Long lost brother

For all of you who say Face book is a waste of time.... i totally agree! But turns out it does have some benefits! While looking through my brother Dave's profile the other day, i noticed he had joined a group called "I went to Kapati College" which was the college i went to for a year before i moved to Brisbane. I decided to join this group too, purely becuase i was courious to see if i knew any of the people. Turns out i did! I found my step brother Brad, who i haven't seen in 5 years!

After Brad accepted me as his 'friend' on face book, he sent me a message saying he would be in Brisbane for a short stay that Friday and so we agreeded to meet up for a drink. Brad works for the air line Emerites and is based in Dubai.

Alot happens in 5 years, so it took a bit of catching up on both our parts, but it was nice to share in some older memories of when we were kids! Seems like such a long time ago!

I look forward to the next time he is in town - Chey didn't get to see him this time and the only time she has met him was when she was almost 2yrs old!!

Only 5 Sleeps to go!

The count down is on! Only 5 sleeps till Jen and Tony tie the knot!! It seems like it has been a long time coming, but April 19 is almost on our doorstep! I personally am getting very excited!

Two weekends ago on the 5th April we had Jen's hen's party - rather than doing the usual hen's style party, we decided to dress up and go to High Tea @ Joseph Alexanders in Milton.

After a few "get to know Jen" party games and more than one champaign, those that were keen moved on to the story bridge hotel where we continued the celebrations until much later that night.

Jen will kill me for blogging this photo - but i think it shows how much fun we were having :)

Here is Julia trying to act like a 'lady'.

All in all, we had a great afternoon/night. The high tea was a great opportunity for us to get to know each other and also for those who weren't able to "party" on, to enjoy in some of the fun. The rest of the night was lots of fun too.... we took the balloons you can see in the photo above with us to the story bridge and when asked if we were there for a party or hen's night, Jen promptly told them we all just got divorced and were out to celebrate :)

If we have half as much fun at the wedding as we had at the hen's party, it will be a great day!! Good luck Jen, i know you will be a beautiful bride and i am looking forward to sharing in your day, even if i am the nominated bridesmaid who get's to hold your dress up when you need a 'rest' stop :) Love you heaps!