On Sunday Kevin and I were lucky enough to have ourselves a date. We left the girls at home (with Nan & Pop next door) and headed up to Sydney. I was so thankful to feeling a lot better, though still not 100%.
We enjoyed lunch with a view, but it was pretty chilly and windy outside….
so we both had a bowl of very yummy vegetable soup to warm us up.
It was an absolutely gorgeous day out (except for the cold wind) and we tried to get some photos outside….
But we ended up heading indoors to get warm…
and enjoy tea/coffee with a sweet treat (to balance out the veggie soup of course)…
So why were we in Sydney? A friend of Kevin’s had bought us tickets to a talk by a National Geographic photographer, to be held in the Sydney Opera House.
Of course, no photos were allowed inside, but the talk was fabulous. So many wonderful stories about his time spent photographing animals, mainly in the arctic. It’s funny because I thought I recognised one of his photos, and I when I got home saw it on the apple screen saver.
Afterwards we headed back home to our girls, and got to see a nice sunset over Wollongong.
It was nice getting to spend some time just the two of us. And it’s something we should definitely do more of.
On Saturday I took Amy and 2 of her friends up to Sydney to the Supanova Pop Culture Expo. I took my ipad thinking I’d just hang out somewhere, but I ended up having a fabulous time. So much so I could easily have gone again the next day. I filmed a vlog sharing our day.
And here are some of the photos.
In addition to all the cosplayers you could meet and be photographed with, there was stuff to buy…
talks by the special guests, like Eve Myles from Doctor Who and Torchwood (Amy also got her autograph)…
presentations on things like costume design…
and makeup special effects…
and of course the cosplay competition where skits are performed…
I’m still amazed but what a fun time I had and can’t wait to go back again next year, with Kevin and Christy. And maybe, just maybe, I’ll do some kind of costume of my own….
This week I turned another year older. Since we celebrated with a family lunch on Sunday it was a pretty low key day. And due to having surgery on Wednesday, I had to get the whole house cleaned and in order. Not that I mind as I am enjoying cleaning (now that I can again). I hadn’t planned it but decided to film another day in my life.
On Wednesday I had a green smoothie at 8am before embarking on a 6 post-op fast. The food didn’t worry me, but it was SOOO hard not drinking water or tea.
I kept busy through the morning with uniform shop, a bit of shopping and a whole lot of cooking – which was a pretty odd thing to do while fasting. But I then had a lot of prepared foods, chopped veggies and dinner ready. At 1.30pm Kevin came home and took me to the hospital.
Eventually Kevin left (had to get the girls from school) I was taken into the pre-op ward and got into my gown and into bed.
When I realized I was going to be waiting for quite some time a got out my bag (first time using it and I’m in LOVE)….
and read through this magazine I had picked up earlier in the day.
I hardly ever go into newsagents any more but I’m glad I did. This magazine is awesome. I folded all the pages with recipes I want to make :-). If you’re into eating heathy make sure you check out this mag. It’s also available for the ipad.
Finally around 4pm (I think) I was taken through for my surgery. The doctors and staff were so nice and friendly. I don’t get nervous at all but if you did, they would put you at ease. Then quick as a flash I was waking up in recovery. I came out of this general so well (compared to past experiences) – I think because of the dose given. It was into the recovery ward for a sandwich and a longed for tea. I was chomping at the bit to go home so I was allowed to get dressed and wait in the waiting area. There was a time I couldn’t leave before, but I think I might have gotten an early mark when Kevin arrived.
Surprisingly I have suffered very little pain, and have just taken a few panedine. I have been taking it easy though and getting the girls to do more for me. Unfortunately Kevin fell of his push bike yesterday and his twisted his knee quite badly, so I don’t think he’s going to be much help for me.
I go next week to have the stitches taken out and I believe I’m going to have a bit of a zigzag scar. In the meantime I have a bandage and an X marking the shoulder to be operated on – not that you’d have missed the lumpy carcinoma.
It was my first time having day surgery and I was honestly pleasantly surprised at the whole experience, even though it seems so weird to leave hospital right after an operation!
On Friday Bailey turned 5 and on Monday Rosie turns 7, so on Sunday we had a puppy party. Only people were invited but the pups had lots of fun getting new toys, and eating treats.
Rosie picked out which toy she wanted…
Bailey got the remaining one….
There were treats from Nan….
And party food for the guests….all made and organised by Amy….
Christy made special dog bones for the pups…. Don’t they look great?
And check out the cute cards from Nan & Granny…
We’re lucky these two have birthdays so close to one another. With our first two Goldies we always remembered Sam’s birthday (the day before Kevin’s), but always forgot Belle’s. But we’ve really only started using their birthdays as an excuse to have a little party in more recent years. If you have pets do you celebrate their birthdays?
