Halfway...almost

so I've been thinking, and do you know what? I have been here for 5 months. Me. In California. I used to dream of coming here. And I usually doubted it would really ever happen. But here I am. and years earlier than what even I could've hoped for. I live in America.

I remember when I first found out about this job. Right before Christmas. Things were scary, but it was an adventure just thinking of the possibilty that I might leave it all to come here. I still remember Jordan refusing to believe I'd be gone all year. When I left he kept saying he'd see me in July. I'll admit, in recent times I would have given anything to come home. The comfort of having the ready made friendships with enough people to keep me constantly busy was tempting. But we all know the God's plan is usually better than my own, so I know you will all be sad to hear this for certain (you better be sad... at least all my aussie friends had better be sad!) I will be staying here indefinately. I am guaranteed to come home in December, but as far as I can see, God wants me to stay here for a while longer than any of us had planned. This is a great thing, coming to California has really pressed me into God, and stretched me in so many ways... I feel tougher, physically emotionaly, and spiritually.

Anyway, all my rambling has gone on, but the point of this blog is not to look at the future, but to look back on the five months that has been... here goes for a few very decent memories
Please note that there is no specific order to this list of "done things"

11 trips over the golden gate bridge by car,
2 joyrides in a light aircraft
2 times over the golden gate bridge whilst in that aircraft
One fabulous night in a hotel with dianne in the city
One fabulous day with Dianne in Sonoma
3 pictures taken with a cow made of Wine corks
Wineries Visited... not enough...less than ten
hours spent at the gym... too many...
1 spontaneous snow hunt
1 planned snow trip
2 snowmen
2 snowfights
0 snow angels (saving it for next time)
2 trips to bed bath and beyond (wow, now i feel really sad)
Midnight trips to 24 hour stores... one
Marriage Proposals... one
2 attempts to make myself like beer
1 sore tummy from half a glass of beer
I see squirrels all the time now
And one the nature subject, there were three deer in our front yard one night
Roadkill over here is squirrels, as opposed to cats, birds and kangaroos
Number of guns i've seen... 1
I think i heard my first gunshot last night... for real... I was in the ghetto baby
number of carousel rides... well we paid for one, but rode for a lot longer!
Units of chocolate consumed... oh thousands
I still find myself saying "only in America" on a regular basis
I havent watched enough happy tree friends
I am sad to have only just discovered the censored sex & the city... im in love!
Proud to be an aussie when I watched the world cup australia vs italy... just brilliant
Beer? In a bottle? Brilliant!!
Driving on the wrong side of the road... I had another incident only a few days ago... this one wasnt my fault... I swear
Hunting for a cross on a hill and discovering its really just grass painted white
Saturday morning bagels... the closest thing to our very own sex & the city crew
dressing up like a princess
seeing my parents
wishing my brother could be here too
being rasberried and tickled by two crazy kids every single day
being forced to face my fear of feet

so some of it is really pathetic. I know. but I have had such an amazing time so far and with a lot of big events on the horizon I know its an exciting journey ahead
I just wish you could be here with me too!
Love ya