Coming home ...home...to my house...did I mention I have a house?

hmm...the BEST spot in the world... Good for gaming...(Oh so THIS is where Oliver is)

Eating...(Oh AND Emily)

Gazing AND Eating...(Look, Lisa ASWELL!!)

...and justifying why it's okay to wear a GREEN SKIVVY in the middle of a sunny spring day...(Yes that's my mum's FAVOURITE item of clothing...rain, hail or shine...i think she'd have trouble justifying that choice ANY time of year actually but SPRING?...c'mon!)

Okay time to hit the great outdoors...Get the Dogs...

Hold on to that lead Oliver!!

Everyone in the car...

...to the BEACH! mmm the smell of the beach...mmm...

Things to do on the beach....

Walk

Walk some more...

Still walking...

If you're Oliver then it's...

Run...

(Check out the top of this pic...dunno what happened there...looks like a CRAZY mirror at rippleys or something)

Climb...

More Climbing...

Dig?...

hmm more digging...

If you're Emily...you leave your mark...

Finally you get to the end...yep that's a HEAT HAZE right there!!

...and then it's time to walk back...

OH MOST AWESOME THING EVA!! On the way back we saw some Whales in the BAY ... and one did a MASSIVE leap out of the water...just like on the movies...and made this MASSIVE splash...we watched them all the way back up the beach...awesome!...I was humming that Michael Jackson tune the whole way...you know the one they play at the end of Free Willie?...Yeah that one...oooh ooh oh oh oooooh hold me like a river blah blah...do do do do da da...i will be there e e eeeer....hm anyway

...Where was I ?

Coming Home...

It's funny when you're away from a place for a while you start to forget how AWESOME it is...it starts to become a distant memory...but then when you first encounter that place again a wave of emotion crashes over you and you think 'why the heck did I stay away so long!!' That's what it's like coming home...Because everyones been down to visit me over the past coupla months it's been a while since i've headed north...
I LOVE holidays...teacher's just don't get enough! Last week I spent in Hobart catching up with Friends during the week instead of having to squeeze them into the weekends...it was nice...Es and I got to hit the shops and go out for lunch...AWESOME!...
...I also got to panic about my new calling...eeek...good to get everything in order before getting back to the place I wanted to be... the GLORIOUS NORTH OF THE STATE...it doesn't help when you drive out of the gloomy hovel that is Hobart and head into the Glaring Sun that is Launceston...the birds are singing ...the breeze is gentle (and doesn't feel like a SNOW STORM) and the smell of woodfires fills your lungs...ah...the best!
First stop the Triffitts...for lots of cuddles and kisses...hm whats this? Only Hallie is home?...oh well she gets triple portion of Aunty Collette lovin'...After which...Simone put me to work...lucky I like ironing...Yes it was HEAPS...check it out...

hmm but my reward? the BEST chocolate pudding in he world! Simon's LEAST favourite dessert...oh well Simon...as you can see...MORE for me:)

mmm Delish...

Here's Hallie finishing off her helping...then she headed onto Jess AND Simone's leftovers! That's my girl!!

I'm currently relaxing in Briddo...reading books and soaking up the view....ah if only I could be on Holidays forever...paid holidays that is:)

Excellent Elle...

Is this Elle Macphearson? ....Oh hang on....No...close...very close...it's Elle Carmichael...

Who let the crazy ysa entertain themselves behind the curtains during the youth dance...WITH a bunch of band equipment...

And a little celebration at little india for Elle's Birthday before our little rafters party:)...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLE...

YOU ARE AWESOME!!