Spring Is In The Air

So, it's been a while.....Kyle and the boys went on a trip to New Zealand a few weeks ago, so I had a lot of girl time while they were gone. I decided to surprise Kyle when he got back with a hoop nose ring, because he's been begging me to get one since I got my nose pierced. Ally tagged along and spent most of the week with me. Sunday after church we decided to get coffee at The Baron and go on an "adventure". For us this meant walking around the neighborhood looking for an open field or anywhere that we could enjoy the beautiful spring weather. Here are a few pictures from our day.

Oceans

You call me out upon the waters

The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand

And I will call upon Your name

And keep my eyes above the waves 

When oceans rise

My soul will rest in your embrace

For I am Yours and You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters

Your sovereign hand 

Will be my guide

Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me

You've never failed and You won't start now

So I will call upon Your name

And keep my eyes above the waves

When oceans rise

My soul will rest in your embrace

For I am Yours and You are mine

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders

Let me walk upon the waters

Wherever you would call me

Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander

And my faith will be made stronger

In the presence of my Savior

I will call upon Your name

And keep my eyes above the waves

When oceans rise

My soul will rest in your embrace

For I am Yours and You are mine

This song by Hillsong UNITED really speaks to me and I thought it was appropriate to add into this post since we went on another beach trip last weekend. 

This Is What We Do...

...while living in Sydney, Australia


Serve every Friday night at Hillsong Merrylands with these awesome people!

(photo cred to J-lo)

Wear snap backs

(photo cred Ally Younes)

Cook hot dogs in the back of a car and sell them to college students

(photo cred Hillsong College instagram)

Go to the Hillsong Church City campus and hangout at Darling Harbor afterwards with some of our favs.

 

Eat at Hard Rock Cafe for an American-like meal!

Meet with our amazing Connect Group (small group) and eat dinner with them every other Tuesday

Hangout at the College on my days off

This is alot of what we do while living here in Australia, or at least the stuff that we take pictures of! I also started teaching a Shine program at Merrylands High School this week with another girl from Hillsong. I'll blog more about that later because there is so much to tell!

Photo cred to Ally at This Interesting Life for most of these pictures!

DIY Bleach Tie-Dye

I haven't done a DIY project since I moved to Sydney, so I figured it's about time for one especially since I love to craft! Kyle gave me one of his old v-neck t-shirts that he doesn't wear anymore. My housemate Christy also gave me a pair of comfy pants that I just wear around the house. They had a little bleach spot at the bottom, so I've been wanting to bleach dye them somehow. I finally made it to the Reject Shop and got all of the supplies I needed.

Supplies you'll need:

Something that you want to dye (t-shirt, skirt, pants, etc.)

Bleach

Rubber bands

A bucket (a sink works just as well)

Spray bottle (if you want the sprayed look)

At The Reject Shop I got bleach, a spray bottle, and a big bag of rubber bands for only $3.50!

So the first thing you need to do it twist or crumple up whatever you want to bleach dye and wrap it in rubber bands, then pour or spray it with bleach

I want the pants that I want to look like tie dye and the shirt to have a sprayed look.

 

This is what they should look like a little while after you pour or spray the bleach

I let them sit about 30-45 minutes each then rinsed them with water

After that I put them in the washing machine just to make sure I got all the bleach out, then hung them out to dry.

Here's the finished products:

The bleach gave the blue shirt a purple-ish look instead of turning it white. 

I was also surprised at how many colors the pants came out with!

I'm pretty happy with how they turned out! 

Can't wait to wear them! 

Wow, You Did Good

So this weekend Kyle, Ally, & I had another adventurous day. We got a bit of a late start because our alarm didn't go off, but it turned out perfect anyway! We were planning on going to the beach with a group of people, but that morning everyone decided to go to the city instead except me, Kyle, and Ally. Kyle was set on going surfing and I'm not gonna turn down a beach trip, especially when I hadn't seen an Australian beach yet. I'm so glad Ally tagged along as well! We heard that Palm Beach was one of the most beautiful beaches around and I'd have to agree; although I haven't seen any other Australian beaches yet.

Kyle had to borrow a rope from someone to tie his surfboard to the top of the car, so that was interesting...

When we arrived we wanted to get a good photo before we got wet. I'd say it turned out pretty well thanks to Ally Younes!

then we felt the water....it was freezing!

but Kyle decided he would conquer that cold water 

 and surfed anyway..

Meanwhile, Ally decided to attempt an underwater picture with her iPhone, which resulted in getting hit by one wave, running from the next, and no picture...

While Kyle was out surfing Ally and I walked down the beach, took pictures of each other, climbed some rocks, and just goofed off like normal.

When we got back to Kyle he was numb, but had a blast!

We were all starving so we made PB&Js on the trunk of the car. What else would you eat at the beach?

After lunch we decided to drive around and see what we could find. Kyle of course found a rock to climb and just happened to have his climbing shoes in the car.

When we were headed home we saw this beautiful spot and had to stop for a pic or a few.

Ally being Ally

We wanted to get a picture together on the post, but this was the result...an awkward hug.

This was the only "Family photo" we got on this trip. It's just a car pic, but I love it!

We drove by one more beach on the way home, and as Kyle looked out the window he said "Wow Jesus, You did good" and I just though that was an appropriate theme for the day. We were just admiring, photographing, and enjoying creation all day. I am so thankful that I have been given the opportunity to see such beauty and wonder, but I haven't even seen a fraction of it all! We are so blessed!

Stopped at 7-11 on the way home for a $1 coffee

Once we got home we grilled hamburgers & roasted marshmallows with the housemates.

I decided to make peanut butter cookies to end our wonderful day!

Thank you Ally for taking lots of pictures of Kyle and I!
Be sure to check out Ally's blog for more pics from this trip!


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