Weekend Schmeekend Update

The novelty is starting to wear off a bit & we're settling into a routine, which I like. I remember as early as second grade wishing that we could skip the "First day of school" and fast forward to three months in, when everything is routine and expected. I know that doesn't sound exciting but it is comforting. Anywho.. this weekend is a bit uneventful but still eventful in some ways.

Last night we got dinner with an AMAZING (Australian) couple who we were introduced to by a friend. We went to the Melbourne Wine Room, which was fabulous and enjoyed a great dinner and lots of wine! Our new friends have promised to teach us all about Australian rules football (footie - sp?) which will be necessary to socialize in this place! It was so great to have another couple to talk to who are our age and share similar interests - the night was a success!! Leading up to it I was worried because it felt like a "blind friend date" and what if they didn't like us?? Luckily I think we made an okay impression and hope to not seem to eager to hang out (but our social calendar is pretty open).

Today (Saturday) was very low key. We got brunch at our favorite neighborhood place: Apte, where we've had brunch every weekend since we moved here. As usual the food was fantastic and pushed me to go to the gym b/c the bacon is amazing but is still bacon. After the gym Sean and I went grocery shopping (woo hoo) and came home. We spent the afternoon reading, napping and planning our trip to The Great Ocean Road. We are planning to do a mid week trip next week since there are some issues with the plante where Sean works that have resulted in a few sporadic vacation days.

There is not much else to report. We did pretend it was Memorial Day here for us tonight and had a BBQ.. We are VERY jealous of the weather back home!! It has been in the 60's and rainy here all week so the sun and warmth everyone is experiencing in BOS/CT/NY is making us home sick!