bon jour!

well not really- i have been trying to upload pictures from france but blooger is playing funny buggers so it'll have to wait.
typical that when i actually get around to doing something, technology stops me!
what have we been up to?
well, i had my trip to france- near lyon. it was great - lots of wine to be drunk, cheese and bagettes to be eaten and good company. the area of france i was in seemed really deserted though- i reckon i only saw a handful of people the whole time, but that was ok - it was very picturesque and it really felt like i was on a holiday even though it was just an hour away by plane and I was there for four days.
we stayed at my friends dads place. he is an sculptor and lives/works in a converted silk mill that he shares with other artists - it was a really facinating place to be.
i guess the big news from that trip is that when caroline picked me up from the train station she had a massive rock (well three massive rocks) on her finger. yes, shane finally decided to make an honest woman of caroline and proposed - in the swiss alps i believe - so

CONGRATULATIONS caz and shane.

also, pip and richard arrived in london a few weeks ago. It is really good to have them around to hang out with -although they are heading off to italy/croatia/turkey next week i think.

in other news, we have successfully cut up and put back together our sofa that was too big for our front door. rohan is (rightly) proud of himself - it seems very sturdy. unfortunately we still have the problem that the sofa seems to want to eat people alive
& we have a tv!
basically we are getting very domestic - it is kind of nice after travelling and not having a place to call our own for a while - it has also kind of been necessary cos i have used up all my money.
As soon as we get a surplus again though we'll start planning where to head next in europe/africa/etc

also, we are going to watch the AFL grand final at 5am on saturday!
GO YOU SWANNIES!

ains xxx