30.08.04

Weekend Report

Posted in Uncategorized at 5:07 pm by Sarah

And another weekend rolls by. A weekend that was way too short but still one which I throughly appreciated. Weekends are the only thing that keep me sane.

Moving right along…. We celebrated the last weekend of winter by trying to hurry summer along and visiting the beach. The weather was wonderful and we took in the full beach experience, sandy feet, combing for shells, sleeping in the sun, fish and chips. We DIDN'T swim (we're not that crazy) but instead sneakily splashed each other which pretty much ended with the same result… being wet and cold!

We then proceeded to F's bible study/combined b'day party which was lots of fun. F found out that I CAN play ping pong. It was fun feeling accepted by his friends and mucking around.

Sunday night's talent quest was a shocker at some points and incredible at other points…. That's all I have to say about that. :)

I return to the mundane-ness of the working state with much unenthusiasm. But hey, all play and no work makes me dull… I think.

26.08.04

Ohhh the Nutella we shall have….

Posted in Uncategorized at 7:59 pm by Sarah

Inspired by our dear Eleanor and intitated by myself…. we had a impromptu Nutella party last night. How good is the feeling of dipping your spoon in and spending 10 minutes savouring the flavour as you slowly lick it off? It was good to laugh.

Had some great (sometimes scary) girl talks over the last couple of days. There's nothing like the late-night sharing session when your eyes are drooping and those small secrets fall out of your mouth. So precious…. and sacred.

I feel tired, but that's my own fault……

23.08.04

happy daze

Posted in Uncategorized at 7:21 pm by Sarah

Hmmmm… feeling heaps good today. It's amazing what a lovely day with a cute boy, a 21st party and a great haircut can do for a girl!!

'Don't let anyone disqualify you for the prize'…. That sermon is still circling my brain… How good is it that we're told we are not allowed to let anyone look down on us if we don't do this thing, or don't have that spiritual experience! HE saved US. We don't need to do anything to be closer to God…. he has brought himself close to us by sacrificing His son!!! I love it when a sermon hits me like that.

Well thanks to Lorien convieniently turning 21, I had my first experience of Soup Plus on Saturday night. Heaps of fun and great music despite the uncomfy chairs and the fact that they put cheese on EVERYTHING! We also discovered that belly dancing is a essential part of jazz..!?

Now looking forward to the next 21st….. it's going to be the best. Despite the fact I have been labelled a 'godmother', I plan to emphasise the 'fairy' part by involving a large amount of glitter and fairy wings. It will be a night of prettiness.

And so I return to my musings…..

20.08.04

sending it out into the cosmos

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:51 pm by Sarah

I hate not being able to sing like I used to.

I hate it so much that I want to cry, so I try not to think about it. If someone had said to me beforehand “ok… you have a choice… you can either keep the tumour in your neck, or you can keep your voice..” I don't know which I would have chosen.

Ok… so I probably have'nt healed properly yet… and it takes a while for these things to come back…… But hey, it's still a big fat bummer. And in the back of my brain there is a niggling thought that it might never come back.

But life goes on. I have a scar on my neck, a bottle of pills in the fridge and permanently booked appointments with my specialist.

Sometimes I get annoyed when people ask me how I am… or if they don't ask. I'm fine on one level…. but some things will never be the same. How do you say that to someone without sounding like the biggest sook in history?

I guess it takes some getting used to… and even though it seems like it's been ages… it has'nt really. Maybe I'm just starting to comprehend what happened.

Please note this is not a venting post, nor am I fishing for sympathy. I am merely getting things off my chest and this is only way I can do that right now! Despite appearances, I am not depressed, just stuck in reality. Thankfully reality also contains a whole bunch of good stuff as well and I shall return to contemplating on those things shortly.

18.08.04

rain is great … except when it's not

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:22 pm by Sarah

Rain is great when you are under your doona and you can hear it on the roof. Rain isn't great when you're walking to your car (which is parked miles away because everyone drove to the station this morning because it's raining)and you forgot your umbrella. It also isn't great when your shoes leak.

16.08.04

sickies, trips and being robbeded

Posted in Uncategorized at 7:44 pm by Sarah

Meh…my sick leave is already in negative days… what's another week or so?? I consider myself to have now conquered the evil flu-type bug which had me in bed for an entire 5 days.

Now I have to dig around in my memory to unearth the juicy bits from our trip to the sticks….

Despite locking the keys in the car on our arrival, I'd say the first meeting went well… parents, sisters AND grandparent!!

I would have to say one of the highlights for me was watching Frank's face as he took in the countryside in which I grew up. He thought it was great. It was lots of fun showing him around.

And then there was the part where Emma and her friend decided to dig up a time capsule they'd buried in 1997. After digging up half the backyard in the rain (while we watched from a safe distance) the Appletise bottle finally revealed itself. It was full of 'secrets' written on scaps of paper which proved to be quite hilarious for those in question. And so it was that Emma turned 21.

Overall the weekend was really good….. well, he got invited back didn't he?

Is it wrong that I am secretly giggling about the fact that two guys walked in to work today and stole the General Manager's credit card and $300 in cash? His office is in the most obscure apart of the building and they made their way to HIS desk? What makes it funny is that he is the stingiest guy on the planet, and is famous for refusing to give people pay rises. I have a feeling someone was out for revenge…

And so… I depart

04.08.04

Bored out of my brain and talking rubbish…

Posted in Uncategorized at 7:11 pm by Sarah

2 hours to go and counting…. since when did work days get longer and slower??

I have gotten cranky at almost every person I've talked to today…. not a good sign. My only amusement has been provided by my ever-blogging-buddies…. thanks guys! At least your days have been slightly more interesting than mine….

Thank goodness for the weekend…. a long weekend for me! Filled with not-working, dibble-dabbling and fun.

03.08.04

Chinese Food…

Posted in Uncategorized at 12:58 pm by Sarah

As much as I love having dinner at Frank's house and talking to his mum, Mandy, sometimes I giggle at the hilariousness of it all.

Last night was the second time IN MY LIFE that I have eaten a full meal with chopsticks. Trust me, the first time was embarrassing enough. I watched hopelessly as they nimbly ate while I struggled with the fingering and randomly sprayed grains of rice across the table.

Then there's the food itself…. which is generally very good, especially when Mandy cooks. But there are a few surprises. For example, I turned my head at Yum Cha the other week while Frank ate his favorite dish… chickens feet… followed by cow's stomach. I very much enjoyed the prawn dumplings however…

I do have a fairly strong stomach when it comes to most things. Having grown up in a household where we would argue at the dinner table over the name of the poor sheep we were about to devour… I know the natural order of things quite well. But I had to internally gag last night when I realised I had speared half a duck's head THROUGH THE EYE… with my fork. ::shudders::. Ah well… I'm learning quickly.

Dinner conversation is another source of hilarity for me. For example last night's conversation went something like this:

Mandy : Frank should take you to China and show you around where he grew up.
Frank: (under his breath) we may have to travel a little longer to get to China than we will to get to Parkes!
Mandy: And you should take Frank to Parkes 'one day'. Frank ::decides this is the best time to tell her:: yeh… we're going THIS SATURDAY.
Mandy ::takes a few moments to recover:: this Saturday? …then proceeds to plan her own 'holiday' to Parkes!

I can't wait till Frank has to sit at the dinner table with my family….. it's gonna be fun.