1st train trip... alone! ah!

Someone once told me... (or actually wrote me in an email...)

"Love yourself. Challenge yourself. Be inspired and make a change. Once all of that comes together---you'll find what your looking for. Sometimes we don't realize that what we're looking for has been there all along."

and it got me thinking...

I've decided something big... well kinda big.. I decided to stop worrying... I decided to do what I said I was going to do all along... I am going to stay at Starbucks for the next 4 months and put my heart into voluteering... yeah I said it... I will stay at the bux... this is something I never thought I would be saying 2 weeks ago.. BUT today when I was walking to work I decided that there is a reason I'm there and there is a reason its so hard for me right now...

I have never been one to just give up and not try to work it out.. and well I'm not going to start now... especially now.. so, I will work each day and put my heart out there to the bux and let people see how passionate I am about my life within Child work by volunteering with the Salvation Army.... or something else...

I have also decided to stay in the house we are currently living in because we have made it our home and even though it does cost a lot.. it is the best for us.. we have amazing roommates and we feel safe here... which honestly is priceless...

This past weekend I took a little trip to the gold coast for my friend Rohan's 19th birthday! He picked me up at the train station and we went to this Japanese resturant for dinner it was yummy!!

The chef wrote 'Happy Birthday Day' UPSIDE down!! (with salt!) it was pretty cool! :) After dinner we went to Surfers Paradise and went bowling... and then they rented a room and had karaoke (i of course watched..) and then afterwards we did a little walking around Surfers Paradise and I was amazed at the weird outfits that the people wear out.... honestly its like Halloween... no seriously its scary what people actually wear out...

Jessica had to work Saturday night so she wasn't able to make it out to the Gold Coast with me.. which was weird because it was the first night since we've been away that Jess has gone to bed alone... and it was the first night I hadn't slept in MY bed... so that was weird... I slept on Rohan's couch... so I really did miss my bed.. lol...

Sunday morning I woke up and caught the train back to Brisbane and came home and then Jess and I went to the City and went to The Coffee Club (don't tell Starbucks!) lol :)

We had the greek salad, salmon sandwich and potato wedges.... Jess said the Sandwich was yummy! and I honestly have had better greek salads in my life.. but the potato wedges were pretty good... but i've had better :) Overall, I would go back again.. next time I'd like to try the coffee... we just had tea! but that was yummy!!! :) I love fresh tea leaf tea!!! :)

Today I worked 12-close and then I came home and made soup again! :) I'm a huge fan of making soup because its so yummy and so good for you! and its so easy!!! you just have to chop up vegatables and add some herbs and spices and your good to go!! :) jess made chocolate and bananas for dessert! lol :) yums!

yesterday was probably the first day I actually said 'i want to go home...' BUT its not what you think... I just told jess I'd love to go home for a week see everyone and then come back... maybe its because the neighbor is going home on saturday for a week and then coming back.. and well I'd love to just see my mom and friends... i really do miss everyone... and sometimes I find myself not coming on here because when I come on here I miss them more... but, I'm glad i have made friends here.. BUT they just aren't the same as my friends back in the states...

Jessica and I were talking yesterday also about when we go home (in a year or 2...) lol... how we will miss be around eachother... like on saturday night when I wasn't around here it was SOOOO weird... and she was like it was SOOO weird going to sleep without you here.. and well its true... we have grown to being used to having each other around.. and well its going to be weird when we go back and she isn't around as much... especially if she goes off to another country for school.. which is something she's been talking about lately.. and I'm thinking of just staying in one state and working....

well, tomorrow Jess and I have the day off of work and we are taking the train early in the morning to the Australia Zoo... so I best be going to bed... I will take my Camera and have pictures of everything later!!! I haven't figured out everything on the camera yet... but give me time.. I figured out how to upload the pictures.. but the whole video thing... haven't figured that part out yet.. just give me time... lol

alright.. love and miss you all...

always,

dayyyyyy

p.s Kiefer is already 2 months old!!!! crazy!!!!! eh!!!?