This past week has been an interesting one. It was Vietnamese New Year and not much happened for me or Ty. It is generally a time of year that you spend with family. And since Phan and Clara had moved to QLD it was a quiet affair. We had lunch at mum and dads yesterday to celebrate. Mum made traditional Vietnamese food such as fried fish with nuoc mam, canh chua (sweet and sour soup), and some fried mushrooms which were so yummy! Everything was so delicious, after lunch we rang Phan and Clara to have a chat to Beth. She was so funny kept wanting to walk around and was talking alot. I think she was showing off a bit for us.
Yesterday Ty and I spent time looking at some houses. We saw two houses that we both loved. But they are further out of the city, so we are torn about what to do. We are going to look at some today which are alot closer to mum and dad and town. The problem is if we move out of the city area we can buy a really nice house, or buy one near mum and dad that needs work. We are trying to decide what we would prefer more. House hunting is such a stressful thing to do, especially if you are working to a budget and house prices in Adelaide just keep going up.
Last night I went out with Aisha, and Ty spent time at home hanging out with his friend Ben. We had dinner at Parade Thai which is one of my favourite places the food there is so yummy. After dinner we went and saw 27 dresses and it was fantastic we both loved it. A very girly girl movie but so sweet and romantic. Not one to see if you are single and lonely though, because it goes on about how marraige is the ultimate day for a girl. It made me want to go out and plan a wedding not necessarily my own. I'm hoping Aisha and Matt will get married soon so I can help them with theirs.
This message is a bit belated. But Happy Vietnamese New Year. I hope this year brings many suprises, love, happiness and prosperity for you and your families. Rembember that life is short so appreciate those close to you. I am making it my mission this year to stress less, laugh more and show the ones I love how much they mean to me. So to start it off Clara, Phan and Beth you guys are a huge part of my world. I love you all so much, and miss you heaps. But like they say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Clara you are the best sister a girl could ask for,and seeing what a great mum to Beth you are warms me. Your strength and kindness makes me want to be a better person. And Phan I was truly blessed that God gave me a brother who is so loving and supportive of everything I do. Beth you are the light that shines in my heart and everyday that I get to see your precious face is a day that I am thankful for. I love you more than life itself.
Finally Ty my soul mate. You came into my world at just the right time. You make me smile at the thought of coming home to you. You are my strength, my heart, my soul you are a part of me. I love you more than I have loved anyone and I hope I never take you for granted. I love you so much baby, happy new years!
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Sunday, 3 February 2008
The bags have arrived!
Work has definitely slowed down a lot this week. Our competitors have finished their renewal period so the doctors who ring for a quote have stopped too, so right now the days are really dragging at work. But I've settled into my role and did my first visit to a broker to say hi and generally be nice to them so they send more business my way. My boss said they are going to step up that part of my role alot more so I'll be going out and doing the hob nobbing, which will be good.
My bags arrived this week, but there was a bit of a drama. Phi must have been asleep when they tried to deliver them the first time so they left a consignment note. I rang them to say you can leave them at the side behind the locked fence the next day. But by 4 pm phi had been home all day and the bags till hadn't arrived. So I rang Toll and asked them why the bags hadn't been delivered but they said it was delivered at 1:40pm so I went into panick mode cos I had given them permission to just leave the bags behind the gate, and I thought oh no they've been stolen and there was over $3,000 worth of bags, but Phi hadn't heard the truck and they were sitting at the back gate. The bags are beautiful especially the Agatha Air very pretty.
Meanhwile Ty is working on a little project which if he ends up completing will be hilarious but it could take him a few months to do, but I won't say what it is I'll let it be a surprise. We are both going really well and still so happy we found each other. March will be our 1 year anniversary which is amazing it's gone so fast!
My bags arrived this week, but there was a bit of a drama. Phi must have been asleep when they tried to deliver them the first time so they left a consignment note. I rang them to say you can leave them at the side behind the locked fence the next day. But by 4 pm phi had been home all day and the bags till hadn't arrived. So I rang Toll and asked them why the bags hadn't been delivered but they said it was delivered at 1:40pm so I went into panick mode cos I had given them permission to just leave the bags behind the gate, and I thought oh no they've been stolen and there was over $3,000 worth of bags, but Phi hadn't heard the truck and they were sitting at the back gate. The bags are beautiful especially the Agatha Air very pretty.
Meanhwile Ty is working on a little project which if he ends up completing will be hilarious but it could take him a few months to do, but I won't say what it is I'll let it be a surprise. We are both going really well and still so happy we found each other. March will be our 1 year anniversary which is amazing it's gone so fast!
Monday, 28 January 2008
Life's pretty dull at the moment...
The last week has been pretty uneventful. Ty has been working some extra hours to make up for the all the public holidays. My work has been really busy but I'm really enjoying it, I've made it past my 3 month probation yay!
On Saturday Ty and I went house hunting and looked at some dispaly villages in Mawson Lakes and Northgate. Henley properties had some beautiful houses but they were quite expensive $250K for a house not including landscaping, and fixtures, add the land in and that's over 400K. Then we drove out to Mawson Lakes definitely don't want to live there, but Medallion Homes had a house on display I really wanted to see. Well Ty and I just fell in love the house was absolutely gorgeous. Nine foot ceilings, theatre room, huge kitchen, but the price over 400K. The lady said that this display home had been bought for 1 million. You are paying for alot of things you don't need though, which really drives up the price. So we drove away feeling very poor but it was fun to see how the other half live. We've decided to take a break from house hunting since anything we see we can't buy til august september anyway.
On a different note, I was quite sad to hear about Heath Ledger's death. Not sure why since I didn't know him, but I really liked him as an actor. Ten things I hate abouut you would have to be one of my favourite movies. RIP Heath Ledger, I hope you are in a better place now.
On Saturday Ty and I went house hunting and looked at some dispaly villages in Mawson Lakes and Northgate. Henley properties had some beautiful houses but they were quite expensive $250K for a house not including landscaping, and fixtures, add the land in and that's over 400K. Then we drove out to Mawson Lakes definitely don't want to live there, but Medallion Homes had a house on display I really wanted to see. Well Ty and I just fell in love the house was absolutely gorgeous. Nine foot ceilings, theatre room, huge kitchen, but the price over 400K. The lady said that this display home had been bought for 1 million. You are paying for alot of things you don't need though, which really drives up the price. So we drove away feeling very poor but it was fun to see how the other half live. We've decided to take a break from house hunting since anything we see we can't buy til august september anyway.
On a different note, I was quite sad to hear about Heath Ledger's death. Not sure why since I didn't know him, but I really liked him as an actor. Ten things I hate abouut you would have to be one of my favourite movies. RIP Heath Ledger, I hope you are in a better place now.
Monday, 21 January 2008
January 21st 2008
Well I thought I should start blogging, since this is the purpose of creating a blog, and also so Clara actually has something to read. Saturday we had our first dinner at mum and dad's house without Phan, Clara and Beth and it was a sombre mood. I missed seeing Beth make a mess of her food and having her squeal and do her usual tricks. I missed having Clara to gossip with and just chat about my week, and I even missed Phan giving me a hard time. It was very quiet. The highlight of the night was doing a phone hook up with them and getting to see Beth on the web camera. She was soooo cute and even obliged us by doing all her little tricks, we even got kisses.
On Sunday Ty and I spent the day looking at some houses. I'd forgotten how deceiving web photos can be, some houses look great on the net but not so flash in person. One house we didn't even go in just did a drive by. House prices are definitely more expensive than when I was last looking. Ty and I are very tempted to build or buy an ex display home. We won't be in the market til the end of the year so we will make some concrete plans then.
On Sunday Ty and I spent the day looking at some houses. I'd forgotten how deceiving web photos can be, some houses look great on the net but not so flash in person. One house we didn't even go in just did a drive by. House prices are definitely more expensive than when I was last looking. Ty and I are very tempted to build or buy an ex display home. We won't be in the market til the end of the year so we will make some concrete plans then.
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