Northern New South Wales

Took a trip up north to visit some friends using frequent flyers on Jetstar, while we have some free time. Back to the place it all started in 2006. We got engaged and moved to Australia together to settled in Cabarita beach where Richard was keen to get into business with a friend. Our first cohabitation together and believe me it was an adjustment, especially living in a small isolated town in the far edges of Brisbane's suburbia. A trip down memory lane to see the place where we first got married, Norrie's Headland in Cabarita Beach, overlooking the ocean, just a stroll from where we used to live, at The Beach Apartments.

The weather was nice and tropical, more humid than Melbourne's climate, we took the opportunity to enjoy warmer waters at the beach before the summer season ends. Big thanks to Ben for letting us stay with him and borrow his car. He and Richard got to let loose in the water parks while I visited with Vesy and her growing boys, which is always a delight. In Byron Bay we met up with Ed, a good friend from overseas who we always seem to find back in Australia, and his fiancee, big congratulations to them. Caught up with Cousin Stephen, who is studying just down the road in Tweed Heads. Its so funny to eventually bump into friends and family from all over the world. A brief trip to Brisbane to see Dean M and Crazy Kath... Lots of visiting, no pics. I got tired pretty quickly of all this socializing, so by the end of the trip we took it easy.

The Easter bunny made it to our house!

Stepped out this morning to find a little something the Easter bunny
left behind on our doorstep. It made my day! And Richard got to
satisfy his craving for cadbury creme eggs. They taste like Easter.
That sickeningly sweet creme filling inside hard chocolate shells.
Thousands if miles away from home and family our Easter Sunday was
pretty quiet. With Richards mum in town for the morning we took a
stroll down the street to our favorite coffee spot "seventeen squares"
for a cuppa. There seemed to be an awful lot of people out in the
shops. I don't know, but I think I remember a lot more things closed
down for the holiday over in the states. And the following Monday
turns out to be a bug shopping day and everyone has the day off. There
is little less peace in our building with the neighbors kids running
around blah.

Reading list

Some books I think I should read. They are so much cheaper back home.
Sigh. I recently discovered how useless our local library is.

St kilda rose garden

Just across the street lies a beautiful rose garden. My favorite place
to unwind and lay out a blanket. On this particular day we received a
care package from Amy and I proceeded to sit here all afternoon
reading my real simple magazine she sent. One of our better days.