Back in Melbourne!

So now that Christmas is all over and our road trips and sightseeing done our bank balances are somewhat affected so we've decided to stay in Melbourne and try build our funds back up a bit! Easier said than done when I can't get a job! Starting to feel very panicked now but applying for lots so hopefully a job is just around the corner! Hopefully!

Since we've been back we've been catching up with friends! I've had dinner with Alex and lunch with Laura, both of which were great to catch up! We went and saw Jamie and Alex's new apartment in Port Melbourne, which is lovely! They were babysitting a puppy, who was adorable!! Little trouble maker but so completely cute! He's so fluffy I'm gonna die!!!

I also go to go to the Night Markets with Aoife and Niamh. I had only found out about them the week before but really wanted to go! The smells that you get as you walk around are amazing! You have to queue for all the stalls but it's totally worth it! The food is good and not too expensive either! Even got myself a cocktail! Bonus! :)

We've been trying to stay in and not spend money but that is seriously boring! 

Beginning to be a bit of a struggle and I feel awful having to remind Conor when he wants to make plans! Like for Australia day Conor wanted to go to Adelaide for the weekend but we honestly can't go off road tripping while I still don't have a job! It seriously sucks! So I'm sure for Australia day we'll just do a BBQ and go to the beach or something like that! We will do something!!!

This weekend we went to a BBQ in Siobhan and Benny's friends house! It's a fab house that I did not want to leave, especially since they had two amazing dogs! (Yes there does seem to be a theme to this post! Puppies!) One was a beagle and the other a rescue dog that weren't too sure of the breed but he was a lovely gentle thing! The food was amazing! All sorts of everything and it all tasted amazing! The dogs sniffing at my feet for the whole time was a little hilarious too!

It's nice to meet some new people while we're back here and everyone at the house was so lovely! Hopefully we'll see them all again! Anyway, now to get back to the job hunt! Eugh!!!

Post again soon, hopefully with some good news on the job front!

Amy :) x

Farm life!

So we've now been on the farm for a month! My birthday seems like a very long time ago! It was a great night and definitely a good way to say bye to Melbourne!! Absolutely LOVED my dress from Missguided and the necklace my sister sent me for my birthday went pretty well with it! I got parcels from all my friends, which I was not expecting, and my family and got absolutely spoiled by them! :) Had a good night with everyone, had a very cute caterpillar cake and finally made it over to the Barkly after saying since we got to St Kilda that I wanted to! Moving out the next day was however, not a good idea! I do not suffer hangovers but God I failed to function normally!

The road trip to Cowra was great! I loved getting back into the country and I finally feel like I'm seeing the side of Australia that I had in my mind coming here, not the big cities but the open road surrounded by miles and miles of countryside! As usual I took loads of photos! We drove 5 hours to Wagga wagga the first day and stayed in a cheap and cheerful motel there called Mercury Motor Inn and then headed on for the three hour drive to Cowra! Didn't get to see much of Wagga but it seemed pretty!

So we started work on Wednesday and got to know everyone pretty quickly, on the Saturday we moved out of the caravan park and into the farmers parents guest house until there is room for us in the Mulyan cottage! Saturday was also a day that they did a big lamb bbq and had a party! Was good fun and a nice welcoming in!

So below is a little collage of my fav photos from Cowra so far! I honestly am really enjoying it now! And even the work is feeling easier every time we do it! We make the most of our weekends going to Koorawatha waterfall and hopefully we'll get to the dam soon! We've also visited the Japanese Gardens for their festival which was nice and we went for a little spin to Orange to see what that was like! The farmers parents asked all the backpackers over to their house for a fab dinner on the bank holiday too which was good. Felt a little like they were showing us off to their friends, but their friends were all lovely and I had some interesting conversations. We also have parties in the cottages most weekends which are really good fun and normally involve a big bonfire, glow-sticks and sparklers! Everyone is so nice and I'm really starting to feel like myself here again! Don't want anyone to leave though because its a great group of people but that is going to happen once people have their three months done! I'm pretty sure I'll be straight out of here when my time comes!

My Beautiful New Shoes

As much fun as it is I can't wait to feel like a bit of a girl again! Not that I'm the girliest girl out there now! No more dirty and short finger nails, I'm going to get a haircut, maybe even wear tan, make up and HEELS!! Oh how I miss my heels!! My Mam sent me a fab pair my birthday that haven't been near my feet yet! Far too excited about getting to wear them! But of course for now being laid back and casual is a nice break!

I've even got a little tan for myself since I'm out in the sun everyday!! Next pigs will be flying! Now it's not exactly St Tropez eat your heart out but I'm not AS pale as normal so I'll take that! While I've been here I've been on Instagram lots! Everything is so pretty that I'm forever taking photos, although I've long since given up the photo a day challenge unfortunately! I wish I had a SLR out here, I'd get some amazing shots with one! And the thing I was missing a lot in Melbourne.. Dogs! There are four different dogs around the farm and I love them all! Its so good to have them around for a while! I think I can confirm now that I will always have dogs because I'm lost when I don't have one! But yes rambling! So thats all for now, just a quick catch up! I'll post again soon with more of our goings on!

Amy :) x