My Little Soapbox

I'm generally an easy going person, but something has really got my goat. Yesterday, Australia day, a day of celebration was tarnished by a senseless act of hatred. Those involved can call it a "peaceful protest" all they want, but it was hatred.

I want to make something very clear. I'm not a racist. I couldn't care less what colour your skin is. I have friends, and I work with people who are indigenous Australians. I have no problem with them and aborigines as a people.

When, however, you burn my flag, when you deliberately take words spoken out of context and twist their meaning, saying that they inspire racism and hatred. Well then I have a problem.

What really got up my nose was one of these "peaceful protestors" saying that they only want to be treated as equals.

I have a solution for you. No government handouts, no special treatment, no cheap housing, no free education. You want to be treated equally, sure thing. Work hard for every cent. Scrimp and save to get the things you want. Work hard in school to get where you want to go in life (once again I know this isn't all indigenous people, some do work very hard to make a good life for themselves). Don't stand there with you hand out for your check each week and say that white Australians are racist towards you, that we are the ones that hate, that you don't have equal rights. Too right we don't have equal rights! I would love to take some time off work knowing all the bills would be paid, that I could study for free and live in cheap housing.

You want us to be equal, fine, hand back all the hand outs and treat us like normal human beings.

And don't ever burn our flag! Yes OUR flag, our heroes went to war under to make this a free country for ALL. You can choose to have your flag because you are proud of your heritage, fine with me, but don't disrespect our national symbol of freedom.

You want us to go home? We are home, this is as much my country as yours, I was born and bred here. I love Australia. You couldn't pay me enough money in all the world to live anywhere else. And while we go home, how about you go home, because your people weren't originally from here either.

Ok rant over. I know this isn't indicative of all aboriginals, it's always the few that give the rest a bad name. We need to get over the colour of our skin or who was here first. That's generations ago, it's nothing to do with me. We are all Australians start acting like it!


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One year ago....

One year ago today I started my day with a trip to the hairdresser. When I got home there was a brunch on mascarpone cheese, strawberries and croissants, as well as a glass or two of bubbly. Next I had my makeup done. There was the hustle and bustle of others getting ready around me. A photographer arrived and set up a portable studio in the apartment my parents had rented for the event. Finally everyone was ready, the kids were behaving and the time was getting closer. We all left together in a stretch limo, my dad, the kids, the girls and myself. I was getting excited. We arrived at the venue. It was raining, only days before the floods hit. I had to wait as one by one the driver escorted the girls and kids to the door. There was no garden, it was too wet, but on the large verandah they set up a beautiful space. A friend was playing the guitar and singing "Just the way you are". David didn't turn around, he didn't know he was allowed to watch me walk towards him, but the look on his face when I got to his side was enough to convince me that I had made the right choice in choosing him for my husband. We said our vows that day, exactly one year ago. I married my best friend in a simple and quick ceremony. It was exactly what I wanted, simple ceremony with a party for everyone to celebrate with us. This year has been hard in that we moved far away from everything and everyone we knew. We started new jobs, and had to work out this "married life" thing on our own. Everything else has been easy. We love each other, we don't fight, we are on the same crazy wavelength. Happy anniversary to my wonderful husband. It has been amazing sharing my life with you this year and I can't wait for what the future may bring. I am excited for the rest of our lives, and can't wait to grow old with you my love, my heart, my best friend.

New Year

So another year has come and gone, and way too fast for my liking! I mean seriously, where on earth did 2011 go? Here we are in 2012 another year of grand adventures! David and I didn't know what to do for new years so we ended up going to see Goatman and Jules. It was a nice laid back new years, couple of drinks and channel V haha, nice and tame in keeping with my age lol. I have a new haircut to start my year, I quite like it, David doesn't, but I had to get it shorter to undo the haircut (which wasn't all that bad according to my hairdresser) that I had given myself. It will grow again, that's what hair does.

This Sunday is our one year wedding anniversary! I can't believe that a year has gone so fast! The year has been hard in that we have moved so far away from everything we know and started new jobs etc, but I look at 2011 and I am very happy how it has all worked out, David is even happy living where we are now and with a stable, full time job. Still blows my mind that we have been married for a year, sometimes I still look at my rings and I'm shocked that I'm married. I was the girl who had given up on finding someone and getting married, thinking no one would want me, and then David came into my world and he is just amazing. This year we are going to try and start a family which is extremely exciting, I can't wait to be a mum! Happy anniversary for Sunday David, I love you so much!