hi everyone!!

yesterday was a pretty fun day, with some much needed rain for the dry little canberra city. james, cathy, elizabeth, and i started off by going to the canberra zoo to check out the aminals!! this didn't last very long as it started to rain and stop. then rain and stop. then rain and stop. we decided that mother nature had won that round, and we'd have to find something else to do.

we ended up going to a few shops, having lunch, checking out their old house that survived the bush fire, and telstra tower.

after that, we hung out at the house for just a bit and then were off to his mom's friend's house!! her name is marcia (pronounced mar-cee-ah) and the name of her game is feeding you. i walked in the kitchen to see a feast probably bigger than any thanksgiving i've been to!! i started by putting some salad on my plate when marcia swooped in and covered my plate with lamb, potatoes, turkey, mushrooms, eggplant, cranberry sauce all doused with gravy. she totally reminded me of my nina with her food galore and great hospitality. :)

james told me he'd give me $10 if i ate even half of what was on my plate...that's how much food there was. i got around to about half, and i gained about 100 kilos in the process. after that, it was yummy coffee and just hanging out. it was a lot of fun, and a great way to end the day.

today james and i are by ourselves for the first part of the day which means we'll prolly go grab some delish food and go for a walk. luckily it's been a lot warmer here than i thought it would. it's never cold enough to see your breath, not even at night. perfect sweatshirt weather...although i do miss the beautiful cali summer!!

well, that's all my update for today, i hope you're having a wonderful day wherever you are!!

xoxoxo!! :)