Sunday turned out to be a beautifully sunny thirty-degree day so we all decided to spend the day at Wollongong beach as a family. We bought fish and hot chips for lunch at a takeaway store and played Gripball and Volleyball together. I truly missed this bonding time with my family. It made me feel terrible for not making the effort to see them more often this past year. I wore a royal blue bikini and Carter couldn’t keep his hands off me all day. I was quite excited to show him a little surprise I had for him later tonight. My dad had to make sure that we returned home in time so he and Carter could watch the NRL Grand Final together over a few beers. I spent a couple of hours with my sisters in the pool in the backyard. “You and Carter seem pretty serious.” Octavia states. “It has onl

