Kari and I woke up Saturday morning to an invite from Ashley and Nina to join them at Bribie Island. With nothing else to do except homework, we gladly accepted the invitation. Angie (Ashley’s host mom) picked us up around 11:30 and off we went. As we pulled up to the beach Kari mentioned that we should go check out the tattoo place that we saw last time we were
here. Ashley, Kari, and I had been contemplating the idea of getting a tattoo here in Australia for a few weeks now, so before we even sank our feet in the sand we headed to Surf Side Tattoo.
here. Ashley, Kari, and I had been contemplating the idea of getting a tattoo here in Australia for a few weeks now, so before we even sank our feet in the sand we headed to Surf Side Tattoo.
Basically it all went down like this: The four of us walked into the shop, Ashley asked what their minimum was for a tattoo. She and I discussed what we wanted with the tattoo artists and they said they would have time for us right then.
Ashley got a tattoo on the back of her shoulder that says, “Life ain’t always beautiful, but it’s a beautiful ride.” That line is from a song by Gary Allen. I got a tattoo of a little boomerang on the inside of my ankle. I chose a boomerang to represent that no matter where I travel to in the world I will always return home. There is a small design on the boomerang which is the indigenous, or aboriginal, people’s symbol for the word “journey.” I absolutely love it. I don’t think it could have turned out more perfectly. But boy did it HURT! It hurt worse than the first one I got on the top of my foot. Kari was kind enough to let me squeeze her hand. Basically for the entire tattoo it felt like he was either sticking the needle into my ankle bone or right into my achilles’ tendon! I had pricklies running all over my head and especially in my ears the while he was doing the tattoo. I was thankful it didn’t last more than ten minutes!
After Ashley and I were set with our tattoos the four of us headed to the beach! The sun was so nice and warm. I’m pretty sure all of us fell asleep on our towels at some point. With a thanks to Melanie for letting me borrow her book, I snuck in some reading of The Lucky One by Nicolas Sparks. This is just one of my absolute favorite summer time activities. Max is shaking
in his boots about me coming back and dragging him to that movie. I told him if he wasn’t going to let me enjoy the movie I’d find someone else to go with me. Haha. I haven’t heard him complain too much since then ;)
in his boots about me coming back and dragging him to that movie. I told him if he wasn’t going to let me enjoy the movie I’d find someone else to go with me. Haha. I haven’t heard him complain too much since then ;)
And as you could probably guess, we headed to the Surf Side Shack for some hot chips and ice cream. Kari and I remembered how HUGE the portions had been the last couple of times we had been there so we just got a small to split between the two of us. Nina and Ashley hadn’t been there before so they ordered a medium to split. We couldn’t help but laugh when the fries
came out wrapped like a huge fish would be wrapped in paper! All four of us were betting that there was no way we would finish all the fries. By the time Angie came to pick us up, there
were only four measly little fries left on our table. Oops! Should we be proud or ashamed? I guess that lies in the eye of the beholder… All I know is with my ice cream, it was damn good :)
I set myself up for Sunday to turn into a homework day. I needed to plan for the week, work on my presentation, and go through my financial aid exit counseling. I had the privilege
of talking to my parents for a bit on the phone today. I lead them through my pictures on Facebook to show them that I had gotten a tattoo. Mom’s reaction was, “Oh Meggie! It’s so cute! I don’t like it…” Haha. By the end of the conversation she did say she loved it though.
came out wrapped like a huge fish would be wrapped in paper! All four of us were betting that there was no way we would finish all the fries. By the time Angie came to pick us up, there
were only four measly little fries left on our table. Oops! Should we be proud or ashamed? I guess that lies in the eye of the beholder… All I know is with my ice cream, it was damn good :)
I set myself up for Sunday to turn into a homework day. I needed to plan for the week, work on my presentation, and go through my financial aid exit counseling. I had the privilege
of talking to my parents for a bit on the phone today. I lead them through my pictures on Facebook to show them that I had gotten a tattoo. Mom’s reaction was, “Oh Meggie! It’s so cute! I don’t like it…” Haha. By the end of the conversation she did say she loved it though.
Well, I took a brain break from homework to write this blog. I need to get back to working on my presentation. For this assignment we are supposed to do a presentation on our experience as a whole in Australia. In the past, a lot people have done power points, some people have shown their blogs, and others have written songs or poems. From the encouragement of my mom, I came up with the idea to turn my presentation of my experiences into a children’s book!
It’s kind of a lot of work, but I’m excited to see how it turns out. I am hoping to finish typing it up tonight so then the rest of this week I can work on the pictures and putting it into the
book-like format.
It’s kind of a lot of work, but I’m excited to see how it turns out. I am hoping to finish typing it up tonight so then the rest of this week I can work on the pictures and putting it into the
book-like format.
One week from today I will be on the airplane (sleeping hopefully!) on our way home!
Hugs and love to each and every one of you!
Xoxo
I love the children's book idea!! I can't wait to see it!! I just pinned a tutorial on book binding that sounds manageable. :o) Can't wait to see you in a week!
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