Birthdays & Mixed Feelings

My birthday was amazing. We had a birthday party for me at Josh's with a stereotype theme! I went as a stereotypical housewife. Sort of like a Stepford Wife, actually. I had the skin coloured tights, heels, a puffy skirt with an apron over top, a white blouse, a headband in my hair, a pearl necklace, diamond earrings and a HUGE engagement ring. It was fun! Everyone else came with GREAT costumes too. Everyone put in to give me a few gifts too... I'll admit, I cried. They gave me THE most beautiful book of Australian photography with verses from the Bible, quotes from people... absolutely gorgeous. They also gave me a bunch of lollies they have here but we don't have in Canada! What a great idea. It was perfect!

Apparently there's one more thing coming but they won't tell me what it is! Haha. That's okay, I like surprises. : )

That was on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning a bunch of us went to the Ekka and spent the day there. We went all over, went on a couple of rides... I got to have my first ferris wheel ride in Australia with some of my best friends on my birthday! How much more perfect could that have been?

I also tried a Dagwood Dog! That's basically a Pogo stick that you can buy at home... but WAY better. Haha.

We finished the Ekka off with fireworks. Who knew I'd have fireworks on my birthday? : )

Once we left the Ekka we met up with Josh, Dan and Ross and went out for coffee with them. It was a perfect couple of days!

Thursday night my auntie and uncle took me out for dinner at a lovely Italian restaurant. It was great! I have such wonderful friends/relatives. : )

Well, time is disappearing for me like I never thought it would.

It feels to me like I shouldn't be leaving. Like this is home, where I should be. And that's a really strange feeling to have after growing up in one place and only being here for three months.

Don't get me wrong though - I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to see everyone at home! I find my self just giggling to myself because I'm excited to see one person or another or hear about Britt's graduation or Steve & Ella's wedding. I get excited to see "my kids" in youth group, and Taba cause I haven't seen her in ages. I'm excited to see Ryan and the FBC C&C people. I'm excited to get back to church and see everyone there! (Too many to name!) I'm excited and full of anticipation to see how things have changed... to see how I will fit in, since I've changed big time too. I'm excited to be somewhere that I fit, somewhere that I know people love me and a place that I love.

But, at the same time, I'm going to miss Brisbane. I'm going to miss Arana Hills. I already miss working with Bec & Clare. I'll miss spending every weekend with the Locks. I'll miss posing with Jasmine. I'll miss laughing and deep conversations with Josh and Jacob. I'll miss Holly's hugs and Emma's theories. I'll miss Keith and/or Kyle. : ) I'll miss Jaya and all of our music talks, car rides and everything else. I'll miss Mike! I'll miss Mum & Dad Lock and April. I'll miss my auntie and my uncle. I'll miss costume parties, Taboo and trips to the Coasts. I'll miss the drive-ins and dressing up for Harry Potter. I will miss it all because I've gotten used to it. This is life as I know it, and I'm incredibly happy here. More so, perhaps than I've been in a long time.

It's so bittersweet. If only I could make my two worlds collide into one.

Anyway, like I said, I'm happy. I'm incredibly happy. And things will fall into place when I get home. All I can say is that I'm soooo glad that God's got my life figured out, because I sure don't. : )

I love you all SO much.

*11 Days*

Love,

Bec*