Friday night we had dinner with some friends of Diane’s. It was a standard Aussie BBQ with steaks, potatoes, salad, bread and beer. Not too far off from a BBQ or cookout in the States but fun nonetheless. We had a great time chatting it up with her friends and getting to know them. One standard theme among all Aussies (besides their inclination to shorten every word) is their surprise that most working Americans only get two weeks of paid vacation. Seriously you should see the look on these people’s faces…serious shock. I think this means things should change. I mean this isn’t new thinking for me, I have always thought it was appalling that my previous employer gives two weeks vacations but our counterparts in the London office get six weeks of vacation. This Aussie shock only gives me fuel for the fire. HA!
Anyway, after staying out late Friday night hanging with friends, Di got us up at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday to go waterskiing with some other friends. In my head, when the alarm went off, I secretly hoped she would give up on the idea, but she didn’t. We left the house at 5:30 a.m. and wakeboarding and skiing had begun by just after 6:00 a.m. I wasn’t the chirpiest skier ever. I mean, I call myself a morning person but I don’t think 5:00 a.m. counts. It was rough but still very enjoyable. Check out pics out below:
Tim tried skiing on this round disc thing. It was cool. I only wakeboarded a few times, and Di (of course) did it all – solemn skiing, wakeboarding and disc skiing. She was a pro with all of it all. And today all three of us are paying for it. We are SORE SORE SORE.
Yesterday afternoon was spent napping and relaxing. Diane and I attempted to go Hot Yoga, but it didn’t work out. Guess I will have to try it out back in Atlanta.
We went and saw Di's friend Ben Hooper play at a cafe in downtown Brisbane. He's an up and coming singer-songwriter who has a new record out. Check him out: http://www.benjaminhooper.com.au/
Then last night we went to another party. Di’s friends are about to have their second baby so they decided to have one last hurrah before the baby comes. It was fun. We had the best pizza and homemade cheesecake. Yummy!
Today we don’t have much on the agenda. I woke up with a cold and Di is exhausted from her practice triathlon, so we are just sitting around relaxing. We are quite hilarious. We are all sore and pretty lazy. HA!
At some point Tim and I will pack, and Di is taking us out for one last meal of fish & chips and then it is off to the airport. All flights are confirmed, and Tim and I have seats next to each other – YAY! But one thing that has to be done before the airport - registering Tim and I for the Peachtree Road Race. I am pumped about being in town for it this year. I haven’t done it for two years, and I love having a race to train for. YAY!
We have 26 hours of flying ahead of us. I really hope my cold goes away because I can’t imagine anything much worse than being sick on a 8 hour plane ride, then a 14 hour plane ride and then a 4 hour plane ride. Blah!
Ok – all for now. We have a 14 hour layover in Hong Kong tomorrow, and the Hong Kong airport has free internet access so we will probably blog one last time tomorrow.
P.S. Once Tim and I are back in town, I have to start job hunting. If you know of any jobs in marketing, PR or nannying, let me know.
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