We Made It!

Well it's been a very long time coming, but we finally made it down to Australia!

It managed to snow for us before we left Canada which was great! Threw a few snowballs and frolicked round in it. :) But I have to say that I'm glad to be in the warmer weather now and not having to wear so many layers. The flight over was a VERY long haul! It all went smoothly which made it a pleasant transfer, as pleasant as that long of a flight can be. I was completely exhausted when I got here, Dan not so much, I think he was just so excited to be home and see his parents! So not much got done the first day we arrived as you can guess.

Since then we have managed to; set up all the fun stuff ie; bank accounts, my medicare, tax file number etc, do a bit of shopping, had a dinner with one of Dan's brothers (Andrew) and family last night. I am going through an interview process at the moment with flight centre, it's pretty vigorous, so we will see. I have also started applying for a few other jobs just in case this one doesn't work out. Hopefully I will find something soon and get some income. Dan may end up back at his old job at Springvale Botanical Cemetery as a memorials installer, it's not the same position as he left, but same place. He finds out officially this Tuesday if he got the position or not, so hopefully he does fingers crossed!

I have driven our new Gemini a couple of times so far. Driving on the wrong side of the road isn't as horrible as I thought it would be, but it's still very awkward/weird. So a bit more practicing and then I may be able to drive without Dan in the car. It just feels so wrong! Our car also runs like a gem! Although it does leak when it's raining out (you need to wear gumboots when it rains b/c your driving foot gets soaked), Dan's going to try and fix that, but other than that, she's in great condition!! More than great actually!

Lots of visiting, shopping, finding a job, touring and getting settled in over the next little while for us. It's all been great so far! We've been staying at his parents place (which is out in the boonies, but very pretty and green) so far, we'll be moving into his brother(Paul) and families place next week sometime and will be there until we find our own place after we get jobs. We are both REALLY looking forward to getting our own place and space, settling in, having all of our stuff in one place, not three and making a home for ourselves!! It's going to be like Christmas when we start unpacking all of our stuff, I forgot how much stuff I actually brought!

Lots of crazy heavy rain on and off over the past few days here with some thunderstorms. I suppose it helps green things up a bit, but sucks b/c it makes all the flowers bloom that much quicker and bad hay fever! It's been nice and warm though so far, not crazy hot yet which is good and will allow me to climatize a bit before we get into the hotter weather! Lots of beautiful colorful parrots around the parents place. Got a few shots(below) of them for you as well as their beautiful garden. I can't wait to see more wildlife! So many new things to experience and get used too! So excited! I hope that all of you are doing well. Thinking of all of my wonderful family and close friends often. If you need my contact details, just let me know.

That's it for now, I'll update again when I have some more fun news and time. Miss you all already! Looking forward to moving forward with our lives and settling into/making a home. Keep in touch!

Brenna xxx

The Bell's beauty backyard!

The local wildlife. They come right up to you! It's amazing!

The snow just before we left Canada. brrrr.