I will be spending 3 nights there

This is what I've won anyways!!

Return airfares and accommodation for two adults

Return launch transfers from Prosperpine to Daydream Island

Voucher for "The Daydream Rejuvenation Spa"

Full Buffet Breakfast

Free Guest activities include open air cinema, complimentary catamarans, paddle skis, wild fish feeding, tennis, gym, and rain forest walk

I'm so over the top excited!!

Love and Hugs to ya'll

I promise I will not delete this blog and cause others to think they are going mad....

I have just had my nerves settled today - I just received my final grades for last semester - I passed and I passed well!!!

I didn't think that I would to be honest. I had pretty much reached my limit this semester and wasn't sure if I had it in me. I was exhausted...it seemed so much harder than last year...probably 'cause it was lol

I also received some exciting news last night. As I wrote in another blog somewhere - I've been going to curves fitness centre. Well, they have been doing this challenge/competition called 'Curvivior' and it is to win a trip to Day Dream Island. Each Curves Centre chooses one person and they then go into a draw to win the trip. Well, I was picked - so next week I go to head office in the city, get a night out and go into the big draw. I also get to choose one person to go with me so I'm taking my good friend Lisa with me, she'll be going on the trip with me if I win too...

Its nice to have something positive like this happen. I'm so used to crap flung my way I just duck out of habit....LOL

Anyway, I feel like I have had a load taken off of my shoulders - with the grades that is. Its terrible feeling like you have failed - just the thought of it! More so 'cause I knew I had given my all - but 'cause I had struggled to keep on top with my studies...I just thought I had bombed out.

Not to worry - all is good.

Hope everyone is well, keeping positive and most of all - keeping safe and happy

Love and hugs

Lavinia

Its scary to think that we have no water left and the rains have passed South Aust by so often...

I feel for the farmers though...it must be hitting them the most....

Here's to more rain and a drought free future!!

I've also lost 30.50cm - Yayy for me. I've been going to curves. Love, love, love it!!

Anyways, here are my latest pics....

Brodie, Kat and Grant

Hope you have a great weekend...what's left of it

'cause the captions aren't really readable I've added them myself...but they're not mine....it was what was on them.....

But you said you loved me!!

You will Pay, as God is my witness, you will pay

Jesus, you call this water warm???

I don't think I like you anymore

YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

E.T Phone home......quick!

No impostor Good Little Kitty anymore!

Traction....I'm losing tractoin!!

I want my Hmmmmmmmmmmm!

No, no, no, no........nooooooooo

Yup - now that felt good...laughing that is...

I just can't help myself....everytime I look at these pics - I end up ROTFLMAO.....

LMAO

Luv and hugs

OB

They're coming to Adelaide soon - so I get to give this boy a HUGE Nanny hug...

I can't wait...

Well, this semester at Uni is just 'bout over - THANK GOD! It was a tough one....I enjoyed it though...

I just have one exam to do and re-do two assignments. I say re-do as I have to start them all over again. I lost them. I started my laptop up and the files just scrambled - now they are nothing more than jargon. One assignment, it was only 'spose to be 35 pages has ended up being over 5000 pages and over 27, 000 words long...can you believe that?

Thank God it happened in front of my lecturer....I doubt anyone would have belived me otherwise...

Anyways, I hope you are all well and life is going smoothly for ya'll...

Love and hugs

OB

PS

OH MY GAWD! Marg ate VEGEMITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

and worst still a dear, loved and trusted friend took it ot her......tutt, tutt, tutt Janice!!! LOL

Love to you both

OB

Also, thank you all so much for the messages. It's nice to come onto minti and read them all. I only wish I had a little more time to answer the posts. Just know that I appreciate them and that I'm thinking of ya'll...

Anyways, on to the Nanny boasting I'm 'spose to be doing here.....here are the latest pics....aren't they just the most beautiful looking family!!

Yeah, I'm playing the pround Nanny/Mummy...

OB

Just thought I'd do a quick drive by and say hey to ya'll. Seems the only time I get to do it is in between celebrating a completed assignment...

I actually let my hair down the other night and went and saw an live band - and talk about FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC!!! OH MY GAWD!! I tell ya's - if you live in Adelaide go and see the group HARVEST!! They really are worth seeing!!

I asked Carmel to come along with me and we had a blast - I'd go again in a heart beat too...

Anyways, here's a few pics....

Love & Hugs to you all

OB

81/2 pounds - 52 cm long

I'm a proud proud Nanny

Well, I’m on holidays for two weeks and thought I’d drop in and say hey to ya’ll... Things are going well at Uni, well...despite finding it hard to get back into study mode after such a long break over Christmas – but I’m getting there.

Ya know – I’ve had a taste of true friendship so far this year. I’ve also had a taste of how success can bring the worst out in others – others who call themselves friends but can’t handle it when you’re moving forward.

I received a letter from the uni a few weeks ago letting me know that I have been awarded a certificate in academic achievement and that I am in the top 15% of my division. So I was pretty happy with that. I’ve was also invited to join something called the ‘Golden Key’ - which is an international honour society. It has chapters in over 330 universities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States, South Africa and Malaysia and membership is by invitation only. 

I’m proud of my academic achievement. I’ve worked bloody hard to get where I am and it’s been a lot of hard work and sacrifice. So yeah, occasionally I toot my own horn but I don’t try and do the ‘Look at me’ thing...but I do and have done the ‘wow, I’ve done it!’ thing (know what I mean?).

I have three friends who go to uni too. They are in the same year level as I am but different courses. I’m doing my bachelor of education and their doing social work, but only one of these friends have been supportive or happy for me – the other is so over the top jealous they have done nothing more than try and rip my achievements apart. It’s incredible... I received a phone call from one of them asking for my help with their computer, half way through helping them they ask how I’m going at uni – so I tell them – I didn’t volunteer this info...they asked. Man, did I get smacked down in a hurry. I told them about the achievement award and invitation and get a response like this.... ‘Yeah, well so what. I don’t care and I’m not interested. My lecturer told me (blah, blah, blah)’ however, she then goes on about her computer and if I can help her out.

I just find it so sad when friends can’t handle others moving forward. I understand being envious – man , that’s been me most of my life. I’ve looked at friends in the past who have completed university and are working in the field they want – I’ve had to put all that on hold ‘til now...but my envy never got in the way of my friendship..I just envied them – not hated them for it. Each time I’ve shared something with them they’ve done the – yeah..well, look at what I’ve done. Almost like they think I’m rubbing it in or something. I stopped telling them things because of it. I didn’t want to do the competitive game. I just can’t be bothered with it... but I tell ya, their attitudes almost make me want to rub it in and do the ‘nah, nah, nah, nah, naaah’ thang...lol – but I won’t that’s just the ‘biatch’ in me coming out...

Anyways, despite the BS and jealousy...everything is going well. I also wanted to thank ya’ll for the birthday wishes... I had a good day. Luke cooked up a BBQ for me and I got to spend it with the those I’m close. Luke even made me a birthday cake – his a good kid/man...

Ok, well I’m off to do some lounge hopping.... Hope you are all well...

Love and hugs OB  

not just one, two or three - I HAVE A HEAD FULL OF GREY HAIR

Do you guys know what you're doing to me???? Hmmmmm

Check this out.....

THIS IS MY HEAD of HAIR - d'ya notice the grey???? IT LOOKS LIKE STRAW!!!

NO highlights - my hair so 'spose to be brown - mud brown.....

OH MY GAWD! This is soooo depressing and MUCH MUCH more important that anything else gonig on 'round these parts....

GREY HAIR PEOPLE - >......GREY......<