- Shun went away early morning yesterday to go fishing for the day with Dad & my brother (plus some others)- they had a fantastic time and surprisingly the weather held out okay for them. Apparently Shun caught the biggest fish of the day….he is severly sunburn today despite been told to wear sunscreen by me (and my brother- who didn`t get sunburn on his face or shoulders however the second time he applied sunscreen forgot his legs and they are raw red today!)
- I spent the day yesterday with my mum & Gemma (brother`s gf) and we had a lovely day of shopping, movie watching and later on dinner and wine at mum`s place. I got 2 summer dresses, new togs & 3 new pairs of shoes (which were desperately needed)- I am stocking up because I know once I return to Japan I will be back to not been able to find clothes that fit me (which despite my weight loss will still be the case)- I also laybyed the most adorable winter dress even though we will be heading into summer over there- it is sleeveless though (but in winter you would put something under it and wear it with tights and boots) so I could still wear it out at night in summer and spring and autumn! hehe
- Last week for my birthday Shun gave me a pandora bracelet. Do you know them?? It had two charms on it already- one a dog, who he said represents Abbey and another, a flower with a pink stone (which he says represents cherry blossoms but they had none of those so he got this one). Since I also got money from my dad for my birthday I used it to buy two more charms- a spacer with pink stones and one that winds around (but is hard to explain)- I will take pics once I get my camera back (hopefully this week- I have`t heard anything so far but I am going to ring tomorrow to see how it is going). Shun says it was a great gift because now he can just buy me charms every christmas and birthday and white day and anniversary until it fills up! hehe!
- One of the things on my 101 things list is to take Shun to the country- speaking with Nay the other night I think my idea of the country and her idea of the country are a little different (since she is a country girl at heart and was not born in Brisbane like me)- so I am thinking about where we could go. I was thinking a weekend trip and spend a night in a B & B somewhere…..Does anybody have any ideas? I was thinking maybe Laidley…or the Sunshine Coast Hinterland (although this might not be considered country)…I would love any ideas….it needs to be within a 3 hour drive of Brisbane and needs to have somewhere to stay like a B & B or cottage or something…
- I am making an asparagus & bacon quiche for dinner tonight- it is in the oven as I type. I have never made a quiche before but it looked yummy and we had asparagus and eggs to get rid of anyway- I got it from one of my weight watchers cookbooks…Hopefully there will be some leftover for me to take lunch tomorrow.
- I was extremely surprised I lost weight on Thursday when I weighed in- I had done less exercise than usual and had not been as dilligent about counting points and snuck in more than a couple of easter eggs. This week though I am going to be extremely good- I plan to hoop tonight (and eat my healthy lite quiche!) and walk tomorrow and do weights at home, aqua on Tuesday and walks and hooping on Wednesday if I can. Plus I am counting points diligently from now on….
- I have a secret obsession- I am obsessed with The Biggest Loser, a reality TV show that is on 6 nights a week. It is basically a show where overweight/obese people compete in teams to see who loses the most weight through exercise and healthy eating. In the first 2 weeks for weight in one guy lost 10kg each time meaning a 20kg weightloss in two weeks. How crazy is that? That is more than what I wanted to lose in total…..I have never been a huge fan of reality television (except big brother, another secret obsession) but I am loving this show. This is the first season of it I have ever watched but I imagine it is probably in its 3rd or 4th season…
- There will be a password protected post sometime later tonight probably.
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I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
Wow! Lucky you! I love Pandora braclets and I know the charm you are talking about with the flower! Did you hint that you wanted it or did Shun choose to give you the bracelet all by himself? Laidley is nice, but I’ve heard that up Maleny way is lovely too. Sounds like you had a great ladies day while the boys had their fun too! Thanks for the message you sent me last week I’ve been meaning to reply but this week wasn’t such a good week for me so I was pretty slack!
i’m curious about these password protected posts…!
My parents bought me a Pandora bracelet for Christmas, and I love it!
You might already know, but places like Wallace Bishop sell non-authentic beads that fit Pandora bracelets. Overall I think their designs are pretty tacky, but if you dig through them you’ll find the odd gem!
Tim’s mum visited from the States recently, and while she was here she bought a Pandora bracelet too. It was nice to find a little koala bead that I could put in the mail for her, even though it’s not real Pandora!
The website is really cool, it lets you build a bracelet by choosing your own beads. You can even create a wishlist so that Shun can pick from a shortlist next time!
I have a Pandora bracelet too and I LOVE collecting the charms. So much so that my bracelet filled up in January (as a result of XMas and birthday pressies) so I bought another one so I can continue collecting! Mine is more purple themed though- will have to post a pic one day!!
Those bracelets sound cool. Are they only available in Australia?
By the way, do you realize that you are moving to the same prefecture where I live? Perhaps we won’t just be blog buddies anymore…we can actually meet in real life. Cool!