And so this is blogging...

I remember a few years ago when blogging came about, I signed up for one somewhere only to now forget where I had started my blog and what my username was!! Not to worry, seems like blogs have advanced since those days, so I'm happy to re-start it at this. Welcome to my blog. Why did I start a blog? Well, that's a very good question. I figured that since this is quite an exciting and poignant time in my life, leading up to the big event of our wedding, and since I'll be living quite far away from all my beloved family and friends and won't be able to chat and hang out with them every day anymore (SNIFF SNIFFF!!!!!), this might be a half-decent way of attempting to stay in touch and keep everyone up to date with what's happening in my life... if any one is interested!! And if no one is particularly, then sod yas all, it'll be a nice keepsake and record for myself. :-)

Soooo... that being said... I'd like to take you on a quick tour of what's going on wedding-wise. My bridesmaids are currently in FOUR different countries!!!  Tegan just left today from Brisbane to go to Malaysia and Thailand with our buddy Venetia. I was supposed to be going on the trip, too, originally... but... plans have kinda changed!! I think it's fabulous to have such a multicultural ensemble of my number 1 girls, but ohhh boy, the dresses factor sure ain't easy!! Without giving too much away, my original idea of burgundy has been completely 360'd and we're going with something quite different now, to incorporate everyone's different tastes, styles and opinions. No wakkas!!

I went to Student Flights today to book myself on the same flight back to LA that Jimmy and some of our other American friends coming down for the wedding are booked on... the flight from Bris to LA direct leaving on June 10th. But, that's gonna be one pricey flight!!! Flights booked from Oz are so much more expensive than flights booked from the US. We're just wanting a one-way ticket, and it's virtually the same price as the Americans are paying to go return!!! Grrr!! Which brings me to this dilemma... This is a QANTAS flight... I could take a different flight, say, with China Air, and save about $600. What to do?!?!? Should I go on the same flight as my baby, or save us $600 and go on a different flight and arrive a day or so later?? $600 is a nice amout of money, and, as Jimmy says, a pretty decently-sized carrot to dangle in front of our noses, ha! Jimmy wants me to stuff the money and hop on the same flight as everyone. But, me being a slave to the almighty buck, I'm wanting to save the money and take the China Air flight and use the money to make it up to him and I later. Hmmm....

Two weeks today until I leave for LA!! It's been nearly 3 weeks since I've seen my boy and OH BOYYY we are missing each other sooo much!!! We're pathetic!! The phone companies are scoring from us with the 3 hours of international phone calls we seem to be making per day!! Eeeep!! I'm travelling on China Air, so can use that to evaluate whether it's worth it to save the $600 to use them instead of QANTAS. I've been so busy getting everything organised for the wedding that I haven't had time to properly think about getting everything ready for the trip!

Anywyay, let me see if I can post this and let it be known that Laura has made her first blog. Well, first one that she can find anyway... there should be some forgotten one floating around in cyberspace somewhere...!!

xxxx Laura