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Or so I’m told…. With being caught up with our trip to the States, I haven’t given much thought to Christmas. Then, we returned back to Australia, and it was the first day of summer that week. Last week was Isla’s last day of school before summer break. It feels like June, not December. I’m completely confused… It’s weird seeing…
We got back last week, and it’s been a busy week of recovering from jet lag, performing operation “paci” withdrawal and attending activities related to Isla’s last week of school (more on that to come). We had a really nice trip back home, though much of it was a whirlwind. We were able to tie up some loose ends with…
This past week was Spring Carnival. I thought that meant a lot of festivals, but instead, it was racing week. It could probably also be considered fashion week as so many advertisements were about buying your outfit for the races. The horse races are loved about as much as the footie teams {Australian speak for football} here! There were four…
We are finally back to reality after our nice vacation in Broome last week. We had some really good truly Australian experiences. When telling people where we were going, we learned that not a lot of Australians go there because they consider it too far and expensive to go within Australia. Most go to Bali and Fiji if they are…
It’s been a much anticipated birthday for Isla. A bit naive I suppose, but I didn’t realize that we could hear so much about one’s birthday. It started in April when Greyson had his birthday, and that’s when she came to realize the whole celebration/gift thing. Since then, she’s been asking for her birthday. I told her (mistakenly in hindsight)…
Photo Credit I’ve come to realize there are three types of holidays here in Australia, much like the Europeans see it too. I guess Americans are the odd ones out. First, Australians have school holidays. So, it’s the equivalent of our school breaks, but there are more, or at least it seems. There are four terms of school and after each…
For the most part, the transition to Australia has been fairly smooth, but there are definitely little reminders everyday that we’ve moved to a foreign country. One of the first things that made me do a double take was Safari Snorkels (an exhaust coming out of the side by the front window) on trucks and SUVs. This is our neighbor’s-…
Last week was Brent’s birthday. The last one of his 30s! Even though he wanted lobster for his birthday dinner, and I couldn’t find it (since it’s not in season)…. and made a sausage roll instead (Australian favorite, but not sure why), I think it turned out pretty nice. Isla made a picture for him. She wrapped it and secured…
As I was telling people that I was moving to Australia, it was often met with “That sounds amazing!” And, it can be. But, there are many things that most do not think about that are not amazing, such as needing emergency contacts. Brent’s cousin, Rachel, shared this article on Facebook the other week. As I just had my first…