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Okie doke... Brookie's back!!! AND I COME WITH LOTS OF PICTURES AND CAMERA WHORING!!!
Well it's been ages!! Looks like I'm gonna have to do a majorly huge update!!
I'll start it all in order... which means... PICTURES!!! Starting from Graduation, to my 21st, to wet 'n' wild, to seaworld, to dreamworld, to the seminar... and to now...
And since I've already told everyone about graduation, I'll just post the pictures...
http://www.elitephotos.com.au/photography/graduations/internet.htm for professional sample photos...
Username: 5020
Password: 2222
Use your own email and then accept the agreement
And then go to category P01 - I'm in photo #15 - Which is in the 4th row and 3rd photo from the left. This is me receiving my degree.... My hair looks red in this pic!
Then go to category A16 - My photos start at #12... which is at the end of the third row.
These are the best I can do for now... until my others are put on a CD...
And then was my 21st... WHich totally rocked! It was fucking awesome!! We did karaoke... and we partied and got drunk and I was happy! I can safely say that this is the happiest I have been in a very very long time... I'm coming back out of the shell that I crawled into and I'm getting back to the Brookie that I used to be... and always have been. I was described the other day by Alan as an extrovert who tries to hide her shyness... or a shy extroverted person - if ever there was one, it would be me!
Anywho - I cried a lot at my party. The first tears came when Ev left. She gave me the hugest hug ever... and talked to me in my ear about how I was the best friend she could ever have, that she was proud of me, and that she wanted me to be the best person that I can be and that she has no doubt that I'll make it in every aspect of my life and she hopes she can be a part of it.
And yeah.... I'm putting the rest behind the cut with the pictures because this is gonna be a huge post as it is...
Okay... the next lot of tears came when Krystina showed up. Tina rang me earlier to tell me that none of them could make it because they were moving and to have a good time and that she loves me and she'll see me soon. And then all of a sudden, Krystina jumps on me and surprised me.
Then the tears came when it came to speeches. Firstly, my dad got up and thanked everyone for being there. He told everyone, and me, how proud he was of me and how my parents and my family will support me in every aspect of my life and they love me very much and just enough stuff to make me cry.
Then my sister got up and said, "While Brooke has her little teary, I'll say what I wanna say... And it's pretty obvious that when you look at Brooke, she's someone who wears her heart on her sleeve and someone who is very sensitive and caring and honest and beautiful." She then also thanked everyone for being there and also told me that she was proud of me too. She then proceeded to say something that I will never ever forget and will always remember word for word.... She said:
"I hope that everyone here who came tonight realises just how special you are to Brooke and how much it means to her to have you here. Brooke has always been picky with her friends, but its obvious tonight that she has the ability to keep close friends because I'm sure you all know Olivia, who isn't yet here, is Brooke's best friend since Kindergarten and is on her way from Cairns. Brookie is definitely someone that everyone will want to keep close and in their lives and by having you all here tonight, I hope you realise that now you've got Brooke in your life and as your friend, you've got a friend for life and you'll be in her life in ten years time and she'll be in yours for the next fifty. In Brooke, you've got a friend for life and some of you will see her as your best friend, because that's what Brookie will be to you - she'll be the best friend she can possibly be. And I hope that she stays one of your best friends because she'll always be my best friend."
(I needed a little bit of help - and I watched the video again so I could write it word for word.) Basically the part that I won't forget is the fact that my sister told me and everyone who was there that I'm her best friend... and when I talk about it or tell someone or even think about it, I burst into tears.)
Anywho - then they made me speak and I was still crying... But I thanked every person individually. Told Ryan that he'll always be my big brother... and he wrote on my photo frame, "Brookey, I feel the same way 'lil sis', love Ryno"... which brings tears to my eyes every time I look at it.
And I just read through one of my cards that everyone signed - and started crying again. It makes me wonder why so many people are such awesome friends to me...
After my speech, a few of my friends got up and said some stuff too... I'll post some memorable stuff under some of the photos that I'll post... including some of the stuff that they said...
Doyle came dressed as the construction worker from The Village People
singing karaoke with Doyle... "Go Greased Lightning......"
Me with Hannah and her mum
Me with John and Connie
Krystina singing karaoke
Krystina, Me, Olivia and Grom at the front
Kylie and Me - Kylie travelled all the way from melbourne with Amy to be with my on my birthday... I love you girls!!
Me and Amy (also from Melbourne)... Amy told me "I hope to be your close friend forever"
Me and Tamara
Karaoke with Krystina
Brookie and Brookie - this is me with my mate Brooke
Me and Casey (my sis)
Me and Doyle
Me and Emma
Me and Grommy
Me and Jay (my lil bro)
Me and Liv
Me with my mummy
Me and Ryan
Me with Leah, Leesh, Mel and Randa... When Leesh got up and said something, she goes "She Bang... She Bang... You Bang... You Bang... Brookie you're a champion and my only William Hung Buddy... She wrote in my card, "Finally the big 2 - 1... you old fart! Thanks for making uni days so much fun and exciting and without you, I might not have made it! Thanks for the laughs and good times and I hope our friendship lasts forever. You're my only William Hung pal... all the best today and always, Leesh." That was a highlight!!!
My photo board/poster
Me with Zac
Cara and Hannah
Cara and Me
Me with Carol and Eric
Casey, Dad and Mum and Me
Casey
Cassie and Daniel and me
Me and Claire
Col, Me and Ev
Damien, Zac and Rach
Doyle
And there are heaps more - but I don't wanna put heaps in...
And then on Monday 7th Feb, which was my actual birthday, Olivia and I went to Wet 'n' Wild for the day...
Me at wet and wild
Me and Liv
Liv deciding on which lollies to eat
Me doing the croc walk in the wave pool
Me being an idiot
Me under the shower...
After wet n wild, I went to training and had one of the best sessions of my life!! We did sprints and it was the first night that I'd not stopped for a break. We did 20 50metre sprints... and I even beat Maree on a few. I was stoked!!! And what made it even better was that I was sunburnt and dehydrated and still managed to keep it up!
And then on Tuesday, Liv and I just went shopping at Chermside because I was so burnt from the day before at Wet 'n' Wild... Wednesday, we went shopping in the city. And I went and refereed that night.
On Thursday, Liv and I went to Seaworld... we saw the dolphins and the sharks and had an unreal time!! We went on all the rides... and it was awesome.
Liv and I after getting off the corkscrew rollercoaster... we went on it 5 times in a row because there was no lineup
Me with the Walrus
Liv and I
Me with the dolphins
Me demonstrating how short the penguins were compared to me
The dolphins
More dolphins
Pretending to kiss the parrot on the pirate ship ride
Liv and I
Liv at the Shark tanks
Polar Bear Shores... The polar bear was doing tricks for us...
DORY!!!!!
On the bus home
Liv and I on the bus
Then on Friday, Liv and I went to Dreamworld... it was the best!!! The Claw is the new ride there and it was totally awesome!!! We went on it 3 times. It rocked!!! And we went and saw the Tigers on Tiger Island... it was fantastic!!
I'm busting out!!!
The Claw
Liv climbing up on the tiger
Tower of Terror and Giant Drop
I'm Wanted
On Saturday, Liv had to go home to Cairns, so I said my goodbyes... and I had to go to a refereeing seminar aswell. I got to my seminar, and was scared out of my wits from Shauny and George smothering me and kissing me on the cheeks... and then Oggy coming and slapping me on the ass, telling me how good I look. I've now lost a total of 8kgs and I've lost some inches aswell so it's starting to become a little more noticeable. Dieter was impressed anyway.
Anyways, Tim Mander (Current #1 Australian National Rugby League Referee) was our guest speaker. He was great. And really nice. Dawn and I ate lunch with him and Dieter got Tim to speak to me about believing in myself. So Tim and I spoke for ages about it. It wasreally good.
Also found out that I have new refereeing mentors. Which is awesome!! I've now got Paul Eldridge and Krys Szokolai. I think Ted deliberately put me with Krys because he knows how much she's helping me at the moment. It's going to be awesome!! Krys is my inspiration, motivation and biggest role model and now she's officially my mentor. I'm stoked!!!
Last night I went to The Butterfly Effect concert! It was fucking unreal! I loved it! It was awesome!!I forgot totake my camera which I am so cut about... But Clint Boge is so fucking sexy!!
L to R: Ben (drums), Clint (Vocals), Glenn (Bass), Kurt (Guitar)...
If you wanna check them out... http://www.thebutterflyeffect.com.au/news.html
and then follow the links... "BEAUTIFUL MINE" is MY song!! lol... and you can download it from the website...
And if you wanna checkout some pictures... http://www.thebutterflyeffect.com.au/gallery.html
And if you check out the photos from The Arena, Brisbane, April 2004... I was at that one too!!!
They fucking rock my socks!!!!
Okay and I decided to do some camera whoring aswell...
Yay!! I'm done... now I'm going to bed!!
Well it's been ages!! Looks like I'm gonna have to do a majorly huge update!!
I'll start it all in order... which means... PICTURES!!! Starting from Graduation, to my 21st, to wet 'n' wild, to seaworld, to dreamworld, to the seminar... and to now...
And since I've already told everyone about graduation, I'll just post the pictures...
http://www.elitephotos.com.au/photography/graduations/internet.htm for professional sample photos...
Username: 5020
Password: 2222
Use your own email and then accept the agreement
And then go to category P01 - I'm in photo #15 - Which is in the 4th row and 3rd photo from the left. This is me receiving my degree.... My hair looks red in this pic!
Then go to category A16 - My photos start at #12... which is at the end of the third row.
These are the best I can do for now... until my others are put on a CD...
And then was my 21st... WHich totally rocked! It was fucking awesome!! We did karaoke... and we partied and got drunk and I was happy! I can safely say that this is the happiest I have been in a very very long time... I'm coming back out of the shell that I crawled into and I'm getting back to the Brookie that I used to be... and always have been. I was described the other day by Alan as an extrovert who tries to hide her shyness... or a shy extroverted person - if ever there was one, it would be me!
Anywho - I cried a lot at my party. The first tears came when Ev left. She gave me the hugest hug ever... and talked to me in my ear about how I was the best friend she could ever have, that she was proud of me, and that she wanted me to be the best person that I can be and that she has no doubt that I'll make it in every aspect of my life and she hopes she can be a part of it.
And yeah.... I'm putting the rest behind the cut with the pictures because this is gonna be a huge post as it is...
Okay... the next lot of tears came when Krystina showed up. Tina rang me earlier to tell me that none of them could make it because they were moving and to have a good time and that she loves me and she'll see me soon. And then all of a sudden, Krystina jumps on me and surprised me.
Then the tears came when it came to speeches. Firstly, my dad got up and thanked everyone for being there. He told everyone, and me, how proud he was of me and how my parents and my family will support me in every aspect of my life and they love me very much and just enough stuff to make me cry.
Then my sister got up and said, "While Brooke has her little teary, I'll say what I wanna say... And it's pretty obvious that when you look at Brooke, she's someone who wears her heart on her sleeve and someone who is very sensitive and caring and honest and beautiful." She then also thanked everyone for being there and also told me that she was proud of me too. She then proceeded to say something that I will never ever forget and will always remember word for word.... She said:
"I hope that everyone here who came tonight realises just how special you are to Brooke and how much it means to her to have you here. Brooke has always been picky with her friends, but its obvious tonight that she has the ability to keep close friends because I'm sure you all know Olivia, who isn't yet here, is Brooke's best friend since Kindergarten and is on her way from Cairns. Brookie is definitely someone that everyone will want to keep close and in their lives and by having you all here tonight, I hope you realise that now you've got Brooke in your life and as your friend, you've got a friend for life and you'll be in her life in ten years time and she'll be in yours for the next fifty. In Brooke, you've got a friend for life and some of you will see her as your best friend, because that's what Brookie will be to you - she'll be the best friend she can possibly be. And I hope that she stays one of your best friends because she'll always be my best friend."
(I needed a little bit of help - and I watched the video again so I could write it word for word.) Basically the part that I won't forget is the fact that my sister told me and everyone who was there that I'm her best friend... and when I talk about it or tell someone or even think about it, I burst into tears.)
Anywho - then they made me speak and I was still crying... But I thanked every person individually. Told Ryan that he'll always be my big brother... and he wrote on my photo frame, "Brookey, I feel the same way 'lil sis', love Ryno"... which brings tears to my eyes every time I look at it.
And I just read through one of my cards that everyone signed - and started crying again. It makes me wonder why so many people are such awesome friends to me...
After my speech, a few of my friends got up and said some stuff too... I'll post some memorable stuff under some of the photos that I'll post... including some of the stuff that they said...
Doyle came dressed as the construction worker from The Village People
singing karaoke with Doyle... "Go Greased Lightning......"
Me with Hannah and her mum
Me with John and Connie
Krystina singing karaoke
Krystina, Me, Olivia and Grom at the front
Kylie and Me - Kylie travelled all the way from melbourne with Amy to be with my on my birthday... I love you girls!!
Me and Amy (also from Melbourne)... Amy told me "I hope to be your close friend forever"
Me and Tamara
Karaoke with Krystina
Brookie and Brookie - this is me with my mate Brooke
Me and Casey (my sis)
Me and Doyle
Me and Emma
Me and Grommy
Me and Jay (my lil bro)
Me and Liv
Me with my mummy
Me and Ryan
Me with Leah, Leesh, Mel and Randa... When Leesh got up and said something, she goes "She Bang... She Bang... You Bang... You Bang... Brookie you're a champion and my only William Hung Buddy... She wrote in my card, "Finally the big 2 - 1... you old fart! Thanks for making uni days so much fun and exciting and without you, I might not have made it! Thanks for the laughs and good times and I hope our friendship lasts forever. You're my only William Hung pal... all the best today and always, Leesh." That was a highlight!!!
My photo board/poster
Me with Zac
Cara and Hannah
Cara and Me
Me with Carol and Eric
Casey, Dad and Mum and Me
Casey
Cassie and Daniel and me
Me and Claire
Col, Me and Ev
Damien, Zac and Rach
Doyle
And there are heaps more - but I don't wanna put heaps in...
And then on Monday 7th Feb, which was my actual birthday, Olivia and I went to Wet 'n' Wild for the day...
Me at wet and wild
Me and Liv
Liv deciding on which lollies to eat
Me doing the croc walk in the wave pool
Me being an idiot
Me under the shower...
After wet n wild, I went to training and had one of the best sessions of my life!! We did sprints and it was the first night that I'd not stopped for a break. We did 20 50metre sprints... and I even beat Maree on a few. I was stoked!!! And what made it even better was that I was sunburnt and dehydrated and still managed to keep it up!
And then on Tuesday, Liv and I just went shopping at Chermside because I was so burnt from the day before at Wet 'n' Wild... Wednesday, we went shopping in the city. And I went and refereed that night.
On Thursday, Liv and I went to Seaworld... we saw the dolphins and the sharks and had an unreal time!! We went on all the rides... and it was awesome.
Liv and I after getting off the corkscrew rollercoaster... we went on it 5 times in a row because there was no lineup
Me with the Walrus
Liv and I
Me with the dolphins
Me demonstrating how short the penguins were compared to me
The dolphins
More dolphins
Pretending to kiss the parrot on the pirate ship ride
Liv and I
Liv at the Shark tanks
Polar Bear Shores... The polar bear was doing tricks for us...
DORY!!!!!
On the bus home
Liv and I on the bus
Then on Friday, Liv and I went to Dreamworld... it was the best!!! The Claw is the new ride there and it was totally awesome!!! We went on it 3 times. It rocked!!! And we went and saw the Tigers on Tiger Island... it was fantastic!!
I'm busting out!!!
The Claw
Liv climbing up on the tiger
Tower of Terror and Giant Drop
I'm Wanted
On Saturday, Liv had to go home to Cairns, so I said my goodbyes... and I had to go to a refereeing seminar aswell. I got to my seminar, and was scared out of my wits from Shauny and George smothering me and kissing me on the cheeks... and then Oggy coming and slapping me on the ass, telling me how good I look. I've now lost a total of 8kgs and I've lost some inches aswell so it's starting to become a little more noticeable. Dieter was impressed anyway.
Anyways, Tim Mander (Current #1 Australian National Rugby League Referee) was our guest speaker. He was great. And really nice. Dawn and I ate lunch with him and Dieter got Tim to speak to me about believing in myself. So Tim and I spoke for ages about it. It wasreally good.
Also found out that I have new refereeing mentors. Which is awesome!! I've now got Paul Eldridge and Krys Szokolai. I think Ted deliberately put me with Krys because he knows how much she's helping me at the moment. It's going to be awesome!! Krys is my inspiration, motivation and biggest role model and now she's officially my mentor. I'm stoked!!!
Last night I went to The Butterfly Effect concert! It was fucking unreal! I loved it! It was awesome!!I forgot totake my camera which I am so cut about... But Clint Boge is so fucking sexy!!
L to R: Ben (drums), Clint (Vocals), Glenn (Bass), Kurt (Guitar)...
If you wanna check them out... http://www.thebutterflyeffect.com.au/news.html
and then follow the links... "BEAUTIFUL MINE" is MY song!! lol... and you can download it from the website...
And if you wanna checkout some pictures... http://www.thebutterflyeffect.com.au/gallery.html
And if you check out the photos from The Arena, Brisbane, April 2004... I was at that one too!!!
They fucking rock my socks!!!!
Okay and I decided to do some camera whoring aswell...
Yay!! I'm done... now I'm going to bed!!