Happy Birthday To me

Happy Birthday To me

Happy Birth-day Toooo meee

Happy Birthday To me

Hip Hip Hooray

Hip Hip Hooray

Hip Hip Hooray!!!

:S

Driving everyone crazy

Is officially a licensed driver (well Probationary license driver). Took a while but happened in the end and pick our brand new car up on friday. This week has been such a good week even though Ben hasn't been here to enjoy it with me I HAVE BEEN HAPPY!! Got my license, bought a new car and T.V and started back at Uni.

Even though everything is looking up and moving forward gracefully, I can't help be a little down and lonely at night. I have been getting a bit more comfortable with each day that he is gone but that won't make me less frightened by myself. The days are fine it's the nights that are the hardest... I don't have that loving person there keeping me safe. But I have to keep looking up I mean it's not forever, just now.

Just a word of warning everyone needs to either get out of my way or off the roads because I AM COMING!!! :P

I'm Back!!

Wow, it has been so long since I have written on here. I guess I just got caught up with working 3 days a week, Starting Uni back in November and kinda getting snowed under with the work (am a little out of touch with having to study again), Planning our holiday to Melbourne and actually going on it, my Zumba workouts and then in between the housework shopping and log book driving lessons.

Hmm... Getting back into a study routine has been a lot harder than I though it would be. I mean I only had 2 units this study period but I guess my organisational and time management skills need to be nourished a little more. I didn't do so well this time around but this study period I am going to organise my time a lot better.

Our trip to Melbourne was so good, I didn't want to leave. We went bowling a hell of a lot and got to know the neighbours quite well. Seeing family again was so wonderful and wish we didn't live so far away, that way we can visit more often.

Now that I have re-established a relationship with my blog again I shall be back on here more often.

Loneliness

Loneliness has been a huge part of my life this week. On Monday the 4th Ben flew to Sydney for work, so I was left by myself until the 22nd. It was and still is a bit nerve racking being in this house on my own. Every sound was 10x louder than usual, every creak made me jump and almost every light was turned on so I didn't have to face the dark until I went to bed. I locked every door hours before I went to bed and still I did not feel safe in this house once. I have never had so little sleep in my life, hours of tossing and turning to get to sleep and then waking time and time again during my slumber only to wake early the next day.

The time difference between Perth and Sydney hasn't helped with anything. When I wake up Ben is eating his lunch, When I am having lunch Ben is getting ready to go and have dinner and when I am having dinner Ben is in Bed. It makes it quite hard to speak to one another with having to work and everything taking up the time we would have to speak. Oh well only 2 more weeks of it until he returns home, then we don't have to worry about it.

Work wasn't as exciting as it would usually be, I felt excluded most days and got frustrated easy from lack of sleep. The heat and humidity of which Melbourne usually doesn't have at this time of year has made me a little ill with constant headaches also.

Driving has been interesting, having to find my way around now is weird but exciting and I get to see more of the suburbs around me now. Only 4 months and 18 hours of my logbook until I can go for my P's. YAY!!! I will then be able to go anywhere whenever I like, as we have been looking at cars and have found 1 we like, and are half way to getting.

Karate is improving, I am getting close to my next grading (blue belt lol) and have been staying behind to get some extra coaching from my Sensei, which have helped me quite a lot. I am feeling quite confident with my Kata's and am progressing rapidly (according to my Sensei).

Today has been a wonderful day, I had Nan and Gramps (Ben's) visit me. They came in and had a coffee and a nice little chat, and a little look at the house. We then went out to the PK Tavern for lunch. I ordered the most delicious Chilli Honey Chicken (Tender pieces of chicken sautéed in a sweet chilli & honey glaze served with scented rice). Nan had the Fresh Fish of the Day (Barramundi with a side of chips). And Gramps had the Seafood Selection (A beer battered selection of prawns & fish with crumbed scallops & calamari served with chips and homemade tartare sauce). All of our meals also came with a side of salad. It was such a lovely lunch, and we are going to do something next week , Can't wait!.

'Tomorrow when the war began'

Sunday was a good day... Socialisation was a key part of that day.

Ben and I went to the movies with Kayla. We saw 'Tomorrow when the war began' - it was a good movie, Ben even thought it was good (although he was continuously saying he didn't want to go and see it coz it looked like crap). We had a good time chatting heaps before hand at KFC and enjoying many laughs.

We are going to get together more often with Kayla, which I am looking forward to (MORE female interaction and socialising).

Although there hasn't been a lot happening around here lately, I feel more comfortable with my surroundings.

My new way of life is moving forward.

CSO Graduation

This morning was Ben's Graduation... He has now finished his course and is a CSO :P. He also got The Navy Warfare Community Medallion. It was quite a good day, Ben got 96.06% average and came away from this ceremony quite pleased with himself. Mind you I came away very proud of the work he has done and the amount of time he has put into his studies. We also went to Hogs breath cafe for dinner... Mmm had a lovely dinner chatting and stuff. Afterwards we went over to the Swinging Pig for some drinks. Man that was fun I haven't had fun like that in a while, chatting away, joking, Laughing so much. But sadly it had a sad ending... One that got sorted out but will be avoided next time.

Here are a few of the photos from the Graduation:

Medallion Cert, Rate badge (patch), Medallion, Sea Readiness Badge

Liam, Brett Mayers, Jess Spencer, Ben, Bec Stanley and Rhiannan Walker

Everyone graduating

Me and ben after the Graduation

Ben receiving His Medallion and Certificate

Ben receiving his Grad certificate

Whistling Kite

Last night I went out with a couple of friends from work. We went to the whistling Kite in Secret Harbour, it is such a nice restaurant/bar. We had a few drinks and a LOT of laughs. Claire, Sarah and Tracy had me smiling the whole night, which I haven't done in a while. We talked about many different things like work, people, family, friends, marriages, why we all moved over to WA, and much more.

Tracy is leaving on Sunday to go back over to England for personal family reasons which is why we all decided to go out. It was the first time I had been out without Ben since I have been over here, Which I don't mind, but it was good to get out with the girls. We are planning many more get together's when Tracy returns and a couple of them may include the Men.

Going out with these gals makes me quite happy, not saying that being over here with ben isnt making me happy, but just that it is good to be comfortable in my new surroundings and being able to go out with friends once again (because I didn't have any to begin with :P).

So this is where my New way of life is at presently and hopefully it just keeps moving on up...