American In Sydney

One Year Ago...

This year, Jackson made it a paper anniversary we'll always remember. We started the day before on the Saturday that would have been our anniversary equivalent. We saw 2 different wedding parties taking pictures down by the harbor. Like on our wedding day, the brides looked freezing in the windy weather we were experiencing, but the sun was out and immediately we started reminiscing about our big day. We ended up playing a round of 9-hole golf which I did pretty well! For a 33 par course, I hit a 54 (give or take - I think the scoring was done generously). Not great, but I did hit some good ones! :)

That evening, Jackson surprised me with a wonderful sushi dinner at a restaurant called Shiki in the Rocks and we celebrated a quiet evening with catching up with our IQ and Will & Grace. The next morning we had fun adjusting to daylight savings. Like when we got married, the clocks changed! This time not to our favour. In the US, you guys are "falling back" but here, we're "springing forward." Jackson surprised me with an airtour of Sydney in a tiny 6-seater propeller seaplane and a gorgeous lunch at Watsons Bay.

The theme of the whole day was can you believe it's been a year. Can you believe it? They say that as you get older, the years fly by faster, but yet a lot changes in a year. Today, I have moved away from the people I love most to a country that's about as far away as you can get. I have probably gained more weight than I've lost, but I still have my life partner with me who still sweeps me off my feet.

Australian-isms

I referred to the fact the the US was right now in Fall, and apparently they didn't know what I was talking about. Australians don't use the word "Fall" to refer to Autumn because the leaves don't "fall" to the ground here...Fall is Autumn.

posted by Leighna @ 2:21 pm