so long, farewell

the time has come. we are leaving perth. it's hard to believe that 4 years have come and gone so quickly. but they have. john has finished school and is officially a chiropractor now. i'm going back to school (because we just can't get enough apparently). we're moving on. we'll be on the road for the next 7.5 weeks, driving across australia with betty, our campervan. she's fully loaded and ready to go, eagerly awaiting our departure tomorrow morning.

we've been so busy lately that it hasn't quite hit us yet, and it probably won't until we arrive in brisbane and start looking for a new home. but i've tried to reminisce a little about life in perth and have come up with a few things about our life here.

things we'll miss: (other then the obvious... friends!)

- the proximity of beautiful beaches (5 minute drive. hello!)
- freo, and all of it's hippy eclecticness
- "winter" weather of 20 degrees during the day and 10 at night!
- being active, outdoors, all year long
- sunset on the beach
- all of our favourite cafes
- the local markets

things we won't miss (at all!)

- early closing times at shops, restaurants and cafes
- perth drivers (yes. they are that bad)
- the cost of living
- our property manager and house owner (2 seperate people whom i equally hate)
- the poor shopping options (this is more me then john, obviously)
- the distance to anywhere/everywhere else!

i can think of other things i love or hate, but they're more about australia in general and not perth specifically. my brain is fried and way to tired to think of anything else. so with that, to quote the von trapp family, we say: so long, farewell, auf weidersehen, goodbye.

thanks for all the memories perth.
xo