Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

I guess I’ve been putting off this post because writing it means that the time has come for us to pack up our life and move it back across the ocean to Canada. No more weekends on the beach when the waves call us over, no more warm sunsets on the sand. It feels strangely like coming to the end of an amazing book that you don’t want to be over. If you’re anything like me, you'll savour the last few pages and sometimes even leave them unread so that the story is never actually over. But that’s just not the way it works in real life. There are so many more amazing books out there being written just like there is a fresh new chapter for us to create on a blank page in Canada. These past two years in Australia will forever be cherished and we will look back on all the memories we created in the home we made here and smile. For it was there that we didn’t let our dreams just be dreams. They were dreams that we chased until they came true and it was magic.

 

So here's to new beginnings and the possibilities that lie ahead,

The future is looking bright. 

 xo Tegs

brown eyed girl

Upon our arrival home from Indonesia, the other gorgeous half of my fabulous foursome arrived in Brissy! Words can't really describe how good it felt to be altogether once again,

for what was two years felt more like a lifetime without my besties by my side.

 

We spent two weeks together with our gorgeous Aussie grandma in the country that she grew up in and the country that shaped her into her spunky and fabulous self! Isn't she just a doll!

We adore this lady! I'm always so inspired by her zest for life - shes a singing, dancing, actress, artist extraordinaire and when she can squeeze in a break from her diva duties she simply jets off to the other side of the world for a granddaughter reunion. I think shes only been home for about two months so far this year, and all I can say is that I hope a fraction of that fabulocity got into my genes! 

Thanks to my lovelies for the visit, it was a time that will not soon be forgotten!
All my love,

xo  Tegs

In a temple by the sea

I hope that all my lovelies in Canada had a fabulous long weekend, Davey & I celebrated from afar.

This post closes out the Bali trilogy and these pictures are from our final hours on the island. Watching the sun set over temples by the sea was nothing short of stunning. A perfect end to an Indonesian fling.

 

These fluff balls look completely cute and innocent but don't be fooled. They are so skittish and sketchy and probably a whole lot smarter than we are...I was beyond terrified. Can you say Wizard of Oz?! I digress.

 

We were just thankful to be alive in this moment (as we are in every moment i should add) because I wasn’t exactly certain we were going to arrive at Uluwatu during the drive there. Putra had promised to take us to the temple by the sea for a breathtaking sunset, but we had squeezed in the Tanah Lot temples earlier in the day and had a big drive ahead of us to get there. The closer the sun got to the horizon, the closer Putra’s pedal was to the medal. Swerving around cars on these winding little dirt roads that are not even wide enough for 2 cars, needless to say I was sweating for more reasons than just the humidity. I tried to hold my breath but finally I made Dave ask him to take it down a notch...

Us: It's OK if we don’t get there before the sun is gone Putra, we don’t mind (aka: I just want to arrive in once peice no matter where the big burning ball of fire is in the sky!) But Putra couldn’t smell the fear in the back seat, due to the overwhlming stench of BO.

Putra: "Dont worry Mr. Dave, I get you there before sun down". 

And true to his words we arrived to this.

In the end Putra totally redeemed himself when he took us to a gorgeous seafood dinner on the beach of Jimbaran Bay where we were serenaded right at the table by this sweet mariachi band! I think its suffice to say we loved this place.



 xo Tegs