Hi All,

Again I apologize for the length between posts! I've been working two part time jobs, which seems to be adding up to more than full time work - especially since one of them is retail and it is the holiday season!

Everyone is well here, we are all still full from Christmas celebrations! Unfortunatly it was a rainy day here in Sydney...we were hoping for a lovely sunny and hot christmas but no such luck! Rain or no rain we had a great time. My grandparents came down to Sydney from the country, Chuck is out here visiting for a few weeks and Andrew joined us for Christmas which made the dinner table lovely and full! =)

I shall put some photos up from both mine and Meisha's birthdays, as well as a shot or two from Christmas! I hope everyone is well and I wish you all a wonderful, healthy and happy 2010!

Lots of love,

jess xoxo

Nan & I on my birthday

Meish and Andrew out for my birthday

Meish, Whitney and I

Mum, Dad and Meish on her birthday

Whitney, Meish and Andew on Meish's birthday

Bruce looking mighty fine!

The gang on Christmas day!

Us girlies on Christmas day =)

Hi Everyone!

How are you all? Good I do hope. Sorry it has been such a long time since I last blogged, life has been a tad busy! We moved Nan out of our house and into her old house which we had been renting while we were away -- although the move was a little hectic she seems really settled and content away from all our crazy and noise! =)

Our stuff arrived, horribly packed, from Jersey last tuesday! We currently have the living and family room unpacked and looking nice - the rest of the house is still a box jungle! We are slowly getting there, but after 2 weeks of packing and unpacking and chaos we are all a little sick of it all! Hopefully one more week will see our bedrooms unpacked - I am looking forward to not waking up to a wall of boxes! =)

Unfortunately the guys who packed us up out of the apartment where, as we feared at the time, highly useless and so it has been a task finding things in mislabeled boxes, not wrapped correctly or sometimes even at all! They even snapped one of Dad's fishing rods into three pieces so that it fit into a box! haha...who does that!?

Yesterday, we took the day off to celebrate Thanksgiving! Yes I know it was a few days late, and on the wrong side of the world BUT it was wonderful none the less! We had all the food we would normally have, including sweet potato casserole and stove top stuffing which we carried back from the states with us! We all know how i love the stove top stuffing! haha. So all in all, it was a good first thanksgiving in Australia, great food surrounded by people we love! =)

So I shall stop my rambling and post some photos for you all to take a look at. I hope all is well with everyone.

Lots of love

jess xoxo

The sky looking like it's on fire!

We took a trip up to Orange to visit our Grandparents

Diana, it was the first photo we hung in the house! =D

Inky being very helpful with the unpacking!

Haha..I love this photo! Meish, Mat and Whitney at Thanksgiving

The gang around the Thanksgiving table!

Danny made cinnamon rolls! yum!

Meish, Danny & I. The original Thanksgiving-ers from Westfield!

Hi Loves,

How are you all? Good I do hope! Well just a quick post to say I've made it back to Australia! It took me ages as I had to first catch a train to Paris, and then a flight to Dubai and then fly to Sydney but finally, here i am! =)

Alls well here, I am just laying low until I get over the jet lag, today I was brave enough to drive on the wrong side of the road to the shops to get Nan and I some food! AND i didn't crash! woohoo! =)

So that's it from me at the moment, please comment and let me know how you all are!

Lots of love,

jess

xoxo

Me and Nan! Yay! I found her!

My crazy Inka

Ohhhh....home at last...

Hi All,

How are you? Good I do hope! =) Well somehow, (I am not sure how the time went so fast) our 3 weeks are up in France and it's time to get on another plane! =) Meish and Andrew have already headed off to start their Italian Adventure, Mum and Dad head back to Jersey tomorrow and I am flying the long way home to Australia!

The weather has turned back to sunny and warm for us, so the last few days have been spent adventuring and well, eating! haha. I am going to put some photos of below as always! I hope everyone is well and I will blog from Sydney!

Hope alls well,

Lots of love

jess xoxo

Andrew and his "meatzza"...a pizza full of meat

Wine Tasting!

Afternoon drinks...

Terry this photo is, as it contains beer, for you!

All kinds of bread. This makes me very happy.

Meish looking down on Roussillon

Roussillon is known for the hills around it that contain bright orange ochre that they use to paint their houses with!

The Ochre hills

And Again

Outside the Pope's Palace in Avignon

Hi All,

How are you? Good I do hope! So it's been a few days since i last updated so i have lots and lots of photos for you! So I am just going to put up the photos and say a bit about them and be on my way! We had dinner at the bar with the internet and everyone is waiting on me to finish so we can go back home so I'd best get on with it.

I hope everything is well with you all,

lots of love

jess xoxox

ps. i will reply to emails soon, sorry if i owe you one!

Us girls at lunch

The boys and their beers

Trying some wine...

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the ruin on the top was the pope's summer home. They also happen to make some great red wine!

Trying the sweet product of the vine

Yums!

The Castle at La Barroux, it was built in the 12th Century and during WW2 occupied by the Nazi's who burnt it down when they left. They are half way through restoring it now.

The view from the top of the castle

Yesterday Mum, Dad and I got up early and hiked up the giant hill behind us to see the roman ruins at the top. This is the view from half way up, it was awesome.

We found half a house!

At the top!

Looking out down over the valley from one of the houses we found

The Roman Amphitheater in Vaison La Romaine

This might be one of my favourtie photos from the holiday thus far, they are at the top of the amphitheater

These are very expensive macaroons. Remember kiddies, always ask how much it is before you agree to buy it!!!

Hi Lovelies,

How are you all? Good I do hope! Everyone is good here, Andrew arrived safe and sound today. Chris and Wayne, friends from when we were living in Belgium came to stay for the weekend and left today. It was lovely to see them again after such a long time! =) We just toured around the area, trying some wine and eating more than we should! It's always a good time!

I have included a few photos below, hope alls well

lots of love,

jess xoxox

Spooky tree in our backyard with the morning fog

Dad and Wayne

Mum and Chris

Meishey

Me!