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... Only a Month to Go

As most of you are very well aware, Joshua and I are going on a huge adventure soon where we leave our small little beach town and adventure all the way over the United States and Canada at which time we will settle down and live for at least a year.

Needless to say we are ridiculously excited and have been counting down since... oh forever:) Well the finish line (or perhaps our starting line) is getting very close now. In only a months time we will hop on the plane (actually 3 different ones) and mission it over to Vegas where we are beginning our adventure.

I have pretty much be whinging (yes I am a whinger) about how sick of waiting and saving I am so to be within a month to go I can officially start to get excited.

Not long to go now:)

Love,

Karen and Josh xo

... Rest in Peace Amy

I am not normally one to weigh in on the death of someone I didn't know. I don't know the whole story and I don't like to jump to conclusions. Or to give my unwanted opinion about something that I honestly do not know the whole story about. But after I read this quote by Russell Brand I felt the need. He seems to say it all.

"Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not preventable today. We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Not all addicts have Amy’s incredible talent. Or Kurt’s or Jimi’s or Janis’s, some people just get the affliction. All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill.”

Me Interviewing Me and Him Interviewing Him

A few of the blogs I follow religiously here and here posted blogs entitled Me Interviewing Me. Ever since then I have wanted to post a similar blog with my answers. I have been waiting for Joshua to answer the list also... naturally his took longer;) But after the delay here are our answers as we interview ourselves.

Karen:

My earliest memory is... Being on a blow up boat on holidays in Albany with my family. Suprise suprise in the ocean:) Oh and our Nanny Tara who had a weird accent.

My school report usually said... That Karen is "intelligent with a friendly demeanour but needs to apply herself more." Probably true but considering I graduated with good grades despite my need to socialise I figure I did alright. Imagine if I actually had "applied myself"

My first relationship... Turned out to be true love lucky me:)

I don't like talking about... Things with people that are closed minded. I am quite happy for you to disagree with me and to also not share/believe in my opinion what I can not stand is when people feel the need to slam you because a) you don't agree with them or b) they don't agree with you.

My most treasured possession is... My wakeboard. My big brother bought this for me and I am in love with it. If my house was on fire that is what I would choose to save.

My father always told me... "Go ask your mother?" but the good advice I remeber him telling my was "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" one day at a swimming carnival.

In a movie of my life, I would be played by... Katherine Heigl:) She looks nothing like me but is gorgeous and strong and passionate with an ability to laugh at herself. Qualities that I admire.

I wish I had... A more optimistic outlook. I don't necessarily believe that I am a pessimist but I do know that I can be quite synical and I often worry more that is necessary or helpful.

I wish I hadn't... been so judgemental and abrassive in the past. I was never a "bad person" but just because they weren't driven by cruel intentions doesn't mean my abruptness and opionated of the younger me wouldn't of been hurtful to others.

My most humiliating moment was... I don't embarrass very easily so nothing really sticks out in my mind truth be told. Last time I was embarassed wasn't after a drunken night out. Skirts and alcohol never mix or so I learnt the next day.

My guiltiest pleasure is... Those terrible trashy magazines that are filled with nothing but celebrity gossip and a side of fashion. Oh and pink iced donuts... oh oh so good:)

My last meal would be... Interesting. With cheese, crackers, olives, salamis and dips. Steak with mash potato, sweet potato, corn, peas and gravy. Pink iced donuts. Ice cream with peaches. A nice wine. Sounds so good:)

Joshua:

My earliest memory is... Looking out the window with an eye patch covering one eye

My school report usually said... Josh is a polite student that achieves well

My first relationship... Is Still ongoing

I don't like talking about... The future

My most treasured possession is... My Passport

My father always told me... Don't get married.... haha no seriously, If you really want something work hard towards it and don't compromise on it.... or something like that

In the movie of my life, I'd be played by... Adam Sandler.... just cos I love his movies

I wish I had... of gone to my spring dance

I wish I hadn't... Been so shy in younger years

My most humiliating moment was... Throwing up in class in primary school

My guiltiest pleasure is... Tomato Samboys chips when I can find them

My last meal would be... A feast of seafood

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... Mondayitis anyone?

Today I am tired. Recently I have been pushing myself extra hard. It is not long till we fly out on our BIG ADVENTURE and so I have been working extra hours trying to save as much money as I can. That plus our short mission to Bali and it being a Monday makes me tired. I wish I had something exciting to share but I am just tired. I did take steps to cut back for the rest of this week though. Hopefully get my sleeping pattern back on track.

Josh flies back out to work today. He has been sick for the last few days so has spent the time off recovering and sleeping. When he goes back to work he is going to resign. Thats right the time has come it is only 4 weeks until we leave so it is time to let his employers know. It is a bit scary to quit our jobs and go into the unknown. Scary and Exciting all at the same time.

Tired but still good.

Love Karen and Josh

... with a Adventure Hangover

Well technically not a real hangover but more of that later.

Today we are back in town after our quick trip to Bali for a few days. In hindsight we probably should of relaxed a little more but because it was such a short trip we took the opportunity to do as much as we could. Highlights include my first ever bungee jump, wakeboarding and cruising around the country side on 4 wheelers. I had a great time but it was definately hard to come home. More on our adventures later when I put up some photos.

Which brings me to our hangover. Yesterday I laid in bed while Josh had a shower knowing that I should get up and get ready as we had a flight to catch but stubbornly not wanting to. I felt like we were coming home to our old life and not to our new life. It is only 41 days until we fly out and so I know that I should hardly be complaining about coming back to work for 5 weeks but it is hard. It is hard to be ready to go and for your heart to feel as if it has gone on before you knowing that the time isn't yet. When I got home late last night I text messaged one of my friends and it was lovely to get a reply that she understood how I felt. I guess it is always nice to know that what you are feeling is justifiable and acceptable.

So we are both back at work and well if not a bit tired:)

Love Karen and Josh xo

... Before Bali

Hello all! Firstly no we haven't fallen off the edge of the earth nor has anything exciting or different or noteworthy taken part hence the reason for the lack of blogs recently. Joshua and I are deep in saving doing nothing mode which is super exciting... not at all.

On Saturday Joshua and I along with my great Big Brother fly out to Bali for a few days. Days which include my 27th (!) birthday. I am not a fan of birthdays... at all. Don't get me wrong I quite enjoy an excuse to spoil the ones I love but my birthday is a completely different story. I guess it is because a few years some significant band news was recieved by myself and my family very close to my birthday two years in a row. So now I am very happy for my birthday to go unnoticed. My big brother is paying for me to go to Bali (did I mention he is my favourite big brother?) and it is just want I want to do on my birthday. I have also decided that I am going bungee jumping on my birthday which is my birthday present to me. Now I am actually not that big of a fan of heights. I don't want to say I am afraid but I just don't like them. But I am a believer not to let your afraid of control you therefore it is a mission for my birthday. Plus it is on my Thirty before Thirty list.

It has been super cold in town. This morning it was 3 degrees!! For a sunny little coastal town that is crazy! It freaked me out a little bit. Here I am about to move to somewhere that SNOWS and I am hating the cold! But then I woke up this morning and thought "it is not too bad today." It was actually freezing as in I could see my breathe but it wasn't too bad. Plus I rationalized with myself that it would be just as cold if we were going to the UK instead.

Joshua gets home tonight:) and because I don't work tonight I am going to surprise him. It is great not having to work every night. I am not as tired. My sleep pattern is reasonable and I have been able to start going back to the gym (bring on my jeans.) Work has been good to me but it is nice to be doing something different.

I think that is all for now. I guess I will see you all on the other side of Bali. I am going to enjoy warmth and cocktails by the pool.

Much love,

Karen and Joshua xo

... with only Fifty Six days to go

So we aren't counting down or anything but it is 56 days until we fly out. A few things have changed since I last wrote. I was offered a job temping in an office until I leave. The pay rate was too good to pass up so I have cut back my hours at the bar. I feel really happy with my decision. I love working behind the bar don't get me wrong but it has been nice to use my brain and do something different. It has also been amazing to be able to spend time with Joshua when he is home. We went out to dinner twice when he was home something that is normally unheard of. I also went to bed at a reasonable time:) It was great. I have been a bit tired with the change from working nights to day but I think that once I get used to the difference it will be great.

Joshua and I are going to Bali for my birthday next time he is home. My amazing big brother paid for me to go as my present. We are only going for a few days but I am really looking forward to it. Will be nice to have 5 whole days off in a row.

Thats all for now. Exciting times to come.

Love,

Karen and Josh xoxo