Winter into Summer

Have you ever wondered what Winter in Australia looks like?

A little bit like this...

I would be pretty jealous if I weren't here.

Ok, that's probably not true, considering it's Summer at home.

[And, despite the beautiful flowers coming into bloom, it's dang cold!]

Today marks the end of our second to last week of Uni.
That means after next week we're completely done! [Until August.]

Chris and I both have an assignment due on Monday that we'll slave over tomorrow.

On Sunday we are taking a break from school work to celebrate our one year anniversary.

It's completely amazing [and crazy!] that an entire year has already passed by!

Hope you folks in America are enjoying your Summer!!

Counting Down

Today I chose this picture.





Please ignore the 80's-esque attire.

I mostly chose this picture because today I realized that Chris and I have yet to pack, organize our house, or do anything remotely close to getting ready to leave.

Hopefully our lack of organization will not lead us to look like this, minus two people.

But really, how do you pack for a trip that lasts six months? I mean, really, that's a long time. Not to mention the fact that we will be there for at least two seasons. [If I were going alone, this would be fine. I would pack nothing but my toothbrush. However, Chris is not interested in buying a completely new wardrobe.]
Well, here's to planning. Or organizing. Or something. How about packing? Yes, here's to packing!!

The Final Countdown

So, because we are officially beginning our journey in one week, I thought it would be appropriate to do a countdown of sorts.

For the next seven days I'm going to post a picture of Melbourne, Burwood, Deakin, or whatever strikes my fancy [and relates to our trip, of course].

Today I found a gorgeous picture of the Melbourne skyline.

When I say found, I mean stole [nicandclay.blogspot.com].

I'm not sure if it's the bright blue sky, the modern architecture, or the calm water, but whatever it is.... ahh.

Beautiful, right?

7 more days!!

Blog Time!

Well, I started a blog. About time, right? There's a pretty good reason why, too. [insert drum roll....] Chris and I are going to Australia!!

That's pretty common knowledge these days, but still a good reason to blog.

The coolest part is that we're leaving on January 28th, exactly a week from tomorrow. We're flying from Boise to Phoenix to Los Angeles and spending the night there. At 9:45p.m. on Saturday we leave LA and arrive in Melbourne early Monday morning. We lose most of Sunday, but who cares about that day anyway?

Chris has never been to California so the plan is to peruse LA and the closest beach on Saturday. We'll see how many hours of wandering around with six months worth of luggage we can handle.

Only 8 more days!