nearly 3 weeks (tomorrow) till we finish work

yo yo good people. so we sent out the link for the blog to everyone at the beginning of the week and so far feedback has been really good - hope you have all added it to your favourites or rss feed (if i missed you sorry have added link to facebook and twitter so you should be able to find us from there). please please leave your comments - its great to get feedback and hear how you are.

this week has been a bit of a flurry of energy - at the gym on tues and badminton last night - so not feeling the most sprightly today and a tad stiff. i think that might do me in the exercise stakes until the weekend. but in amongst all of this stupid behaviour holiday fever continues.

3 weeks tomorrow till we finish work - its quite unbelievable - we have been honing our plans for austalia this week and we now have accomodation for the hunter valley booked http://www.thill.com.au/ - very excited about meeting the resident kangaroo and tasting some fine wines (still off alcohol and has to be said the novelty is very much wearing off - still only 2 weeks more to suffer that one) . we have also had confirmation of our booking for the sail on the whitsundays. the boat is very aptly called the Alexander Stewart (pictured above)- nice and Scottish. it sails from Airlie and we will be cruising for 3 nights and 2 days doing not a lot except helping out with the sailing and some snorkelling - apparently we will be heading to some of the most amazing beaches and coral reefs so rather excited about that one.

Off into town tonight after work to meet claire and to try and find some flip flops - think Accessorize is the place to go - will need to try and wear them in before we go though as you know what my feet are like - 1 day in sydney and they will be ripped to shreds probably with blisters ahoy - no matter how nice and soft the shoe is. damn and blast my pathetic, weird looking soft skinned feet. i am also on the look out for a hat but having a bit of a debate about this one - should i just wait until i get over to australia before buying one as if i get one here it might be rather bashed by the time i get there - this of course will only apply if i decide to buy a stetson - which to be honest i think would look pretty cool - christie i am nickin your travelin style here.

the other conundrum is what books should we take with us - all suggestions greatly appreciated for this one - let us know xx

only 5 weeks to go

well its only 5 weeks to go as the title suggests - how mad - its all coming round a bit too soon and i have so much still to do - or buy to be fair, it would be nice to have a new wardrobe for going but think to be honest finances will need to be directed elsewhere, like accomodation perhaps!!!!

australia is all planned now and nearly booked - will hopefully get the rest of that done tonight - and then it will just be wee things like activities such as hopefully the bridge climb in sydney and the cruise round the whitsundays

the plan is coming together eeeek

just also wanted to shout out a big congratulations to sara and joe who got engaged last week - so excited for you guys and couldnt have happened to a lovelier couple

also gave the kite its first flight on sat after another trip to rocksalt - very nice falafel and humous wrap - it was such good fun and dare i say it i was so much better than ricky haha

hopefully getting new specs in the next couple of days - have already got the first cowan prescription sunglasses in posession and they are looking mighty cool - its a tad weird being able to actually read and drive whilst wearing sunglasses- not something we get a lot of need for in this country

all very exciting xx