Sculptures on the beach

another week has passed without too much excitement. john's doing very well with his arm. still has some limited movement, but much better then previously. he tried biking today but it's a bit uncomfortable still. we're treating his arm daily, so hopefully he'll be back to full injury-free status soon.

we went to the "sculptures on the beach" in cottesloe this week. twice, in fact. it's a neat festival type of event that this suburb has been hosting for 3 years. artists from around australia (and i think worldwide) create these magnificant pieces of art that are displayed on the beach, in the park and for some, in the water (a giant floating 8 ball). some of them were pretty spectacular (well, most of them were). they can all be purchased, but range from 2500$ per piece to over 50000$ per piece. the camera died when we were half way through, so some of the more amazing ones didn't get recorded, but i'm posting a few of them for interest sake.

today i went into fremantle to attend an indian food festival. which sounds better then it was. so much potential. but it consisted entirely of 12 stands of different types of indian foods, and a small (very small) stage for a performer. that's it. we were going to get food, but it was just too darn hot to even contemplate eating indian food. instead, my friends and i lounged in the park under a tree and enjoyed some tasty gelato. then lounged in a pub by the water. tough life i tell you. tough life.

2 important days this week. tomorrow is my hubby's (ha!) birthday. the big 3 to the power of 3 birthday (27, for those of you trying to do the math). no big plans as of now. we are going to the west coast blues and roots festival in 2 weeks as part of his birthday gift though, so that will be fun.

the 2nd day... we arrived in australia 2 months ago tuesday. wow! were does time go. (see, as a forewarning, it does go quickly, so those of you planning on visiting, start planning now. i mean it) my/our permanent residency application will be submitted this week as well. a potentially big week coming up.

as an aside, if any of you out there are wondering what to do with that bit of spare cash you have lying around (don't deny it, i know that many of you do) and you're thinking, "gee, should i go rrsp, mortgage payment or charity?" feel free to donate it to the "michelle-wants-to-go-to-ultimate-frisbee-nationals-in-melbourne-at-the-end-of-april" fund. it's a worthy cause. because i really, really, really want to go. and by go, i mean play, not watch. i wouldn't have a fund just to go watch. i'm not that lame.

also, but not least importantly, a very big thank you to my aunt fran, uncle mark, maya and chris. the linens from india arrived this past week (much to our excited surprise) and they're beautiful. we especially love the colour of the top-sheet cover. such a stunning orange. it works very well with the colour scheme in the place. we're also fans of how soft the towels and sheets feel. much better then the "stock" towels we were provided with here. so much nicer. and now it's starting to feel a bit more like a home, not just a house.

xo