I HAVE A HOUSE!!!!! The real estate agent just called me and told me that our application was approved. Boy, this house is so nice! When I originally went to go see it, it really felt homey.
Anywho, my housemate want's me to come help make dinner so, ta-ta for now! :)
Drea
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Monday, August 29, 2005
Thursday, August 25, 2005
On the way back home...
Well, we're on day 6 of the road trip - tomorrow we will be back in Sydney. It's been amazing! Here's a quick summary:
Day 1 - Drove to Coffs Harbour, went to the beach and stayed the night in a motel.
Day 2 - Drove to Byron Bay, found a sweet place to stay and went to the beach.
Day 3 - Got up for sunrise at the most easterly point in Australia (which is in Byron Bay), spent the day in Byron at the beach.
Day 4 - Drove to Brisbane, finally found COC Brisbane which is where Josh hooked us up with some free accomodation, and went to Bris-vegas for the evening.
Day 5 - Dropped Josh off at the airport (sad) :( , and then drove up to the Sunshine Coast and spent the day at the beach.
Day 6 - Today! We drove back down to Byron Bay, where it's raining for the first time on this trip, and we'll hang out till about 5 and then drive back down to Coffs Harbour to stay the night there.
That's the basics, of course there are MANY funny things that happened during all this time but to tell you about them all would take AGES so you'll just have to wait to see the videos and pictures. :)
So basically, I feel amazing... relaxed and in love with life again! This has been the best holiday I've had in so long, I can't even remember the last time I've had such a relaxing holiday. And tomorrow it's back to Sydney and college and my little bubble of Bella Vista. But I have made such wonderful friends on this trip and have so many great memories and God-moments that I'm excited to begin with college again. I'm full of expectation of what God is going to do in my life and in the lives of those around me! :)
That's all for now... I hope you people are enjoying reading these... some comments telling me how amazing my blogs are would be nice... ;)
love ya,
Drea
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Day 1 - Drove to Coffs Harbour, went to the beach and stayed the night in a motel.
Day 2 - Drove to Byron Bay, found a sweet place to stay and went to the beach.
Day 3 - Got up for sunrise at the most easterly point in Australia (which is in Byron Bay), spent the day in Byron at the beach.
Day 4 - Drove to Brisbane, finally found COC Brisbane which is where Josh hooked us up with some free accomodation, and went to Bris-vegas for the evening.
Day 5 - Dropped Josh off at the airport (sad) :( , and then drove up to the Sunshine Coast and spent the day at the beach.
Day 6 - Today! We drove back down to Byron Bay, where it's raining for the first time on this trip, and we'll hang out till about 5 and then drive back down to Coffs Harbour to stay the night there.
That's the basics, of course there are MANY funny things that happened during all this time but to tell you about them all would take AGES so you'll just have to wait to see the videos and pictures. :)
So basically, I feel amazing... relaxed and in love with life again! This has been the best holiday I've had in so long, I can't even remember the last time I've had such a relaxing holiday. And tomorrow it's back to Sydney and college and my little bubble of Bella Vista. But I have made such wonderful friends on this trip and have so many great memories and God-moments that I'm excited to begin with college again. I'm full of expectation of what God is going to do in my life and in the lives of those around me! :)
That's all for now... I hope you people are enjoying reading these... some comments telling me how amazing my blogs are would be nice... ;)
love ya,
Drea
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Friday, August 19, 2005
ROAD TRIP!!!
Woo Hoo! I'm going on a road trip! I'm so excited... even tho we're leaving at 6:30 am tomorrow morning. Who decided that anyways...? :) Who cares, it's gonna be fun! We're heading in the direction of the Gold Coast but I'm not sure if we'll get there. I think the plan is to be at the beach every day, which is totally fine with me! There are 6 of us going on this trip - Grant, Josh, Jonathan, Ansley, CJ and me. What a crew, it's gonna be mad.
Ok, enough raving about the trip. :) Things in the rest of my life are interesting... ok, they're tough. We still don't have a house and the new students have already moved into the house we used to live in. To make things even more interesting, the gas to our house got shut off yesterday because they claimed we didn't pay the bill. When I rang them to find out what was going on, I found out (as I'd suspected) that they were sending the bills to the wrong address! So, because I wasn't getting the bills, I didn't pay the bills and they shut the gas off. Which means - no hot water and no stove or oven. But, I just found out that we have gas again!!! Yippie! Hot shower in the morning for Andrea! :) So, that's all the fun stuff that's been happening with our housing situation.
I also got a hair cut today... it's shorter that I thought it would be but everyone's saying that it looks good... and I'll get used to it soon. :) I also, spur of the moment, got some purpley-brown low-lights put in, they're really funky. Of course, after the road trip I'll have plenty of pictures and I'll post some of the best ones. :)
Today I also bought a new SIM card for my phone (yes, today was a busy day... it gets even better), which basically means that I'm switching phone companies so that it'll cost me less. I pay $50 and get $230 worth of credit - what a deal!!!!! So, I'm excited for that cuz then I can call people more and not be worried about texting people all the time - which is my main form of communication out here besides face-to-face. :) I love Australia!
And finally, I DROVE today. :) Yes, yes, that may not seem like a big deal since I've been driving for 6 years but they drive on the other side of the road here and, since I don't have a car, I have never bothered to get used to driving here. But, I am praying for a car (for various reasons) so I thought it might be a good idea to start driving a bit. :)
Well, those were the big parts of my day. And tomorrow, the road trip begins. Yay for holidays!!!
love you all,
Drea
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Ok, enough raving about the trip. :) Things in the rest of my life are interesting... ok, they're tough. We still don't have a house and the new students have already moved into the house we used to live in. To make things even more interesting, the gas to our house got shut off yesterday because they claimed we didn't pay the bill. When I rang them to find out what was going on, I found out (as I'd suspected) that they were sending the bills to the wrong address! So, because I wasn't getting the bills, I didn't pay the bills and they shut the gas off. Which means - no hot water and no stove or oven. But, I just found out that we have gas again!!! Yippie! Hot shower in the morning for Andrea! :) So, that's all the fun stuff that's been happening with our housing situation.
I also got a hair cut today... it's shorter that I thought it would be but everyone's saying that it looks good... and I'll get used to it soon. :) I also, spur of the moment, got some purpley-brown low-lights put in, they're really funky. Of course, after the road trip I'll have plenty of pictures and I'll post some of the best ones. :)
Today I also bought a new SIM card for my phone (yes, today was a busy day... it gets even better), which basically means that I'm switching phone companies so that it'll cost me less. I pay $50 and get $230 worth of credit - what a deal!!!!! So, I'm excited for that cuz then I can call people more and not be worried about texting people all the time - which is my main form of communication out here besides face-to-face. :) I love Australia!
And finally, I DROVE today. :) Yes, yes, that may not seem like a big deal since I've been driving for 6 years but they drive on the other side of the road here and, since I don't have a car, I have never bothered to get used to driving here. But, I am praying for a car (for various reasons) so I thought it might be a good idea to start driving a bit. :)
Well, those were the big parts of my day. And tomorrow, the road trip begins. Yay for holidays!!!
love you all,
Drea
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Friday, August 12, 2005
Done, done and done!
Well!!! My second term at Hillsong College is FINISHED and I am a very happy girl. :) I am looking forward to going a bit crazy during the break... which for me means watching a lot of movies and hanging out with people as much as I can. I'm also going on a road trip with a bunch of people up the coast. We're heading towards the Gold Coast but who knows how far we'll actually get! :) Regardless, I know it's going to be a blast!
So, I can't remember how much I've told you all but basically I don't offically have a house at the moment... I'm living in my friends room until me and my housemates find a house. We're going to see the house that we want on Saturday with the agent. Whatever happens, I know that God is looking after us. :)
Anywho, I'm just in a fabulous mood and I'm so loving
life... I'm absolutely BURSTING with joy! :) And I thought I'd include some pictures here for your enjoyment. :)The first picture is from my surprise birthday party that my housemates threw for me... we all squished into our bathroom under the stairs. Yeah, the things we do for fun.
The second picture is of me and Rhonda at Maquarie Uni during Mac Fest. We were there as part of the Fix, which is a club we run on the campus. Like our cool hats? :)
The third picture is of me and Edward at Mac Fest.
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