Recap: May 2011 to May 2012

Hello!!

Im back haha and hopefully to stay for awhile! I thought I would try start up a new blog through a different site but I couldnt set it up how I would like it to be so figured, may as well stick to what I know.. so here I am :D

Alot has happened since my last post from Milan in May last year! A year has gone by, as have many countries, new adventures have been experienced and new friendships have formed as well as new lives! So go grab a drink and snack and prepare yourself for a quick update on what has happened in this last year:

May 2011 - May 2012:



Daniel and I

 I got a boyfriend!!! :D :D Haha This is Daniel, and we recently celebrated a year together on May 1st! Yes he asked me out 3 days before I left for my "RTW" trip for 4 months but we made it work long distance through skyping and emails. 3 Months after I came home, due to reasons I will list shortly, I moved into his house with 3 of his other friends and his dog Linkin! Sonic was not impressed! To me this was a big move but one I do not regret because it has worked very well, and I couldnt imagine not being here now.

I love him very much and hope we have many many more years together :)

From the month of May, my friend Anthony and I backpacked and contikied all through Italy, Greece, Spain, France, into Amsterdam then over to Scotland, Wales and England and jumped over to America for 4 months until the beginning of September. We ate some amazing food, saw incredible sights, met alot of awesome people and became pros at subway systems in every major city we ventured to! Everyday was a fantastic experience, ranging from the differences in the cultures, the values and the lifestyles of each place as well as the experience of going about traveling as a flash packer ("backpacking with a bigger budget." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpacking_(travel)) But as much as I enjoy venturing around the world, I also discovered that long term travel was quite hard, and I missed my family, my friends, my boyfriend and a routine way to much. This doesnt mean I wont travel as much any more, just not for as long! I think 2 months would be the perfect amount of time away and have already made alot of plans to visit old and new destinations in the future!

Out on the ski boat!

 Upon returning from my travels, my boyfriend introduced me to a new summer hobby! Wakeboarding! Every sunday we head out on his mates ski boat and hit up the dams in Collie for a day on the water. It took nearlly to the end of the season for me to actually give it a shot, but when I finally got to stand up on the board, I realised why the boys enjoy the sport so much, it is quite exciting!

To mix it up abit we also ride around on blow up biscuits, wooden disks, kneeboard and single ski's! And every so often stay a night or 4!

After much thought and research,i finally bit the bullet and brought my dream camera,and I absolutely LOVE it! I use it whenever I can find a reason too. Puppies, wakeboarding, food, christmas, birthdays, flowers, sunsets! Nothing is safe from my viewfinder!

(Also a month ago, i lashed out again and brought a new laptop YAY)

Whilst I was away last year, my friend and old housemate Madi met a great guy and in February this year, they welcomed to the world their beautiful baby girl! She is such a cutie and I love seeing how much she has grown each week!

Hearing of Madi's pregnancy was amazing news, but also very sad! It was to mark the beginning of the end of some fantastic years I shared with Madi and Ant and Nathan in the party house! Ant, Madi and myself all got serious with our new partners, and with a baby on the way, it was time to break apart and get places of our own! Spread out all throughout the suburbs of Bunbury now, it is not very often we all see each other any more. But when we do catch up, its a treasured gathering I always enjoy!

On a much more happier note: Danika got engaged :D :D

Her wedding is in April next year and preperations are in full swing, with many weekends at expos, bridal shops, location looking, decoration choosing, and dress shopping :D :D

With the some of the most important parts already chosen, this wedding is shaping up to be one colourful tear jerker! Such hard work, dedication and personal style has gone into the planning of this exciting day and I just know it is going to be filled with such love, happiness and lots and lots of rainbows!

Plus the dress! WOW!!!

(p.s. I am maid of honour too *squee*)

Daniel and I in Bali ~ March 2012

And to ease your eyes, I'll end with some more adventure!

In March this year, myself and 14 others, somehow managed to be organised enough to jump on a plane and fly over to Bali for 10 days! Lots of drinking, swimming, shopping, eating, dancing, elephants, quadbiking, cycling and drinking was had! And all the mini adventures? Well I'll cover them abit later ;)

But for now, thank you for making all the way to the very end of this post! I am hoping to elaborate more on each of these notes with their own posts very soon, as well as starting to keep a more up to date blog! So dont go too far away, I have more headache inducing posts coming soon.

Love me

xxoo