Eddie and Kelly arrived yesterday morning in Sydney! We are so excited to have them here for three weeks! We started off their trip touring around Sydney... Darling Harbour, Circular Quay, the Opera House and the Sydney Fish Market... Mmmmm.
More on their trip to come...
7.30.2009
7.23.2009
We have been experiencing some amazing warm and sunny winter weather here in Newcastle the past few days and I have been taking advantage of it. I have gone on lots of walks along Bathers Way (a 5km walkway along the coast from the north end to the south end of Newcastle past all of the gorgeous beaches) with both Stella and girlfriends of mine. I have also been taking Stella to the dog beach... she was unbelievably well behaved on the beach.. not so much on the other walks :(
Because all of the boys are gone... most of my friends are either dating or married to RAAFies as we affectionately call them... we have been having plenty of girl time... a bachelorette party, brunches, meeting up for coffee or ice cream (depending on the weather), whale watching from the shore, movie nights, games night. It's been really nice to have lots to do while Charlie is gone.
Charlie will be heading home on Saturday (fingers crossed). I think he's ready to come home. They have been flying about 6 days a week and working 12 hours days. I think he's ready for a break. And I can't believe that only a week from now Eddie and Kelly will be arriving in Sydney! It should be a fun few weeks with them!!! Lots to look forward to!!!
my time making biscuits : )
stella decided to chew up her bed... again (this is her third one)
stella's favorite thing to do at the beach
Because all of the boys are gone... most of my friends are either dating or married to RAAFies as we affectionately call them... we have been having plenty of girl time... a bachelorette party, brunches, meeting up for coffee or ice cream (depending on the weather), whale watching from the shore, movie nights, games night. It's been really nice to have lots to do while Charlie is gone.
Charlie will be heading home on Saturday (fingers crossed). I think he's ready to come home. They have been flying about 6 days a week and working 12 hours days. I think he's ready for a break. And I can't believe that only a week from now Eddie and Kelly will be arriving in Sydney! It should be a fun few weeks with them!!! Lots to look forward to!!!
 |
| From July 2009 |
my time making biscuits : )
 |
| From July 2009 |
stella decided to chew up her bed... again (this is her third one)
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
stella's favorite thing to do at the beach
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
7.08.2009
Happy 4th... a little late!
It's been quite a crazy week here in Oz. Last week we had a major scare with Stella. It began Sunday night.. she was vomiting throughout the night. Then she was extremely lethargic and sick looking all day Monday. We tried to holdout until Tuesday to take her to the vet but she just seemed to be deteriorating Monday night so we took her into the emergency vet. By the morning they still weren't sure what was wrong with her, but they did see something wrong with her large intestine. When they opened her up they found the area that had been repaired in January had built up too much scar tissue so that it no longer functioned properly. In the end they removed 12 inches of her large intestine. Needless to say it's been a stressful few days, but hopefully she'll be a happy and healthy dog from now on!
A couple days after Stella's surgery Charlie left for Darwin. He is up there for three weeks participating in an exercise with the US carrier, the George Bush. So we spent our first 4th of July in Oz apart. Oh well! I had brunch with a bunch of girls to celebrate the holiday and then had a few people over for S'mores. None of the Aussie girls had ever had one so it was fun! Although it was a bit chilly : )
Here are a few pics from the past week...
A couple days after Stella's surgery Charlie left for Darwin. He is up there for three weeks participating in an exercise with the US carrier, the George Bush. So we spent our first 4th of July in Oz apart. Oh well! I had brunch with a bunch of girls to celebrate the holiday and then had a few people over for S'mores. None of the Aussie girls had ever had one so it was fun! Although it was a bit chilly : )
Here are a few pics from the past week...
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
 |
| From July 2009 |
7.01.2009
In love with New Zed-land
Helloooo all!!
We are back from an AMAZING trip to New Zealand! Both Charlie and I absolutely loved it! After hearing tons of people say "you have to visit there", we understand why. It was like one big postcard picture.
On top of enjoying the beautiful scenery we had an adventurous trip. We went jet boating through the Shotover River canyon, trekking on one of the alpine trails (Routeburn Track), skiing (well, Charlie at least), and to top it off, we went BUNGY JUMPING! In addition to the adventurous stuff we went on an all day trip to the Milford Sound. The scenery and wildlife there was just magnificent. While on our cruise we saw tons of seals, birds and had a huge pod of dolphins swim with our boat. It was incredible!
We were already planning our next trip to NZ while waiting for our plane in Christchurch. Hopefully we can go back this summer and explore the islands when the weather is a little bit more inviting.
And for anyone coming to visit us I would definitely recommend tagging on a few days in NZ!
Here are some of our favorite pictures (we took 800, don't worry, there are only a couple hundred uploaded... ha)
Love you all!
We are back from an AMAZING trip to New Zealand! Both Charlie and I absolutely loved it! After hearing tons of people say "you have to visit there", we understand why. It was like one big postcard picture.
On top of enjoying the beautiful scenery we had an adventurous trip. We went jet boating through the Shotover River canyon, trekking on one of the alpine trails (Routeburn Track), skiing (well, Charlie at least), and to top it off, we went BUNGY JUMPING! In addition to the adventurous stuff we went on an all day trip to the Milford Sound. The scenery and wildlife there was just magnificent. While on our cruise we saw tons of seals, birds and had a huge pod of dolphins swim with our boat. It was incredible!
We were already planning our next trip to NZ while waiting for our plane in Christchurch. Hopefully we can go back this summer and explore the islands when the weather is a little bit more inviting.
And for anyone coming to visit us I would definitely recommend tagging on a few days in NZ!
Here are some of our favorite pictures (we took 800, don't worry, there are only a couple hundred uploaded... ha)
 |
| New Zealand Favorites |
Love you all!
6.12.2009
new camera!
We gave in a bought a DSLR camera. After our first few adventures around Australia we decided that our little point-and-shoot camera was not doing the scenery justice. So, hopefully this new camera will be better at capturing what we are seeing in person.
Now we just need to learn how to use the thing....
Here are a few photos from a little bike ride we took around town... I've definitely got a great model.. haha : )
Now we just need to learn how to use the thing....
Here are a few photos from a little bike ride we took around town... I've definitely got a great model.. haha : )
5.28.2009
Winter in June?
Charlie and I just got back from a great weekend away! We visited a place just north of here called Seal Rocks. The area is absolutely gorgeous and we had an amazing view of the coast/lakes from our cottage.
The area not only has beautiful beaches, but directly behind the beaches are brackish water lakes. Charlie and I tried fishing, but had very little luck. Charlie caught our only fish of the day (see pics)... it was still nice to be out on a lake with gorgeous scenery.
Over the past couple of weeks the weather has definitely changed. It's still hard to grasp that we are heading into winter instead of summer. I guess we'll get a true dose of winter in a couple of weeks while we are in New Zealand... they already have a few feet of snow down there!
Well enjoy the warm weather up there : ) We'll be shivering down here... (haha, just kidding, it's only about 55-65, definitely not freezing by any means)
Here are some pics from the weekend, an afternoon trip to the Hunter Valley and Autumn Ball....
The area not only has beautiful beaches, but directly behind the beaches are brackish water lakes. Charlie and I tried fishing, but had very little luck. Charlie caught our only fish of the day (see pics)... it was still nice to be out on a lake with gorgeous scenery.
Over the past couple of weeks the weather has definitely changed. It's still hard to grasp that we are heading into winter instead of summer. I guess we'll get a true dose of winter in a couple of weeks while we are in New Zealand... they already have a few feet of snow down there!
Well enjoy the warm weather up there : ) We'll be shivering down here... (haha, just kidding, it's only about 55-65, definitely not freezing by any means)
Here are some pics from the weekend, an afternoon trip to the Hunter Valley and Autumn Ball....
 |
| May 2009 |
5.06.2009
6 months down... 30 to go!
Once again, it has been waaay too long since our last post. It really has been busy around here. Charlie just got back home from Tindal and brought with him a nasty cold/flu. He has been off all week, but we haven't been able to enjoy it since he is so sick.
I have been travelling the past couple of weekends. Great little trips with friends from Newcastle.
Here is the link to the photos...
I finally got a job! I will be working for a luxury tour company. It will be part time and I am hoping to get travel discounts... we'll see though! It will be nice to have something to do during the day. Although I don't think it will be a particularly challenging job... it's a job though... and it's about time!
I have been travelling the past couple of weekends. Great little trips with friends from Newcastle.
Here is the link to the photos...
 |
| Brisbane & Port Macquarie April 2009 |
I finally got a job! I will be working for a luxury tour company. It will be part time and I am hoping to get travel discounts... we'll see though! It will be nice to have something to do during the day. Although I don't think it will be a particularly challenging job... it's a job though... and it's about time!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)