home in australia

i am so behind in the blogging world since returning from my brief but wonderful holiday. not only with keeping up with my own posts but also reading all of my favourite blogs. life has been somewhat hectic since i touched down last tuesday morning. i can't believe it's been over a week since i've been back, some days it feels like i was never overseas at all.

this is what i have been up to of late and why i haven't had any downtime with my beloved blog.

on tuesday
i made my way back from los angeles to sydney and then on to brisbane. luckily i didn't get caught up in any ash cloud drama but i feel for those that were. at brisbane i was greeted by matt at the airport. after a quick kiss hello he promptly advised me that i needed to book my car in to get the brakes checked... thanks babe i missed you too! on the way home we stopped for some fuel and i ended up buying a chocolate breaka and a tim tam, so unintentionally australian! i spent the rest of the day at home, unpacking, washing and copying old photos and documents from discs onto my mac. so many memories, i promise i'll share some on here soon.

on wednesday
i started back at work. it was really good to see my work friends, we have so much fun together and they are the best thing about my job. everyone was really excited to hear about my trip which was nice. luckily i had absolutely no jet lag from the trip back and was able to make way through the day without too much difficulty. that night i had a craving for a home cooked meal and decided that i would make lasagne for matt who was working late. i headed to the shops and used my phone to look up the ingredients, i must have looked funny walking around for twenty minutes, peering at my iphone. i am so pleased to report that the lasagne and salad turned out perfectly and it tasted delicious. i even received the tick of approval from my masterchef boyfriend. now i just have to test it out on mum, i've warned her mine could be better than hers but there is no way that is possible.

on thursday
i went to work again of course. it is so busy at the moment, the hours just seem to disappear. that night we had a work function on for the launch of our new velocity and american express credit card, which by the way i really want to apply for. we had drinks upstairs at the fox and it was an awesome night that ended up at fridays in the city. the amex team were awesome and with a few too many vodka cranberry and limes we all hit the dance floor and busted out our best moves. at one stage we went on to the rooftop of the fox where there was a uni party. if i ever needed a reminder that i am grateful my eighteen/nineteen/twenty year old uni days and nights out are behind me, that was it!

on friday
we paid dearly for all the fun that was had the night before. i stopped off for a mcdonalds hash brown and coffee on the way too work, my fail safe hangover cure that has worked for me numerous times now. our first priority at work was to get coffee and take as long as possible doing so. the day went reasonably fast though and lots of work got done as everyone was so quiet and unwell! that night i went straight home and got straight into bed and went straight to sleep! poor matt was really sick with the flu but i was so tired that i sent him on his way to the chemist alone. i felt so bad in the morning when i remembered!

on saturday
i tried to make up for the night before by taking better care of matt. i made an appointment at the doctor and hairdresser for him, all in the space of about ten minutes which amazed him! we drove out to ferny grove for the doctor which was a nice change of scenery from our side of town. after the hairdresser at this cool place in the gap we went to the movies to see the hangover two. a very boy orientated day, complete with red rooster for lunch. saturday night was a girly one though, kahli, naomi and i had dinner and watched the dvd blue valentine at k's house. it was a really nice end to my saturday.

on sunday
i had an amazing day with the family in noosa for jade's 11th birthday but i'm going to have to tell you about it and monday and tuesday and today another night because matt needs his computer and i'm ninety nine percent sure that this post isn't nearly as interesting as i think it is. it's been a long week at work and it's only wednesday. i also promise lots of posts and photos about america! goodnight!