The Flat!!!

Yay! it finally worked!....

SNOW!

I have been trying to upload a video that I took of my new living quarters but it's not working for me....
so until I sort it out... here is a sneak peak at my morning :)

Thanksgiving in France

Thanksgiving weekend in France was lovely! I haven't uploaded photo's of the house or the actual feast yet but here are some of the Biggest sand dune in Europe!

...and just a few more from Aus...

I know you're probably sick of seeing photo from the October trip home BUT Sam just got our films developed (all 15 of them) and he got some good ones as well! As usual it was hard to pick just a couple.... but here you go...
Above, Mel and I outside a clearance store in Melbourne and below, Dad and Julie while we're out for lunch in Noojee.
In Maffra for Sarah's 21st...
I have to say, one of my favorite holiday moments.... somehow convincing Nunna to not only share her pie recipe (she makes GREAT Maltese pies) but get her to show me how she does it!!
Sam and I on our way to the waterfalls at Noojee
and last but not least.... Sam and I in Singapore in the resort swimming pool. Very relaxing :)

Halloween

Yesterday was Halloween and Kerrie and Matt took the girls to an American football game here in London and Sam and I took Anderson trick or treating...
he started off very shy but soon got the hang of it!!

Anderson!

I've decided that my next couple of posts should be video clips, as I have a nice new camera that lets me record HD footage, and just to mix it up a bit!
So, here is Anderson... keen to play one of his favorite games. Sleep, kiss, wake up!!

Be quiet Bones!

My trip home -October 2010

After an 8 month count down I ventured home again... taking my better half with me to meet the folks. and BOY was it good to be back....
I celebrated my 21st birthday with friends and family with a party (and after party!) and a dinner at Warragul Thai (my fave!) on my actual birthday.
many many many BIG Thanks to all the people who made my birthday so special.

...on the way to the after party...
A tradition of me returning home and having a proper catch up with friends is that we get together, have a few drinks and play some Balderdash.
On our first round we decided it was too hard to bluff and keep a straight face so our solution was to rematch the following week... with paper bags to hide our true expressions.
So... here it is, Balderdash.... paper-bag special.
Followed by a big night out in Melbourne... and then a really rough morning...
but some shopping made it a little better :)
we also took loads of road trips..... Dunkeld for a beautiful meal at the Royal Mail, Marysville and Phillip Island to check out the beach and see (and feed) some wild life...
then.... after 2 weeks flew by at record speed, Sam and I jumped on a plane bound for Singapore.
We spent 4 days doing lots of touristy things.... Little India and China town, but also got in lots of relaxing time lounging by the pool and playing scrabble.
Big Thanks to Sam for such a nice time :)

My final week in France....

After leaving Italy I arrived back in London but only for 10 days... the Dunker's were still in the USA and so I had a big house and a big dog all to myself! After taking Bones back to his country getaway, I jumped on a plane back to France...
Hello Chamonix :)
....the view of the Alps outside the kitchen window....
Tom... getting bigger by the day (and cuter!)
A trip to the local swimming pool....
A very different filtration system...

A nice 25 degrees and the snow covered mountains in the background... beautiful!
All in all, a fab summer :) big thanks to Sas and Dan for taking me along for the ride!

Italy and France with the Devito's :)

I arrived back from Italy last friday after 3 weeks away with Saskia, Dan, their two gorgeous kids, Patrick and Tom and Sam's mum Pat. I took LOADS of photos so it was really difficult to pick just a few, but here's a sneak peak.... :)
Our house in Italy....

A surprise visit from Sam :)
A night out on the town in Todi....
Sam and I in Todi
Tom sleeping comfortably!
Todi :)
Patchy in the sandpit at the mountain zoo



at the mountain zoo in France
The view from our kitchen window in Chamonix

Disney Land Paris with the Dunkers :)

Last week I went to Disney Land in Paris with the Dunker's for a long weekend.... we all had a great time!!

the kids :)
Matt, Avery, Sloane and Anderson on the Aladin ride....Anderson and I
Sloane and I
relaxing in the shade after a hot day!