Last Year
Last year was a big year and this year I hope to be equally 'big'. It's been so long since I've written but let's see how much I can remember anyway. Firstly, I got married last year, on the 24th of March 2012 to my beautiful wife Melissa. Rewind 2 days before that, and I was turning 32. But I wasn't really celebrating my birthday, I was wedding planning.The Year Before Last
The year before last, was big too because we (Melee and I) were wedding planning back then also. Planning your wedding with your partner is a big project. Venues, celebrants, guest lists, menus, decorations, bonbonnieres, seating plans, vows, flowers, cakes, photographer, run sheets, invites, place cards, bridal parties, MCs, colour themes, back-up plans, wedding dances and song lists are just some things you will have to consider if you choose to partake in this tradition of union.The Big Day
And so, last year, we got married on a perfectly fine day which followed a week of heavy rains, so when the skies opened up for our special day, we were so relieved. On the whole everything went fine. Guests arrived, vows were exchanged, photos were taken. Oh the photos. I'm not used to so much attention, let alone smiling for shot after shot after shot. Then food and drinks and speeches and dessert and wedding dance and social dancing and then carrying on drinking and partying till 4am with some of my very good friends.The Big Night
What else? Oh I guess getting married was probably the happiest, biggest, most memorable day of my life. That night, we met Tom Green at the hotel we were staying at; Emporium. You see it was around that time that the Brisbane Comedy Festival was happening so Will Anderson was there, and Tom Gleeson too. Our wedding suite was beautifully decorated with rose petals and we had a bottle of wine was waiting in our bedroom. We enjoyed the spa and chocolates, had our fun and soon collapsed into heavy slumber.The Big Week
A week later, we enjoyed our honeymoon cruise to Vanuatu and nearby islands. We'd never been on a cruise before. Never had I eaten so much food. ALL food is included and we ate and ate and slept and swam and toured and ate and sat. Cruises have pretty good entertainment every night too. There were musicals, dance performances, talent nights, comedians, magicians and acrobats to entertain us for the week. We had so much fun. We also had a lovely steward who made animals out of our towels each time he replaced the old ones.The Big Year
Returning back to work on a high and newly wed was a good feeling. It was time to get back into work mode. A few projects came to our team which I was involved in. Not too long after there was some staffing shifts and re structures and culture shifts in our office. I became acting team leader. It was a busy year. By the end I had made the tough decision of resigning. I'd been with the same employer for over 12 years and had enough long service and annual leave accrued to quit and still have 6 months worth paid out. It was time to try something new. No sooner had I handed in my resignation, than a new opportunity came up conveniently, and I worked my last 4 weeks of notice and signed up to a new short term contract.The Big 33
So here I am now, reflecting on events recently past. Just to summarise; got married, had a blast, got sick of job, resigned, got new job, am happy now, I turn 33 in 20 minutes, tomorrow (Friday) I don't have anything planned but that's ok. On Monday, we take off for New Zealand to celebrate our 1 year anniversary. So this year has some more uncertainty after June. That's when my contract finishes. I might get an extension. I'm not sure. But this position isn't quite what I'm trained in, so I'd like to get back to IT work eventually before I fall behind in skills. I have some options seeing as I have over 6 months worth of recreational leave and long service leave. So in that time I could spend sometime at home upskilling before I start actively looking for new work. Or I could just start looking for new work after our NZ holiday but before my contract runs out.The Next Biggie
I guess I'm in that phase in life. I've recently gotten married, alot of my friends are engaged or getting married too. Got a new job, and a lot of my friends are either resigning too or have switched jobs. Soon it will be all about babies and families and school planning. Some of Melee's friends have already started that phase.I know this year will be a big year and a 1/4 of it has already gone. There are some uncertainties, but I got a good feeling.
