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The 12 Apostles

Sleepy Fuzzball

A big hug for a big tree

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Moving Day

We have officially moved into our permanent home in St. Kilda, a Brooklynish suburb just outside of Melbourne. And by permanent, I mean for the next two years (you can start breathing again mom). For me, the best thing about our home is that we have leaves in the living room. This is my first home in 7 years where I’m so close to life. The life of the tree in the courtyard, the life of the park down the street, the life of the beach a short walk away, and the life of a wife sitting next to me. A bit of culture shock with the lack of delivery options but still plenty of good eats here in Melbourne and especially in St Kilda. Although I did just have a burger that claimed it was the “Best in Melbourne” by some clown on Master Chef, that was barely an upgrade over McDonalds. I digress. One of the many benefits of having a lawyer and (former) banker partnership is that you never have to worry about staying on task. Kelly and I were able to unpack in about a day and half. Most people I know live out of boxes for weeks but we now have only empty boxes and full drawers.

This was also my first move where I couldn’t fit everything I own in the back of a small van. I like to pride myself on being a minimalist but even I have a collection of “stuff”… But the great thing is that all of that “stuff” is pictures of the many great adventures we’ve had or cool personal priceless mementos. We have a Terracotta warrior, a heart from Sasha and Sam’s wedding, and a homemade box from my mom. We’ve already hung pictures of the Boundary Waters, Everest, the Great Wall, the Galapagos, marathon finish lines, Quandry Peak with Ga, the 78 Brown crew, my Dad swimming in his first Olympic Tri, Shortie busting a move at Squid Roe, the Boo’s senior picture, Kel enjoying a fine evening with her college ladies and as a bridesmaid for both Sis and Amber. We also have shelves (yes multiple) of pictures of our family from all sorts of special occasions. I know our new home is very far away but we are surrounded by all off the great memories from our friends and family back home. We miss you all very much and hope as many of you as possible can visit and add to the life of our new home we’ve built down under.

Adam

P.S. Pix coming soon...

Kangas, Koalas, Kockatoos Oh My!

Adam here!

This was a weekend of firsts. It was the first time I saw Kelly this week (S&C has been running her over), our first Aussie holiday (thank you Queen for having a birthday) and our first true adventure down under.

Kelly and I rented a car, which is only significant because they ride on the "wrong" side of the road here. And in case you would ever forget there are plenty of signs to remind you along the way. We adventured along "one of the world's most scenic roads": The Great Ocean Road. We passed beautiful beaches, the home of Quiksilver Surfing, a golf course covered in kangas, brilliantly dense rain forests, giant eucalyptus trees, sleeping koalas, humbling geological seascapes, giant waterfalls, squaking cockatoos and fabulous vistas. Yes all of this was on the same road and covered in 3 days!

Each little section of this weekend's journey has its own unique story. If you'd like more details, feel free to throw some comments up on the blog and we can provide an additional thought or two.

Pix to come over the next few days as my USB cord has yet to be unpacked...

Missing everyone. Keep in touch.

Adam