Bad Sister Girlfriends... Mmmm Hmm

The new house

2007-09-26T07:45:00.000+10:00

Ok, it has been a long time coming... here are pics of the Ben and my new place in Currumbin Waters. It is mostly unpacked with just a few things still waiting to be hung, built or unpacked.

A small but lovely verandah, perfect for a bbq and a couple of vino's

Lounge room (small tv) with the new couches
and again... i think we might need to get a coffee table and / or a rug
looking towards the kitchen
and again, you can see the entrance to the front door and to the left the hallway going to two of the bedrooms
The kitchen is a bit old but has heaps of space... it has the most 80's oven - the door swings open like a microwave. 80's!

Blue mountains, three sisters

2007-08-23T22:10:00.000+10:00

The mountains and me
With the three sisters
It was FREEZING... i didn't care what i looked like such a tourist
We walked from the lookout to the sisters...

very steep stairs

The stairs to get back up and around to the lookout

Jenolan Caves, Blue mountains

2007-08-23T21:58:00.000+10:00

In the Lucas Cave in Jenolan Caves... very cool
The broken pillar
This looked like snow
The lighting made everything look amazing
throws the perspective out a little... this stalicite was about 100mts away
soaking up some rays... it was FREEZING!

In the caves
what a tourist

The french embassy

2007-08-23T20:15:00.000+10:00

So there is this house in broadbeach waters that is MASSIVE and white, it is on the canal, they do a terrible bbq but a great piss up, and it is full of people speaking french. It is called the French embassy. The occupants are;

Delphine,

Yves

Rafael

and Nico

The is just one night of many at the french embassy

My flatmate Anne-Catherine... she loves the camera A lovely meal
and lovely people (!?)

ladies
the nasty bbq

Raf had a bit of a theme going too... Cheers mate!

The Bird - It was everywhere

Drunk people making funny faces

Nico and Delphine
Robert

I'm such a lady

Anne-Catherine Delphine
Dave and Anne-Catherine

Nico
Anne-Catherine throwing the table at Yves
Robert
Dave

Daniel, brother of robert
Delphine
Yves
Dave & Delphine

Yves, Nico, Raf

Thanks guys... great night

Gold Coast

2007-08-23T19:45:00.000+10:00

Ok, so it has been a huge gap since my last blog. Since then i have moved from Rutland st and toby to the gold coast for my new (fabulous) job. I am in my second 'home' and am currently looking for my third (and hopefully final) home at the coast. A couple of pics from June - going back a bit now

my lovely ben

the great view from apartment one... with my mates

Quite a while ago now we went for a trek through Springbrook national park with a bunch of Bens friends... this is us with our hot chocolates at the end of the walk. It was a great day with some fantastic people.

The view from the top. We had walked all the way down the valley and back up the other side to get this shot
The path went behind a waterfall... lucky for us that there was water running from the other side... gorgeous
a quick break for lunch
Again at the top of the walk... out to the left is surfers paradise

Everyone loves a Mankini!

2007-05-08T13:08:00.000+10:00

Anthony's 40th birthday was welcomed in prematurely with drinks and bowling at the Samford Valley bowls club, followed by a copious amount of drinking (and drunks), pizza and camping (for the suckers) at his house at the base of a mountain (it could be Mt Nebo, Mt Glorious, Mt Mee or Mt Dayboro... not too sure). It was a great day and night. Thanks Anthony! Happy birthday, and behalf of everyone i would like to thank you for NOT donning the mankini!

The sgs contingent at the Samford Valley Bowls club as part of Anthony's 40th birthday celebrations

Sarah, Mark and Joy

Kate and Thao

Wow, nice bowl! Sarah and Mark keeping an eye on the game

This is what we were best at, cheap beers at the bar

I think ben just lost a game... finally

Kate putting some very serious thought into her game plan

Anthony with his ladies at the bar

A fine example of our excellent game...

we were very serious bowlers...

hmm

ok... so things got a little crazy at the Samford bowls club

Back at Anthony's place the celebrations continued. Ness enjoying a bevvy
Kate and Ness
Ness, Joy, Delwar, Sarah and Kate keep the party going until backup arrived

Hmm... whos bike is that? Mark or Delwars?
Ness, Mark and Sarah
Ben and I
James looking veeery relaxed
Blue steel

and again
hmm, is this why all of the crazies in the valley want to talk to me? Crazy eyes
Me with the birthday boy
Anthony and Sarah
Sarah and I

2007-04-12T16:23:00.000+10:00

China and its great wall

Mum and Dad just had the pleasure of visiting the great wall of China while mum is over visiting dad. I though i would just put his (hope this is ok Pa) email up with a bit of very minor editing.

"Well we've been to the Great Wall and it was well worth it, it was an absolutely beautiful day although we only got to spend 2 hrs there after a 6hr drive (which should only have been 3hrs). We went with a bunch of friends but the organiser didn't tell us we were also going to the Ming Tomb on the way, or that the driver was a f**k wit and didn't know the way. So we got lost for a couple of hrs and spent another hr at this tomb we didn't want to see...

Otherwise it was good. The wall itself is magnificent and a incredible engineering feat, but no matter how hard we looked we couldn't find any rabbits, we thought we saw a rabbit track but maybe not!

We chose a lower section to go to while our friends took the upper section. We had only small numbers of tourist, where the upper section was really crowded, so I think we went to the part that suited us better, but man its damn steep in places and if you're not fit it really takes it out of you.
We were stuffed afterwards but really enjoyed it - luckily they have a cable car to get you half way up. Well that enough dribble."

Ma and Pa Dawson at the wall

2007-04-12T16:06:00.000+10:00

Gemma's birthday - we packed up max, nicholas and a few other vehicles and went on a little journey to Kooralbyn. It was a fair distance away, we should have packed supplies really. We passed a lot of livestock on the way, not many people or houses... i think this is what they call the sticks.

So, Gemma was shitting her pants from the minute grant told her that she was jumping out of a plane until she sat down for lunch after the event. It was great

The plane, quite small
This is a bit clever, not sure how flick did this but...

Gemma getting fitted for a chute

Not sure if that is actually gemma, it is someone skydiving
Another action shot
And done...
Haha, time to find a beverage

2007-04-12T15:41:00.000+10:00

BIG GAY DAY - 07

maddie and flick getting ready for big gay dayThe ladies and their lashes
Ben and Flick
Dan, Nikki, Gemma and Toby
Despite his eyes, Toby was not actually drunk at this stage
Dan and I
At home, dan waiting for his bitches to get ready

Mel and Dan... what is with all of the photos of Dan???
The ladies
Hmmm, maybe he was drunk

Toby, Gemma and Flick
Yep...

Flick... why do we always get photos taken with random people? You are the one that normally does it but i have joined in this time... No idea who these folk are.
The ladies from Tassie

More tassie folk
I think flick must be drunk now... blurry photos

Dominic Leo Simmons

2007-03-29T11:14:00.000+10:00

The new addition - congrats Tessa and Michael

Dominic Leo Simmons

2007-03-29T10:42:00.000+10:00

Flick at Stefans "spire"

I thought this photo deserved to be accompanied by a photo of the big homo himself, looking very proud of his skyneedle

2007-02-28T13:20:00.000+10:00

In Laura (SA) for Dad's 50th

Yummm, feet. Good one Amiel
Daniel with his pop. Busting in and helping cut the cake
Mum and I, its a personal joke. I can't share it

Ahh, the pool. I think this looks like a resort
Nana with Amiel and Daniel
Isaac
Daniel
swimming lessons
Isaac with his uncle Andrew. Isn't Andrew looking FAB in this photo...

2007-02-28T13:13:00.000+10:00

So, we had such a good night at the beat on New Years that we went straight back the following weekend. NOT a good idea, it totally rimmed.
No, we had fun but the beat was just not really that good. We had dinner and drinks with Anna (weapons) and Andrew (Mutes), Flick, Toby and I. And then we met up with Nick while we were out. Brilliant

Gates
Nick, Flick and Toby
Me, Anna and Mutes

And another one of Nick and Flick

2007-02-28T11:33:00.000+10:00

2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Ok, so we started with beers. A very tidy lunch with beers at the Emporium. Things went downhill quickly. With three or so cartons under our belts Keith arrived to cab us over to the north side and Rossco's party. Ross had invited me to his party and made the mistake of extending the invitation to my mates. Nine or ten of us rocked up to his party in a maxi taxi with our beer bin, ready for a big night. Hehe

Gemma with our mate Keith. Trudy, Chrissie and Mum, this is the guy responsible for getting us home safely most weekends. Really, it is his fault that we go out at all.

The half of team coops. Matching outfits (NOT intentional)

Rossco and I, the group was still quite civilised at this stage

And then Mel arrived...

Mel and Toby (watch the journey of the wig)

The girls

(back) Gemma, me, Mel

(front) Deb (also known as Becky) and Flick

Gemma and Mel

Mel and Toby

Mel and Gemma

We waited for the countdown then were ready for more. On the phone to Keith then onto the next place... the valley

Then Keith arrived to take us to our next destination...

The BEAT. Toby and Deb getting into it
Team coops again

Strut your stuff...

Blind bitch!
Nice moves... hehe. Clearly we are all beyond drunk now.

Come on Justin... get up

The ladies

More ladies

Getting tired...

I've changed my mind. More dancing for the ladies

Becky loves the gay club!

Nope, had enough. It must have been 5am by now

NOOOOOO!!!!! I can't sleep when the sun is up. Good night though. Thanks Keith (AGAIN) for picking us up and getting us home safely

I'm a lady! The ladies on the way home, looking gorgeous!

Bye Keith, nice hair

2007-02-28T11:08:00.000+10:00

New Years Eve day.
Noice lunch at Depot (Emporium) with team coops. No need for names here. Flick couldn't wait to hit the beers and it was downhill from there. I think we started at 11.30'ish and didn't stop until we left the club at 5 or 6am new years day. Good work

Flick and Phil and coops residence #3
family shot. Pete and Mel, Gemma and Toby
Posers, each and every one of us.
A nice shot of aunty Tarryn with her inspitation, aunty Sharon

Birthdays party

2007-02-28T10:56:00.000+10:00

Our annual birthdays and christmas party - team coops and co got together on 16th Dec as per usual for beers, music and complaints from neighbours. Apologies for lack of stories, i am struggling to remember back that far. Will just have to settle for photos of the glorious night. It was the usual suspects with a couple of freshies. Lisa (uni girl) was a surprise participant, she was a stayer too; there until the wee hours (3am??) Good work lisa.

Blair, Lisa and Mel
Scott and Flick (team coops, six doors down)
Pete, Lisa and Scott
Lee, Joy, Lisette and Jimmy
Toby and Pete

Flick, Toby, Bek
Lisa and I

The wedding

2007-01-08T09:22:00.000+10:00

Photos from Jules and Kel's wedding. We had a great weekend in Buderim that involved a three bedroom apartment filled with up to 12 people (ladies) per night.

Robbie

2007-01-08T09:11:00.000+10:00

It was almost a month ago now but we still need to share some photos from the Robbie Williams concert. Flick and I were total losers, we got there at 4pm so that we could get good positions, but it was worth it. When it came time for Robbie there were only two people between us and the stage. He is totally up himself - a complete tool - but it was brilliant.

In the stadium at 5pm, just in front of the stage (losers)

That's Robbie

Lovely Ladies

2006-12-12T09:19:00.000+10:00

Three lovely ladies in their sunday finest, taking a stroll around Kings Cross.

LovelyCan you believe that the owner of the stall at the Kings Cross markets thought that we actually liked and wanted to purchase these three dresses? Brilliant and totally rotten

Another day

2006-11-27T17:17:00.000+10:00

Day after the party, we were all a little precious. Best way to fix it, pizza and more beer. We had a lovely lunch (with one of the hottest waiters I have EVER seen) and then went off to dolphin hotel for a coupla ales.

Chrissy, Alex and Gemma
No jowls, alex, gemma and me (although you can see up my nose)
Tobes and I
Chrissy, Alex and Gemma

Toby
Alex
Chrissy
Rotten. Can't remember exactly why this happened. Funny though
Old flatties - Alex, Toby and I
Gemma
Alex

Chrissy and Alex
Lunch - I wish the waiter had made it into one of these shots

Al and Jamie's engagement party

2006-11-27T15:24:00.000+10:00

Syd-a-nee.

Toby, Adam, Gemma, Grant, Chrissy and I all headed down to Sydney for Alex and Jamie's engagement party. We filled our days with shopping, eating and boozing - as expected - and had a ball.

The party was held on the rooftop of some brilliant pub about 22 blocks from our accommodation in King Cross. I couldn't tell you where.... I don't recall exactly but I do remember that it was a considerable walk and a great final destination.

There was a heap of people from the old mental days of Wyndham st. Saw heaps of people that we don't see too often.

Keep in mind as you scroll through the photos that the photos at the top are from the end of the night - we are all slightly blind and definitely not at our best. And that I have screened the photos and these are the only ones from approx 220 photos that were respectable enough to make it onto the blog.

Don't judge us too harshly

Adam, Toby and Rob
Joy and Adam
Craig trying to eat my head, Koby, and Dave trying to lick his own ear
The gossips corner. Ellie, Heather, Chrissy, Laura and Godfrey
Dave sitting on Craig, Joy (back row)
Gemma and Kobe (front)
Heather and Chrissy
Death to Chunk.

Jamie and Toby
Al and Jamie, the reasons for the party
Gemma and Jamie

Gemma and Ryan

Joy and Toby, angry faces.

The whole reason for putting this sequence of photos in is that when Toby and i took this photo dave walked past and wanted to join in...
...so we took another angry photo, Joy, Toby and Dave.

Then Alex walked past and wanted to join in...

The photo just kept getting bigger

Alex, Joy, Toby and Dave

Alex, Joy, Gemma (looking a little too happy), Craig (looking demonic), Kobe, Toby (zoolander) and Dave

The final photo, all angered out.
Dancing Grant, that's a bit eighties

Dave, Toby, Kobe and Grant
Chrissy, Adam and Toby
Joy, Gemma and Toby
Chrissy, Adam and Craig
Dave, Kobe and Chunk

A good photo of the real couple, Grant and Gemma
Alex, Adam and Toby
The faux couple, Joy and Toby
so alike, mother and daughter. Gemma and Chrissy
Gemma, Kobe, Joy and Chrissy

Siblings...
(l-r) Laura, Alex, Gemma, Toby and Ellie

Joy, Kobe and Adam
Joy and Mimsey
Grant, Joy and Adam
Action shot on the way to the pub

Time to go home

2006-10-06T13:56:00.000+10:00

Last moments in Mungindi, spent at the pub of course. Another of Rebel and Gemma's old school mates rocked up to say her hello's and goodbyes to Rebel before she takes off. Lauren and her children Nick and Saashi. We hung around for another couple of hours then it was time to hit the road.
Brilliant weekend, good work team Mungindi.

Gemima and pops

Gemma and Jimmy

I think i have mastered the local look

Nick and Saashi

Rebel, Lauren and Gemma

Nick the hard-core Viking

Good-bye Mungindi

One last travel shot - an echidna

Ye Grand tour of Mungindi

2006-10-06T10:44:00.000+10:00

Sunday was our last day in Mungindi so Rebel took us on a tour of town. It took us about 30 mins and saw us travelling from one edge of town (the cotton Gin and the airport in NSW) to the other,(one ton post and the entrance to NSW, in QLD). It was pretty flash, we drove down mission street - that's where the aboriginals live! Past the levy - that keeps the river from flooding the town, and into Aunty Gil's backyard so we could smell the roses. As usual we ended up at the pub for more drinks and another meal before it was time to head off.

Yes, another 5.5 hours on the road. Thanks Pops!

One of the houses on mission st showing support for their team - Go the Roosters!

This is the town's main tourist attraction, the fencers hut. It is just next to (quite literally, like 5 metres) the One Ton Post - one of the original markers of the NSW QLD border.

And here it is... the post itself!
Rebels house is just over the border
Two cowgirls!
Someone actually lives in this place... noice eh!

Real country sheilas
Yeah, I wouldn't touch it either
Rebel in her glam cowgirl hat. Thats kept for special occasions.
This one is for mustering
The three of us at the Cotton Gin.

Rebel and Grant stopping to smell the roses. I really like that you can see the full range of the colours in Rebels hat in this shot!

Eating beer

2006-10-05T10:47:00.000+10:00

Our first full day in Mungindi consisted of nothing more than sitting on the verandah eating beer, then moving on to the pub (just across the road) to eat more beer (it was Saturday, you don't eat on Saturday - you eat beer!). We went back and forth a few times, nothing too exciting to report.

But it was lovely to see the constant flow of people travelling to Mungindi to see rebel before she takes off for her o's adventure. The first night we had Damien and Kylie (with ella)(soon to be joining us in Brisbane!), Jeffrey and Kim (Jeffro and Kimmy!), and the locals. On Saturday Mark, Laurie (with Eddie) arrived for a couple of hours, followed by Jeneanne who made herself comfortable and hung out with us for the night.

Good times!

aaahhhhh, nothing like an afternoon kip.

Laurie, Rebel and Eddie

The back of Rebels house

This is the view from her verandah to the pub (just through the trees) to give you an indication of exactly how close we were to the Jolly Swagman (JS on George)

and zoomed in to see it properly.

$3.50 twisters, noice

Our best local mate Kylie (Kyles!), Rebel and Jeneane (how do I spell that)

and Rebel again

Mungindi - on the border of QLD and NSW at the end of the squiggle

2006-10-05T09:50:00.000+10:00

We made it to Mungindi and went straight to the pub (spent most of the weekend getting to know the locals). Big thanks to Aunty Gil, Uncle Bill, Jimmy and Bugsy (is that correct? Did i forget anyone), If it wasn't for them we would have gone hungry and been nowhere near as blind as we were. Got to love the cheap twisters. Thanks guys!

Uncle Bill and Aunty Gil, thanks so much for the awesome hospitality. If it wasn't for you we would have starved... Thanks Rebel for the well stocked kitchen. Hehehe, seriously great hosts though (including Rebel).

Something very funny is happening, either that or gemma is checking my teeth for blackies.
I'm a lady.

Grant and Rebel
Uncle Bill, Gemma and Rebel
Gemma and Damien.
Gemma, Grant, Rebel and Kylie

On the road to Mungindi

2006-10-03T14:22:00.000+10:00

Off we go to Mungindi, loaded with the appropriate amount of beers, a couple of cd's and pretty much nothing else. We had stop a few times along the way - mainly for aunty sharon and I who were nailing beers and therefore needing a lot of toilet stops - but also to view some of the scenery on the way. Wow, check out that cactus. Seriously though, the sunset was pretty good.

Pops and Gemma with one of the rotten cactus' (cacti?) alongside the road. They are seriously foul, covered in some kinda sap. Oh, and bugs... dead bugs all over them, and spikes as you would expect on a cactus. Foul

Princess joy with the cactus. Too posh to...

Thanks designated driver Grant. Reliable as always
Travel shot - totally not posing for the camera! hehe
Gemima posing as well (good photos though)
the sun setting through the seriously bugged out windscreen. FEZ
on the side of the road watching the sun set
and posing with max
Gemma and Grant... and a lot of wilderness. That sounds a little too country and western. Probably quite appropriate considering where we are headed
A nice shot of the sun setting. And a tree

2006-09-28T09:59:00.000+10:00

BBQ at Brady's

We toddled off to Kingston (noice) the morning after Mel's birthday for a BBQ at Brent and Selina's new place. I personally wasn't really that keen to go after the events of the night before but we ended up having a ripper of a day. Thanks for the ace kebabs Brent! Perfect way to finish off the weekend, just mind you don't catch your arm on the barbed wire when you are standing near the back fence!

Selina, pops and Joy

Cherries and Pops, with Sarah and Brent in the background.

GEEKS!Selina and I

Pops

Toby, Gemma and Brent. Just like the good old days!

Nice big family shot. Toby, Grant, Sarah, Selina, Brent and me

Toby and Brent, not really sure what they were doing. Oh, I remember now. They are posing by the barbed wire, thats right!

More of Mel

2006-09-28T09:53:00.000+10:00

A couple more shots from mel's.

Toby preparing to eat the camera

Zoolander pete

Pete and Scott, looking very rockstar

Work the camera gemima

the aftermath...

2006-09-27T16:34:00.000+10:00

Melissa Loveday turns 21
Another birthday with a dress code attached. Brilliant. We all like nothing more than a chance to get frocked up!

Gemma, Tori and Bonnie
Joy and Toby
Mel (Happy Birthday!), Grant and Gemma

Mel, Justin, Gemma, myself and Toby
Mel surrounded by her family
Toby, Grant, Justin and Joy
Mels Mum (Lyn?), Scott, Pete and Mel
Gemma and the other Scott

random images

2006-09-27T14:44:00.000+10:00

Daniel and I
Ooh, sleeping again
Isaac striking a pose.
Nana and Amiel
Daniel and DooDah (the bear) having a sleep out in a box. Poor boy

2006-09-27T12:55:00.000+10:00

Amiel Cate Fysh was born on Monday 18th of September at 4.38pm. Very cute little sister for Gorgeous boys Daniel and Isaac.

Daniel and Isaac meeting their sister for the first time.

ironically she loves the water

Amiel is only just bigger than her teddy bear and nowhere near as chubby!

Such a good girl, always sleeping

With her big (very proud) brother Isaac

More sleeping...

with Daniel, it looks like he doesn't know what to think!

Ooh, too small for the car seat
Snoozing in mum and dads bed

Daniel and Isaac

2006-09-27T08:57:00.000+10:00

Emily, these general pics of Bec & Dale, Daniel and Isaac are mainly for you. I thought you would appreciate seeing how big they are getting. Please note that when you come to visit you will be expected to bring your running shoes as they love going to the park to play cricket, soccer and throw the frisbee.

Playing at the park with Dale

Daniel going hard core

Ben and Dale dressed up for Aleshia's wedding, two weeks before Amiel arrived

Daniel with Nana and Pop Dawson

Daniel, Uncle Andrew (what a scruffy bugger, nothing has changed), Isaac and Pop chilling out

Waiting for Amiel

The two boys

And a radiant Bec at Aleshia's Hens party at Queenies tea house. Note to all - don't order coffee with your high tea, they really only do good tea!

Dale's 30th

2006-09-26T14:50:00.000+10:00

Well it is going back a little while now but I thought it would still be nice to include some photos from Dale's 30th back in August. It was a really good night in the backyard of their Forest Lake pad. Lots of friends, family and lots of fun. Everyone boozed on until the wee hours.

Dale looking happy with his cake

Bec and Danielle

Ben and Nikki

Mum and Kerri

Dave and his girlfriend (sorry, cant remember her name)

Andrew cooking up a storm on the BBQ

All of the blokes standing around the bbq, as they do

Daniel

Riverfire

2006-09-07T15:13:00.000+10:00

Riverfire, not my photos (clearly) but amazing. We had a great night at Flicks place (Casino Towers) watching the view around the edge of the balcony and through the city towards the storey bridge where we could see fireworks through the buildings. We did get a great view of the planes doing the dump and burn. Brilliant, if a little wasteful in these times of expensive petrol.
hehe, geek.

Anyway, same story as usual. Gemma, Toby, Grant, Flick and I ended up spending a saturday night together having drinks. Not much more to add.

Oh, except that some total TOOL was carrying on in the street (like the tool that he was) (Tool, much underused if you ask me), stealing shit from the seven-11 and then squirting tomato sauce on people in the street.
Luckily not too many drinks had been consumed by us and we were able to keep our cool.
Wankers...
Anyway, here are the brilliant shots.

Lisette's shaving party

2006-08-09T10:22:00.000+10:00

Lisette (uni gal) held a Rock and Frock party to raise money for cancer research. At the end of the night there were six shaved heads and one shaved chest, approx $800 was raised. Brilliant. Good work Lisette

Hugh and Danelle

Let the shaving begin (don't remember the guy's name, sorry)

Lisette, rock and frock.

mid-shave

Steven getting his chest shaved, soon to be followed by the hair on his head

Danelle getting stuck into Hugh - creating a look we like to call the Mr Burns

Simon getting into some rock with his hard core blue blow-up guitar

Flick's 21st

2006-08-08T10:36:00.000+10:00

We celebrated Flicks 21st on Sat 8th of July at Eclipse at Morningside. Very noice food, good company etc.

Gemima
Tobias
(l-r) Flick, Pete and Jimmy

and Flick, the booze hag

More photos from SGS and the Press Club

2006-07-12T17:19:00.000+10:00

A couple more photos taken on Sara's last day at SGS.

Sasha, one of the Brisbane based directors

Sara and I

Vinnie and Kiat

James and Sara

Ness (the other brisbane director) and Vinnie

At the Press Club now

Sara, Anthony and Vanessa (Anthony's wife)

closed eyes Milla and I

Sara and I much later in the night. Sober... honest!

Cardno Mid-Year

2006-07-07T10:26:00.000+10:00

Gemma had so much fun at last years mid-year that Toby and I asked her to get us an invite to this years. We all love an excuse to get dressed up and go out.
Everyone dresses up either in formal wear or according to a theme. The different departments choose different themes. It looked great, three tables of elvis, a couple of tables of Zorro's and associated ladies, etc. It was really good.

Aletia and Gemma
Gemma and Grant
This was my partner, Jamie
Toby and I

Toby's partner Rachel

Josh and Aletia, dressed as Jack and Kelly Osbourne

Maria and Frank

Sara's farewell drinks - Friday 30th June

2006-07-07T10:03:00.000+10:00

We didn't get many photos but had a great night. We had nibbles and drinks starting at 3pm on Friday, sat around having a small presentation from Sara followed by drinks and more finger food.
At about 6 we all headed to the Press Club in the valley to continue with the drinks. Ness' Mark came along, as did Anthony's Vanessa. Flick, Milla and Joey also came along later in the night.
Good night all in all. Not many photos.

Vinnie and I

Anthony and Mark
And another of Vinnie and I. Bad photo... i have no neck!

More Images

2006-06-27T12:59:00.000+10:00

Some more random photos

Toby and Mel at Selina's house - we had a bbq there before Sel and Neil moved down to SydneyPart one of the journey

Part Two
At the end of the Journey - Toby, our trolley and I

We decided (maggot) that the best way to get from Gemma and Grant's place back to our place was in the trolley that someone had abandoned outside the RSL. Toby was driver, I was passenger.

Our eighties picnic at new farm park. That is Toby and Flick looking like lovers in the background. Not really sure what we were thinking when we packed the esky and thermos but it was hysterical. Sammy, Toby, Flick and I wasted a whole afternoon lying on the picnic blanket in the park and eating chicken and salad rolls.

Milla in the big white glasses (in the middle of the night)

Everyone wants a go of the glasses. Might have to make a wall of fame with the big white glasses.

A toby sandwich. Flick, Toby and Samantha

One of Isaac for Emily

phone images... very random

2006-06-27T12:02:00.000+10:00

St Patrick's Day 2006
- The Plough Inn

All in green, good to see

Joy, Toby, Gemma and Flick
Gemma and Grant

Toby and Gemma, deep in conversation

ooh, surly!

Random Party - Gemma's mate from work held a party at her house in West End. Said to invite 'a coupla friends'. Oops. 9 of us pulled up in a maxi taxi. (Thanks Keith)

Random shot of Jimmy (Milla's cousin), Samantha, James (new flattie) and Joy and a party in West End. Sort of crashed a party being held by one of Gemma's workmates. Sorry about that.

Flick and Geoff go bush

2006-06-21T13:39:00.000+10:00

Some pics from Flick and Geoff's recent drive from Brisbane to Darwin,
all of the first photos are from

litchfield national park

first photo is of Geoff and us at buley rockhole

second one is of Flick at florence falls
third of geoff at florence falls
fourth is just of florence falls
No stories for the rest of the photos... self explanatory eh!

Plane

Everybody loves scrapbooking, this one is for you Bec F

Geoff in Car

Flick on Tractor

May update

2006-05-20T15:58:00.000+10:00

Photos from the Leukaemia Shave Day.

Before shot

Shaving in process

From the back

Final product
We all joined in

This is from a couple of weeks ago but I thought it would be good to show how the day went. Vinnie made something close to $400 after deciding to shave his head about 4 days before the shave off. Pretty good effort I think.

We all joined in the shaving and hair colouring on the verandah at work.

Besides that nothing much is happening.

Geoff (flattie) found a new job flying planes based in Darwin. Very good for him career wise but we all hate that he is leaving.

Will have to take some photos on his last big night out next weekend.

Then he and Flick are going to drive from Brissie all the way to Darwin. Will try to get some photos from that too... or perhaps Geoff can start a blog so that we can all see what he gets up to while he is away.

Meanwhile we are busy trying to find someone to take his room. Spewing.

Grants 30th

2006-04-12T15:00:00.000+10:00

Gemma and Grant threw a party on the weekend for Grant's 30th (and Gemma's nudging) at the house at Coorparoo. It was a flash cocktail dress party that was completely catered (Thanks guys). We all had a brilliant night with everyone dressed to the nines.

Gemma, Joy, Grant and Amanda
Geoff and Tessa

Melissa and Flick
Glen and Mel
Toby and Godfrey

Gemma, Blair and Rebel
Gemma and Ant
Rebel, Amanda and Jo

Grants 30th

2006-04-12T14:41:00.000+10:00

Godfrey and Geoffrey
Greg and Joy
Gemma, Rebel and Tobes
Samantha, Mindy and Jo
Grant and... his friends whose names I can't remember

Grant's 30th

2006-04-11T14:03:00.000+10:00

(l-r) Samantha, Gemma, Rebel, Godfrey, Jo, Geoffrey and Amanda

Brent, Christine and Joy

Mindy, Joy, Debra and Samantha, spot the tall woman
Gemma and I hanging in the kitchen

Fysh family update

2006-04-06T09:06:00.000+10:00

Here are some more photos of the Fysh family, mainly for Emily, Kevin and Lesley. The boys are growing up really quickly... and Dale is packing a bit of age too. Hehehe

Isaac playing with his dad
Daniel dressed himself today, he came so close.
such a good effort!
yumm, such a lovely clean child
Dad must be home from work
Daniel playing on one of his birthday presents
Isaac is just like his mum

Friday 3rd March continued

2006-03-31T09:13:00.000+10:00

Ok, this is the last of the sydney photos. I am sure that you have all heard enough of the stories and seen enough photos.
One last word, I don't care what anyone says... we are HOT!

Friday 3rd March - BBQ at Al and Jamies place (and Guy & Ashley's)

2006-03-30T12:39:00.000+10:00

Alex

Coby

Laura and Toby
The last supper, sydney style

second attempt

Very german...

Ryan and Jamie
Toby and Jo
George and Laura (did I get that right?)
Dave, Coby and Olin

Wed 1st March - Final Mardi Gras Preparations

2006-03-30T10:17:00.000+10:00

Final preparations for mardi gras.
We pulled out the good old Janome and spent the night sewing ribbons, reflective stripes and glittery bits to out outfits.
Much fun!

Samantha having a turn with the hat

Busy team

Daniel and Isaac

2006-03-29T16:48:00.000+10:00

Daniel and Isaac feeding the ducksdaniel
Isaac going for a swim... Damn water restriction!

Hello
Both of the boys are getting big now

playing rough with mum

nice cuddles
Daniel still loves the camera! What a show off

Girls weekend with Flick

2006-03-14T14:52:00.000+10:00

Some photos from the weekend in hobart. We did what you would expect on a girls weekend, plenty of drinking, shopping and eating... Thanks Trudy and Chris for letting me stay with you and for looking after me. The first photos are from Luke's (Flick's old school friend) 21st.
After the party we walked down to Salamanca to Syrup nightclub. Much fun

Chris and Trudy (Hi flicks mum and dad, thanks for looking after me!) at Luke's 21st Party at Bridie O'Rileys
Tim's beer complete with mini bruchetta
Tim and Joy
Chris and Trudy
Trudy and Flick
Tim
Trudy and Flick again (Flick, i just noticed that you look nude in this shot!)
Joy and Flick
Bert (Flicks sister)

The following day we went to town and looked around the shops. We spent time trying on sunnies, hats, scarfs, gloves etc. They hated our guts.

This pic is the 'cat and the fiddle' display at the shops in town. One of the many tourist attractions that Flick showed me.

That is me with Jeremy at the fountain in the middle of the square in Salamanca

Flick on Sunday at Salamanca, we indulged in beers, cake and iced chocolates. Yummm

Jeremy at Salamanca
The view from the verandah, looking towards Mount Wellington

View looking towards the bay in Kingston

and another

My breakfast on Monday morning before we left. Yummm, crayfish.

BTW, I didn't eat all of it... I am not a complete piggy!

More Mardi Gras photos

2006-03-09T11:55:00.000+10:00

More photos, these ones are from Tristan

HELLO, In my good ear! (Tobias and Joy)
how brown are we...
I look a bit worried, maybe because Geoff looks nude!
Big hand
the view

Tristan in the middle, cant remember other names (oops!)

Tristan on a bike police bike
Flick and ...
the main team!

More on the Sydney /Mardi Gras Adventure

2006-03-09T11:15:00.000+10:00

I thought that I should probably provide a little bit of info about the trip to accompany the photos already up (as well as the ones still to be posted).

Toby, Geoff, Flick and I arrived in Sydney on Thursday and headed straight to Al, Jamie and Guy's place *Thanks guys*. We were all bunking down on two Queen size matresses on the floor of the spare room.
Thursday night we headed out to Oxford st to meet up with Tristan and a few other friends. All tarted up we headed out to Stonewall, a gay club on Oxford st (of course, seeing as it really was all about the boys this weekend).
Unbelievable, Flick and I were denied entry at the door. DENIED!!!
What bullshit, all because we were not wearing closed shoes, they were clearly only wanting butch lezzies to come in. Well... a few minutes later Flick managed to sneak in through one of the side doors (good effort) and blend into the crowd.
I, being the chicken that I am, was stuck outside with this nasty dreadlocked lesbian keeping an eye on me! She hated my guts! (obviously knew we were up to something)
I finally got in wearing geoffs shoes (meanwhile Geoff was inside barefoot) with my own shoes tucked down the back of my pants. Swapped shoes with Geoff once inside and sat down to enjoy the swimsuit comp. Very cute guys... just a shame they also like boys.

Anyway, got tracked down by the dreadlocked lesbian and escorted from the club! spewing, it was the first time i have been kicked out of a club while still sober (almost sober)!
Luckily Tristan had a spare pair of shoes in a nearby hotel and I danced the rest of the night away in mens sneakers.
And even the shoes couldn't stop me from dancing the night away on the stage and the podium, what a loser.

Friday night Alex had a bbq and drinks at his place (funny photos to come from that night). Brilliant night sitting out in the backyard.

Sat was all about the parade. Toby and I went off for our spray tans and had to walk back through the middle of broadway at the absolute peak of our darkness trying to avoid the rain that was starting to come down. V. amusing

Sat night, finally, had a blast in the hotel room putting makeup on almost everyone in the room. Eyeliner anyone???
Managed to squeeze approx 20 people into the hotel room (with a room limit of 6 people, oops!) where we watched in style. 5 levels above the parade, it was perfect.

More photos now

Mardi Gras 06 - Part Two

2006-03-07T16:05:00.000+10:00

Toby and a couple of randoms we befriended, check out the fantastic hat.
Big woman
Another shot of the brilliant hat
we did actually give the hat back!
Toby and Geoff before we left the apartment
Vesa and Geoff getting ready
Flick practicing her pout
Toby and I, almost ready to leave for the Party

Mardi Gras 06

2006-03-07T13:39:00.000+10:00

Mardi Gras 06. These are a couple of photos taken from my phone, not very good quality but it will give you an idea of the weekend we had.

This is the view we had from the hotel room. At the beginning of the parade and only five levels above the action.
Following are photos of the team all dressed up;

Toby
Felicity
Geoffrey
Joy
Geoff again

oops, not in focus
what a team of posers! Check out the pouts
and again, a little more natural
Toby

Quick update

2006-03-01T08:56:00.000+10:00

Nothing too exciting has been happening, just life plodding along as per usual.
I started uni on monday, had two lectures (both two hours long) and would normally have a tutorial as well but not in the first week.
I really thought that we would ease into things by having a quick info session and then starting properly at the next lecture but we launched straight into things.
We pretty much went through all of chapter 1 of both Chemistry and maths in the first lectures as well as having homework questions to work through.
I have also been told that anyone that misses a lecture will more than likely fail because these lecturers will not give out lecture notes, fair enough really.
So, I decided to keep that fact that I would be missing next monday because of Mardi Gras to myself.
So things have worked out that I will only be able to do two subjects this semester (really high contact hours), I have a full day of uni on Mondays, a night time prac or tutorial on Tuesday, a one hour lecture in the middle of the day for both wednesday and thursday.
The biggest drama for me is that I will have to use Brisbanes POXY public transport.

Ew, I caught one on Monday and sat myself next to the most savory one. BIG Mistake.
He may have been wearing a suit a reading his file but he was a sniffling, snorting flu machine, revolting.
But I have worked out how to hold the handle with the smallest possible physical contact. Just the little finger. noice.

The other thing that is happening at the moment is MARDI GRAS.
Should be a blast. We have our outfits all organised, down to white hats, braces and shoes. Our small purple shorts and bikini tops.
We are all getting spray tanned on the morning and then covering ourselves in glitter. I figure if I am only going to Mardi Gras once, I should make it a BIG one.

We are staying with Alex and his girlfriend in Sydney (I used to live with Alex in that massive house with Toby, he is the guy in the band), so it should be a blast.
Geoff, Flick, Toby and I fly down tomorrow morning and will hang out for a couple of days before getting back to brisbane on Monday afternoon. should be really good.
I will update once we get back.

Besides that Amanda and Sammy made it back from their o'seas adventure on Monday. Almost recovered from their jet lag.
Vinnie also got from Cambodia on the weekend, he got me an awesome set of trays as a thank you. The silly boy was going to travel through Cambodia and Vietnam with a suitcase. Seems my backpack keeps paying for itself.

Well, hope that updates you a little. There will be more to come after the weekend.

The other thing, I finally collected my car after it had been in to get the hail damage repaired.
I scored a free windscreen with the repairs as well as having the bat shit repaired for nothing. Not sure if that was a mistake on their behalf but I have heard nothing further from them and am quite happy not to.
Finally a win for me.
Hooray.

More to come after the weekend

Part three of the birthday party

2006-02-16T17:17:00.000+10:00

It was quite a big turn out for Daniel's Birthday party, popular little 4 year old that one.

We had a lovely afternoon sitting outside sipping soda like ladies, nibbling on nibblies and chatting about the weather. Very nice, very delicate.

Then Gemma, Grant, Tobias and Flick arrived with the beer and it was on. LOL

We had a really nice afternoon with a tribe of children, some of us played games, played on the swings etc etc.

We ended up in the garage drinking more beer, talking, laughing and playing darts.

Much fun, thanks Bec and Dale.

Bec
Alan playing darts
and doing his Blue Steele pose
Sean, looking very happy!

Tia striking a pose

Jake

Daniel's Birthday, Part 2

2006-02-16T17:01:00.000+10:00

Dale
Flick pretending she can play
Kerri, Dale, Bec, Sean, Paul and Amanda much later in the night

Sean, Flick, Mum and Alan in the garage... watching darts
Toby
Daniel cutting the case

Daniel's 4th Birthday, Part 1

2006-02-16T10:30:00.000+10:00

Darts in the garage, very manly

Isaac
The kids on the swings... and Gemma on the left.
Jake
Daniel with his cool new present

more photos, same night

2006-02-01T14:12:00.000+10:00

Toby looking HOT
Gemma and background
the three flatties
alex
me!

more photos

2006-02-01T13:49:00.000+10:00

Craig, Al, Grant, Toby, Adam, Brent and Guy
Al, Toby, Adam and Brent
and again
all of the guys again
grant
flick, me, geoff (front), grant (back), gemma
same, slightly more dramatic!
geoff
guy

More photos

Sat 28th

2006-02-01T11:50:00.000+10:00

This is only about the photos. We had the old gang over for drinks and had a blast. Present were Gemma, Grant, Flick, Alex, Brent, Adam, Chunk and Guy.

Geoff, Me and Toby

Geoff being a poser!

Gem and Grant again

Guy, Me and Gem

Thats me and Gemma

Guy and chunk

Gem and Flick

Straya Day

2006-02-01T11:37:00.000+10:00

Australia day was a little more refined this year, the days of passing out by 7pm, assigning 'strayn' names and throwing up in gardens (not me!) are well in the past. This year we camped out at Gemma and Grants new place for a BBQ and beers on the back balcony. Very civilised.
We did still manage to consume a good couple of cartons of beer and a few bottles of wine.

This is approx half of the group. from left to right: Linda, Toby, Flick, Jessica (on flicks lap), Geoff, Grant and Chrissy.

Big weekend out!

2006-01-24T10:30:00.000+10:00

Dylan and Kris' reception
21/01/2006

Well, I had a fantastic weekend this weekend. Andrew (brother) came up from South Australia for our cousin Dylan's reception. It was out at Mt Tambourine at Kris' (Dylan's wife) parents house. It was just beautiful, unfortunately we were only able to stay until 9pm as we were heading off to Big Day Out the next morning and needed sleep in preparation. Still, we meet a bunch of people and had a really good night.

Andrew, Dylan and I

Kris (middle) with her mum and dad.

Dylan and Kris

Cutting the cake

Myself, Andrew and Dylan

Myself, Andrew, Kris and Dylan

Big Day Out
22/01/2006

Toby, Geoff, Flick and I scored a job working on the gates at Big Day Out. We worked for about 3 and a half hours and then got free entry. Fantastic. We had to be on the bus that took us from Brisbane to the Gold Coast by 8am so it was a pretty early start. No complaints though. Andrew caught a ride down the coast with my friend Bek and her brother Matt and then we caught up to watch Wolfmother.

Needless to say we all had a brilliant day. Only got two photos on my mob which makes the colour a little funny but it is better than nothing.

Andrew with my sunnies that I could not get rid off. I threw them away twice and had them returned to me. Then andrew threw them away three times before someone found them and thought it was the best score all day and pocketed them.

Andrew and I in the mosh pit listening to Franz Ferdinand. Very fun.

Andrew, I hope you had a good day because I had a bloody ripper! I will see you there next year, Yeah?

2006-01-16T15:40:00.000+10:00

In 5 days time Emily (my younger sister) will be leaving South Australia for a one year Rotary exchange in Finland. What an exciting week for her.
Em, I hope you have a wonderful time, make sure you keep your blogging and / or emailing up as we all want to know what is happening and how things are going.
I bet you will have such an amazing time that you will not want to come back.
Just for the record, I do want you to come back!
Have an amazing time, I will see you in a year.

The other big thing is that I have finally gotten my shit together and will be attending Uni in 2006. I was accepted into the Bachelor of Applied Science course at QUT's Gardens Point campus. That means that in a matter of weeks I will be a uni bum. Brilliant!

Skydiving just north of Adelaide, South Australia.

2006-01-11T16:56:00.000+10:00

Thanks Dad!
On the 29th of December my siblings (Rebecca, Andrew and Emily), Becs husband Dale and I went skydiving as a christmas and birthday celebration. Here are a couple of photos from my jump. What a fantastic experience.
An absolute buzz from leaving the plane all the way through until being under canopy and landing. Definitely on my list of things to do again.

2006-01-10T16:27:00.000+10:00

Hooray, christmas and new years are both in the past I am finally free to get back to the real world.

I thought it would be fun to show the last month in images.
I spent three nights in Melbourne for the SGS Strategic Planning Meeting and christmas parties. Had a fantastic time drinking cocktails on the first night with Sara, below. Both looking a little worse for wear.
After Melb I headed down to Adelaide to spend christmas with the family including my sister, her husband and their two children (Daniel and Isaac,below)

Daniel

Isaac with Rebecca (Mum) and Uncle Andrew in the background

So, had 10 nights in country South Australia soaking up the serenity. The place is looking a little resort like at the moment and was very enjoyable. Thanks dad for the beers! That was tops.

Fortunately I do not have any photos from New Years, it is fair to say that I was not at my best. Went to Beks house for a party until 10.30/11pm then headed into the Valley to Family to dance the night away. Pete Tong was the DJ for the midnight hour and was nothing compared to what I was expecting. That really was the only disappointment for the night so I really have nothing to complain about.

I will update when I have scanned a photo from my skydive. Jumped out of a plane on the 29th of December, what a fantastic thing throwing yourself out of a plane is, amazing!

Chao for now

Bike

2005-12-13T12:35:00.000+10:00

I have had the bike for three weeks now and have so far made the trek from Coorparoo over the Storey Brisge to New Farm three times. That is a pretty good effort if you ask me.

The plan (eventually) is to ride to work once or twice a week and go for a long ride with Lee (Ben's wife) every couple of weekends. Should be fit in no time.

This is the view I get every morning when the hard part of the ride is over.

Day One

2005-12-05T17:38:00.000+10:00

Daniel and Isaac came over on the weekend with Bec and Dale... had lots of drinks and ended up getting to bed at 4.30. Was then woken up at 5.30am by music blaring because Geoff came home and wanted to party on!!! Aaargh.