Champagne Boat Birthday

Let me introduce you to the birthday boy Ryan.  He turned 29 on the 29th of December...I would call that your golden birthday but I guess it is also known as your champagne birthday.  There were thirty of us on a catamaran cruising around the harbors, soaking up the sun, snacking on crackers/veggies and hummus, sipping champagne, throwing back cold beers, and mixing refreshing spirits.  

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring...well actually maybe a huntsmen 

Santa dropped off lots of goodies for all the good little boys and girls of 123 Blair

 Bath Mats

Purple Pants

Hair Ties

Chicago Puzzles

Gym Memberships

Homemade Bracelets

Played the dice game and won 20 bucks baby

Chritmas Day at the Beach....I could not believe it...look at that sky 

Santa's Beachside Helpers

After we got some sun it was back to our house for a Christmas Day BBQ

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BONDI

Happy New Year from Bondi!!  I have lots of pictures to add and stories to post.  Still recovering from all the New Years Eve excitement!

Found this on FB and I do love this little jingle

To Do

-Put the millions of dollars in the bank tomorrow morning that I have made at the cafe the past two days...ok maybe not millions

-Go to my new gym that I got a membership for in the morning and do some sit ups 

-Beach run

-Blog about my new cafe job

-Blog about Christmas and post pictures

- Go on a boat for housemate Ryan's 29th birthday and cruise around the SYD harbor

-Work at the cafe some more

-Watch the 4 movies we rented

-Figure out NYE and what kind of trouble we will be trying not to get into

-Continue to make money and save so I can buy some plane tickets to other parts of Australia and New Zealand

-Grow wings so I can fly to America for a few days to watch and cheer on the captain of the CDH Raiders hockey team

-oh oh and blog about backpacking flashbacks

After A Christmas Day BBQ

Pictures to come but I thought I would show you what Brad and I found 

Chritmas Eve In Bondi

I am going to be honest here. 100 percent truthful because Santa is probably listening and I want him to deliver presents to me tonight. Here is how Christmas Eve happened in Bondi....

I went to work at the cafe and found out they need to up the hourly rate or I won't last long...got home about 645PM

Then I overreacted. We had no set plans..no Christmas party, no dinner plans....lots of ideas but no ball was rolling and in motion. There was a lack of communication...so I took a long shower, pored a glass of wine and went out back to the garden. Brad came out with a cold beer, we had a little chat...I guess I wanted a more Christmas Eve type of night..so did he but we are both so...ok I will do this, or that....or that. Not good at making decisions the two of us. Practice makes perfect though.

Something that was not even on the let's-do-list until tomorrow morning was thrown into play among all of our other ideas. Christmas Mass. We had 15 minutes to shower and rock and roll up to St. Patrick's Church. Christmas hymns, Baby Jesus in a Manger and me crying though the whole song Silent Night. NOW we are talking Christmas.

After mass we went for some Tapas and wine at a great little Spanish place, followed by a night cap and dessert at a trendy bar called Rum Diaries, then topped off with a second night cap at Bondi Social with live music over looking the ocean.

PERFECT

UNPLANNED

FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS kinda night

It was a GREAT Christmas Eve. So lucky to have Brad and so EXCITED because tomorrow we are going to have a wonderful present opening session, championship breakfast, family skype dates and beachside BBQ's. Bring on the Christmas spirit cause Santa really is coming to town!!