i went to watch 'the proposal' on saturday night with my sis and it was so good!! although the script was pretty formulaic a.l.a typical rom com fare, it was hilarious! there were so many scenes where i was literally laughing so hard that i hurt my tummy. LOL.

it certainly didn't hurt that ryan reynolds starred as the male lead in the movie. i've liked ryan reynolds since his days on 'two guys, a girl and a pizza place', however, i didn't realise just how totally hot he was till i watched 'the proposal'!

this totally brings me back to my teenage years when the only types of guys i was interested in were scruffy, blonde surfer types!

i am an absolute girly girl at heart. i love getting dressed up. i love dresses, skirts and accessories! i can never have enough earrings, belts or bags. i think on my last bag count i counted over twenty bags!! when i go to the shops i need to physically restrain myself so i am not walking out with more goodies under my arms!

lately i am absolutely loving all the lovely floral prints that have been in fashion. they are just so sweet, ruffly and girly! i also love the great colours that florals come in. pinks, blues, yellows, oranges... i love them all!

here are some of my favourite finds from my most favourite shop EVER forever21.

     
aren't they just simply gorgeous?? it's really lucky forever21 is not available here in australia or else i would FOREVER be broke!

lately i feel there are sooo many things in my life that i am thankful for.

last year was a continual cycle of UGH.

it was my first year out as a teacher and i was stuck with a horror split class with kids who couldn't read or write, i was having all sorts of relationship issues, and i was just feeling so tired and exhausted EVERY SINGLE DAY...

i just perpetually walked around feeling pretty much crappy and depressed.

but this year things are different.

i just have soo many things to be happy and grateful for.

some days i wake up beaming from ear to ear feeling so incredibly blessed to even be alive.

i think the biggest change is in my attitude. i am learning to be so thankful for all the small things like sleeping in on a saturday, cool sunny days, workmates that crack me up everyday, coffee with great friends, girly laughs over lunch, chilling with my bee...

i'm also so SO thankful for the big things! having job security during this stressful economic time, having a job i actually enjoy, great friends, great family, my health....

i've learnt more then ever to just look at the beauty of everyday. and it HAS made a difference.

to top it off i've only got 2 weeks till school holidays!!!

life is amazingly, gorgeously GOOD!

i am feeling just plain tired and dejected.

school started on monday and everyday its been nothing short of a nightmare.

half the children in my class can definitely be classified as HOLY TERRORS.

everyday i've been going home at 6 something because i've got behavioural issues to sort out, parents to ring, programming to finish, planning for the next day of school...

i don't know. i thought somehow that the start of this year would be easier. i'm so much more organised and i've got my lessons sorted.

but it's not.

sure, organisation is better, but everyday i still feel i'm facing an uphill battle against bad behaviour.

*sighs*

i know that it's the beginning of the year and things will get better.

i just need to keep hanging in there....

i was over at fee's on friday nite and we were CRACKING UP, ROLLING AROUND ON THE FLOOR HYSTERICALLY at the most hilarious pics of us from way back when!

the atrocious hair styles, shocking skin, crappy outfits... it was absolutely HILARIOUS!!!!!!

to show you just how bad it really was........
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fee and i celebrating rachel kj's 21st bday july 2004. check out our round faces, my middle parting and feral perm and fee's frizzy bunches!!!!

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fee and i in spore sept 2008. we have improved our looks by 1 million percent!!! ROFL!

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me and rachel ps at fee's house early 2004. check out my stringy permed hair and man pose! i seriously look like a grungy male guitarist from a metal band! rachel on the other hand looks as pretty as ever! LOL.

and for comparison...

 rachel and me dec 2007. i finally stopped standing like a man and started dressing and looking like a lady!
 
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rachel kj and me with baby amber in sept 2004. i now look like a cheesy male metal guitarist. check out rach's stringy mid part!!

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rachel and i at my graduation february 2008. looking much, MUCH better!!!!! love rach's short do and my fringe!

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bee and me at fee's house back in kuching dec 2004. i am still sporting the terrible mid parting, but at least the atrocious perm has grown out!!!!

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bee and me nov 2008. i finally found out what some layering and nice highlights can do to one's hair and have FINALLY gotten rid of the terrible mid part!!

looking at those pics, i really looked so BAD!!! the funny thing is, fee and i were both saying how we both thought we actually looked quite good at the time! ROFL!! as they say, "ignorance is bliss!"