Thanksgiving in Australia!

So Andy and I had yet another wedding to attend two weekends ago! It was a lot of fun! Much more like a traditional wedding than the one we went to before! By traditional I mean dinner was served and alocohol was provided! And it was at night! We went to the ceremony about 3pm. Then the reception was at 7 down at this really nice hotel by the beach! We got there a little early, so sat in a pub down the road and had a few beers! Then we went to the hotel where we were greeted with "drinks on the terrace!" Then on to the reception! Which was a blast! Everyone drank, danced, and ate into the night! Lots and lots of fun! (Some pics here of our table, Andy and I, and the bride and groom!)

As you all know....Thanksgiving is just round the corner! So , since I can't be home to celebrate, I made a yummy dinner for Andy and his family on Monday night! (Pictures included!) It was Sue and Barry (Mr and Mrs Cole), Andy, Ben, Imogen (Bennys GF) and I! Also, sadly, I had to cook a chicken because I didn't think of it ahead of time so there was no time to defrost a turkey! But the chicken was yummy!

This weekend there isn't much on. I am starting my new job full time next week in the city! Looking forward to that! Then, next weekend is "Andy's Birthday weekend!" (Because evidently we need a whole weekend to celebrate turning 23!) We are heading to the horse races on the saturday and having a BBQ chill day sunday! SHould be fun, many pics to follow!

Anyway, love and miss you all! (To those who actually still check this thing...I think it's just you dad!)
MUAH!
lots of love, amy:-)

one down...one to go!

YAY!!

So I've officially finished my first semester of grad school today! PHEW! No more assignments for three months! YAY! (Sorry...don't mean to rub it in...but I did also have to start in August when all of you were still bathing in the sun!)

SO that was a great semester overall I thought! I met so many cool and interesting people from all over the world and I hope to be able to visit them in their homelands at some point in my life! Here is a picture from my cross-cultural class. We had our last day yesterday and everyone brought foods from their cultures! I was lazy and brought Doritos because thats what was in the cupboard! And I didn't really have time to cook! Plus...what am I going to make? Burgers? I don't think so! SO there were home made spring rolls (like eggrolls but smaller), Indian food, dumplings, fried dumplings, cookies from East Timor, and heaps of other cool things! Needless to say my stomach was NOT happy with me after wards! I couldn't have dinner and when I went to the pub with Andy, Mike, and the boys, I couldn't even have a beer! Sad I know! haha Oh...and the pic there is Mike (Mayfield as some of you know--Marister) eating his first kebab and drinking a Toohey's New! sadly...he is leaving us sunday:-( But he had a great time and thats all that matters! Catch ya state side Mikey!

So crazily enough Im headed to yet ANOTHER of Andy's friends weddings this weekend! (Don't worry...no one else is engaged or getting there any time soon so this will be it for a while!)
SO we are going to that on Saturday! Thank god the wedding is a little bit later than the last one...its at 3pm. Then the reception is at 7 so it will be a LONG night of fun!!

Also...I have booked the trip for Andy and I to New Zealand!!! We are flying out of Sydney on the 7th of February into Auckland (north island) and flying out of Christchurch on the 18th! We are going to visit his friend in Auckland for a day or two. Then drive down the coast and throughout the island. Not 100% on every thing yet, but I'm researching. Then we will take a ferry to the south island and explore more there! I know for a fact that we will be seeing hot thermal springs, bunjy jumping (sorry mom!), and zorbing! Thats the cool thing where you go down the hill in a see through plastic ball! It's gonna ROCK! I will of course take 1000 pictures and put them up!

So for now...thats about it from here! Hope you all are well and having fun! Hope to hear from you soon!
Lots of love,
Amy:-)