10 Random Thoughts

1. I feel pressured to make this interesting.

2. It has been damn hot here! Summer starts here on December 1. I am not sure why. And it has been a cold summer, all the way through mid-January. Now, we're in a heat wave. In Farenheit, it was 111 degrees yesterday, 109 degrees today and 104 tomorrow. Luckily it will go down to 82 degrees on Sunday. Yay!

3. Steve and I went camping this weekend for the long weekend - off Monday for Australia Day (did anyone receive a card?).

3.a. We slept in the middle of nowhere. Again! I have to give myself credit on this, I mean, what a good wife, right? Steve picked a site that was good for families and groups. But by families they meant a husband and wife and by groups they meant no more than two people. It was just literally in the middle of nowhere, with noone but us. 11km from the main road. As we arrived, I was thinking, 'How am I supposed to run that entire way in case of emergencies? What if someone chases me down that long road, I'm never going to make it.' Luckily, it was a peaceful evening with no scary people.

3.b. We also hiked 22km through mountains on this trip. My longest trip ever! The next closest I've hiked is maybe 7km.

4. My mom is coming to visit! In May! It's going to be very fun. I cannot believe she is going to do this, I'm so proud of her.

5. I've finally 'finished' a big project I've been working on at work. I worked for four months on creating a new website for work (I didn't personally create it as I'm not a web designer), but it was my baby, my project; it was four months of blood, sweat, tears and fears of getting fired. It's now ready to view! Take a look: http://www.ascet.edu.au/.

6. It really is a small world. I keep in touch with a girl from high school who is best friends with my oldest friend from home. This girl and I keep in touch through Facebook - what a phenomenon - and it turns out that her new mother-in-law moved an hour plane ride from Melbourne, weird, right?

7. Bindi Irwin is very popular here. My brother Brian is quite fond of her as well.

8. We went to a Neil Young concert last night. When Steve asked me to go three or four months ago, I jumped at it. I was very excited! How fun would it be? In the past couple of weeks, as we were listening to Steve's iPod, a song came on and I shouted, "I can't wait to see Neil in concert, it will be such a good show." Steve looked at me funny and said, "This is Neil Diamond on the iPod, we're going to see Neil Young." What? No Sweet Caroline? Who is Neil Young? It was good (so hot out), but very relaxed and chill. And he closed with a Beatles cover which was cool.

9. I am trying to think of another random thought.

10. Oh, here's one. Steve and I did not buy matching outfits contrary to popular belief. The pictures you saw in the Australia Day cards are a requirement for anyone doing the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb. We do not buy outfits to match.

Love and miss you all tons!
~Kate (and Steve)