I love buying things for myself

So, I just ordered this awesome swimsuit from Hapari online! They are based out of American Fork and sell amazing swimsuits for really great prices! Their tops and bottoms are all sold seperately so that you can mix and match as you please PLUS their tops can be ordered in extra long! Also, all of their tops can be worn either halter, criss cross, or tank style!

Even better, they are on major sell right now! I got my top and bottom for only $63.00 total plus free shipping in the U.S.! Whahooo! I mean, where else can you find modest, two piece swimsuits for 60 bucks? Love it!

I bought this top . . .



And these bottoms in black . . .



You should go check them out . . . they have lots of different styles of tops and bottoms! Special thanks to Kamie who helped me buy this great swim suit by giving me b-day money! Yay! Now I just have to wait the ridiculously long time it takes for things to be shipped to Australia!

Catch-up Picture Time!

Yay! I had soooo many people play my fun trivia game and, as was promised, will share my pictures in return! Here are the snaps from our past couple weekends:

For V-day we decided to spend a little moulah and buy a night in a hotel by the beach in Brighton. The hotel was fantastic and the food was DELICIOUS! Seriously - the yum yum yummiest food ever. The beach was fun and we had a chance to swim in the waves - all though I seem to have a serious inability to keep salt water out of my mouth, nose, and eyes! Seriously, I think I swallowed my salt intake for the year from that one swimming incident!



Last weekend we took the train then the tram to St. Kilda where they had this awesome market outside of the Luna Amusment Park. There were fire twirlers, lots of booths, and tons of people! We ate at a "Mexican" restaurant that was extremely yummy, but not at all Mexican! :( I miss my yummy mexican food!








We also went back to Mornington to explore more of the beaches! It was pretty fun because we just plugged the city into our GPS and then randomly chose a beach to visit!

Jer, always the explorer, loved the rocks with the little habitats hiding on the top!




We explored lots of beaches and loved sticking our feet in the sand!

There were lots more of the amazingly adorable beach houses. Jer and I decided that we are going to sell everything that we own and buy one of these tiny beach houses and live in poverty on the beach. Who needs a kitchen . . . or a bathroom . . . or running water . . . or electricity . . .





Anywho, that's an update of our February! We love and miss all of you!

And the winner is . . .

Yay! I do have friends! Thanks for the fantastic turn-out for our Aussie trivia! You guys rock by answering - but actually stunk it up with the answers! Hehehe, here are the answers followed by our awesome super-dooper awards!

Answers:

1. cupper - a cup of tea. It can also mean any after-dinner/activity drink (tea, coffee, etc.) which they drink A LOT here. Seriously. It is very common to stay at a restaurant for over two hours every time, not only because they are way laid back here, but also because they take a lot of time to enjoy their cuppers!

2. moe - mustache!

3. Caesar - C-section (cessarian)! You know, the surgey to have a baby?

4. canteen - a cafeteria-ish thing. More like an ala cart place for kids in school to get food.

5. eskie - a cooler! The portable kind used for camping.

Trivia 3 Amazing Awards!

The Master of All Things Trivia:

• Jessica! She was the winner by a landslide, getting about 4 correct! (They may not have been exact, but close enough!)

Come On, You Can Do Better Than That, Kid!

• Lori, Pattie, Stephen, Mom, Aubrey, Kenna, Kamie, and Granny - all of who had a very pitiful ZERO correct! Sounds like you all need to work harder next time!

That Just Tickles My Funny Bones!

Ashley:

• Caesar - a yummy salad, or an alocholic beverage bade with clamato (i had that question in cranuim, what a caeser is made with, but i don't know if that is the answer you want.)
• I dare you to say clunk clunk after cheers because that is the sound the cups make when you put them together.

Momma:

• cupper - a hug (like spooning)

Kenna:

• Cupper- When you go to the doctor and have to pee in a cup. The nurse would say "Give me a cupper please?"

Kristen Weller: ALL of her answers!

• cupper- A bra or related undergarment.
• moe- folks of the male persuasion with unattractive bowl-style hair cuts.
• Caesar- A response to the question "Do you see that lady over there?" "Yeah- I Caesar..."
• canteen- A teenager addicted to soft drinks in cans
• eskie- Someone wearing one of those parka-style coats, or other attire inappropriate for the climate.

Thanks for playing - you really did make my day! Stay tuned for lots of pictures AND a competition that could land you a gift from Australia!

Aussie Trivia!

I had SOOOOOO much fun reading your answers to last trivia, so I decided that I am going to withhold pictures until I get answers to this one! So . . . if you love me at all you will answer these fun questions gosh dangit!

What do these words mean?

1. cupper

2. moe

3. Caesar

4. canteen

5. eskie

Another funny thing is that when they greet you, they say "How you going?" Sooo weird. They also say "Cheers" as a goodbye or thank you - we never know how to respond!

Anywho - have fun! If there is enough people who answer, then I will post pictures about our awesome V-day weekend!

I promise, it's all natural!

This weekend Jer and I had nothing better to do, and we wanted to see our surroundings, so we decided to go on a long day trip! Saturday we drove 5 1/2 hours one way and then back again! I know, for those of you who hate the car this sounds terrible, but to us it was sooooooo fun! We just put on the i-pod and drove the day away!

Anywho, our journey took us on The Great Ocean Road, which is this great freeway that spans a lot of the southern coast. We drove past amazing beaches, idyllic beach towns, and the most beautiful forests ever! We also went to Torquey, which is, like, the surf town down here. I couldn't believe it - it was seriously like a movie. There were people in swimsuits and no shoes all over the place (even in stores), and TONS of surf stores on every corner! It was really interesting to watch the surfers - both Jer and I were jealous! We wish we could learn!







The road goes through a forest, so we decided to follow it for awhile before turning back. Who would have know that we headed into koala country! Seriously, there were wild koalas all over the place. No lie - this is not a park or a zoo or anything, just cute little koalas out in the wild! I couldn't get over there cute little tushies - I just wanted to pinch them!




We also went to the Royal Botanical Gardens this weekend, which was suprisingly amazing! It is right in the middle of downtown Melbourne and is FREE! I couldn't get over how HUGE it was - seriously. I can't even explain it! There is a giant lake with an island you can walk on and everything - plus several ponds and such. There have every kind of plant you can imagine and lots of other fun things to do! It was GREAT!







Sorry about the unedited photos, I didn't have time to load my camera software before I left, and then I forgot to bring it with me! So, I can't crop or edit my pictures :(

It is so great here - it seems like every weekend gets better than the last! Other than our weekend fun, not too much else is going on. Jer works hard during the week and is getting a lot of really positive feedback, which is great. I think the craziest thing is that (for those of you who know me well, you will understand just how crazy this is) during the work week I usually cook all of our lunches and dinners! It is VERY different for me, and I can't say that I like it, but at least I am giving it a try. We usually just stay in and work during the week and then party hardy all weekend long!

We love and miss all of you back home and want to hear from you! I get a little social-hungry after being at home all day, so leave us a comment or send us an e-mail! Look forward to more pictures from this upcoming weekend!

Oh, and for anyone who has seen on the news about Australia's devestating fires, they are in our state, but we haven't been too affected by them. The closest one was only about 20 kilometers away, but we are in the city, not the country, so we aren't having an problems. Just an fyi!

And the Answer Is . . .

So, several of you did pretty well! I LOVED reading your answers - some of them were very creative! First, the answers, then next, the awards!

1. icie pole - Popsicle
2. travelator - An escalator-ish thing - a steep moving walkway hill.
3. full stop - A period (as in at the end of a sentence - what were you thinking!)
4. lift - An elevator
5. notes - Cash
6. ring - Phone Call
7. muso - Musician!
8. hen - Female - they have "Hen Parties" or "Hen Nights"
9. brekky - Breakfast. I like this word a lot!
10. mozzie - Mosquito! It even says "mozzie" on the sprays!
11. My phone is flat. - the battery is dead. Your car can also be flat!

Yay for the answers! I decided to give some awards, so here you go!

Triva #2 Awesome Cool Awards!

Trivia King

• Kristen Weller! She got the most correct - a whopping 6!

Trivia Dunce

• Kamie Zamora! She, sadly, only got 1 answer right! Don't worry, I still love you Kamie!

Creative Cookie - My Favorite Answers!

• Stephen Bright: lift - bra
• Kristen Weller: mozzie- A modern austrailian (mo+aussie...)
• Ashley Smith: muso - a giant mouse so muso sounds stronger

Thanks to everyone that answered - you made my day! Luv u!

Australia Triva Take 2!

Hahahahahahahahaha! One of my greatest joys in life is posting stupid Australia trivia questions. Now, I know that, as my friends, you guys love me and want me to be happy - so ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS GOSH DANGIT! Hehe hehe. Seriously, though, I love hanging out with people from Jer's work because I learn SOOOOO much about the language! So, without further adieu . . .

Australia Trivi Take 2!

What do these words mean?

1. icie pole
2. travelator
3. full stop
4. lift
5. notes
6. ring
7. muso
8. hen
9. brekky
10. mozzie

And. . . . what does this phrases mean?

My phone is flat.

Okay - do your best and answer or else!

A Busy Weekend!

After an entire week of ridiculous heat and being stuck indoors, Jer and I decided to get out and see the area a bit. We didn't have a ton of funds and no ideas, so we decided to use our GPS to get us lost and then back home again! Nothing better than aimless wondering with the one you love :)

So . . . we started our adventure by heading up to Dandenong Mountains - mostly because we liked the name! It was an AMAZING drive up cool little dirt roads on the edge of cliffs and such, and in no time we were at the top! Their mountains here are pretty whimpy, more like hills, but B-E-A-UTIFUL! There is this Sky High place at the top, complete with a Giant's Chair, statues, and gardens.







Their trees are so cool here and they have a way huge variety - including palmy ones with big leaves and the awesome one in the pictures above (with vines and such all intertwined). No offense to lovely Utah, but I like the trees here a billion times better. They also have this cool tree where the bark peels off and then hangs down to the ground.

After we were done there, we travelled down the mountain to this idyllic little town with cafes and antique shops where, unfortunately, I didn't take any pics. Next, we travelled to Yarra Wine Valley and explored the vast vineyards found around every corner. They are so . . . just so . . . i don't know. They are perfect, and beautiful, and just amazing. If you haven't seen a vineyard, you should put it on your list of things to do.



These pictures don't even show half of this vineyard - they are HUGE! I think I like them because of my OCD - they are perfectly ordered in compltely straight lines as far as the eyes can see!

The next day, we rode the train to downtown Melbourne, where we explored the Melbourne Museum. Now, I LOVE art museums, so that's kinda what I expected. But, to my great suprise, what we encountered was WAY different and cool! The Museum is HUGE and includes giant exhibits for Science, Aboriginal Culture, Rain Forest, The Mind, The Human Body, Evolution, and Melbourne History. It is so big, that we didn't even have enough time to see it all! Unfortunetly, pictures were only allowed in a couple areas, so here are some pics of the Science exhibit:



They have tons of LIVE and dead bugs - including ants, walking sticks, bees, and SPIDERS!



I loved this. It's like dead bug art!



And here are some pictures of the Rain Forest Exhibit. It was so cool because it is inside of the Museum!








Stay tuned in the next couple days for a HUGE list of trivia questions!