What Huge Month November Has Been!!!!
Where to start??? So much going on, highs and some lows...here a brief run down...minus all the usually day to day stuff...
Kim Archers Retreat!!! I had been waiting and waiting and finally the weekend arrived and what a huge weekend it was. I left home at 7.00am, Craig drove me to Bendigo and I hopped on the shuttle to Melbourne Airport. I boarded a plane to the Gold Coast to meet up with Sheree and Leanne. It was so great to finally meet Sheree in real life, we have been chatting online for quite some time and we were going to be room mates at the retreat. From the Gold Coast we flew down to Newcastle where we took a very expensive taxi to the resort. As soon as we walked in the door we meet the gorgeous Mardi and Janelle, another two girls who I have been chatting to for a long time online and have never meet in person. It was fantastic...
The whole weekend flew by so quickly, I did every class offered, ate lots of nice food, lollies and had a few glasses of wine and champagne. The other girls on our table were lovely too. I worst part was saying good bye to everyone, There was lots of hugs and quite a few tears , I can't believe how close I feel to some of these girls, it feels like we have know each other forever. Janelle's lovely hubby drove me to the airport (thank you , thank you, thank you) then I flew home to Melbourne where Craig and the kids were waiting at the gate for me xoxoxx It was a fantastic few days and so worth the long wait, expense and the long plane flights on my own, I really hope Kim runs it again next year!
Myself, Mardi and Sheree
Leanne and I beeing silly.....
The lovely Janelle and me...
Mardi...what can I say about the gorgeous gal....xoxo
The lovely gorgeous Sherre and I meeting at the Gold Coast airport....Thank you Sheree for a great weekend,xoxoxoxoThe weekend after the retreat I had another big event The BABBA concert. It is the first major live event I have organised for the Rex theatre. I was a bit stressed that we would not sell enough tickets or that something major would go wrong but luckily it all went to plan and EVERYONE has a great time. I have had so many people stop me in the street and say how much they enjoyed it and ask what our next live concert will be. So now the pressure is on to find another live act the appeals to a wide age group...Babba was great because who does not like ABBA?? If anyone has seen a great live act, please let me know.
Georgia and Chloe dressed up from the BABBA Concert
Chloe and Georgia and 2 other girls with Babba after the concert...
The weekend after Babba I also had a big Saturday, My friend Marlene and I went and got tattoos!!!!
(my tattoo story) After years of secretly wanting to get a tattoo it finally happened. My friend and partner in crime Marlene also shared a desire to get a tattoo so we decided to get it done together. After many hours of www searching for the best artist, Marlene said she found the guy and booked us in...
Now came the hard part, deciding what to have and where to have it... I had lots of different ideas going through my mind, the one thing I was sure of was that it had to have meaning, it had to relate to me and my family. I liked stars and thought about having 6, each a different colour to represent each family member, than I really like butterflies, and then bows then the kids initials on my wrist then I designed my children's names around in a circle and I was going to have a heart and a C for Craig in the centre but it still just was not quite right so again the www search went on!!! I have a bit of a thing for retro/rockabilly/1950’s stuff and I came across a site that had great swallow jewellery. I saw a fab design on a necklace and decided that it was just what I was looking for so I copied it on to photoshop and started editing!!!
Finally my design was finished but even until I walked into Tattoo Nation I was not 100% sure if that was what I was going to have!!! But when Squirrel asked who was going first and what we wanted I knew the swallow design was for me.
Getting the tattoo was a lot less painful than I had expected other than the first bit of black outline which did hurt. I had some issues with bleeding and bruising afterwards but other than that it was easy!
I was not quite sure of what Craig would say but when he saw it and saw that it had the kids initials on it he was fine, he even said he liked it! He did want to know why his initial were not on it but I explained that the swallow is a bird that chooses a mate for life. therefore a swallow tattoo is also a symbol for love and loyalty to the family...so he was happy. The kids all thought it looked good and Chloe said she is getting one when she is older!!!! I said we will have to wait and see.
After many years of waiting and wanting I finally have it and I am happy, in years to come I may change my mind but life is way to short to think about that, I would hate to get to the end of my life and think gee I wish I had got that tattoo!!!
Then this weekend just past we all have been a bit down as Craig's nana, the kids nan nan has been very very ill and there is not a lot they can do for her so I am trying gently to let the kids know that she is really unwell and may not live for much longer. We all went and seen her in hospital yesterday, she was awake and talking to them which was nice but she did get very tired by the time left. Its very sad as her body is giving up but her mind is still going strong...
Well that's my November wrapped up. I can't believe that tomorrow will be December. I hope to do my December daily diary again so I best get on to that today.
Take care and I will try and post again before Christmas.
Take care and love to all
Cherie xxooxx
