! haha
current wedding struggles:
wedding dress
fairy lights
figuring out moneys for cake and other decorations
shelbis dress
Sunday, May 2, 2010
im uh thinkin
that ive failed miserably. i think i will post pone my picture updating till geoff does it with me. its much easier when two people are doing it. :) anywhoo. ya the wedding planning is coming along and i feel like we've a lot done but theres a lot still to do. :) im happy though. should get my ring in a could days. still loosing weight. well gaining and loosing. miss you all terribly and will get to see you all very soon!!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
day 17
Friday, April 23, 2010
Day 16
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
day 15
20-04-2010
boo i forgot a day already :( all i did was read all day so its nothing special.
today was also nothing special just deciding my future. *sigh its more complex then id like to explain on here. geoff played guitar hero tonight after not playing for months. hes in bliss and im well... on the computer waiting till he's done. haha
Sunday, April 18, 2010
day 14
18-04-2010
looks like ive made it to day 14! today we went back to the book fair. it was incredible. we got 180 books for $35! i got a couple cook books, a bible, and a concordence, so list a few. geoff even got the girls kids books about bible stories. hehe. tonight i made a glorious dinner for friends. i felt really proud. it had courses and everything. here are all the books we got!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Day 13
17-04-2010
Today is the first day where im sorta struggling on which picture to post. we did three very distinct things today. first we went to a giant book fair, then we went shopping at dfo and brand depot and then we walked by the lake at weston park. the book fair was sooooooo big! it was like the size of borders, but filled with used, dontated books. it was awesome. we are going back tomorrow to get the really cheap books when they are trying to get rid of all their stock. then we went shopping. dfo and brand depot are the "outlets" here. brand depot is the better one of the two. its got some pretty good deals. maybe ill go back when i actually have money to spend. dfo is more like a mall. then we went to the lake a weston park. and OMG! (hehe) its soooooo beautiful. i always brag that canberra is so lovely, but this place has just become my new favourite spot. its breathtaking. all the trees are red, orange, and yellow around the lake. so hmmmmm what picture shall i do? i think the park. make sure you click on the picture to make it bigger. you also better forgive my lack of mega pixels. it was taken with my cell phone. love you all and miss you constantly!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Day 12
16-04-2010
today i picked a pimple on my nose without even thinkin about it. it wasnt swollen or anything. and all this blood came pouring out. i mean like dripping down my nose, all over my hands. geoff and i were just out side of the super market and so he quickly handing me the recipt to have my blood pour into while he ran off to get me a napkin. i took this picture after it had stopped bleeding and i had just started to clean myself off. strange....
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Day 11
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
day 10
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
day 9
Monday, April 12, 2010
Day 8
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Day 8
11-04-2010
Tonight i made atkins bugers for the whole family. they we really delicious. they had: spinach, green onion, feta, tomatoes, dill (i would probably cut out all the dill next time or maybe put only a smudge in) and salt and pepper. they still ended up nice and i was proud of make dinner for everyone. today's been a good day. just tired. im super happy about my weight loss though. :)
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Day 6
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Day 5
08-04-2010
Today i went through our kitchen. ever since i moved here our kitchen has been a strange to me, and i was ready to take the mystery out of our relationship. so i went through every peice. im getting rid of a lot of stuff geoff had PH (pre-heidi) and just reorganizing. our tiny kitchen can hold more then you think!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Day 4
07-04-2010
Today my mom sent me a link for this thing her work is trying to do and she wanted to see if i was interested in doing it with her. its 10,000 steps a day. keeping a pedomader (spelling?) on you and going for walks. and i was like DOH! thats a lot! and i looked it up online and thats 5 miles a day!! so i thought about it and i decided to wear one all day today and so far im at 1100. thats nothing. but we'll see!
Day 3
06-04-2010
it seem the weather matches my mood today. geoffs mother and i went to the mall today and i had an anxiety attack. and it seems to rain when ive been upset lately so this picture is fitting. its looking like mom might come out to visit! that would be fantastic i think. and it also looks like im starting my diet tomorrow. which is good too.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Day 2
05-04-2010 (yes im doing australian dates: day, month, year. get used to it!)
i decided to take up another project. im going to repaint a little chest of drawers that i have. its a terrible baby blue color and just could really use a pick me up. im going to get new knobs for it and maybe put some paper in the bottom of each drawer. so far ive sanded one drawer. i think it will give me something to do besides sit infront of the tv and i think it will help me get some emotions out, sanding is a very personal thing. so this is my photo of the day. :)
Day 1
updates!
Geoff and i went to the Canberra national Botanic gardens. it was a lovely bright day. we had a great time.
every year in canberra theres a big fire works show called "skyfire" they've got some live music and a local radio station plays music with the fireworks. this was the largest gathering of canberra ive seen so far! we all gathered around this lake in city centre and there were crowds all along the lake. here are some pictures.
geoffs mom made scones (which are like similar to our biscuits but sweet) they arnt really like our scones. anywhoo. we had them with stawberry jam and freshly whipped cream. yum!
the focus of the project is to take a picture every single day and upload it to a blog or facebook or somewhere as long as its always there. and tell a small story about that picture. geoffs sister is on day 93 and its been a routine for geoff and i to check her blog almost everyday to see her photo of the day. its also to document your year and show progress and change. we think thats a great idea so we both have decided to do it. im really hoping we can stick to it. ive decided to use this blog as my canvas to show you parts of my everyday life. im hoping it will make me feel a little less far away and show you all a little of my life. heres a link to follow if you want more information on project 365.
i love you all and miss you and hope you
check this, even every once in awhile.
check this, even every once in awhile.
Heidi,
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