Homesick

We took a really fun/beautiful trip last week that Sean is going to write about. It was amazing, we drove all through the Great Ocean Road and saw koala bears, kangaroos and had dinner in a tree house - it was unreal!

Sean and I have both been feeling homesick lately. We miss our friends and family, Brady, Fiona and Liam and all the comforts of home. I think what is making it even harder is that we're only in Melbourne until July so we are in a limbo state. We aren't in our "home" yet, we don't have things that we picked out (furniture, pillows, silly things, etc) so it's hard to feel settled. We are making the most of where we are but we're both really eager to get to Sydney and move into a place that we pick (w/out a rat in the wall, who is STILL there btw).

I have been continuing my routines of going to the gym, grocery store, visiting Brady and now I'm trying to get a volunteer job at Guide Dogs Victoria which is right around the block from us. It's a great organization that helps disabled people get trained guide dogs. What I really want is to get in and play with the puppies so fingers crossed they take me! I am also in search of Expat groups! I have signed up for one via Meetup.com but they don't have any meetings coming up. I have also emailed a few other organizations (American Women/etc) but I haven't heard back yet. I think it's important for me to meet other people who have or are going through the same transition.

I have also indulged in some trash reading. I am embarrassed to admit that I read the "Unauthorized" Oprah biography by Kitty Kelley and now I'm reading The Family about the Bush family.. I guess I'm supplementing my trash TV/magazines with trash reading. If anyone has a good book suggestion please send my way!

We went to visit Brady yesterday and he's doing great. THIRTY more days - it sucks but it'll be here sooner than later. He is so funny because he tries to get the dogs in the fenced in area next to us to chase him when we're playing outside. He loves being chased, he's such a diva!

This Sunday we saw a really great Australian movie called: Animal Kingdom - I highly recommend! It's a crime drama but without any glitz/glamor - it's very authentic and has some haunting characters. We also learned that you need to buy tickets ahead of time here because you pick your seat assignments when you reserve tickets. We got to the theater (Which was packed b/c SATC 2 opened here this past weekend) and had to wait in line for about twenty minutes. When we got to the head of the line we learned there were only seats left in the front three rows - luckily it was still far enough away to enjoy.

Anyway, I wanted to give a quick update and let everyone know that we miss you all a ton!!!