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The Tenacious D set at the GC

It’s been an awesome weekend yet again. The weather has been off, but given the rest of the weekend I’m happy to let mother nature off this time. So far this weekend I have:

• Attended a Brisbane Roar match (which we unfortunately lost 2-1)
• Saw Tenacious D and Foo Fighters in concert
• Attended said concert with C, our first time at a music event together
• Had a great big sleep in, followed by home cooked eggs benedict

Today has pretty much been chilling out in front of the TV listening to the rain outside. I’m so relaxed, which is excellent. Work is so crazy, and I don’t have any spare time to stuff around. That explains the lack of tweeting during the day; for those who follow me on twitter, do you miss me? re: the lack of posts, by the time I get home at night I’m so shattered I just switch my brain off and zone out.

It’s the lead up to Christmas time too, which mean I’m due to write the family newsletter. Better get cracking on that. I’ve also only got three weeks to get the rest of the 52 in 52 challenges done, and at this point I’m not expecting to finish them. Ah well, $5 for each unfinished item go to charity, so at least it’s not all bad news!

Does anyone else feel like the end of the year is approaching too fast?

Photo credit: OSUBeaver13

Over the last few years, I’ve tried to get a bit of a “Christmas Newsletter” written for my mum to send out to all of her friends and our other family members as a way of updating them on what we’ve been up to. Note the word “tried”. I think I’ve only done it once, maybe even twice. I plan on doing it again this year.

While I was hanging out with my mum and sister yesterday, I asked them for points on what they’ve all done this year. It really became apparent just how much of a massive year of change 2011 has been.

For me alone, I separated from my boyfriend of 11 years, moved home with my mum, moved into a share house with females (my first time ever really living away from a parent of some kind, given that my ex and I used to live with his mum), changed jobs and got into another relationship. All within the space of 12 months. That’s pretty crazy, and that’s not even including all of the stuff on my 52 in 52 list.

I wonder what 2012 has in store for me?

Take a trip on a train was no. 36 on my 52 things in 52 weeks challenge.

When I was down in Sydney a few months back for the NRL grand final with my friends, we caught a train to the game. When I originally added “Take a trip on a train” to this list, I had visions in my mind of going on a day trip on a train, or travelling somewhere interstate. That’s just simply not possibly right now, so this train trip will have to be the one that fulfills the task.

Although I really don’t like the way I just put that, as if “it’ll do”.

Initially looking at this train trip, I was disappointed that I was going to use this one to tick the box on the task. Yet when I think back on it, it was a train trip to a sporting grand final, it was packed with fellow supporters, there was a bit of chanting and jeering, and a fair bit of laughter. It was also a sad trip, as my friend had just discovered the passing of his grandmother only seconds before boarding, so our little group rode in silence.

This train ride does more than tick the box. It invokes memories, and that’s all I could have ever hoped for from my 52 in 52 challenge.

Over the next few days I’ll be posting photos of the sunrises I’ve had the pleasure to witness throughout the course of 2011. See a sunrise 5 times was item no. 34 on my 52 things in 52 weeks challenge.

This is quite possibly one of my favourite photos I’ve ever taken. It’s of people I know, and I think the effect really works well. I’m pretty sure I will get this blown up for my dad for Christmas (he’s the one in the middle) as he’s quite a fan of it as well, and it will look great at his house.

On this day we went kayaking in Mooloolaba, the 4 of us working our way out of the beach and into the river mouth for a paddle, before coming back and watching the surf crews training in the morning. Great way to start the day.

Over the next few days I’ll be posting photos of the sunrises I’ve had the pleasure to witness throughout the course of 2011. See a sunrise 5 times was item no. 34 on my 52 things in 52 weeks challenge.

Yet another morning out kayaking with my dad (I’m missing doing that now that I haven’t been out there for a few months with him), this time at Picnic Point in Maroochydore. While out with my dad, I learned there was certainly some beautiful waterways around the Sunshine Coast, and that despite the pain of getting up super early, mornings are a beautiful time on the coast.