30 Things Before I'm 30!

Friday, 6 January 2012

Friday 6th January - My new toy!! Love him!

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Thursday 5th January - Back to it..........

21. Eat a Big Mac

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun .........

Well, well, well..............this item on the list has probably received the most comments! 'Woahhhhh - you've never eaten a Big Mac??' - CRAZY! Crazy indeed, in fact, I had never eaten a McDonald's burger full stop (I'm a nuggs girl from way back). With many suggestions of which burger is best and what I should chose, I thought it was best to go with the most iconic!

As I stood in the very long line up at South Nowra Maccas, the very very large Big Mac image stared down at me from the menu board screaming 'look how big I am, you are in trouble little one'!

I was quite relieved when this was the size of what I actually got!

And here we go................

unsure........

Almost there.........

Annnnnnd, I didn't finish it. First bites in and I was thinking 'this isn't so bad' and 'it goes alright', but ended a few bites from the end with 'blahhhh, no more thanks'!

So I've done it! I've eaten my Big Mac TICK! However, I don't think I will be converting any time soon - who could give up these little guys (which I may have bought as a 'chaser' to my Big Mac)

On the road again........

24. Visit a town I've never been to............................

This one gets a DOUBLE TICK as I ended up visiting 2 new towns in one day! One country, one coastal - variety is the spice of life!

Whist camping with my family over the Christmas break, we decided to take a little day trip to knock this one off the list. After much map searching, we decided that Cambewarra would be our town of choice.

Dad, Mum, myself and family friends (UP, AN and J) piled into car's and set off on our little adventure! Cambewarra was about 30 - 40 mins from where we were staying at Currarong on the NSW south coast. It had a very cute country vibe to it (evident by the cows on the way in) and some fabulous little cottage type houses and buildings. We then went up Cambewarra mountain to take in some awesome views and token scones (that's what one does in the country, right?!) - Here are some of my fav pics -

Well this great day out only got better! On our way back, we realised that I had never been to Greenwell Point - a small coastal village about 15 - 20 mins from where my family has camped for the past 18 years!! So with a little detour on our way back, I found it - my fav new destination! LOVE LOVE LOVED it!! This town had all the ticks (well, all of my 'perfect holiday destination ticks'):

1) boats

2) pelicans

3) a pool (cute little public pool with a very 'summer in America circa 1970's vibe'!!)

4) multiple Fish and Chip shops

5) Small town coastal vibe

Take a tour:

The road in......

Pelican Pete!

Dad & I

Local Pool, BYO picnic!

The Great Gatsby - Book Report

The cover of the first edition of The SAM SCHMIDT, 1925.

Well, it's done! I have read 'The Great American Novel', and with a lead in like that and my love of all things Red, White and Blue I obviously had high expectations!

In good news, I finished the book in one day! However this may of had more to do with wanting to get it over with, than not being able to put it down.

I struggled! I'm not sure what that says about me. The writing was very descriptive and a lot of 'older' type words which made it really hard to get into, so much so that I may have wikipedia'ed the book half way through to get an overview of the plot, just to see where it was going!

In saying that, I did eventually start to enjoy it! I really liked the narrator character Nick Carraway, and am drawn to books / TV shows / movies about the 'roaring 20's' and anything to do with American society. The deceptions of houses on East & West Egg (Long Island) had a very 'Kennedy' Hyannis Port / Cape Cod feel to them - always a winner with me!

And there you have it, a literary classic has been read! TICK!

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Wednesday 4th January - My new work Pod buddy - Welcome Hillers!!

Tuesday 3rd January - Feeling very Carrie Bradshaw as I sit at the laptop, and look out the window. So I got to thinking.........................

Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Photos, Photos, Photos.......................

Time to catch up on my 'Photo a Day'...............

Monday 2nd January - Catch up drinks at the local - Bangor Tav! 'Dirty Granny' Cider......mmmmmmm!

Sunday 1st January - HAPPY NEW YEAR! - Callala Bay and my new found love.......boats!

Saturday 31st December - New Years Eve! Ain't no party like a camping party!

Friday 30th December - Bistro dinners at the Currarong Bowls Club. Top notch!

Thursday 29th December - Protests dismissed, officially a winner! Sydney to Hobart - Thanks Karl Stefanovic and Investec Loyal!! oh and Dad for putting the bet on!