Their wedding was so full of love, it was overwhelming.
Wishing them a bucket load of happiness together!
- Capri
Saturday, 7 January 2017
WEDDING BELLS
My beautiful cousin got married over the weekend, and it was perfect.
Their wedding was so full of love, it was overwhelming.
Wishing them a bucket load of happiness together!
- Capri
Their wedding was so full of love, it was overwhelming.
Wishing them a bucket load of happiness together!
- Capri
Sunday, 1 January 2017
2016 RECAP
Well it's officially the new year now, and as I lay here on mark's balcony soaking in the last of the days rays, I can't help but feel grateful for 2016. Like every year there were some good time and there were some bad times.
I traveled, loved, lost, laughed, cried and had an all round excellent time.
So to pay tribute to this year, please see the below recap:
JANUARY
The smell of a new year fast approaching always brings a sense of excitement. Another chance to get it right!
Just prior to Christmas, I had been approved by the Alzheimer's society to complete the Cape to cape to help raise funds for their organisation, so I was excitedly putting together my campaign in the beginning of the year, along with a trip down south in a reconstructed shed with my closest friends bringing in the new year, shortly followed by our trip to Japan
FEBRUARY
The first two months of 2016 really flew by. Seeing all that Japan had to offer was really magic. We were in Japan until the mid of February, however coming home though brought some tougher times for me and my family . We lost our beautiful dog jack tragically in a drowning and we had to suddenly sell our family home.
Jack was 17 years young and had spent his entire life with us under that roof
MARCH
March saw some happier days. I was training hard for the Cape to Cape and gathering supplies each month. I also took a little escape with mark down south and camped at the beautiful honey moon pools with some close friends
APRIL
The time had come to embark on my solo 7 day venture from Cape Naturalist to Cape Leeuwin in an effort to raise money for Alzheimer's research. That trip taught me a lot. I went through a range of emotions from complete fear to exhaustion, overall joy and complete loneliness. It opened me up and I now appreciate my home here in WA so much more. Such ruggered beauty. I raised just over $3450 and could not have been happier with my efforts and was so grateful for all the beautiful people I met on the track!
MAY
The middle of 2016 for me was my lull period. If last year was graph, my spikes would have been January - April, you would see a decrease around May - July, and then it picked up again August onwards.
May was the month that my Mum & Dad finally found a place to rent. The move was big, but the end result was bigger! Finally they could relax and enjoy themselves. We also celebrated the births of two very important people, my little brother Jean- luc and my partner Mark. Jean-luc got a Tokyo Treats box (awesome idea for anyone who loves Japan!) and Mark got a ticket to go skydiving in Busselton in August!
JUNE
This month I had been speaking to my dear friend Elly who moved over to Auckland, New Zealand just over a year ago, and we decided we should catch up. The planning for the big 2 weeks road trip around NZ's North Island was born! Oh and we did have a couples dress up party where Mark and I dressed up as Jerry & Elaine from Seinfeld!
JULY
Another colder month than what we usually experience, but my plan to go to New Zealand was keeping me warm!
June and July are busy months for birthdays in my friend group, so we had a couple of birthdays, including my friend Bevan's 30th Surprise party
AUGUST
If we go back to that graph I was talking about earlier, this month would be where we would start to see a spike. Mark's skydiving ticket was booked for the first week of August, so we stayed down in Yallingyup for a nice little winter escape. But, the day he was set to jump was honestly apocalyptic! Dark storm clouds rolling in from the sea, with forked lightning bolts hitting the ground.
Clearly a "great" day to jump out of a plane! We ending up being put on a stand by list, just in case the weather changed. And to our surprise it did that afternoon! Mark had a great jump in the late afternoon overlooking the Busselton Jetty. I would highly recommend a jump down in Busselton. So scenic!
The end of the month was also exciting! My friend Raz and I were off to New Zealand to see Elly!
SEPTEMBER
New Zealand is amazing! Such an incredibly beautiful country. Spent two weeks over there end of August and through to the second week of September. See my New Zealand post for more details!
OCTOBER
Great month this one. Weather is getting warmer so people are planning more, which makes me a happy gal!
Had a great day/night out in the city for my dear friend Jacinta's birthday, where we checked out the Beauvine festival, $30 bucks for the day and you got 3 free samples from each stall! There were about 20 stalls also! I think you can use your imagination for how the day went haha.
And to make October even sweeter, my dear friend Tate came back to play for 2 weeks!
NOVEMBER
When you get down to this time of year, you start to feel that excitement again. Summer is just around the corner, which means Christmas is just around the corner and so is New Years Eve!
November is also my birthday, so I chose to take the day off work and take my beloved's (Mark, Indie & Tate) up to Lancelin for a sand boarding day, a pub lunch and then an Italian feast that night and my local Italian place, La Vela.
DECEMBER
Last month of the year. Work starts winding down. The city becomes a busy flurry of people trying to get last minute Christmas gifts, and the sun is definitely out! This month saw me having sevaral pre Christmas feasts, finishing work on the 22nd, doing the family thing on Christmas day (followed by our traditional Friend's Christmas), a trip up to Lancelin with Mark, and alot of beach time.
Thankyou 2016. I know alot of people hated you, but you were pretty good to me.
Make the most of 2017 everyone!
- Capri
I traveled, loved, lost, laughed, cried and had an all round excellent time.
So to pay tribute to this year, please see the below recap:
JANUARY
The smell of a new year fast approaching always brings a sense of excitement. Another chance to get it right!
Just prior to Christmas, I had been approved by the Alzheimer's society to complete the Cape to cape to help raise funds for their organisation, so I was excitedly putting together my campaign in the beginning of the year, along with a trip down south in a reconstructed shed with my closest friends bringing in the new year, shortly followed by our trip to Japan
The first two months of 2016 really flew by. Seeing all that Japan had to offer was really magic. We were in Japan until the mid of February, however coming home though brought some tougher times for me and my family . We lost our beautiful dog jack tragically in a drowning and we had to suddenly sell our family home.
Jack was 17 years young and had spent his entire life with us under that roof
MARCH
March saw some happier days. I was training hard for the Cape to Cape and gathering supplies each month. I also took a little escape with mark down south and camped at the beautiful honey moon pools with some close friends
The time had come to embark on my solo 7 day venture from Cape Naturalist to Cape Leeuwin in an effort to raise money for Alzheimer's research. That trip taught me a lot. I went through a range of emotions from complete fear to exhaustion, overall joy and complete loneliness. It opened me up and I now appreciate my home here in WA so much more. Such ruggered beauty. I raised just over $3450 and could not have been happier with my efforts and was so grateful for all the beautiful people I met on the track!
MAY
The middle of 2016 for me was my lull period. If last year was graph, my spikes would have been January - April, you would see a decrease around May - July, and then it picked up again August onwards.
May was the month that my Mum & Dad finally found a place to rent. The move was big, but the end result was bigger! Finally they could relax and enjoy themselves. We also celebrated the births of two very important people, my little brother Jean- luc and my partner Mark. Jean-luc got a Tokyo Treats box (awesome idea for anyone who loves Japan!) and Mark got a ticket to go skydiving in Busselton in August!
JUNE
This month I had been speaking to my dear friend Elly who moved over to Auckland, New Zealand just over a year ago, and we decided we should catch up. The planning for the big 2 weeks road trip around NZ's North Island was born! Oh and we did have a couples dress up party where Mark and I dressed up as Jerry & Elaine from Seinfeld!
JULY
Another colder month than what we usually experience, but my plan to go to New Zealand was keeping me warm!
June and July are busy months for birthdays in my friend group, so we had a couple of birthdays, including my friend Bevan's 30th Surprise party
AUGUST
If we go back to that graph I was talking about earlier, this month would be where we would start to see a spike. Mark's skydiving ticket was booked for the first week of August, so we stayed down in Yallingyup for a nice little winter escape. But, the day he was set to jump was honestly apocalyptic! Dark storm clouds rolling in from the sea, with forked lightning bolts hitting the ground.
Clearly a "great" day to jump out of a plane! We ending up being put on a stand by list, just in case the weather changed. And to our surprise it did that afternoon! Mark had a great jump in the late afternoon overlooking the Busselton Jetty. I would highly recommend a jump down in Busselton. So scenic!
The end of the month was also exciting! My friend Raz and I were off to New Zealand to see Elly!
SEPTEMBER
New Zealand is amazing! Such an incredibly beautiful country. Spent two weeks over there end of August and through to the second week of September. See my New Zealand post for more details!
OCTOBER
Great month this one. Weather is getting warmer so people are planning more, which makes me a happy gal!
Had a great day/night out in the city for my dear friend Jacinta's birthday, where we checked out the Beauvine festival, $30 bucks for the day and you got 3 free samples from each stall! There were about 20 stalls also! I think you can use your imagination for how the day went haha.
And to make October even sweeter, my dear friend Tate came back to play for 2 weeks!
NOVEMBER
When you get down to this time of year, you start to feel that excitement again. Summer is just around the corner, which means Christmas is just around the corner and so is New Years Eve!
November is also my birthday, so I chose to take the day off work and take my beloved's (Mark, Indie & Tate) up to Lancelin for a sand boarding day, a pub lunch and then an Italian feast that night and my local Italian place, La Vela.
DECEMBER
Last month of the year. Work starts winding down. The city becomes a busy flurry of people trying to get last minute Christmas gifts, and the sun is definitely out! This month saw me having sevaral pre Christmas feasts, finishing work on the 22nd, doing the family thing on Christmas day (followed by our traditional Friend's Christmas), a trip up to Lancelin with Mark, and alot of beach time.
Thankyou 2016. I know alot of people hated you, but you were pretty good to me.
Make the most of 2017 everyone!
- Capri
Saturday, 10 September 2016
NEW ZEALAND
My friend Raz and I went over to Auckland for the end of August/early September, to go on an epic Road trip with my dear friend Elly.
And that is exactly what it was.....EPIC
We only traveled around the North Island, but I fell in love.
New Zealand is a beautiful mix of Ireland, Hawaii and Canada, and they all fit together to make such a beautiful Country!
We first traveled to the Coromandel and stayed in this awesome Gypsy Bus, which was on the coolest property in Tapu
We hung around the Coromandel for a few days visitng places such as the Donut Holes Whangamata, and going for a hike near this beautiful waterfall.
Raz and I were in New Zealand for about 12 days and we needed longer.
Take a look at the photo diary below!
Our Gypsy bus home!
We cooked every meal!
The beautiful Cathedral Cove
Cathedral Cove
Searching for Waterfalls
Inside the Donut Hole (and yes those rocks are purple)
From the back of our lovely Noggy - the cutest yellow adventure van!
Watching Raz surf at Sunset in Raglan
Mud Huts at Solscape in Raglan
Glow worm caves in Waitomo
Elephant Rock near the Three Sisters
Camping in Taranaki
Getting up at sunrise to realise our rain sheet was missing!
Mount Taranaki!
The last legs of the journey. Driving across a desert, with a storm behind us and a snowy mountain ahead of us
Thanks to everyone we met and all the hospitality to we received on our adventure.
We will be back for sure!
-Capri
And that is exactly what it was.....EPIC
We only traveled around the North Island, but I fell in love.
New Zealand is a beautiful mix of Ireland, Hawaii and Canada, and they all fit together to make such a beautiful Country!
We first traveled to the Coromandel and stayed in this awesome Gypsy Bus, which was on the coolest property in Tapu
We hung around the Coromandel for a few days visitng places such as the Donut Holes Whangamata, and going for a hike near this beautiful waterfall.
Raz and I were in New Zealand for about 12 days and we needed longer.
Take a look at the photo diary below!
Thanks to everyone we met and all the hospitality to we received on our adventure.
We will be back for sure!
-Capri
Saturday, 6 August 2016
WINTER ESCAPES IN MY BACKYARD
And by my backyard I mean Western Australia. Stayed in Yallingup for a weekend in August.
The main reason for our visit was so Mark could skydive, but classic us probably picked the scariest weekend (weather wise) for jumping out of a plane.
The day he was suppose to jump I remember looking out from the Skydive headquarters shed and watching these angry, black, electrical clouds rolling in from the south and I just remember thinking "this is going to be bad"
Luckily they cancelled us for the morning and put us on standby for the afternoon, and the sun did eventually come out and Mark was able to enjoy plummeting down from about 400 feet in the air.
The whole weekend ending up being very relaxing and pleasant.
We stayed at Malalooka and I would highly recommend. Great for couples or small families as there is plenty of DVD's, books and board games!
- Capri
The main reason for our visit was so Mark could skydive, but classic us probably picked the scariest weekend (weather wise) for jumping out of a plane.
The day he was suppose to jump I remember looking out from the Skydive headquarters shed and watching these angry, black, electrical clouds rolling in from the south and I just remember thinking "this is going to be bad"
Luckily they cancelled us for the morning and put us on standby for the afternoon, and the sun did eventually come out and Mark was able to enjoy plummeting down from about 400 feet in the air.
The whole weekend ending up being very relaxing and pleasant.
We stayed at Malalooka and I would highly recommend. Great for couples or small families as there is plenty of DVD's, books and board games!
Thursday, 30 June 2016
CAPE TO CAPE - ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS
Back at the end of April 2016, I embarked on a 135km seven day journey from Cape Naturalist to Cape Leeuwin, on foot and alone, to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's Australia.
This was a fight close to home with my best friend (my nan) being the one suffering with this disease.
I was the one that put their hand up to take her to the home when a spot finally opened up in a facility.
I honestly thought I would be fine because I knew it was the best thing for her.
That was one of the hardest things I have done.
I was crushed leaving her there, but that was the moment that ignited a fire within me.
That night I came home and researched all I could about Dementia and Alzheimer's.
Cures
Stories
Stats
Advice
You name it, I searched it.
It was that same night in December 2015 that I decided I needed to do something to help out.
4 months flew by, and sooner than a later I was commencing my Alzheimer's awareness journey.
To say it was eye opening is an understatement.
I cried every night out of fear of failing a cause so close to home, but as my partner said "being brave isn't about not being scared, its about being scared and doing it anyway".
I have written a short piece on my feelings and emotions, day by day on the Cape.
This was a fight close to home with my best friend (my nan) being the one suffering with this disease.
I was the one that put their hand up to take her to the home when a spot finally opened up in a facility.
I honestly thought I would be fine because I knew it was the best thing for her.
That was one of the hardest things I have done.
I was crushed leaving her there, but that was the moment that ignited a fire within me.
That night I came home and researched all I could about Dementia and Alzheimer's.
Cures
Stories
Stats
Advice
You name it, I searched it.
It was that same night in December 2015 that I decided I needed to do something to help out.
4 months flew by, and sooner than a later I was commencing my Alzheimer's awareness journey.
To say it was eye opening is an understatement.
I cried every night out of fear of failing a cause so close to home, but as my partner said "being brave isn't about not being scared, its about being scared and doing it anyway".
I have written a short piece on my feelings and emotions, day by day on the Cape.
Cape to Cape.
A breakdown in few words
Day 1: Exhausting and Exciting
Day 2: Challenging and Discouraging
Day 3: Breathtaking and High-Spirited
Day 4: Uncomplicated and Pleasurable
Day 5: Unnerving and Frightening
Day 6: Friendly and Happily unexpected
Day 7: Both Grateful and Melancholy that it was over
I raised $3456.00 for Alzheimer's Australia and could not have been happier with the help and support I received from friends and family.
I met some amazing people on the Cape also who I would like to give a personal shout out to! You know who you are.
Dementia and Alzheimer's stink, but they more we learn and spread awareness, the more effective we will be in finding a cure.
-Capri
Sunday, 3 April 2016
AHH THE SERENITY
Honeymoon Pools in Collie WA is absolutely breath taking.
A small group of us decided to camp there over the weekend, and I am still amazed at the beauty.
About 2 hours out of Perth, Honeymoons is a sanctuary,hidden beneath the Peppermint and Jarrah trees.
It costs $10 p/person to camp or free for the day.
It has BBQ's, toilet and shower facilities, walking trails and its a great place to swim or kayak too.
The water is refreshing and so clear you can see your whole body in it.
We also saw plenty of wildlife from ducks to possums, kangaroos, yabbies and lizards.
We will be back for sure!
-Capri
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