6 months!

you can stop counting... it hasn't been 6 months since our arrival in australia (january, february, march...). today is the 6 month anniversary of our wedding. yes, we have been married for 6 months now. and what is the 6 month one? paper?

where does time go? i was wondering that myself. it seems like just yesterday we were still in hamilton. even more so like i was still in school. but no we live here in australia. life has changed rather significantly in the past 6 months: marriage, graduation, starting my career, moving half way around the world, starting a new life, john starting school again, buying a car. no wonder it went by so quickly.

this past week has been none to thrilling. i suppose this is what happens when you settle in and start living in somewhere. we've decided however, that we will not fall into the "i live here" trap that many people do. we promise to continue to do touristy things and explore the city and state as much as we can.

i'm not sure if i have mentionned it or not, but i will be going to the ultimate frisbee nationals in melbourne at the end of april. fun, no? again, i don't think i'm really at the caliber to play at national level, but whatever. they asked me to go, so i'm going.1/2 of our team is canadian and our jerseys are red and white (or black, depending on the game). if any of you have candian paraphenelia (sp?) that you want to get rid of, send it along. my captain said we were going to call it team canada, but thought that wouldn't go over well at the australian nationals... if nothing else, it will be a good way to explore melbourne and see another part of this country. because of this, my weeknights are filled with ultimate: practices, fitness sessions, mock games, throwing the disc around with john.

john's getting busy with school. but no worries, he gets a 2 week break starting this weekend. yup, 2 weeks. i'll point out that he has only been in class since feb 19th or something like that. the aussies get a ton of breaks in their Uni year. it's really odd. he'll probably work a bit more (i need a sugar daddy after all) and spend some time studying. we're hoping to go away for easter weekend. dont' know where yet, but i'm sure we'll be able to find a 3-4 day adventure.

this weekend is gearing up to be a good one. tomorrow night is a fundraiser that my team is putting on at a pub. should be good times. then saturday and sunday is the West Coast Blues and Roots Festival. it has an amazing line up of australian and international acts. we're dissapointed because Dave Matthews cancelled their australian tour, and hence, will not be headlining on saturday, but that's ok. there'll still be the likes of john mayer, ben harper, wolfmother, xavier rudd and so on.

i'm hoping that the weather gets a bit nicer. this week has been "cool" for this area of the world at this time of year. it's been in the low 20s during the day, but in the teens in the AM and PM. apparently (according to my patients) this is the type of weather we'd expect to get in the dead of winter - may and june- not now. but if this is winter...bring it on! i'm just hoping it doesn't rain. the coolness i can deal with...sort of. i'll just have to find some light weight mittens in our winter box. sad, i know. but see how quickly you can adjust to a warmer climate. you'll all understand when you come to visit...

xo