I have committed grave blog neglect lately. The "real world" has been a very busy place.
I am so proud of my brother for many reasons. He is currently on leadership camp, which is the camp a group of 40 boys from his school go on and from this group the school leaders (captains, prefects etc) will be selected. Receiving an invitation, however, does not guarantee the recipient a position. Being selected as part of this group of 40 out of a year level of 250 is a testament to the enthusiasm, pride and loyalty with which he has represented his school over the past 7.5 years.
Yesterday Alex scored his first century as a batsman, making 106 playing cricket for his school. He also took 2 catches and took the final wicket to seal the victory. Sadly I was stuck working a 10 hour shift and couldn't be at the cricket, but the text updates from Mum that I checked during my breaks helped keep my spirits up. He has been in good form this year and it is great to see him enjoy performing to the best of his abilities.
He has worked hard for the success he is enjoying and has conducted himself with integrity in the face of disappointment as well as grace in victory. He is a fantastic kid and I'm so proud that he is my brother.
On Friday I received an early round offer for my preferred uni course for next year, Exercise and Sport Science/ Business (Sport Management) double degree at Deakin. I am so relieved that I won't have to wait until January to find out where I will be studying and now I can start putting my plans for my future into action.
The only thing stopping me from being able to properly relax and enjoy my holidays will take place on Tuesday; dental surgery. After 21 years of straight forward dental health, I will be having 5 teeth removed. Two of these are wisdom teeth, two are baby teeth which have not fallen out on their own as well as one adult tooth which has been pushed into a strange position because the corresponding baby tooth never came out. As soon as I am healed I will be getting my braces on. Yippee.
I do not have a particularly enjoyable week ahead, but I am looking forward to getting past it!
A dear friend of mine has moved back to her home city interstate this weekend as she faces a great deal of adversity. Her decision was a wise one and she was courageous to make it. Simultaneously I have admired my brother's ability to rise so magnificently above a disappointment on a smaller scale.
Life is full of trials, tribulations and adversity, both large and small. This keeps us challenged, stretches us to our limits and forces us to achieve on a level we didn't know we were capable of.
Whatever difficulty you face this week, I wish for you strength, the wisdom or whatever else you may need (painkillers??) to overcome it.
Lovely blog, and you are forgiven for not blogging for a while! I feel your upcoming pain as had three teeth extracted two weeks ago, and it was a difficult procedure with yes, some real painfor a few days. Hugs coming your way to get through the ordeal. Congratulations to Alex too... aiming for the Green and Gold cap maybe?? And congratulations on your uni acceptance for next year, well done you. Hope to see you sometime soon? Love always xox
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate! Will be Adelaide bound in January & I'll let you know the dates as soon as I book. Lots of love xxx
DeleteHi Eliza. Best tip I can give in relation to having wisdom teeth taken out is get a material headband that covers right around from the top of your head to underneath your chin. Use that headband to leave ice on both cheeks. This will help numb the pain so you can then go into phase two . . . self massage! Massage all around your jaw and cheeks. Using both the ice and massage will help with inflammation and bruising. When I had four wisdom teeth taken out I did this and was eating solids within four days!!! Best of luck. I'm thinking of you. Congrats on your uni acceptance, now you can enjoy the Christmas break knowing what is happening next year.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the teeth advice! I will definitely give this a go!
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