Lady Jesslyn

Welcome to Fall

2007-09-24T01:50:00.000+08:00

Summer has hit the hay, at least in Canada land anyway. We are now into the season of fall where the days a crisp and the nights are cool. Where the bears roam outside my bedroom window and leave lots of little bear droppings around the ranch. There was even snow on the highest mountain range around here yesterday and the rain has made the paddocks green and muddy.

Myself, i haven't been doing much these last couple of weeks, besides working and chilling out on the ranch. These days at the ranch the weekends are at it busiest and the weekdays are pretty quiet. This week unfortunately i have been sick which was a real pain, i couldn't even get out of bed and get food or drink. So i've lost a little bit of weight but i'm on antibiotics so now i'm feeling a little better.

My mum and dad are coming to visit me on the ranch in two weeks time, which is very exciting. They are on a 4 month trip around the world, they have already hit Hong Kong and San Francisco and will soon be in Canada. They will also do more of the states, Europe and Sth Africa. They should have a wicked time.

Only a month and a bit til i head home. Yay!

Lady Jesslyn

Serving is Stupid

2007-08-16T11:53:00.000+08:00

There are some people in this world who think Servers/Waitresses are stupid. I am not one of these people and neither am i stupid. Tonight was one of those nights were people demand stuff from you and are not even grateful when they recieve it. They yell at you and all you can do is smile and do what you can to make them happy. Meanwhile back in the kitchen away from the guests you rant and rave about how the stupid lady gave you a greasy because you tried to clear her plate while she was hovering it like an eagle.

I know this profession is all about giving the customer what they want but sometimes i would like to really tell them how rude they are being and tell them that i am not some dumb waitress and you should pay me more respect or you are not getting any dessert!

Some days i love my job but other days i just want to scream. It really depends on the people. However i am good at my job and i'm also very good at nodding and smiling. Both pays off in the end.

Lady Jesslyn

I'm little bit lonesome, I'm a little bit blue

2007-08-14T08:11:00.000+08:00

The last couple of days I have been feeling a tad lonely, I guess thats pretty normal sometimes. I mean up here all I have time to do is work, drink and think. The worst is drinking thinking. Liquor logic in a can. It’s not just love loneliness, it’s missing family/friends and Australia loneliness too. It’s weird because I keep having mini daydreams. I think about some of my ex-boyfriends coming up to the ranch and what they would say and do to declare there love for me and then they would swept me off my feet. Some I would embrace and others I would turn away from. I really have to stop having these daydreams but they can be pretty entertaining sometimes! You imagine yourself going back to certain situations and saying all the things that you wanted to say to people and not holding back.

Last night we went down the Riv (the only bar in town-which hasn’t changed in like 50 years) and then came home. I wasn’t really in the mood for drinking but last night there was apparently a meteor shower forecast. So when we got home I decided to spend some time alone talking to God and watching the stars for a while. I cried for a while too, which was good to have a release of emotions, and then just told god that I was lonely and that I wasn’t sure what to do about the future. Unfortunately I still can’t see my three stars which does freak me out sometimes but there are some many other constellations out there; it was just a nice night. You can see Cassiopeia, the big dipper and little dipper here tho. Not quite as good as the southern cross or Orion’s belt but it’s still spectacular to see what God created. I even got to see a few shooting stars.

Then I came back inside and eat some tim-tams which was awesome! Nothing helps loneliness like a packet of tim-tams.

Lady Jesslyn

Visit to Golden

2007-08-02T03:15:00.000+08:00

Luke and Telsin came up for the last weekend which was awesome, nice to see the boys again. They got to experience some horse riding time, some drinking time and much to my dismay they didn’t want to have any line dancing time. I don’t think the boys love the country music and line dancing as much as I do but they did enjoy the fresh air and chance to relax for a few days. I took them down to the river which was nice and refreshing and then on the Sunday I got a few days off to drive back with them to Golden. So I’ve just had Monday and Tuesday off to revisit some old friends and drinking holes that was my home for 4 months. It has changed so much, well the town is still the same as it was but there is absolutely no snow! So weird to see the mountain and town and see what’s normally underneath. It’s actually pretty scary to see what’s underneath, especially on the mountain.

Monday I took pretty easy and relaxed but on Tuesday Luke and I went up the mountain to go mountain bike riding. So as I was going up the Gondola I got the chance to look down and see plenty of pine trees, waterfalls, lakes and huge massive rocks! I must say that mountain bike riding is pretty wicked, scary but hell fun. We got kitted up with helmets, wicked suspension bikes and protective gear for arms and legs and hit the tracks. It is a shame I forgot my camera cos I would love for you all to the see the mountain and what we were riding. I looked up a few of the mountains and I just couldn’t fathom what the hell was I thinking when in winter I straight lined the whole thing! I must be nutso! Surprisingly Luke and I didn’t hurt ourselves coming down the mountain on bikes, I did fall over once into some slippery rocks but all was well. It was good to see the people in Golden too and catch up a bit with everyone. Somehow I don’t think Luke will be leaving anytime soon.

So apart from the stupid greyhound bus driver arguing with me in front of the whole bus because I didn’t give him my ticket at the door (I gave it to him when he came on the bus) and telling me to get off his bus (to which I said no) my trip to Golden was a lot of fun.

Back to work now.... 3 months here to go!

Lady Jesslyn

Bad Day

2007-07-16T02:50:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was just one of those bad days. I was in mood all day and no matter how many times i tried to snap out of it, i just couldn't. I know it's not bad to have a bad day once in a while but it makes me feel weird cos i just didn't feel like being nice to anybody and that is bad when you have to work a 14hr day and serve people at the same time. I even felt like sitting down and crying or smashing something against a wall. I always wanted to invent a screaming booth, somewhere people could go to just scream or hit a padded wall to release all the frustration that they may be having. Sounds good doesn't it!
I wasn't angry at anything in particular. There were some guests that were just creating problems throughout the day and then people in the office telling me how to run my dining room (thanks but i alreay know how too!).
But anyway, i had a game of pool and some bacardi and then had an early night and i think i have managed to sleep on it or sleep over it i don't know which. Today should be better.

Lady Jesslyn

Surprise!

2007-07-15T05:26:00.000+08:00

Surprise! I got two new tattoo's last Tuesday when i was in Kamloops. They are so cool and pretty! I love them.

This one is on my left wrist, so i can tell my left from my right! lol
This one is on my right bicep, it's the capricorn symbol.

p.s.

2007-07-07T02:09:00.001+08:00

I have a new laptop! Yay. It will be permantely attached to me with a heavy duty lock and key. lol

Song written June 2007

2007-07-07T02:07:00.000+08:00

Far from Home, June, 2007
Never far from my mind
Wish I could hold you close
From the sandy desert to the Rocky Mountains
I’d travel home to your arms
When you’re far from home
Look for the stars and you won’t be alone
Let the stars guide you and light your way
To the path before you
You sing by the campfire
When you lay awake at night
When you can’t seem to find your way
Remember me, remember me
Count the stars, watch the sun
Before you know I’ll be home
Til then when you’re far from home
Look for the stars and you won’t be alone
You’ll never be alone
You’ll never be alone

Song wirtten May 2007

2007-07-07T02:04:00.000+08:00

Honesty May, 2007
I can’t sleep
Can’t eat
Time goes by without my notice
I’m sick of games
Sick of honesty that gets me in trouble
Honesty is like air
So why can’t i breathe?
Honesty is like water
So why can’t i swallow it?
I need forgiveness
Lord i need to forget
Mistakes are my life lessons
Life lessons without regret
This is hard, my heart aches
Pulls me from edge to ledge
Why, why can’t i fix it
The words in my head
Match the words in my heart
So why does my mouth not speak
Honesty is like water
So why can’t i swallow it?
Honesty is like air
So why does it hurt to breathe
I can’t sleep, can’t eat
Can’t breathe

Ah the ranch

2007-06-15T11:57:00.000+08:00

Well, i'm still here and i just wanted to tell you i probably won't be posting as much in the next 5 months as my laptop just got stolen so i'll have to use other peoples computers which is just a pain in the butt. It got stolen from the staff room so i can't figure out who took it. But if you would like to talk to me or email me please feel free to do so it will just take me a while to reply. Please take care of yourselves and i hope i can post more soon!

Lady Jesslyn

Back on the ranch

2007-06-06T03:47:00.000+08:00

On June 1st i left Perth after a very brief 2 weeks vacation. Destination Canada. But first my thai airways flight went via Phuket, Bangkok and Los Angeles. I stayed on night in LA but didn't manage to sleep at all that night as my time zones were completely screwed. The next morning i travelled from LA to Vancouver and then caught the bus from Vancouver to Cache Creek. My cousin Daniel picked me up and unfortunately had some bad news. One of his class mates had been killed in a car accident that night, the accident my bus actually had to go around because it was blocking the whole highway. So that has hit the local high school this week because she was just graduating. Taylor was pretty upset aswell because she had seen her about 3 hours before she died. Sucky really.

So right now i am recovering from my huge jet lag and am currently looking for employment as the ranch is a bit overstaffed (i did come in a bit late in the season) but i have quite a few options around here. It will all work out okay. I will keep you posted!

Lady Jesslyn

The Wedding

2007-05-27T03:37:00.000+08:00

The Wedding of Dave and Shelley Smith was wonderful. I really enjoyed it. The ceremony was performed at Aquinas Catholic Church and the reception took place at Munja Gardens (which dave and family own). In true shelley style she walked down the aisle to Kasey Chambers. She looked gorgeous! Dave looked pretty good too! I think our whole family scrubbed up quite well actually. Two surprises of the evening was my uncle Greg showing up for the wedding (he lives in Canada!) and also shelley surprised dave with a African band performance. They were pretty crazy and Em and Kirstin made the most of the performance by dancing there butts off!
I've posted some photos of the wedding on my pbase site so feel free to head over there, unfortuntely i'm not a very good photographer and didn't get many good shots because I was too busy enjoying myself but you can get the gist of the day.
Dave and Shelley are now going to head to Phuket for there honeymoon so i hope they have brillant time.

Lady Jesslyn

Back aboard the Mothership

2007-05-23T14:37:00.000+08:00

Perth. Home, well sort of. I don't really know where home is right now but I am now back in my mum and dads place in Perth. Seems like everyone is here. Siblings, grandparents, parents etc. It's nice, it will also be really nice to go to the wedding all together. The wedding is this Saturday and it should be really fun! We've been preparing this week for it, dress fittings, bonbonieres, music selections, hen's/bucks nights and so forth! I'm only home for two weeks and then i head back to Canada which i'm really looking forward too- summertime!! Love it! I will write again after the wedding and let you know how it all went.

I also put a selection of photos on my pbase website from my road trip if you would like to have a look see. Pretty wicked trip!

Lady Jesslyn

Random Facts Investigated by Google

2007-05-17T10:20:00.000+08:00

So I met up with Garrett last night in San Francisco for dinner and coffee and for some reason we got into conversations about random things. I think Garretts brain was a little fried from work that day! So I googled them all this morning while I was bored at the airport and here is the conclusions.

Re: Ocean under Asia
Google Says: Scientists scanning the deep interior of Earth have found evidence of a vast water reservoir beneath eastern Asia that has at least the volume of the Arctic Ocean.

Re: How far can whales swim down?
Google Says: Sperm whales can dive somewhere between 500 and 1000 meters. The most reputable source told us that submarine sonar readings have documented sperm whales at 2500 meters (8200 feet or 27.3 football fields or 1.6 miles below the surface)! The pressure is 1421 pounds per square inch (almost 100 atmospheres). 200,000 pounds (100 tons) of water press on every square foot of the whale. All the time, day and night, winter and summer, the water temperature is 2 degrees celsius (36 degrees Farenheit).

Re: The colour purple, what feeling does it provoke in you?
Google Says: Light purple is a good choice for a feminine design. You can use bright purple when promoting children's products. Light purple evokes romantic and nostalgic feelings.

Thankyou Google!
Lady Jesslyn

The Mystery of Men.. Not quite solved yet.

2007-05-15T04:18:00.000+08:00

Almost done. I leave oklahoma today to head to San Fran for 2 days then back home again. Coming to the end of my road trip for the last one and half month has lead me to reflect on the memories that now linger in my mind. Overall i had the best time! Such an experience! I can't believe it is over after travelling through 7 US states and then Mexico/Canada as well. Starting our trip with 6 people then dwindling down to 3 people after Coachella. I'll post some photos on my pbase when i get home.

Being with Geoff and Ben and then some guys here in Oklahoma it has definately opened my eyes to the mysterious world of men. One which infuriates and intigues me at the same time. Kinda that phrase, you can't live with them but you can't live without them. Now i'm not a girly-girl, i can handle most of the boys antics but others are just unexplainable to a woman. Guys are just on a whole other level to girls. Last night i was in a bit of a man hating mood. I was over the immaturity, over the lack of respect for women, the insensitvity and upset about a few other things too (all relating to men funnily enough). So decided to have some 'me' time which has been pretty rare on this trip and so I walked around bricktown for a while by myself. My walk took me to a blues bar where this crazy blues artists was playing any tune that came into his brain. He was awesome! So armed with my $12 (it's all i have to my name right now!) i decided to check it out and possibly to forgot about guys for a while. After a vodka pineapple, 3 extra large shots and a dance with a 70 year old biker dude i headed home very much drunk. It's one way to forgot for a while!

The boys here reckon i'm too nice. I've never really seen myself as 'too nice', if someone affects me then i let them know what's on my mind but i never totally let it all go. I'm a capricorn, i'm stubborn, controlled and a deep thinking, which isn't natural bad but it can get in the way of expressing what i feel sometimes. But i've been thinking about the being too nice, i need to speak up and i need to let people know what i think cos if i don't then people (guys imparticular) can just walk all over me. I need to stand up and say that i deserve respect and to be cared for. Or just respect myself more. Watch out boys! Wa-ya! Karate chop! lol

So the mystery of men may not be solved and possibly never will but at least i can learn something new about myself.

Lady Jesslyn

Ok-La-Ho-Ma

2007-05-12T14:24:00.000+08:00

I made it to Oklahoma City! And for the the life of me i can't stop singing songs from Oklahoma the musical. "oh what a beautiful morning...". We set out from Mexico on Saturday and decided to drive for as long as we could so we went through Mexico, through California, through Arizona and then stopped at Exit 54 for the night (i don't think the town even had a name!) inNew Mexico. We then set out in the early morning again for another long day in the car. We drove through new Mexico and through Texas (i saw only one cowboy at the gas station :( ) and then into Oklahoma.

We didn't make it to Oklahoma city that night (we were 200miles out) because we heading smack bang into a T-storm. They call it a t-storm because there are tornado warnings and actual tornados running through that general area. We couldn't see the road because of the rain so we decided to call it a night and stay in a motel. We found out the next morning that 1 hour behind us was a tornado had run through the town and also an 1 hour ahead of us there was another one. The night before we came the local high school had also been smashed to pieces by a tornado. Now for all those who don't know me, i'm absoulutely petrified of storms. I will try not to be outside in a rain storm if i can. I will actually hide under the covers and i don't sleep at all if there is lightning and thunder in the general area. So that night was very interesting for me! Lets just say the pillow got some lovin that night! Might have even strangled it.

But thankfully we made it safely to Oklahoma City and i'm so glad to be out of that car for awhile. Felt like i had been permanantly living in it for 4 weeks! What a ride! The main question i get from locals around here is "what are you doing in Oklahoma??!!" Well i really have no reason for being here except that i'm just along for the ride. Geoff has a buddy here that he has known since he was 5 so we are currently staying with him. He's an aussie who is flying planes for the air force over here. I think he is here for three years.

So the plan now is to eat, drink, sleep and chill out and do nothing for the next week. So far my week has consisted of lots of sleeping, lots of drinking, motor bike riding and bowling. I fly to San Fran on Monday (14th) for two days and then i'm heading home on the 16th for the wedding and to catch up with my lovely family and friends.

Lady Jesslyn

Hola de Mexico

2007-05-05T01:42:00.000+08:00

Bienvendos a Mexico! Welcome to Mexico (for those who don't speak spanish, lol). Well my adventures have led me to Mexico. The other night we stayed in Ensendada and now we are currently in El Rosarito. Both by the seaside which is fantastic. We pretty much haven't done anything except relax, drink and eat mexican food. Very cool! I've been using my spanish a lot which is good cos Ben and Geoff don't speak it and it's come in handy numourous amounts of times. I love been able to use my spanish, it's very awesome and keeps it fresh. You start to forgot how to speak it when your not faced with it everyday. But it's in there (somewhere).

So we should be here until saturday and then we have a bit of a drive through the USA to reach Oklahoma, where we are staying with one of Geoff's mates. Till then...

Lady Jesslyn

Where am I?

2007-04-29T10:31:00.000+08:00

Lets see, where was i? San Francisco, right. Well from there we travelled through Yosemite National Park which was amazing, very beautiful. Drove almost through the night to get down to a place called Ventura which is just outside of Los Angeles. Great to see the sun again and also the beach. Didn't realise how much i missed it!

From there we drove down to San Diego and with some more beach chilling and partying we then made out way out into the desert! Coachella here we come! Our three day music festival started late Thursday afternoon and will continue until Monday morning. Should be pretty crazy but super fun. I'm actually at Coachella right now writing this which is pretty cool. Things are expensive here ($7 for a beer!) so we have been drinking in the carpark before we go and then just drinking as much water as possible because it is so damn hot here! I don't know if it;s just because i've been in a ski town for the last 5 months but this heat is killer! It;s 101F today which is about 30 degrees i believe. So hot! Sweating like a piggy! But still having an great time.

I think next time i write i will have been to Mexico or in Mexico or possibly somewhere in Texas or Oklahoma! Who knows!

Love to everyone!
Lady jesslyn

And back again...

2007-04-22T06:33:00.000+08:00

So this is now my third trip to San Francisco, still love this city! From Seattle we drove down through Portland, which is an awesome city if you ever get the chance to go there. Then we drove again and stopping to some random town and stayed the the 7Inn which was remenisant of a that 70's show. Crazy rooms! Before finally coming back into San Francisco. Unfortnately it is raining today but i'm hoping to see some sunshine soon! I've had enough of grey sky's.
I'm missing Jesse like crazy and am very much looking forward to June.
I have 60 secounds remaining on this internet terminal. Damn.

Lady Jesslyn

On my way....

2007-04-18T13:15:00.000+08:00

So the last couple of weeks have been very interesting for me and i've definately been learning heaps about life. But right now i am sitting in the Green Tortoise Hostel in Seattle. This morning we (Jeff, Jarni, Ben, Matt and Alice-all friends from the mountain) left from Golden, BC and drove straight to Seattle, USA. The trip consisted of dodgy border immigration agents (the usa dudes are mean!), one speeding fine (jeff's was 20kms over), getting lost in Seattle city while running out of gas and then being told that our hostel had been demolished only to find it down the street later that arvo! So the first day has been pretty interesting. Stay tuned for more details on my adventures!

Last week i also went to my uncle and aunty's ranch in Ashcroft, BC. I hired a car and drove down there which was awesome, love driving- especially with the country music blaring! Went riding for three days which was good and a little painful at the same time. I hadn't been on a horse since november! Allegies played up a little but and i have a cold now but still had a wicked time. Jesse also came down with me, he didn't drive down with me but he caught the bus and got in at 2.15am so i picked him up from Kamloops. It was really good to see him again, we are still talking about lots and i'm definately going to miss him on this trip of mine to the states and back home again but when i get back to Canada for summer i hope to see a lot more of him. My aunty and uncle really liked him aswell, he got on with my aunty like a house on fire, so funny! I think he really enjoyed the horse riding and ranch too!

Lady Jesslyn

Not Proud

2007-04-06T05:54:00.000+08:00

I did something (not going to say what) that i'm not very proud of. I hurt someone who i care deeply about and i regret it. Which leads me to my next blog... because i keep thinking "would my parents be proud of me?" and then that leads on to "would Jesus be proud of me?". This blog might be a little serious but i do feel humbled by the wake up call that i have recieved. This situation just made me stop and think, what kind of person do i want to be? It also has made me think about Jesus again and why i don't talk to him anymore? You all pretty much know that i left the church i was going to back last april and when the church people say that you don't have a relationship with Jesus it kind makes you think that you don't. Well thats a load of crap. I do still believe in Jesus and God (always will) and i would like to start praying more and perhaps even attempt another church. We are coming up to Easter, the time where Jesus died for our sins and during the weekend i'm going to use it to reflect on my life and what kind of person i want to be and what part Jesus/God is going to have in my life. There is an Easter Service at Eagle's Eye Resturant this Sunday which i plan to attend (and then of course snowboard down the mountain after the buffet brekkie!) which i think will be good.

Sometimes in Life

2007-03-27T01:43:00.000+08:00

Sometimes in life, you need to follow your gut instinct and let life take a path that is beyond your recognition. I did that last week. In my previous blogs I have mentioned Jesse, who I have been snowboarding with recently and maybe even a few of you have read his blog (he freaked when I put the link up). I had been Phil’s girlfriend for a while there and breaking up with him sucked cos he is one of the most amazing persons I have met in my life and I care deeply for him (always will), but when Jesse came back to the hill that fateful tequila night something just clicked, sparked and made me go crazy. So after much anxiousness and way too much thinking, in the end I have one amazing friend in Australia (hoping so anyway) and one boyfriend in Canada.
You may be wondering what’s going to happen for the rest of my year? This year I’m trying to live a life not really planning anything to far ahead and just seeing where the world takes me, but at the moment I’m due home on the 18th of May for the wedding and then I’m planning (so much for not planning!) to come back to Canada for summer (hoping to be on Uncle Greg’s ranch in Ashcroft) and for Jesse. If all goes well over summer, Jesse will come back to Australia with me in November when my visa expires (he’s keen to travel). But as I said, trying to live a life without planning too much and just relaxing more, so we will see.
Lady Jesslyn

p.s. family- no jokes re Jess and Jesse! Lol 

Thinking....

2007-03-14T13:02:00.000+09:00

So this last week has still been full of work but i did get my two days off and had a brillant time with my friend Jesse who came down from Kananaskis to ride with me. He even said I was a pretty good rider! Sweet! It's actually been raining on the mountain here a bit which sucks cos it makes the conditions very icey and terrible, but i went out boarding today and had the most wicked day. It's what we call a powder day! 40cms of fresh powder to play in and it go so deep that i was up to my knees in a few spots. The great thing about this is that it doesn't hurt when you fall at all!! Love it.

Still continuing to work alot, tommorrow is completing my 6 days of work in a row and all i get is a day off and then another 6 days. Good for the money but when there is powder out there i just don't want to be working at all.

I've also been thinking about coming back for Summer. I know i have to be back in May for my sister wedding but i would really like to experience the canadian summer and try and avoid the australian winter (again) if i could. It's just pretty expensive to come back again but does money really matter?? Yes and No. I have a visa here until November so why not take advantage of that? I would still really like to get some experience with horses so why not in Canada? Just have to think a few things through and look at some finances and personal things and work out what is best for me at the moment. But it would be nice to see the sun again! And be able to wear shorts and a t-shirt. Oh and get a tan! I'm going to look so pasty at this wedding compared to all you summer lovin people back in Perth.

Lady Jesslyn

Long and Tired but Good

2007-03-06T12:58:00.000+09:00

Owwie again! Some teenager just ran up the back of me so I then stacked it so hard that I felt like someone was punching me in the stomach, now I have bruises along my abs. Then I managed to stack it again (100 metres down the road) and hit my head on the front- lucky I know have a helmet, but it still hurts! This was all on my last run too! Before that I was jumping of cliffs and riding through pretty tight trees which was awesome! Got to the bottom of the hill and I was sweating so much because I was riding so hard! Exhausting stuff! I then had to work from 3-9 for the night shift which was okay but then I got home and to add injury to myself I somehow managed to pull the door into my eyebrow and I now have a bump there! Ohhh dear. What was funny was I was messaging Phil before bed telling him this and managed to fall asleep halfway through sending a text message and with the phone in my hand. So tired.

Tomorrow is going to be my 9th day working in a row. So very tired of getting up in the morning but then I have Wednesday and Thursday off so I’m looking forward to doing some more riding. One of my friends from Canmore (2hrs from here) is coming down to ride with me so that is pretty awesome. Got to get in as much riding as I can as soon I won’t be doing it anymore! I’ve been spoilt here it think, coming back to the Australian snowy mountains isn’t going to be the same at all! For one, Australians dont even know what powder is and our ozzie mountain is pretty much all ice! Going to miss this place.

Lady Jesslyn

Hooray for March

2007-03-04T10:39:00.000+09:00

Wow, yes it is March, I can't belive how fast this year is going!! The ski hill will be closing in about a month and soon I will be heading on to the States and Mexico and then home. I've got a ticket for a three day festival called Coachella which is going to be an awesome road trip with a couple of mates from here. Don't know half the bands but we are camping out and it's gonna be good!

About a week ago, Phil came over and yay! he is now my boyfriend. We had a good time, except for me getting sick before, during and after him being here. Sucked big time, But we did get to spend some nice time at the vagabond lodge up on the mountain. Really nice place to stay. Got some awesome powder days which Phil loved! My snowboarding is getting pretty good to, the other day i did feuz bowl (really challenging vertical drops) and then being riding some rails at the terrain park as well.

Slowly learning how to do jumps, so cool. But right now i'm just working heaps cos i'm broke from buying cowboy boots and spending time in calgary. I'm missing phil alot too , missing him like crazy.
Well other than working for the next 9 days straight nothing much has been happening. Looking forward to going riding next week on my days off.
Trying to write more but the crazy lady is not giving me much time on the internet these days so posting is becoming a short occasion.

Lady Jesslyn

Australia Day= Injuries

2007-01-29T13:52:00.000+09:00

Well my first injury of the mountain (excluding bruises) is a sprained ankle, yep it is nice and puffy after a big stack on the mountain. I also ran into a tree and have bruised and battered my thigh. Lovely. One of my good friends also knocked herself unconscious too, maybe i should buy that helmet now??
It was a beautiful day on the mountain tho! Check out pbase site for photos!
But Australia day was awesome, we had VB, timtams, vegemite and even had burgers that had beetroot, eggs and pineapple on them. You have no idea how good it was! I wore my australia shirt and wallabies scarf so felt very australian.
So now i'm just resting my ankle and taking it easy.

Phil comes here in two weeks!! So excited you have no idea!

Lady Jesslyn

Scary Dream

2007-01-24T02:16:00.000+09:00

Last night i recieved a letter from Phil that must have made my subconcious brain go into over drive because i had a nightmare. It was at 6am this morning, i heard my brother and june (landlady) bashing around the kitchen and then went back to sleep and had the scariest dream i have had it so long. Nothing was happpening to me personally but it revolved around me and emma, apparently being twins and we were the chosen two to be protected and forces of evil were trying to harm us. So these forces were welding machettes and large knifes which cut people and buses in half with people on board. So there was a bit of bloody and rumming and people being really scared.

The bad part was that my nightmare was at 6am and i get up at 6.30am so when my alarm went off i was still half way through the dream when i woke up, so i tried to go back to sleep and finish the dream (thinking it might have a happy ending) but it just got worse. :(

Really unsettled me but i know it's not real.

Lady Jesslyn

Everything is Alright

2007-01-22T09:19:00.000+09:00

I talked to mum and dad last night and they told me that dad's tumor doesn't exist anymore. I was like, what?! Yeah, the MRI scans show no signs of the tumor. Dad still has to be on chemo for another couple of months but other than that he is fine. Of course there is the possiblility that it could re-occur a few years down the track but for now i'm happy with the results. Glad to not have a worry above my head wondering if my dad is going to die or not. I was actually expecting the worst this week. I thought they would say he's only got 6 months to live and you should come home. So i was anxious for a while but got to speak to mum and dad and they all seemed pretty positive so everything is alright.

Lady Jesslyn

Feeling a tad anxious..

2007-01-17T07:00:00.000+09:00

Yup feeling a tad anxious today and a bit emotional. Big part of that is just that i have my period but also dad is having an MRI today. This is his first one after finishing with the chemo and radiotherapy so it will tell us if the tumor has grown or shrunken or stayed the same. Luke and I have been chatting about it and telling each other what we'd like to do and what we feel so that is good. We will talk to mum and dad tonight to see what the results were so fingers crossed.

I prayed to god the other day for dad. :)

Lady Jesslyn

My Birthday Weekend

2007-01-17T06:39:00.000+09:00

Wow! That was a good birthday weekend. It all started on Friday night when a group of 14 of my friends and i went up to Eagle's Eye- which is Canada's highest resturant by the way! The wine was amazing, tried a bottle of wine that cost $120!! The food was divine- had a steak and soup. And the chocolate platter was the best thing i have ever tasted!! My god, it was just a perfect evening, with great company, great food and great chocolate and wine, what more could you ask for??!!

Saturday morning i slept in, then Telsin came around and we went bowling and had coffee and lunch. Bowling here is an experience, great fun but it is only 5 pin bowling which are attached to strings so they can set them back up again. You also only have a hand size ball in which to bowl with, so no ten pin bowling and no stuffing your fingers into 3 holes. The place is called "Down Memory Lane". So cute and a lot of fun. Got a few strikes too.

Saturday night, luke took me out for a nice romantic dinner! lol No, we went to a really cute and romantic restaurant called the "Kicking Horse Grill" and had some more divine food. I had the Artic Char (fish) and luke had a nice steak followed by a creme brulee (?? spelling??). We then walked over to The Roadhouse pub and met up with all the people i had invited there, i think about 20-25 people came which is a nice turn out. We froze our arses off on the way there tho!! It was -19C.

At the Roadhouse, DJ Czech was playing and so we drunk and danced our little butts off. Needless to say i felt very rough having to get up the next morning to work. Very rough! Phil got a drunken phone call from me which would have been pretty funny. But in the end it was just a fantastic weekend. Check out my photos on pbase.

Lady Jesslyn

Playing with images

2007-01-13T05:01:00.000+09:00

Birthday! Yay!

2007-01-10T06:40:00.000+09:00

Friday 13th. What do you think when you remember this day? Bad luck usually. But guess what i was born on Friday the 13th. Of January but still. I think my mum tried her hardest to delay/prolong my birth but alas i was the only one of my family born on the due date- hell i'm a stubborn capricorn and i'll come out when i wanna come out! lol. So this Saturday is my birthday and I'm going to celebrate it with all my new friends here in Golden. We are going to head to the Roadhouse and apparently there DJ Czeh is going to be playing. Don't really know what kinda music it is but hopefully something i can dance too! I'll be turning 23 in case you didn't know, kinda one of those ages in between 21 and 25 that doesn't really count but is still in that fun age.
So the next post you get from me, I will be 23 years old and still have no idea what job i'd like to in life. Yay!

Lady Jesslyn

Snowy Golden

2007-01-08T06:09:00.000+09:00

So I just realised that I haven’t blogged since December, so here is an update from me for the last couple of weeks. Christmas and New years was good, our first white Christmas. We had Christmas with our landlady and her family, kinda like a redneck Christmas but still fun anyway. New Years was awesome! We went up the mountain and partied till about 3 in the morning and then I had to work the next day at 8 so 2 hours sleep and a very large hangover kept me going for the day until I could get home and sleep for 12 hours straight. I’ve just posted some photos on my website so feel free to have a look.

My snowboarding is slowly getting better, I’ve found that falling in powder is a whole lot nicer than falling on a groomed run cos it doesn’t hurt! You fall in powder and you laugh cos it’s like landing on a pillow that is kinda cold and tastes like a snow cone (not a yellow one! lol). So my turns and riding is getting there. We got snowed in the other day, all roads too and from Golden were closed for about 24 hours so there was so many people in town that couldn’t get home. We received about a foot of snow in 24hrs which is massive!

I’ve been through my ups and downs while being here, I went through a period of homesickness and really wanted to go home and see everyone and then other days I have a really good time with friends or even just walking around town looking up at all the mountains and realise how cool it is to be here. I’ve looking forward to a good 2007 and having some great times where ever I may be.

Anyway, I’ll write more later, hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years!

Lady Jesslyn

Crazy Weekend

2006-12-19T00:41:00.000+09:00

OMG, It's now monday morning but i'm only just recovering from the craziest weekend ever. Starting Thursday night i was at the Golden Taps and meet some great people. Friday night was at Packers playing feuzball (is that how you spell it?) and pool and listening to a cool band. Saturday night went off! I finished work about 9pm and then headed to taps for dinner and drinks but then migrated to The Roadhouse were BC/DC were playing (cover band of AC/DC). They we so good! I mean i don't really know heaps of acdc songs but man emma would be proud of me, i was rocking out and even made it to the mosh pit once! Violent scene that mosh pit! Didn't sleep much that night so i slept most of Sunday.

Sunday arvo I walked to the end of my trailer park and found a really cool creek and mountain. I accidentally bumped a tree and a whole load of snow fell on me. Not cool well actually it was freezing but i've learnt now not to bump or pull trees while snow is on the trees! Then sunday night luke and i headed down the street to meet up with a couple of guys I met on the weekend to play pool. Different pool rules here too! But i was so tired that i wasn't concentrating properly.

So now i'm at work and should probably get back to selling some tickets. People keep making fun of my accent! So weird.

Lady Jesslyn

Update from me in Golden

2006-12-14T12:15:00.000+09:00

This is a random catch up!

It’s been snowing all day today (only -4C was -15C the other day!!) and have already got my bank stuff sorted and finally have access to the internet. So it’s been pretty good, i’ve downloaded my photos so head to www.pbase.com/jessnichols to have a look.

We live about 25-20 minutes walk from the road up the mountain and then you have to hitchhike up the mountain. Pretty easy to get a ride up there. Everyone is nice and friendly too. And then that takes about 10-15 mins to get up the mountain. You then hitchhike back down the mountain too. Get to meet plenty of interesting people too. There is also a snow shuttle bus which we can catch but that only goes a certain times.

On my days off i spend the morning in pj’s and watching dodgy movies. But sometimes i head down to Tim Horton’s to get some doughnuts. Mrs Butler also put up her christmas tree today so the house feels a little like christmas is coming. I’m not a big fan of christmas so the excitement doesn’t really build for me. I like christmas and all but i prefer new years better.

I’ve been training all week. Just learning the computer systems and I learnt how to issue lift passes and other passes also. There is a lot to learn adn it seems that it all comes back to Guest Services. We have to know everything! There is about 8 people in our department and they are really cool. I’ll have to get use to the Canadian currency fast. I hate pennies, so annoying, they should just ban them all together like Australia did and the five cent is larger than the 10 cents, sorry the nickel is larger than the dime and then they have quarters! But it should be fun. I think they said that we usually work 6 days a week but the shifts might only be 8am to 1pmish. So might get a run or two in the afternoon (after I take lessons!).

I’ve been up to the eagle’s eye restaurant which is the highest restaurant in the northern hemisphere i believe. You can get drunk so much faster up there because it is 7700ft above sea level and the altitude makes you light headed, not that i have got drunk there but it does happen. It has been snowing all day today so we didn’t get to see much of the view but the other day that i went up i just stood and did a 360 spin and it really was breath-taking. Man, i have to remember all these peoples names! Lots from Australia (none from Perth) and NZ and some from Canada.

I got home the other day and had a bit of a moment to “what the hell am i doing here?” People kept asking me why i chose to come to golden/canada and i don’t really know why? Why am i here again?? I hate winter, i don’t really enjoy skiing or snowboarding and i here with people who love doing both. I’m still kind working through it at the moment but it made me a tad emotional.

I’ll takes some picture of my house and pop them on my site for all to see where we live.

Lady Jesslyn

Small town Golden

2006-12-05T13:38:00.000+09:00

You know it takes about 15minutes to go from one side of golden to the other. Walking maybe 30 minutes. This town is small but really friendly. Everyone knows that the Aussies and Kiwis are coming to town and they are more than happy to have us here. Luke started on the lifts on Saturday but i don't start till next week so i've been looking around the town and settling in. I tried snow boarding on saturday and didn't succeed very much. I went straight to the top of the mountain, beautiful scenery by the way, but trying to get down the mountain when you have never snowboarded before is really difficult. I hurt my knees, got buried in powder, spained my ankle, things went numb and face planted into the snow which hurt my shoulder. Failed miserably. I'm gonna need to take a lesson. Maybe next week once i've recovered from my muscle strains! But other than that i am having fun. Missing home a little bit and have a very big longing to see the sunshine and feel warm again.
Write more when i can.

Lady Jesslyn

Sunny and not so sunny san fran

2006-11-30T05:53:00.000+08:00

Well after my last post san francisco decided to turn on the water works and it teemed down on Sunday all day so we had fun running around in the rain and got absoulutely saturated. The rest of the days were all good tho, sun shining but still cold, about 14 degrees or so. We've been doing a lot of sightseeing so here is what we have seen. Fisherman's Wharf, China Town (great food!!!), Been on a cable car ride, union sq, little italy, random suburbs of san fran due to a lengthy bus ride in the wrong direction, we hired bikes yesterday and biked over the golden gate bridge and down into sausalito (my bum hurts from the seat!)and generally just hitting the shops all over town.

On monday cos it was still kinda raing we hit the shops and bought pretty much everything we need to the snow. $640USD later i am ready, i think! Bought snow jacket and pants, long sleeve tops, snow googles, beanies, gloves. I think i got a pretty good deal really and i would recommend anyone to wait until getting to the states to buy ski stuff as in australia this stuff would have put me well over $1000AUD.

Luke is hitting alcatraz today so i have the day to myself so i'm just about to pop to the hairdresser and get a new look for canada. Take care!

Lady Jesslyn

Sunny ole San Francisco

2006-11-26T08:45:00.000+08:00

We arrived this morning into San Francisco and it welcome us with fine weather, kinda like a Sydney Winters day. Blue sky but a light jacket required. Luke got his exit row seat but i didnt get to sit with him, but i did get to move across the aisle to get a lovely three seats to myself. So instead of watching tv i basically watch one movie and went to sleep for the rest of the trip. Amazing! Woke up when they said it was breaky time. Luke only got 3 hrs sleep but he did have all the leg room he could handle.

The next couple of days we have a few things to achieve,like finding accommodation in Canada, buying snow gear, seeing the golden gate bridge, alcatraz (luke only, i've already been) and luke would like to see lombard st too (world's crookest st). This afternoon we walked around town and i couldn't believe how many people there are in the streets and in general. Maybe i got use to the unpopulated perth and new zealand too much cos now i don't like stacks of people around. I need space to walk and breathe! I do like san francisco tho, it's a very cool city with some absolutely brilliant shops!! Hold me back people, my credit card cant handle it i don't think!

Lady Jesslyn

So long Australia!

2006-11-21T10:21:00.000+08:00

Last thursday my brother and I left Perth, Australia for New Zealand. Our first stop on the way to Canada. We are in NZ for 8 days in total then head to San Fran for a while. Check out www.kickthehorse.com for more detailed details.

So right now i'm in NZ but before i left Oz i spent most of my time with my family, friends and with Phil-who i have become very close to over the last couple of months. I tried to visit most places in Perth. Went to Rottnest with Phil which was pretty awesome except when it came to home time i decided to have a stack on the bike i was using. Quite embarassing and few bruises involved. I'm glad i moved to Perth before heading overseas again- i wasn't going to initially, i was going to stay in Sydney until i went to Canada. Even tho it wasn't long i feel like i'm glad i went. Glad i got to spend more time with my family. Glad i got to meet Phil. Glad i got to spend time with my best friend aswell. So overall just glad. God must have known i needed to be there for that time.

My little sister cried at the airport leaving which was sad and i'm going to miss her alot while i'm away. Actually i've already started missing people and i've only been gone a less than a week. Some times i can't get to sleep at night cos i keep thinking about people and things i did back in Perth. I'm sure this whole missing people thing will get easier. Otherwise you will be seeing me sooner than expected!! lol

Lady Jesslyn

Next Thursday

2006-11-07T15:36:00.000+08:00

How scary/exciting, i leave the country for Canada next thursday the 16th of November. I might have to start packing my bag soon! When the bag is packed it's final, your leaving and you have no idea when your coming back. I've been trying to line up some accommodation for golden, bc but no luck yet, so we may have to try closer to the time of our arrival.

I don't know if i mention this in previous post by i'm no longer working as a receptionist. I finished a week ago and so am now living the life of leisure once again. Been nice tho, had time to spend with my grandparents who were over for three weeks, spend time with mum and dad and just hang out at home realy. I did go to Margaret River with Phil and had a brillant time. We hung out at the beach, rode some horses, went to the wineries, shopping and generally relaxed. So nice. Check out my pbase site if you'd like to see the photos.

Lady Jesslyn

More Captivating

2006-10-26T15:35:00.000+08:00

More from the book I'm reading, thought this was interesting. The authors are talking about letting the tears come. And they wrote this bit on Grief:

"Grief is a form of validation; it says the wound mattered. It mattered. You mattered. That's not the way life was supposed to go. There are unwept tears down in there... Let the tears come."

I hate crying (i can't breath properly when i cry!), I always have but recently (last year or so) i've realised that crying isn't so bad. It's good to let it out and even it you cry alone that's okay. They were also talking about allowing yourself to feel again, feel angry, remorse, regret, fear etc. Apparently there is no emotion that we can bring up that Jesus can't handle. So we should just let it all out. This book is making me think and brings up interesting points as i progress.

Lady Jesslyn

Birthdays galore!

2006-10-24T17:06:00.000+08:00

I had a very family orientated weekend but that centred around birthdays. On saturday night we had my youngest sister (Emma) 21st birthday party (actually turns 21 on dec15) which had a lovely 'wear red' theme. It was a really cool night with a few games played too. My eldest sister (Kirstin) arrived from NZ for the occasion and her birthday is actually on this friday oct27. Then last night we all went out to dinner for my brothers (luke) birthday which is on oct23. Em will be 21, Kirstin will be 30 and luke will be 26. All these birthdays!! We also have our granparents over for 2 weeks so i'm having fun sleeping in the lounge room!

One thing I'm really looking forward to is this coming weekend, Phil and I are heading down to Margeret River (3hours south of Perth) to just chill out for three nights. We're staying in this lovely place (www.hilltopstudios.com.au) which looks pretty luxurious. It's gonna be so good to see the stars at night! No lights around. We can go to the beach (maybe attempt to surf!), check out some wineries, we're going horse riding, time to read some books or just relax. Should be good. I'll have to remember to take my camera and show you what the place is like!

Lady Jesslyn

Captivating

2006-10-18T09:52:00.000+08:00

I'm reading this book at the moment wich is called Captivating. My friend Lauren bought it for me. On the cover it states that the book is about "Unveiling the mystery of a woman's soul". I'm only up to chapter 3 but so far it is pretty good. There are some nice points, here are a few:

"Every woman in her heart of hearts longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an irreplacable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty. That's what makes a woman come alive"

"Nature is not primarily functional. It is primarily beautiful."

"Eve is created becasue things were not right without her. Something was not good. "It is not good for the man to be alone" (Gen 2:18). This just staggers us. Think of it. The world is young and completely unstained. Adam is yet in his innocence and full of glory. He walks with God. Nothing stand between them. They share something none of us has ever known, only longed for: an unbroken friendship, untouched by sin. Yet something is not good? Something is missing? What could it possible be? Eve. Woman. Femininity. Wow. Talk about significance."

I'll post more as i continue to read the book.

Lady Jesslyn

Good Lord!

2006-10-13T16:52:00.000+08:00

I think my blog is getting a tad sad! I need some good news, like i've won the lottery or something! It could happen, but i need to start buying tickets!

There is a cool verse in a Keith Urban song that i'm listen too at the moment (called don't shut me out). It goes:

"The sun will rise tommorrow come what may, and you'll you feel better than you do today. And in time you'll cry no more, i know cos my hearts been here before.

And here i am, when you need someone, my shoulders yours to cry upon, and everybody now and then, needs and understanding friend around. So don't shut me out."

Nice lyrics don't you think??

Lady Jesslyn

Whats there to worry about?

2006-10-06T13:46:00.000+08:00

So my friend Laura in Sydney said that i worry to much and that i should spend some time taking care of me. I've never really seen myself as a worrier but it got me thinking and so i decided to write a list of the things i worry about and why. So here goes:

1. Worried about Dad: Not sure what the outcome is going to be in the end. Possiblity he might die while i'm in Canada (touch wood).

2. Worried about Mum: Been helping with cooking and cleaning and general house stuff and worry that mum might not take care of herself when i go. Mum doesn't like cooking really. Dad and Em are still there but i still worry.

3. Worried about Luke: Doctor just recently told him that he was borderline clinical depression and makes me worry how he's going to handle canada. I think it will either help him or he'll learn a good/bad lesson. So we will see.

4. Worried about my stars: Haven't seen them in months. Starting to freak me out and make me feel unsafe.

5. Worried about life: What do i do after i get back from Canada/Travel??

6. Worried about friends: My sydney friends hardly ever speak to me (known since childhood) and when i speak to them it's all about how they are doing and they never ask about me or my life. Slowly gaining friends in Perth and know i will get new ones in Canada but still want to hold on to the friends in Sydney even tho they don't really care about me anymore.

I think i'm just worried in general and none of these things i can control (would really like to but can't) and none of them have anything to do with me. Well they do have something to do with me because it is stuff happening to the people i care about. I'm worried about being worried! lol

I think canada is going to really good for me, as laura said get me out and smell the flowers (or snow!). it's a positive thing at the end of a bad year.

Lady Jesslyn

My friend sent me this today...

2006-10-04T09:10:00.000+08:00

Happiness keeps You Sweet,

Trials keep You Strong,

Sorrows keep You Human,

Failures keep You Humble,

Success keeps You Glowing,

You are so special!

Lady Jesslyn

Can this year get any worse?

2006-10-03T15:59:00.000+08:00

That's what i am asking myself today, can this year get any worse?? In a previous blog i said my second eldest sister was pregnant, well today we found out that she lost the baby. She was 3 months pregnant. I feel for Shelley and Dave, don't really know how they are feeling right now but it must be difficult.
I know God said he doesn't give you what you can't handle but bloody hell this year has been a lot to handle. Dammit.

Lady Jesslyn

Thoughts...

2006-09-28T09:10:00.000+08:00

I’m feeling really anxious and nervous today. I cant shake the feeling that it would be nice to curl up in a dark room and cry. My dad finishes his radiotherapy on Friday, maybe I’m feeling a bit jumpy about that. But when I get this feeling I have to clean stuff. Yesterday was the whole bathroom, last night was my room and whole house and ironing. Tonight will be making dinner for my mum. It’s like a frenzy that I can’t shake at the moment.

You know in movies where actors have cancer and they look sick, cant get out of bed and usually die in the end, I started thinking about that which probably isn’t a good thing. Every now and again I stop short and realize that my dad is actually sick and could die. I don’t like thinking about that but it’s a possibility. I guess because at the moment he doesn’t look sick I sometimes feel like he isn’t but knowing that the radiotherapy is stopping on Friday and he’s stopped his chemo, apparently the next couple of weeks could be quite bad because his body isn’t getting the radio/chemo anymore. I don’t really know what’s going to happen but all I imagine is the scenes in movies. That’s scary and I don’t want to see my dad like that.

I had a cry in the bathroom at work today, did some breathing and then had to come back out and be all nice and answer the phone. I told my dad on the phone about an hour ago what i was feeling, so that is good to talk about everything with him.
I’ve grown up with the saying “god doesn’t give you something you can’t handle”. And it's been a big year, look what i've handled so far!
I think I also clean cos I am feeling a bit lonely at the moment and it takes my mind of things.

Lady Jesslyn

Lunch time sing-along...

2006-09-22T13:17:00.000+08:00

I was sitting in the food court at lunch time today and was feeling a tad lonely so i decided to write a song on my serviette. Here's is what i came up with:

Title: I'm gonna be okay

Confused, can't see the end.
Do I plan my life or leave it to fate?
I've tried so long, struggled so long
Held it in, to strong to let go.
I may be stubborn or a little proud
But when I stop and breathe I think

It's gonna be okay
I'm gonna be alright
The sun comes up and stars shine bright
Theres a rainbow there
And a song in my heart
I'm gonna be okay, I'm gonna be okay.

I get lonely and I get scared
I cry in the darkness and dont really care
All I want is someone to be around
So when the sun goes down my heart can be found
And I'm doing fine

I'm gonna be okay
I'm gonna be alright
Cos the sun comes up and the stars shine bright
There's a rainbow there
And a song in my heart
I'm gonna be okay, I'm gonna be okay

But when I stop and breathe
I know
I'm gonna be alright
I'm gonna be okay.

Let me know what you think? Leave a comment

Lady Jesslyn

Pregnant and Engaged!

2006-09-12T10:52:00.000+08:00

No not me! I'm not getting engaged! Need a hot spunky boyfriend first! Anyway, moving on from my singleness, my sister Shelley is engaged to her boyfriend Dave. It's very cool. They will be Mr & Mrs Smith. Shelley is also pregnant so i'm going to be an Aunty!! Unfortunately I won't be here when the baby comes as it is due in April07. But I'm sure i will get lots of pictures and stories!

Lady Jesslyn

New Photos!

2006-09-07T09:35:00.000+08:00

Check it out! New photos posted on my other other website. www.pbase.com/jessnichols More to come!

Lady Jesslyn

Pain and more pain.

2006-09-04T10:37:00.000+08:00

Okay, one way to describe my weekend- Painful. Damn it was very painful and i'm still in Pain. I love horse riding and have been doing it for a couple of years now on and off so i decided that i'd venture out and try a new stables here in Perth. So i found this place called Yanchep stables and booked in for an intermediate ride on Saturday morning. I probably won't go back there again (bad saddles and poorly looked after horses). It was absolutely great scenery- riding along the beach and then through the bush with kangaroos jumping everywhere, pretty cool but the whole two hours i was riding the stirrups were pinching my leg and i said this to the guide (who was about 16-17 years old!) and he said it couldn't be helped. So now i have bruises on both my calves the size of a football. Very unattractive.

And because we were galloping around for most of the two hours i've now jarred my back and shoulders so walking is even painful. I'm getting better at riding anyway! You wouldn't think it couldn't get worse but wait it does!! When i was 7 i found out that i'm allergic to cats, dogs, horse hair and grass but that hasn't stopped me having a dog and a cat or going horse riding or sitting and rolling in grass. However on saturday being around horses i broke out in hives and a rash which made me look like i have sunburn. I'm also allergic to a few other things but i haven't figured out what yet but i have to cos the last time it put me in hospital.

And then last week i burnt my fingers. Note to self: Boil hot water shouldn't not be poured directly on to skin. It bloody hurts!

Lady Jesslyn in Pain.

Info on Kicking Horse

2006-08-28T11:20:00.000+08:00

Kicking Horse Resort is the first resort to be built in the Canadian Rockies in the past 25 years.A place where winter's bounty is like nowhere else on earth. With snow so sparkling, light and dry it's been labeled "the champagne of powders."Located just 14 km from the town of Golden B.C. and the Trans Canada Highway.From adventure travel to a family-oriented vacation, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort will offer something for everyone. The second highest vertical face in Canada and an abundance of natural amenities.Kicking Horse Mountain Resort's new mountain top restaurant, The Eagle's Eye is Canada's loftiest restaurant at 7,777 feet. Accessed by a ride on the Golden Eagle Express.The Golden Eagle Express Kicking Horse Mountain Resort's new gondola, is your vehicle to four-season fun, so it's scheduled to operate year-round. The gondola features the first level walk-in coaches to be used in CanadaWith the addition of the Golden Eagle Express, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has essentially doubled the vertical and tripled the skiable terrain of what was formerly the Whitetooth Ski Area.

Last kisses

2006-08-25T13:51:00.000+08:00

I was watching Grey's Anatomy on Monday night and they were talking about your last kiss with your boyfriend before you break up or never see them again. Remember in March i broke up with my boyfriend Toby, well that episode got me thinking about the last time i kissed him before he broke up with me. I was at the pub on a pub meet with work and he met me at the pub to walk me home (he hardly ever did that so it should have been an indication he was going to break up with me!) anyway I went over to kiss him but i missed his mouth so i ended up doing a half lips half cheek kiss which was just ridiculous. So that was our last kiss. Pretty stupid really, i kinda wish it was something a bit better that i could look back on and not go 'well now that was just a ridculous kiss'.

Today is daffodil day so buy a daffodil to support cancer research.

Lady Jesslyn

Excitment!

2006-08-22T13:48:00.000+08:00

Had a pretty chilled weekend but i did manage to book my tickets to Canada via the states. I leave Perth on the 16th of November and head to New Zealand for 8 days which is going to include my big sister Kirstin's 30th birthday party and then we fly to San Francisco from there. I'd like to buy a car in the SanFran and drive around america for a while, maybe see Las Vegas and a few other states/cities, then drive on up to Golden, BC Canada were i will be from December 5th til April 17th. Crazy huh!? So the count down is on- less than three months to go!

So now i have to do all the little things that surround travelling, like visas, police checks, insurance, shopping, saving money etc.

Embarassing story to tell now.... well maybe just a little silly. I borrowed the Les Miserables soundtrack of my sister Shelley the other day which i haven't listen to in years! Little known fact about me is that i can sing pretty much any song from the les mis soundtrack and with much loved gusto too!! Well i was on my way to work and it came to the part where Jean Valjean 24601 is dying and Cosette and Marius are with him. Jean Valjean is singing his dying song and then he see's Fantine, Eponine and all those who died on the battle field and they all start singing together and i burst out crying. It was just a really emotional song and makes you cry cos it's so beautiful. Yeap so i cried for a good ten minutes! About a song! Too embarassing to talk about it out loud so i'll just write it on my blog and leave it there!

Lady Jesslyn

The lady of employment

2006-08-14T14:31:00.000+08:00

I'm a receptionist!! Yep, 5 days a week, 8.30am to 5.30pm and $21 an hour later i'm employed again. It's pretty easy really, sit and answer phones and do mail. That is pretty much it. I don't have to learn very much except who to put the calls through too. It's a company called Alphawest who has been taken over by Optus, so i work with Optus people for Alphawests reception. So it's a pretty cruisey at the moment. Only thing is it's a pretty quiet reception and there is no music so i have to entertain myself, but for $21 per hour i'm not complaining.

I went on a shopping spree on the weekend because i had to buy some corporate outfits. The last three years i have been in jeans and a t-shirt so it is quiet funny to be wearing a business outfit now. But it's fun anyway. $300 later and i'm good for the first week and a bit. Thank god for my credit card!

More updates soon,

Lady Jesslyn

Kicking Horse

2006-08-08T16:54:00.000+08:00

My brother and I are back from Melbourne now. Had a great time but just wish i had more money, the shopping there is fantastic and all i could do is window shop. :(

We had our interviews for canada and we both now have jobs at a mountain called Kicking Horse. It is near Golden, BC and we found out last night that the town only has about 4,500 people in the town. So this should be an experience. I got a job in Guest Services and lucas got a job as a lift operator. Pretty cool huh! I'm going to be putting up some photos of our trip to melbourne soon on my pbase.com/jessnichols website so keep and eye out for that.

Other than that, i am just looking for a job now (in Perth) and just need some money. So the search continues.

Lady Jesslyn

Daydreaming...

2006-08-04T14:21:00.000+08:00

Have you ever daydreamed so much about something or someone that when you actually come across the person or thing you have daydreamed about that you can't remember what is actually reality? Was i daydreaming about that or did that actually happen?

Just something i was daydreaming about today.

Lady Jesslyn

Check it out!!

2006-08-03T13:58:00.000+08:00

My sister Emma and myself decided to visit the Pinnacles and the Swan Valley. Check out the pictures:

www.flickr.com/photos/emz

Lady Jesslyn

Finally, time to sit and write

2006-08-03T13:31:00.000+08:00

Believe it or not i'm currently sitting in a backpackers place in Melbourne. The story so far goes like this. I left my job in Sydney (at IEP) to move to Perth where most of my family are living at the moment. So i have now been in perth for about 1 month and haven't been working or doing anything really. But starting next week i'm going to have to get a job cos i'm running out of money.

My dad still has his brain tumor and he has now started his treatment of chemotherapy and he will start radiotherapy in the next couple of weeks. At the moment he is just gettting pretty tired and a tad cranky- i think this is due to the medication he is on also. But i'm in a positive state of mind about his recovery or life expectancy because i believe that medicine these days is pretty good and people recover from cancers all the time. Plus dad is only 52 and is pretty healthy. This was the first operation he has ever had in his life so far so he was doing pretty well.

The reason i'm in Melbourne is for the Work Canada Job Fair. This is the part were we meet the employers from the canadian ski resorts and they offer us jobs-hopefully. My brother and I are still going ahead with going to canada and if anything changes with dad we can always come home sooner. I'm really looking forward to going. We have interviews with Panorama Mountain and also Kicking Horse Mountain. Both of them are kinda near Banff and Calgary. So it should be pretty good snow! I've learnt how to ski so homefully now i will be able to learn how to snowboard.

Perth living is okay. It's pretty quiet and the shops don't open on Sundays, which is just retarded. But living with my family is cool and being here with dad is also good. I still miss sydney and the life style and people there. It does feel like i'm just hanging around perth until i head of to canada but i do want to make the most of it and enjoy living with my family.

Anyway, Melbourne is a pretty cool city and i love being back in the big city again. There is so much shopping to be done but i'm broke so have no money to spend!!! Damn!!

Lady Jesslyn

Upset...

2006-06-12T16:28:00.000+08:00

My dad my have a brain tumor... read my sister's blog for more details. www.kirstingrace.blogspot.com

I'm coping in my own way. My eyes hurt from crying tho.

Lady Jesslyn

Haven't written in a while

2006-06-08T12:12:00.000+08:00

Yeah, i haven't written in a while, So here is the low down on me at the moment. I resigned from my job last week at IEP. Yay! I have been with IEP 3 years and decided last week that i miss my family and so i'm moving to Perth! I'll be able to spend a couple of months there working before heading over to Canada in November. I leave Sydney on the 6th of July. Finishing work hopefully on the 30th of June.
I managed to sell half of my furniture, but still have plenty to go. Let me know if you have any friends who want to buy some stuff.
My best friend and my brother are now going out. Yay! Who know my brother could be a romantic!
Still hanging out with Garrett but he leaves this saturday to travel around australia. :(
Other than that not much happening.

Lady Jesslyn

Panic over and one beautiful day

2006-05-29T08:33:00.000+08:00

So my flatmates didn't get that place so i don't have to move out just yet but they are continuing to look for places so i'm doing my darndest to sell my stuff. Sold a few things already so hopefully i can get rid of the rest before the girls decide to move out.

But i had a really nice weekend, on saturday i caught up with leah (6 months pregnant!) and nicole and just had lunch and did some shopping. Then Sunday i took Garrett to Palm Beach and Barrenjoey lighthouse. Sundays weather was just perfect! Hot but with a crisp wind (but at night it got freezing!) so we walked up the light house then went bush bashing till we found the edge of the cliff. Amazingly we saw a pod of dolphins swimming past while we were looking over the edge. So cool! Then headed down the track to the beach and walked all the way back-feet went numb tho! Sand was freezing! Then KFC for dinner, yummy. I had a really good day and it was fun being with Garrett too.

I took some pictures of barrenjoey and our day out which are on my pbase website- www.pbase.com/jessnichols/random_2006.

Lady Jesslyn

PANIC!!

2006-05-24T09:35:00.000+08:00

Okay, so the mood at the moment is kinda panic. See my flatmates and i decided that we would finish our lease around the start of July, so that would mean i had a bit of time to sell all my stuff BUT last night the girls said that they had looked at a place that afternoon and had loved it and put in an application for it. So if they get accepted for this house then they will be putting forward the 21 days notice to the landlord and moving out. Which leaves me in a bit of a panic cos it means i have to sell all of my stuff in 3 weeks! I was concerned about the time frame before but now i'm a tad panicked.

Okay, so calm down jess. You can find a place to stay. You can sell you stuff. And this morning you saw a rainbow so the world still turns and you'll be fine. But you are talking to yourself!

Nope. Still stressed.

Lady Jesslyn

Perthaliscious

2006-05-16T19:42:00.000+08:00

I got back from Perth, Western Australia on saturday night. So over all i had about a week in WA. Was lovely to catch up with the family and have a bit of down time after a few big months. So i arrived in Perth on Friday night and went straight to bed as they are 2 hours ahead as i was buggered. Saturday i spent a really nice time with my younger sister Emma and we shopped our way around town and chatted and caught up which was lovely.

Before i went over, mum and i found a really nice house to rent out down near busslton. About 2 hours from Perth. On sunday and monday night, mum and dad, dave and shell, luke, lauren and me all headed down to the house and had a wonderful time. We visited busselton jetty which apparently is 2kms long? Visited art galleries, wineries and ale houses, and ate lots of local produce like cheese and wine. Our house was really nice, with three bedrooms, two SPAS!! and a beautiful vista over the indian ocean where we could watch the sun set every night. Everyone went home on Tuesday and so mum and I spent the next two days exploring margaret river and the surrounds. Mum and I made it home on thursday arvo. It was really nice to explore perth a bit (gotta love no speed limits!) and spend time with family and friends.

Friday i got a wonderful surprise from my wonderful friend lauren who took me a a beauty spa and spoilt me with a back and neck message and a make over. It was a wonderful way to end the week. Friday night (looking lovely after our make over) we had a nice dinner for mothers day and then headed out to the pub (without the parents) and listen to a very loud band called 'birds of tokyo'. It was a band emma reccommended, not my type of music (heavy rock) but it was fun to go out and have fun and support emm.

So i got home saturday night and woke up sunday morning feeling a little lonely and missing everyone back in Perth. Will definately have to go back again. So i treating myself to a movie- Mission Impossible 3 which was really good! I don't really like Tom Cruise but the movie was really well done and i would give it a 4 out of 5.

My brother lucas has some photos of our trip on his website which is www.flickr.com/photos/lnichols

Lady Jesslyn

I'm off to Perth

2006-05-05T14:43:00.000+08:00

I might not be able to post for a while as I'm off to Perth for a week to visit my family. I'm really looking forward to it so will catch you all up when i get back. I think my work is going to fall apart without me, i'm feeling very unconfident leaving it in there hands but what can you do!

Lady Jesslyn

Wow, that was fast! But so Exciting!

2006-05-03T10:29:00.000+08:00

My Canadian visa came through!! I only applied last week and i got my letter of acceptance yesterday! So i'm offically going! So excited!

Sky Walk

2006-05-01T13:41:00.000+08:00

I did the sky walk on Saturday morning. Woke up to rain and though great! But hopped out of bed and went into the city to be there at 9am. Got suited up in my spiffy outfit! And headed up the Sydney centrepoint tower, went outside and the weather cleared up lovely. We got to walk around the building twice and on two sides there is glass walkways (like the one above) that you can look straight down to the ground with. Mind you these glass walkways can hold an elephant! So it's quite safe and you can jump on it and everything. lol Your all harnessed up anyway so nothing can fall down. The view is awesome!! I've always loved Sydney and this is just another great way to see it. My mum wouldn't have liked it very much she doesn't like heights.

Lady Jesslyn

I had a dream

2006-04-26T13:59:00.000+08:00

Yes, I had a dream. Wasn't all that great because it was a dream the Toby was dating another girl. *sigh* I think she was a nice girl but it wasn't fun cos it's hard to imagine the guy you wanted to marry dating another person. I will always love Toby cos he was my first love and all the times i think about him (still seems to be alot! Damnit!) i will remember the fun we had and remember laughing with him and kissing him so i think that is good to have memories like that. The pain of losing him with ease with time (so they say) but it sucked having a dream about him going out with someone else. Hopefully we'll both find someone to love again. Not that i am looking for another person right now but it could happen in the future.

Lady Jesslyn

Winter is coming...

2006-04-24T11:24:00.000+08:00

Okay so it is only Autumn but it's getting cold! Last night was about 10c and in Canberra is was -1 overnight. Thats pretty cold for Australia. Luckily tho we our winter days consist of cold temperatures in the shade or in the wind but you still have lovely blue sunny days. It's just the chill that gets to you. And this chill has know given me a cold! Hate colds-so annoying. I had a sore throat on thursday so took the day off work then went back on friday only to make it to about 3pm and then deceided to go home. So i basically spent the weekend resting and watching videos. Which was good to do. I'm at work today but i shouldn't be because i feel terrible and my sore throat has now migrated on to a running nose and cough. Bugger huh! But we are short staffed and also we have a public holiday tommorrow so i can rest then (Anzac Day).

So the videos i watched were- Dirty Dancing Havana Nights- recommended if you like cuba or latino dancing and music, King Kong, Ladder 49 (mum- watch for the fire shots), Ella Enchanted, Ever After, Ice Princess, Just Like Heaven and a few dodgy movies from TV.

I also had a chance this weekend to go through my stuff; deciding what to keep, what to sell and what to chuck. I can't take everything with me to canada so i need to sell a fair whack of stuff. So a garage sale might be in order. It was fun tho, always love a good ruthless culling of my stuff.

Lady Jesslyn

p.s. I sent off my Canadian visa application today. Yay!

For my mum

2006-04-21T12:17:00.000+08:00

There were three dogs in a bar talking and drinking. Then a poodle walks in towards the dogs. The dogs are all amazed by how pretty this poodle is. She says to them, "who ever can put liver and cheese in a sentence can have me."

So the first dog says, "UGH! I hate liver and cheese." She says, "Not good enough."

The second dog says, "MMMMMM! I love liver and cheese." She says, "Not creative enough."

The third dog just sits there thinking while they are all stareing at him.
Finally he says, "Guys! Just liver alone cheese mine!"

Visit-ahhh

2006-04-19T13:53:00.000+08:00

My sister Shelley (numero2) came and visited on the weekend. She is from Perth and was on her way to visit my other sister Kirstin (numero1) in New Zealand. Shell managed to hire a car which was lovely so we went around and saw both sets of grandparents. We also did a bit of shopping in newtown and just had a nice weekend. Shell recently got a boyfriend-she calls him "my dave", so cute. Seems like a really nice guy (over the phone) and i reckon the way she described him, he would be the type of person i would choose for my sister (owns a nice car, country boy, sense of humour and doesn't take her shit) and seems like he absoulutely adores her. Which is just lovely.

I told my flat mates that i was leaving to go to Canada at the end of the year and it didn't really cause that much of a stir. They will probably have to move out of the place we are in at the moment because they won't be able to afford it. But one of my flatmates is being a bit of a pain- i.e. not really talking to me. Actually we don't have that much in common so there isn't really much to talk about but it's just weird.

Anyhoo, i'm at work right now and its kinda slow but better get back to finding something to do or go get some food.

Lady Jesslyn

Joke of the Day

2006-04-13T12:31:00.000+08:00

Evan just told me this joke, that took me awhile to get (i'm really blonde underneath this brown hair). Kinda cute tho..

Q: Why did the wombat cross this road?

A: Because he wanted to see his flatmates.

lol

Lady Jesslyn

Da weekend..

2006-04-10T12:24:00.000+08:00

At this time in my life, i'm taking each day as it comes and deciding what i would like to do. So Saturday and Sunday was a weekend just for me. I saw Toby on saturday to change over our phone stuff and he actually apologised for being a dick and said that what he said didn't have to be said and he was sorry. I told him he was a dick and he shouldn't have said it. Anyway still a bit pevved about it.
Then after we finished with the phones i decided i wanted to do some gardening so i went to Bunnings (mum would be proud) and picked up some nice lavender, a pretty blue flower plant and some seeds. So went home and planted them all out and just had a nice play around. Then i decided i need movies, beer and junk food. So i walked on down to my nearest shops and hired some dodgy movies, got some strongbow (okay so not really beer) and some lollies and spring rolls. Then camped in front of the tv all night. Twas just lovely.
Sunday i went to the Royal Easter Show which was a lot of fun. I went by myself with was kinda weird but kinda fine at the same time cos when you go by yourself you can see the exhibits you want and stay as long as you like at some of the events. For example i sat for like 5 hours watching the wood chopping, something about wood chopping is just awesome. No one to tell you that it is boring and 'can we go now' but then on the downside there is no one to talk too. So i saw the food displays, the cat (cutest and funniest thing ever!) and dog shows, cows, chickens, alpacas, horses, ducks, pigs and all the animals you could imagine. Got a willy wonka show bag (so much sugar yum!) and some bertie beetle bags.
Best thing of the night was watching the International Rodeo- Australia VS USA. It's the main reason i went actually. I'm in love with rodeo's. But yes it was very awesome, just wish i was a bit closer to the action.
I had to leave early from the late night events because i realise half way through that i had an airport pickup the next morning and i had to be up at 4am. So fun!

So this weekend- figuring out what i would like to do and doing it. Whether it be alone or with someone ( i really need to meet new friends).

Lady Jesslyn

Works everytime...

2006-04-07T07:35:00.000+08:00

Retail therapy... works everytime! If your ever feel mad or feeling down just go and buy something nice and it just cheers you up right away. Last night I just bought this lovely cream coat for $170 (yikes!) but it is gorgeous and i look gorgeous in it so it makes me feel good. Hence improving my mood considerably.
I had dinner with my flatmate sarah in chatswood (yum-vietnamese) and then we went to the movies and saw this cute chick flick called 'She's the Man'. It was actually quite funny and it has the hottest guy in there know to man!! Yum Yum! Throughout the movie i had to continuously keep picking my mouth up off the floor! So gorgeous!! He can put his slippers under my bed any day. *sigh* (daydreaming right now)
Anyway, the coat, the good food, fun company and hot guy made my night really enjoyable.

And then i realised that i have see Toby on saturday, damn.

Lady Jesslyn

To Yell or Not To Yell

2006-04-05T09:58:00.000+08:00

I am so angry. Like physically shaking from anger. In a phone call last night with Mr Bastard aka toby his exact words were- "I don't want to be friends with you" "I want to have as little contact with you as possible" and "I want nothing to do with you". Said with the most even toned voice-same one when he broke up with me and told me he doesn't feel upset about it at all. I was so angry last night i hung up on him and tried to control my anger but ended up taking it out on my bed-poor bed got some kicking and tear stains.

Today, i'm still angry-look out work mates! I'm wondering to tell/yell at him or not?? What would it do besides release my anger at him?? I feel like marching right up to his door and telling him where he can shove it.

Fuck, four years of going out and he says that. I just cant believe he said we cant even be friends. I have to see him on Saturday because our joint phone bill needs to be seperated now. Thats going to be fun time! Not.

I think it's time i took up kick boxing of some sort.

Lady Jesslyn

No Contact

2006-04-03T14:29:00.000+08:00

There is something i don't get about breaking up with someone, the whole no contact thing. Okay so you break up, you may see each other once or twice and it's weird, awkward and heartbreaking but all emails, sms, phone calls, visits come to a complete halt. I don't expect it to be the same as before but you've just spent 4 years with some one and it's bloody hard not to pick up that phone and say hi, how are you? I want to hear his voice, i want to know what he thinks and i want to get these stupid thoughts out of my head and tell someone. So i could just being silly but i don't like it.

Lady Jesslyn

The sad part..

2006-03-30T08:09:00.000+08:00

My boyfriend, Toby broke up with me 3 weeks ago today. We had been going out for 4 years prior to that and we would have celebrated our 4 year anniversary on March 29th. So it's pretty sucky right now. I keep thinking about him all the time and wonder always what he is doing or thinking. I just miss being with him and talking to someone. You know when you think about someone and you want to call or sms them and you sit staring at your phone for like 30 minutes trying to decide what to send or if you should or not. I've been doing that lately.

Who knows, this could be the beginning of something good. I'm single and free and i could do anything i wanted. I'm free to want what i want and not feel tied down anywhere. See i say that and then have wonderful flashbacks of when we were together. It's a love hate relationship with those flashbacks.

It's still in that sucky, feeling alone stage tho.

Lady Jesslyn

Travels

2006-03-28T17:55:00.000+08:00

So here is my list of places i have travelled in the last 5 years or so. I've done a fair bit so here we go:

Travelled in Canada and USA.
Lived in Curitiba, Brasil for 7 months.
Lived in Miami, USA for 4 months.
Lived in Buenos Aires, USA for 10 months.
Travelled to Bangkok, Thailand.
Travelled in Canada for 6 weeks.
Travelled in USA for 1 month.
Travelled through South America for 1 month- Chile, Peru, Argentina, Brasil.
Travelled through Europe for 1 month-Spain, France, England, Italy.
Travelled to Hong Kong, China.

In Australia you ask? Plenty of places like Sydney, Alice Springs, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra. Pretty much most places except Tasmania.

In New Zealand? Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Pretty cool huh!? I'd really like to visit the greek islands, drive across the USA, travel more through europe and go back to Hong Kong for some more shopping.

Lady Jesslyn

Working 9to5

2006-03-28T12:06:00.000+08:00

Technology.. Isn't it great, i wrote a really love and awe inspiring blog about 15 minutes ago and then it deleted it. Don't you hate that.

What i was going to tell you was about my job. I am the Work Australia Program Co-ordinator and Employment Co-oridnator for International Exchange Programs in Sydney. www.iep.org.au if you are interested. I basically look after backpackers and be a support to them. They are all here on the working holiday visa and i help them with jobs, banks, tax, accommodation, and all other areas related to work and travel.

Cool thing about my job is a organise and attend surf trips, snow trips, pub meets and get a bit of free stuff now and then. (Like my free surf board! totally awesome!)

So i've been here for almost three years and i am starting to get a little restless and bored so this week i was thinking about moving to Canada. I could do one of those working holiday visa and work in like a ski field or at my uncles ranch (in canada) or something. I'm still thinking about it but i think that would be really fun. Get out and live life for a while.

Lady Jesslyn

Growing up in this big world..

2006-03-27T13:01:00.000+08:00

I grew up in a family of 7. My parents and 5 kids, sure was a crazy house. I'm fourth in the line. We had this wicked house in West Pennant hills in Sydney which was 3 stories. My house was like animal farm- i really don't know how my parents put up with all the animals. Lets see- we had dogs, cats, fishes, birds, chickens, turtles, bunny rabbits, mice and we almost got a sheep called henry.
My family has a range of jobs at the moment, which is kinda cool. My dad works for a mortgage specialist company, my mum is a medical receptionist, my eldest sister is a doctor and physiotherapist, my second eldest sister is studying to be a drama teach, my one and only brother (stuck in the middle of 4 girls) is studying gardening at uni, me i work in travel and my youngest sister is studying to work as a Occupational therapist. So everyone is doing something different. Most of my family lives in Perth, Western Australia. My eldest sister lives in NZ.

Me? I live in a wonderful city called Sydney, Australia in a share house with 3 other girls. Its a really nice house and i live with a teacher, a nurse and a receptionist. None of us are the same! But we get along pretty well with the occasional arguement which is kinda necessary in a house with 4 girls. I love Sydney tho. I work in the city and i love it. I always love coming home to Sydney.

I've done a fair bit of travelling in my life, but i will tell you all about that in my next post.
Lady Jesslyn

My new Blog

2006-03-27T12:28:00.000+08:00

Okay, so i have never done this before, this whole blog thing, but my brother has like 3 of them so i decided it might be a good idea and a bit of fun to start one. So hopefully i will be able to log on and tell you all the wonderful stories about me- Lady Jesslyn