Marshmallow

Yesterday, my beautiful friend Lesley had a craft and de-stash sale at her house. It was a lovely day. We sold quite a few items, had homemade gyoza, played totem tennis, wore fluro snap backs (don't ask), went through old books and listened to good music. But, there was other thing that made the day great... Lesley's mouse, Marshmallow. SO CUTE! 
I couldn't help but take a few photos. 

(Sav put her on my head and took my camera. Although I dare say, I like this photo). 

I hope you are all well and have a wonderful week. 
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Genevieve's Adventures: The Weekend of Destiny.

These past few days have seriously been the best. 

It all started with a 5:30am wake up, a rush to get ready and a joyous greeting.  We then made our way to the Allison's house, just in time to watch the sunrise over their lake, while toasting our feet next to their bon fire. 

Sav, Char, Ryan, Tyler and I then set off on our 11 hour drive to Sydney - with much singing, screaming, seat dancing, head banging, quoting galore, bikey gangs, feeding chickens, driving through 'The Goog', pet porpoise pools, a bit of napping, beautiful scenery, a lot of food (well, chocolate) and A LOT of laughs. 

After seeing the sunrise and the sunset - we finally arrived in Sydney at 9pm (our 11 hour trip turned into 15 hours) to our apartment. 

The next day was one I had really been looking forward to!

A few months ago, I discovered Alex and Christian on Flickr. I soon got in contact with Alex, and we seemed to click pretty quickly. The moment this trip was organised, I knew that I wanted to meet Alex and Christian and I hoped with all my heart that they wanted to meet up also. When it was confirmed that Alex, Christian and  Madeline from America (who was also going to be there) were available to meet up while we were in Sydney, it just made the whole trip so much more exciting. 

So, on the Sunday morning, we made our way to the Blue Mountains, to a beautiful town called Leura. The town was so quaint and beautiful. We drove up to the main part of town and looked out the car window to see the three of them standing there and out of excitement we wound down the window, yelled and waved frantically at them. After a moment of hugs and introductions, we ate lunch (and ice cream), then made our way to Leura Cascades. It was so beautiful. We climbed some water falls (got covered in scratches), explored the walk ways, took in the beautiful view and all took a zillion photos. 

 What a babe

 Tyler - such a poser

 Isn't she stunning!?

 One of my favourite moments - when the air was filled with the sound of camera shutters. The sound of joy. 

 Alex is so stunning, and a great model.

 Tyler climbed a tree... off the cliff. 

Ryan the poser - must run in the family. 

 Slippery when frosty - not something you see in Brisbane

 What a cutie

 Madeline is so beautiful 

 The sunset was beautiful!

 The whole group. (This place was so great!)

It was suuuuuch a wonderful day and I am, glad to say that these three, wonderful, kind-hearted, talented people are now my friends. When the three of them left, it was kind of a sad moment - not knowing when I will see any of these three again. But, I definitely look forward to the next time we meet! ♥

The next day, was pretty great. We moseyed around town and shopped a bit until it was time for James Blake! After getting all glammed up, we made our way to the Sydney Opera House. YEP! THE SYDNEY FREAKING OPERA HOUSE!
There are no words that can properly describe the gig. James Blake was actually brilliant, but my absolute favourite bit was when he came out for the encore. After he had "finished" the crowd started cheering and screaming and a slow clap even happened, to which we saw a grand piano being rolled out onto the stage. At that moment my heart skipped a beat. I knew what was about to happen and looking at Sav, I knew that she knew also - he was about to play A Case of You (my absolute favourite song of his). And BOY! Was it amazing. I just sat in complete awe of it all, and when he stood up to bow - I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't help but cry. There are no other words. 

We then walked around the city until the early hours of the morning. Found some great places and explored a little. Then, we made our way home, and racket up the biggest cab fair everrrrrr. We then stayed up, took some awkward family photos and told crazy stories until 4am. haha 

The next day was home day. So we got up and went to Newtown, which we only planned to spend an hour or two in - we ended up spending all day shopping, oh! and I think we all had THE BEST BREAKFAST/LUNCH EVER. It was so fun! 

Then 3pm rolled around and we made our way home.

 

The trip home was full of beautiful scenery, the most ridiculous story telling, Bazerki, so much laughing, metal screaming, and watching shooting stars (we saw 10 shooting stars in total!).

Finally, we got to Char's place at 4am and got ready for "bed" - we planned to watch the sunrise... but that didn't happen. haha When we woke up, we ate Lucky Charms in bed, watched a movie and napped a bit. 

After a 5pm lunch and a San Curro dinner, we finally went home. 

And now, it's my birthday. 20. Weird. 

(The picture below was drawn for me by my crazy talented friend, Kate).

Well, that's all...

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Tremendously Passionate.

"Find something you are passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it." ~ Julia Child

Hello there beautiful people!
So I have been thinking (as I do) about having a passion and what that means. 
The technical definition is pretty spot on - 

pas·sion  

/ˈpaSHən/

Strong and barely controllable emotion. A state or outburst of such emotion.  I know that I have definitely felt passion before - passion for photography, for family and friends and a passion for God.  Lately I have really noticed my passion for photography. I think it is something that has been building up for quite some time, but it has finally become "serious".  It truly occurred to me when I was out shopping with my parents, and usually a normal girl would be super into the shopping - but not me. In that moment, I was talking to several photographers - sharing opinions, dreams and ideas; as well as planning out my next shoot (which is on my Flickr) as well as checking my emails about a photography project coming up in a few months as well as checking my Flickr for updates... My mind is consumed by photography!  Even in my dreams, I do and think about photography.  I think that having a passion is something we all need - something to drive us, to give us something to strive towards, to work at and do better at, and finally, something to feel proud about.  I know I mention it a lot, but I cannot stress how important it is to have encouragement and support behind you, and your passion. For me, that came from 1. my friends and family and 2. from Flickr. It makes me excited that some of the Flickr people have become my friends also. Like this morning, I got to Skype one of my (kind of) new Flickr friends in America. It was such a happy moment. Confessing "I can't believe this is real life" with him replying "you bet it is real" (or something along those lines). It blows my mind that I can message/text friends from all over the world, let alone see and hear them. My passion is not just a passion now, but a huge part of my life. AND I AM HAPPY!  Always remember, even when things get hard, if you find yourself comparing your passion to others with the same or similar passion/interest, and if you just feel a bit down your passion; know that we all go through times like this, and that there will be people around you who will want to encourage you - those who can see your potential, even when you can't see it! (top tip: surround yourself with those people!!!)  And always remember:  What I am listening to: Blumenthal - Ulrich Schnauss. This song was sent to me by my wonderful and talented friend Cameron (please check out his work).  The first time I heard this song, I realised that magic moments really do happen in real life.  Just remember, you are wonderful, and worth more then you realise.  And always, do what makes YOU happy! ☼