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On Thursday, September 1st, we get to welcome the first day of spring! There have been a few warmer days, and a daffodil sprouted in the yard this past week, so it’s on its way. I didn’t think much about it when we were here on March 1st, and we were told it was the first day of fall. Last…
Brent was invited to a function at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which is a sporting stadium that is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club and several of the Australian football teams. It also served as the main stadium for the 1956 Olympic games. We were invited to a dinner, tour and to hear the CEO of the Richmond football…
I have to say that the hardest part of moving here is that we’ve essentially moved from winter to winter, which means we’ve also been in darkness starting at about 5-6pm since last October. Since we had a relatively cold spring in NJ, we’ve also been in the same wardrobe since October too. It’s been good that the kids got…
We got out of town this past weekend for a long weekend and took a road trip along Great Ocean Road. It is 243km drive along the southern coast of Australia, to the west of Melbourne. We stayed two nights in Lorne and one night in Port Campbell. Since it’s winter, it probably wasn’t the best time of year to…
This past week was a big week for us. Many things these days are new to us, but we had an especially big week of new beginnings. On Monday, the week started with Greyson starting “school”. He is going one afternoon a week to a playgroup on his own. He’s been staying with a babysitter for about a year now,…
Most of you may know that I like to cook and more importantly, like to eat! Going to the market is something that I miss from living in Paris. I was able to walk to a covered market near our apartment there, so I was excited to check out the South Melbourne Market. Unfortunately, it’s not walking distance though. South…
Well, not really… but, we did see wallabies, penguins and koala bears! Brent had the idea to take a day trip to the coast to see the penguins. It was a much needed day away, because I’ve hit the wall of exhaustion with unpacking and handling all the logistics to get the kids enrolled into school/playgroups. Hence the delays in posting….
We’ve had a few weeks to settle in and explore the neighborhood… With jet lag, the first week was really rough. We were up the first night at 1am, and were the first to arrive at the cafe for breakfast at 7am. Even though it was breakfast time, we were ready for naps already. Each night provided a little longer…
Here we are: different country, different driving laws. Learning to drive in Paris had its challenges because it was so aggressive and way too many people on scooters, but here is a different story all together… Driving on the “wrong” side of the road. Brent bought a car and carseats for us before we arrived, so I was set as…