Back to work....

Well getting up early and heading to the city for a day of briefing was not as hard as I thought it would be. I actually really enjoyed the day and am really looking forward to the challenge that I have ahead of me. Louise made an awesome Risotto for dinner and I am enjoying the last wine I will get for a few days. And I am not sure when I will write again but we have decided that this will be the last of our regular blog but we will both put some updates on so if you want to keep reading what we are up too you can. Thanks for our loyal followers...even though I don't know exactly who reads this but thanks anyway and I hope you have enjoyed our awesome adventures as much as we have....we love you all.
Alvo & Tanya xoxoxoxox

Sad farewell :(

We got a bit of a sleep in this morning and Tanya made us a beautiful Mexican omelet for breakfast. I finished packing and managed to get my luggage right on 23 kgs....yay me. The time came for me to say goodbye to my little puppies....and yes I did shed a little tear. I have not been away from them for this long before and will miss them heaps. We headed off to the airport and then it was time for a few more tears...and again, we have not been apart for this long before so it is all a bit sad....but the time will fly and I will be back before we know it. I arrived in a very bleak and cold Melbourne and got the air bus to the city where Louise picked me up. We had a few wines and then went to the best Vietnamese in Prahran where we got a bit of entertainment with a Muslim couple and their kids, that went off their nuts about the food.....they were really rude and probably do it to get a free meal. So off home and to bed ready for my first day back at work tomorrow after 5 months....eeek.
Night xo

Scarlet

We had a slow start to the day and Nic cooked us a beautiful brunch. Tanya and I headed down to Scarborough to our favourite cafe for a Chai tea and enjoy the lovely day. We then did a bit of shopping for stuff I need to take to Alice. We went home and got ready to go in to town for dinner and a night out. We met Kim & Nic at the motel they were staying at and we walked to China Town where we met Shannon, Bec, Tarran and Karen at a Thai restaurant and had a great dinner. We all headed up to Scarlet where Mel and Megan met us and had a great night there dancing to Karen's cool DJing. We called it a night just after midnight as we still had to drive back to Scarborough. It was a great night and was so good to catch up with some cool chicks :)
Night xo

A Rainy Day

We woke up to a wet and miserable day which was great to stay in my pj's and sit on the couch all day.....which is exactly what I did. Tanya, Kim and Nic went out and about till after lunch and came home with a few bargains. I did manage to get a few things done so my day was not totally wasted. I also organised all my flights and repacked so am all set to go....yay. I made wedges and Tanya made Nachos for dinner and then Kim had to go to work for a 12 hour shift :( We watched the footy with a few drinks and then hit the hay.
Night xo

Back to Brissy

We were up early again and packed up ready to go by 8.30 as Tamara had to get to work. We stopped down the street and Tanya did a bit of op shopping while I called Danielle and sat with the puppies. She bought a couple of pairs of shorts and then we headed off. We called into Noosaville to say hi to Jude and got to see her son Simon and his son as well. We also called into the tattooist in Brissy that Tanya has been recommended and Tanya had a chat to them again about what she wants done. She will go there next week to get it if they can't fit her in tomorrow or Saturday. We arrived at Kims, unpacked and then went to Woolies to get a few things and post our mini WiFi to Danielle so she can have internet. As dinner was so nice last night, Tanya made the same thing again, and it was just as good. Now I have a bit of exciting news that has been unfolding over the last week.....I have been approached to do some contract work for Job Futures at various sites around the country. On Sunday I will be flying to Melbourne to spend Monday getting the low down on what I will be doing and the added bonus there is I get to spend a couple of nights with our great friend Louise...yay. Then on Tuesday I will be flying to Alice Springs to spend a month there....I am so excited and can't wait to get there. On the down side I will not see my girl or our puppies, for a month. But it is not long and I will be back in Tamworth before I know it. Tanya will be going to Tamworth next week and doing some earth moving work so she will be kept busy too. So anyone that was worried we were never going to work again (and turn into alcoholics) can stop....lol
Night xo

Seonara Bargara.....again :)

We were up early this morning so we could say goodbye to Sandy and Craig. We spent the morning packing and hanging out waiting for our lovely friend Andrea to finish work so we could catch up with her for a coffee. We went to a cafe in Bargara and spent a couple of hours catching up. It was so nice to see Andrea and we will miss her as always. When we left her we went to Woolies to get dinner ingredients to take to Tamara's in Childers tonight as we are cooking.We then went back to the house to pick the puppies up and then call into the storage shed to put our camping gear in there. While we were there Tanya talked me into trying to find the rest of her work gear....so after moving a shit load of boxes she hit the jackpot and found everything except her work boots.....so she was a very happy girl. Now we were running late so a quick detour to Dan Murphy's and we were on our way to Childers. We were greeted by Tamara and her 2 gorgeous dogs but they were not real impressed having strange puppies in their house. There was alot of barking and growling all night but all was good in the end. Tanya made Penang Chicken for dinner which was beautiful and we spent the night chatting and watching State of Origin.....damn those Queenslanders :-(  Before we knew it, it was nearly midnight so we headed to bed.
Night xo

The Storage Shed

We went to the storage shed today with a couple of goals in mind....find my work clothes and boots, find ugg boots and dressing gowns, grab another suitcase and some things for a friend who has some boxes stored in there and find a birthday card from my Dad. We achieved some of those goals but I am bummed that I couldn't find my work clothes and boots.....argh. I think I will try and talk Alvo into going back tomorrow for another attempt. Alvo needed to have her eyebrows waxed and she was lucky enough to get straight in to her favourite place to have it done, while she was off doing that I went to the Post Office to investigate phones as we would like to get her a smart phone which will enable her to use it as a hotspot so that Danielle can take over our pocket wi-fi contract. Alvo suggested that we go to our favourite Italian restaurant, Pappardelles, for lunch and what a great suggestion it was. We got to catch up with Karen, the owner, and had a beautiful lunch special there as usual. Hinkler Central was the next stop as we wanted to shop around for the phone. Allphones is usually the cheapest in town and if you find anything cheaper they match it so that was the winner, we bought her a Samsung Galaxy Duos. We were going to cook silverside for dinner but Sandy and Craig suggested the Metro as they have a Two for Tuesday deal. When we got there the place was packed and we were unable to get a table so Sandy suggested a Thai/Indian restaurant that Alvo and I have been to before. The meal there was just beautiful and I can never pass up the chance to have curry. After heading back to Bargara we just watched a bit of telly and chatted until bedtime.
Tanya