I'm so proud of myself!

Three cheers for us!
Hip Hip Hooray!! – We deserve those cheers because we are so proud of ourselves.
That’s how we are all feeling today knowing that we are so proud of something we have done, are doing, or have contributed to. THAT moment! The one when the entire world stops for a single moment and we smile so big to ourselves knowing that we have done something SO good! It’s almost like a little party happens but no one else is invited. Have you felt like that before? It’s a feeling no one can take away. These are the moments we are proud to share with you today.
 
I have been a bridesmaid/maid of honor twice and I have never been prouder to be asked to be a part of an important day in my best friend's lives. 
 
For the first person's wedding I was asked via video chat to be a bridesmaid, my mum and sister were there too and of course when I was asked, I said yes! This was my first time being a bridesmaid and I really wanted to be the most helpful I could be. We did dress fittings together, looked at flowers, talked about the bridesmaid's dresses (dusty pink dresses with nude shoes), put the names on all the place cards, tackled the vinyl for the signing board, had a bridal shower in the park, did the rehearsal and got through any challenges or stress that came our way.  
 
For the second person's wedding I was unofficially asked in passing while helping to put together the bridesmaid's boxes and was officially asked with a beautiful box that had a card in it that asked if I would be her maid of honor. I officially said yes and was there to help with anything that I was needed for. Being invited to help her pick her dress and the bridesmaids dresses together with the other bridesmaids was such a privilege. The bridesmaid's dresses were a purple the bride's favorite colour with shoes to match her beautiful sparkly wedding dress. I wrote a speech for the newly married couple and read it out to them on the day.  
 
What I am most proud of is that I got to see two of my best friends be brides and they trusted me enough to be a part of the journey leading up to and on the day. Seeing them walk down the aisle toward their future husband, which was magical and beautiful.  
Both wedding journeys were very different but the love I have for my beautiful best friends is the same. The dresses were stunning, the flowers amazing, the groomsmen looked very well put together, the photos afterwards were perfect, they chose such gorgeous venues, the atmosphere was great and honestly could not have been happier for my best friends and their husbands.  – Shan
 
 
My name is Jessica but I go with Jess.  
I am proud of myself because I am engaged to Robert. I have been engaged for 16 months. I have learnt so much throughout the years I don’t know where to start. My family are so proud of my achievements.  
 
I’m here to talk about my family. I am a pound Aunty to four nephews they are all different ages. I also have 3 Nieces. Jagger, April, and Mack. They are different ages too. I enjoy having them around. I also have siblings. I have two amazing sisters and a sister-in-law. 
 
My nephews 
 Age 11Cooper: He is a big fan of Essendon and he plays football and basketball. He is also school house captain. 
Age 10: Mason:  He is funny when he can be. 
Age 9: Asher:  He got dreadlocks and he loves my fiancé Robert.  
 
Nieces 
Age 3 Jagger. She is the sweetest and she is a mummy’s  girl. 
Age 15 April. She plays local football. 
Age 13: Mack. She loves art. 
 
My siblings 
Lisa is my older sister, she’s a hard worker. 
Sarah is the youngest in the family. 
Sister in law.  Lexie kind and loves singing.  
Mum is the mother of the house and a hard worker.
Dad is the man of the house.  
Bob is my bother in law he is the biggest sport fan. 
Robert is my man. He is a hard worker and he is the coolest dad alive. 
 
Thanks for reading about what I am proud of. – Jess.
 
 
I'm proud of myself because I won at bowling and my friend Cody shared his bowling ball with me. We love sharing and hanging out together, of course, we are brothers.
Cindy picks me and Cody up every Wednesday morning and we meet up with my other friends Britt, and Jess C, and “Umbrella Jessy” (our support worker) was also there too. I like bowling because I like to win and I love spending time with my M8 (mate) but yesterday I was so happy I had four strikes and won the second game which made me so proud I even did my happy dance. My friend Cody always wins. He's very good at bowling but sometimes I get to win too at friendly game with my friends. - TJ
 
 
Welcome to our blog today I chat about my proudest moment of getting my first paid job. I’m going to explain my journey. It started when I got a Facetime call from Cindy and she said I had a job interview at Amstel Club I was over the moon when she told me with joy and emotions.
 
On the day of the interview (nearly 12 months ago) I was excited and nervous because I had never met the people who were interviewing me. Have you ever had a Job interview? How did you feel? I had my job interview at Amstel Club with the bistro manager and Dan the Managing Director. they made me feel welcome, comfortable and relaxed. I wore a dress to the interview as it’s important to look professional for an interview.  
 
They asked many questions such as “Tell me about yourself, activities, do you have work experience and especially why did I want to work at Amstel". I was feeling happy during the interview and I was very relaxed. The interview went on for around 30 minutes. I was a bit nervous about whether I would  get the job. Luckily Dan, at the end of the interview told me I got the position at Amstel. I was proud of myself and couldn’t believe what I had accomplished.
 
My First shift was very nerve wracking but the longer I have been there the more comfortable I have become. We first learnt how to refill the salt and pepper shakers and then we learned how to set tables and then started serving customers. I’m loving it so much it’s making me so proud. My advice for anybody who is nervous or anxious for a job interview is to not overthink and believe in yourself. You can do it. 
 
Over the last 12 months, I’ve learned so many new skills in the hospitality industry.
 
I’m grateful for  Amstel for all the opportunities they have given me. – Scarlett.
 
 
My proudest moment of 2023 is getting awards at my SPECTACULAR school called Marnebek. Some of my awards are SWPBS (School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support) award, house colour award and learning neighborhood award. It makes me feel like I have accomplished my hard work and the school staff there are great. Especially My teacher who is FANTASTIC because she stands by me all the time when she can. One of the teachers over at Marnebek helped me get into a TAFE retail course and I appreciate her for her hard efforts helping me get into this retail course.
 
My course that I’m doing at TAFE is retail because I always liked the idea of fashion and accessories. I would like to work behind a cash register. I go to my retail classes one day a week on Wednesday’s, and it makes me feel tired but happy at the same time.
 
On Wednesday’s I wake up and I remember that I have TAFE and I say to myself “I don’t want to go but I have to”. I don’t like going to TAFE because it’s boring and not fun but I have to go and prepare myself for the big world. As soon as I get dressed and eat my breakfast I hop in the car and mum drives me to TAFE. When I arrive, I sign in and get to work on my workbook. In my workbook some of my subjects are product visual merchandise, how to deal with angry aggressive customers and follow point-of-sale procedures. 
 
This makes me feel proud, what makes you feel proud or accomplished? – Angelina.
 
 
My Biggest passion was to know my Ancestry and culture and where I come from.
After the results come back I went deeper into my Ancestry until I found that I have a British culture.

There are so many different cultures in Australia. Examples like European, Latin Americans, African Americans, islanders, and Asian cultures.

My biggest discovery is that there is a thin-line that I am possibility related to King James 6th and the 1st of Scotland and England.
My advice if you want to find where your ancestry/ culture is to go ancestry app not only find your ancestry but also your culture as well. - Phillip.
 
 
 What are you proud of?  I’m proud of myself for being able to learn to drive because it’s going to help me to become more independent and not to rely on others to drive me  places. How does it make me feel? I feel happy and confident because when I am learning to drive. I am used to driving now and that’s why I feel happy and confident.
 
When I first started my driving lessons I felt anxious and nervous because it was my first driving lesson and I’d never driven before. It is so much fun now to learn how to drive. How did I get there? Well first I always practiced online on the VicRoads practice test. I did 32 practice test questions over and over and over again. It felt like a hundred times. Then I moved on to  the online test. There were three topics. The first one was called how to drive, the second one was called hazards and third and last one was called road signs. With all three topics I not only had to get  three keys but I also had to complete all the questions to pass. Then I had to go into VicRoads with all my paperwork like:
My  birth certificate
My student id
My passport
I had to pay for it on line
They took a photo of me too.
 
Then I got my learners diving card and after that started doing my driving lessons. I do driving now every Saturday morning. Some Saturday mornings I start at 9am till 10am and some Saturday mornings I do driving lessons from 10:30 am till 11:30am. My mum who is the best mum ever takes me every Saturday to my driving lessons.

Do you remember the first time you drove or are you doing driving lessons now? – Charlotte.
 
 Okay, you can all pick your jaws up from the ground now!
We will assume that you are as proud of our team as we are learning so much about their achievements and proud moments.

​Blogging is so much fun. We have so much to offer so we will be back next week once again to share our thoughts with you as we…. JUST WRITE! – Cindy. 
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