It always seems impossible...

It always seems impossible until its done.

Nelson Mandela

I had a little outburst yesterday... And am not entirely sure where it came from... S called and made a snide comment in jest and totally set me off... I think the whole Renovation process on top of the pending wedding plans and the pending year-end performance review at work has gotten the better of me.

then S said to put things in perspective, " Hun, it's only gonna be 2 weeks before you'll have your kitchen and bathroom again and all these will be over!"

Magic! Why couldn't I see the end of that tunnel before? It's like he turned me around the bend of a maze and suddenly I can find my way again! What else are Partners for? And in two weeks, I will have my wedding dress too! So I am happy again and the Sun's come out again.

The souless house

Ok it's not that bad. I look at the houses on The Block and truly our place is not as devo next to it. However, our bathroom has been ripped out and yesterday they took out the bathroom floor too. There's this massive gaping hole in my house. On Thursday, it's the kitchen's turn. So the house will not have a kitchen or a bathroom. To me that is a souless house. Like a woman without breasts. It loses the defining characteristics we would usually look for in a property and loses it's ability to be a home to its residents.

Am I being too dramatic? I hope not to be. I know when I look back in the future when we have the beautiful bathroom and kitchen I will not remember how cold this winter was and how hard it was to have to hover in the outhouse in the cold nights. I will not remember cooking on a portable stove and making meals in a makeshift kitchen with rubble and boxes rife in the surroundings. I will not remember the helpless feelings I get from being told something else is wrong with our house that needs to be fixed otherwise in the long term we will spend more money maintaining it. And I will not remember the sleepless nights I had because even though I tell everyone I am not stressed or try to not let it affect me, I cannot feel at ease until I see it all fall into place.

So... I will go home tonight and revel in the new touches S's dad has out into the house whilst I was at work today. I will make my penultimate dinner on the Westinghouse stove and I will watch The block and thank the heavens above that my place at least does not smell like a dead rat or has nearly as much damp as those houses in the show. And when I say my prayers tonight I will remember to ask for a good night's rest and for acceptance and peace.

We shall turn this



Into this:

Wedding Car

So... We have booked this awhile back and I haven't been able to post pics cause it was on S's phone instead of mine... Grrr...

Anyways, Here it is and IMH I think it is beautiful! Can't wait to get into this with Daddy on the day!

Seeing my wedding dress and reception dress together!

Twas a big weekend this one that just passed. Both on the wedding and the preparation of our new home front.

Saturday was mainly dedicated to my two dresses. I went to pick up my wedding dress and reception dress! The Wedding dress was ordered to the size of my bum which means it is too big for the bust and waist area. Look at what it looks like laced up at the moment! Shame! But no worries... we’re getting that taken in so I can’t wait for another 4 weeks to go back and try it on again.

We also bought the groomsmen ties... I can’t believe we managed to find the exact colour material and they have been sent off to get business ties made! What were the chances?

Also... this has been the big moment that we had been waiting for...the reception dress post alterations! It sits so much better on my hips now and the tulle looks like it was part of the original dress!

On the Sunday, we dedicated it to painting the house and taking down the thorny bougainvillea bush in the front. My hands are a little worse of wear for that, but look at the difference we’ve made to the place so far! We are really looking forward to living in here... but the war zone has only just begun!

Private Dance Lessons

Hahaha..... this came across our laps today and babe and I are quite keen so we bought vouchers...
http://www.ourdeal.com.au/deal/arthur-murray-dance-school-private-group-social-dance-lessons/refer/377640

Here we come... sashaying away!!!!!!