Dear Dylan,

Oh my gosh - Christmas was SO much fun! I ran around my house screaming "It's Christmas! It's Christmas!" until my brothers reluctant dragged themselves out of bed to sit in the kitchen, eat waffles (which is a tradition in my family - Dad always makes waffles on Christmas morning) and then migrated to the tree to open presents.

Its always so much fun. Ben always opts to be Santa every year so everyone knows not to buy each other breakables, as they get thrown across the room as he calls out your name. And, for the record, he does not wait til you acknowledge your name. If you don't look up, you get a present to the head. Those suckers hurt.

I got a DSI for Christmas this year - I'm not sure why - as I have never expressed interest in ever having a DS, but I'm not complaining, its great fun! Although I do have to fight for it - the boys love it to!

As a family we now have a Wii, so I've had to be the "wrist-band" police to make sure we don't have Wii remotes flying into our T.V, but its been awesome. I'm going to get the Harry Potter game eventually so I can play it when I come home. I think if we're not careful Micah might just take it. Gotta make sure it's still in the house when he leaves!

We're all staying at home until New Years which will be really nice. We haven't been together as a family since Dad's birthday, so it's nice that we are now. Ryan and Ethan kept their promises and helped me cook Christmas Lunch, which was really nice of them. James decided to set up the WIi instead, and since I really wanted to play I left him off the hook :P

I love Christmas so much. It's just such a great time of year. I love our crazy tree with all our decorations that we made as kids and our half broken Christmas lights. I love our stockings that are always full on Christmas morning thanks to Dad. I love that we all take a nap after Christmas lunch like we've just run this huge marathon, when all we've done is gorged on assorted meats and vegetables. I just love everything about it.

How about you, Dyl? How was your Christmas? Do you have any awesome traditions that you have? Did you get a white Christmas this year? I sure hope so. It's the only annoying thing about Australia - No Snow!!! Whyyyyy weather? Whhhyyyy???

Ben, Ethan and I have been watching a marathon of the 30 Rock DVD's I got for Christmas and it's SO great. Tina Fey is a genius and I love Jack McBrayer. Alec Baldwin is so great too, "stutter-milk pancakes" hahhahahaha.

I hope you've watched 30 Rock or I'm going to be awful mad at you! (I said that like Kenneth if you didn't get that joke ;) )

Anyway... I think it's time for Attractive/Unattractive


Attractive: Jack McBrayer - Naturally. Have you seen that kid? Sooo funny and adorable. I'd move to America to be with that guy!

Unattractive (But really, for today, titled "Uncool"): People not having anywhere to go on Christmas and having to be alone. Not that it's unattractive - I just wish everyone could have an amazing Christmas surrounded by people that love them.


Thats all from me kid! Hope to actually see a response from you next time I log in!!!


Hope you're well, A Very Merry Christmas to you.


All my love,


xXx Ava xXx

Dear Dylan,

Wow do we have terrible resolve! We only lasted, like, a week. Sad! Anyway I thought I'd update you on a few things before I can't remember my own name due to too many glasses of "Christmas Cheer".

I love this time of year. Despite the heat and the constant threat of Bushfire, its so much fun.Everyone is always so happy and doing nice things for each other. I was in a store the other day and a woman had to pay for delivery for something - and a fellow customer just offered to drive it home for her even though he lived in the opposite direction. It was so sweet. I love the way Christmas infects people with good moods, its awesome.

Even my brothers are in great moods. Ben and Micah are, for the first time in forever, completely happy with their lives right now. You have no idea what a relief that is for my family. Dad is finally able to relax cause he's finally finished work for the year. The only thing that sucks about this time of year is that I'm in charge of cooking Christmas dinner. So stupid. Although - I do have help this year apparently. Ryan, James and Ethan have decided to give me a hand this year!! What a Christmas present :P It's only cause their girlfriends bullied them into it. Those girls rock. :P

What else do I have to update you on? Kate and Erin are home for Christmas too. Kate has gone to visit her family in America and Erin is home in Adelaide. So that's nice. I do miss them though. I miss our random dance parties when we get bored. Anyway, I'll see Erin on New years so that'll be great :D

How are you going? I hope you're having fun with your Mum and Dad, and that your extended family doesn't stress you out too much! Have fun with that White Christmas I know you'll get just to make me jealous. :)

Oh - ! I have discovered how much fun FORMSPRING is. Its great - you should check it out! So much fun to ask randoms questions! Anyway, as a homage to Formspring I shall as you a series of weird questions!

1) If you had a cat, what would you call it? (excluding current names)
2) Whats the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?
3) If you could get anything for Christmas (ANYTHING) what would it be?
4) What would you call your children? Boy and Girl?
5) Whats a secret you haven't told anyone? Doesn't have to be big!


Attractive: Kate Miller-Heidke's song "Australian Idol" Soooo funny. I generally love her, she's quite witty.

Unattractive: Having to sweat it out in the kitchen on a sweltering 40 degree Christmas day. Urgh.



Have an AMAZING Christmas, Dyl. I hope you get everything you ask for and that the day is fabulous.


All my love,


Ava xx

Post Script: Did you know that he song Jingle Bells wasn't actually written as a Christmas song, but rather a song for Thanksgiving? Crazy right!?! Thats why it has no reference to Christmas per se! I thought you might find that interesting but even if you don't, I do, so pretend to be enthralled :P

Ava Out!

Dear Dylan,

Boy are you painting a wonderful picture of Andy right now: an ink covered couch potato. Haha, I'm sure he's wonderful and not just that hehe!

Now, to answer your questions: Definitely, Definitely, Definitely NOT Super-smell. Eww - How on earth would that come in handy? I'd have to say super sight - could see your enemies from a mile away, convenient.

If I could have any super-power though it would be to Apparate. You know, like in Harry Potter. It would be so cool to just jump from place to place - how exciting. What about you?

Work at the moment is a disaster. I'm doing so many things at once I can barely think. Its so awful, plus all the inappropriate sexual innuendos it's getting ridiculous. I'm thinking seriously of quitting. What do you think? I know it's hard to judge cause you don't see it all, and it means no more financial security - but I'd really like to do something different with my life. Don't ask me what though - I have no idea. It'll be fun to find out though!

Time for bed I think. It's only 9:05pm here but I'm so tired - and its progressively getting hotter. Ahhh how summer sucks.

Fake tans were invented so hot weather is redundant. Apparently no body informed mother nature.


Attractive: Topless Australian men on the beach. As long as there's no beer gut and they're abundant with gorgeous arms.

Unattractive: the aforementioned beer gut. Urgh.


Hope you're having a good week (Sorry for my delay in posting this!)

All my love,

Ava xx

Family - Dylan

Well, First off, the tattoo he wants is a cobra, coiled and ready to strike on him arm. It is quite large. Despite your idea of a freckle, I don't think he would go for that, so i haven't even asked him. Not the kind of ink he's after!

Well my family, where to start? I'm an only child, which suits me just fine. No one else to take the attention away from me. My parents are pretty good as parents go i think. Mum works at the supermarket full time. She has done heaps of random jobs over the years, but she seems pretty settled at the moment. Otherwise she loves to get her hair straightened, and tries to steal my clothes. Some form of mid-life crisis i think. Dad on the other hand has some kind of desk job at an insurance company. Not really sure what he actually does, but it involves typing lots on computers and talking about very boring statistics all the time. He strangely loves to watch cooking shows on TV despite his complete inability to cook himself, and his phobic-like aversion to actually helping cook in anyway.

Now for my question - If you could have a super-power what would it be? And which super-power would you least like to have from this list - super-hearing, super-eyesight or super-smell? You can pick anything for the first question, not just my little list.

Fortunate - The man who dropped his wallet at the train station last night and had me pick it up. I chased him and gave it back.
Unfortunate - My conscience, I could have scored some free cash!

I've decided that if Andy really wants the tattoo he's going to have to do something for me! Not sure what yet, but he knows its a trade off. His puppy dog face prevented me from outright banning the tattoo, but I cant let him have it too easy. Any ideas?

What else? Well I have no idea why I'm up so early on a Sunday morning! It shows the very sad state of my social life. I think I'll have to get Andy off the couch next week. He never wants to go anywhere.

Talk soon
Dylan

Dear Dylan,

While I'm at risk of offending our zero current readers, I can 100% say DO NOT let him get that tattoo. What is it of? Unless its a very tiny Fawkes Phoenix from Harry Potter it's a definite no. There is no possible way to make a tattoo sexy. Uh, I dated this guy once who looked completely professional at work - you know, clean shaven, shirt every day, nice pants, and the minute we went on a date and he wore a t-shirt this huge freaking ugly dragon emerges on his arm. Biggest turn off. Seriously, Andrew, if you read this - what on earth are you thinking? Anyway - If it's really important to him, tell him to get a freckle tattooed on. Then he can say he has ink.

Not much to report today - looking seriously into new jobs after my boss made an inappropriate pass at me today in from of my mates. It was ridiculous. It was only so he could look like the big man in front of the guys. What a pathetic asshole. Anyway - if anyone needs a secretary/P.A, let me know!

Erin and I decided today that we're in serious need of a movie night so we've gone and rented some awesome chick flicks and it's been ace. I don't know why I've needed so much girly fun recently but it's been so great. We always go through phases like this - we'll be doing our own thing for like a month and then suddenly decide that its time to re bond. I love it.

I think we should start to ask each other questions Dyl. Like, this blog was designed to get to know each other better SO I think we should ask.

So - My question for today - What's your family like? I don't know much about them and I'd really like to know!


I think it's signing off time - Kate just got home and spotted Pretty Woman on the kitchen table and is screaming like a banshee and shaking me as we speak. Women. hahahaha


Attractive: Clean shaven, suit wearing, respect giving men. Testify!
Unattractive: Kate's girly, high-pitched squeal.

All my love,


Ava xXx

Well, lunch time equals blog time! I've been really busy, and I'm not really sure why, but feeling run down.

So it will be short today I think:

Fortunate: Great sandwich for lunch
Unfortunate: Andy wants to get a really ugly tattoo

I don't know how much I should actually write about Andy, as even though I don't think he or anyone else besides you can be bothered to read it, he might, and i don't want to intrude on his privacy.

How should I talk him out of the tattoo? Should I just let him get it?

Dylan

Dear Dylan,

I think I'll start off posts with "Dear Dylan". I know everyone else can read it too - but it's sort of a letter to you I guess, so it makes the most sense. I loved your pro/con list in your post - I HATE FEET. Seriously, they have to be the most disgusting body part. No one takes care of them - and then summer comes and suddenly its flip-flop galore with all these disgusting sweaty feet all over the place. I'd like to point out that I wrote "Flip-flops" because I didn't want any American readers to suddenly think I was wearing my G-String in the wrong place when I called them "Thongs" like we do here. Seriously America - Thongs are not underwear!

Work was frantic today - completely insane. I was so happy when I came home and Kate suggested watching movies and doing absolutely nothing tonight instead of going for a run on the beach like we planned this morning. Ahhh I love her. Sometimes she just knows the right thing to say.

Not sure what else I want to post today - except I think you're right about not posting every second day because of the time difference - it's probably just easier to do it whenever we feel like it.


Not sure what else to say except my attractive/unattractive thing of the day:

Attractive: Josh Holloway - His character in LOST makes me melt - What a sex bomb

Unattractive: Dylans cat allergies.


Sending Aussie Love your way,


Ava xx