and we're off

We packed up our house, sold off the car, closed the bank account and said our goodbyes to all the wonderful people here. what a bittersweet moment. We loved our little house and the great people we were able to meet, but there is still so much left of this adventure, its hard not to get excited for that. we spent our last night with our great friends the bakers for a final dinner. considering thats where we go several times a week, it was only fitting. (Thank you so much Kent, Georgia and India! You guys are the best!) After several hours with them, it was back home to check the bed one last time for deadly, flesh eating spiders (a total of 5 made it in to our house, but none were lucky enough to make it out.)

And what a better way to spend the last hour of our time here than with the Bakers at a delicious chocolate shop and some fantastic chocolate fondue. So yummy. Not to mention their lil baby had her first taste of chocolate. She looked confused at first but was soon salivating for some great belgium chocolate (who could blame her).

its thanksgiving here too

I love this holiday and the last thing I wanted to do is skip it!! And what a better way to spend it than with all the great friends we were so thankful to have met here. So we had to introduce the true feast to our Ozzie friends. Heres to the Bakers, Grangers and Ryan and Sarah for joining us for a great evening. And no one cared that it was actually a roasted chicken and a turkey breast roll. yummy.

a day of footy

justin played in his first footy match this past weekend. he has been dying to try it out ever since we got here. the men of our ward arranged a ysa vs. the marrieds game he had a great time but was a bit sore the next day. heres a few pics of the game.

i was pretty scared when this match up came about.

AFL Finals

its the footy finals here and our local team made it into the first round. justins newest addiction is watching these games, so we had to go. it turned out to be a blast! what a fun game! its the best of soccer, football, and rugby all in one. to score, you have to kick the ball between the middle 2 posts for 6 points, or throught the outside goals for 1 point, and you can either kick the ball ahead, or pass it backwards. all while trying to dodge the giant guy running at you full speed who wants nothing m ore than to throw you to the ground. fabulous!

roos, koalas & wombats, OH MY!!

we went to cleland wildlife park this week to see some of the native animals here. we loved the kangaroos. they are just as cool as we thought. i also got to hold a koala (a secret life long dream of mine). it was amazing and they really do just cling on for dear life. their fur id so different than i thought it would be. its so fluffy and soft. we had so much fun hanging out with these animals. even justin had a blast feeding the kangaroo's, they were totally his favorite. also the pelicans are some of the coolest things we have ever seen. their beaks are so neat, and the ones here are HUGE!! they stand above justins waist.

life so far

life in oz is great. justin and i are spending so much time together. considering our lack of jobs, justins light school schedule, and our legs as our only transportation we hang out a ton. and i am loving it. we go play tennis whenever we want, walk to the beach, walk over to town with no hurry to get anywhere. we are so uused to life in the fast lane, its nice having it speed right past us as we watch together.

our little apartment is great. considering it wasnt originally furnished, we have been able to scrounge up lots of stuff to fill it. the wonderful lady we are renting from is letting us borrow all the major furniture we need. she also had some plates, bowls, cups, and a pot and pan. This wonderful family in our ward has let us borrow a tv and vcr. we have been so blessed by the people here. their generocity and pure love of helping others is a true example of love thy neighbor.

another great thing is that the food here is amazing. we have eaten out several times and never once had anything we didnt absolutely love. we have so many things on our list of places to try, and i fear we wont be able to get to them all. i have never been in a place where everything tasted good. its like heaven for my tastebuds.

in case you were wondering... yes opera and dr. phil have made it over to their tv. they also have an ER spin-off, deal or no deal, and the news/morning shows. and no i dont think the toilets rotate the other direction being this side of the equator.

overall, life is grand and we are loving the time we have here. we have been so blessed and know that our heavenly father has been watching out for us. we are so thankful to all the help he has given us, and daily see the impact in our lifes.

home sweet home

we found a house and it only took 5 days. supposedly it was supposed to take longer because alot of students come to adelaide, theres like 4 uni's (university) in the city. we slept in it last night with no electricity. it was like camping in our house, thanks to justin for packing a flashlight! we unpacked today, i brought entirely way to much stuff!

our house sits 4 blocks from the beach, 5 from the main down town of Glenelg. theres a grocery store, cafe, post office, and atm around the corner, and a tennis court just up the street.

Justin started his last year of law school today. he only goes to class tues and wed nights 5-8, three weekends in august and one week in sept. its a pretty sweet schedule if you ask me. we are going to have so much time on our hands. it will be so much less time spent on school studies than what we were both used to.

the weather is way cold. remember how it was like the worst winter in a long time in the states. yea, well the cycle continues down here. and we left summer for this?!? i thought oz was summer time all year! lets just say the 2 pairs of pants are getting a ton of use while the 6 pairs of shorts sit quietly in their new home.the adelaide LDS temple