Hi rach & dave! happy b'day to dave.. hope everything is ok... all ok here... sarah crawling (9 months!!) be in touch... soon love dad & mary

HELLO EVERYONE! Sorry about the lack of messages/updates/photos, but we are working full time now, so we don't have that much free time! Our job has meant we've been away from Sydney for a couple of weeks, but we should be staying put for at least a fortnight now. We're missing you all loads, to the Paddy Road Girls, have a fantastic night out next week, I'll be there in spirit! And Sarah, see you in Oz soon, good luck with the travelling! We've had some great nights out with our team from work, especially on Dave's birthday, photos to follow very soon. Thank you for all your birthday messages and congrats to Glyn and Kath!

Lots of Love

Dave and Rach xxx

Hey rach, Hows it going? Hope you have found somewhere to live and jobs now. I start my travels a week on Tuesday - am getting quite scared now but also so excited! Tara, Jayne, Soph and Hannah are coming up on Thursday for a night out before I leave and there is a certain Paddy girl missing - maybe I'll have to make a life size cardboard cut out of you and carry it round! It's been a while since we've had an update from you so hope everything is going well! x x x x x x x x

Hi Ray, how are you im so blonde i have only just realised i could send you a message, well Happy belated Brithday, hope you had a good one ! You sound like your having such a great adventure. Well speak to you soon. take care lots of love Em xxx

Hey guys! How's it going? So sorry we keep missing your calls, so frustrating! Hopefully we'll catch you next time you call. Hope you had a wicked birthday Dave. How's the job going? No news from us really, we booked our tickets for Run To The Sun today so we finally have something to look forward to! Plus it's beginning to warm up very slowly, summer is just around the corner... YAY! Love you loads! xxx

Belated Happy Birthday Dave! Jonathan was supposed to post you a birthday message on Saturday but forgot. Hope you had a lovely day. Hope work is not too bad for both of you.Anna and I went to London yesterday to the Stitch and Craft show at Olympia and enjoyed our day together. Thought of you last weekend - I took part in the tennis club quiz. It was good fun and our team did quite well. Take care of yourselves XXX

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG DAVE.

Hope your still having a great time but remember your big brother isnt there to carry you home so don't drink too much. Nothing much happened our end but me and Saz have got a couple of weeks off work over easter which will be nice. We missed you at the wedding last nite although Matt was good at sit-down-dancing but when fame came on he got up there and cleared the floor. Sounds like Rach had a good birthday, we all missed you at Matts birthday as we went bowling and it wasn't much of a challenge beating Saz Matt and Mum.

Hope your lovely time continues and look after each other.

Love always Saz & Jaz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU WE HOPE YOU 'RE STILL HAVING A BRILL TIME HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

the style of your message board has changed so hope i'm doing this right. Missing you loads but hope working for a change is not too hard . It's Glyns wedding today so things are hectic here. Don't forget your card pressy enclosed. Love you lots have a fantastic day, celebrate in style. love from M,D,J,S,KM,MI,MJ,G&K,M&S AND EVERYBODY ELSE.X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Hey Guys, Rach I am so sorry i didnt get to wish you happy birthday on time, but here it is ...................wait for it......................................... (imagine me shouting, lol) HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY RACHEL I miss you loads and a tear even came in my eye to see the pics of you. Obvs you look to be having a top class time and im so chuffed for you. At least you could spend your birthday in the sun, this time last year we were walking round wessie B hanging on to those balloons for dear life and then going ape at anyone who stole them or burst them in battered, ha ha. Newho im going to go now but you two stay safe, Love you loads and miss ya even more, Love T x x Newho im going to go, got work to do, but stay safe you too, Love ya loads and miss ya even more, Love T x x

Hey Ray Ray Happy Birthday!! Sorry it wasn't on time but still no internet at home!! Its rubbish!! I did think of you on Saturday though! I was working at Beauty Temple and went to Sparks to get my lunch, and had a sudden pang in my chest as i walked in!! You weren't there in Per Una to wave at me as i went down the escalator!!! It was horrible!!! Am missing you loads!!! Glad to hear your having a great time!! Good luck with the job hunting, hopefully it will give Alma a well deserved rest!!! Take Care and Enjoy! Love Ali xxxxxxxxx

Thank you for all your birthday messages everyone! We spent the day in Sydney and then there was this massive birthday parade for me which hundreds of thousands of people came to see....ok, maybe it was the Sydney Mardi Gras...but it was really good! Journal entry and more pics to come soon once we have found somewhere to live (which is more challenging than we expected!). Love Rachel and Dave

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY! Have great day...enjoy. Lots of love from Matt and Katie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx