Gosh, it feels good to be home! I can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed sleeping in MY bed last night.....I LOVE my bed!!! Lol, I really do, I'm not joking...
We arrived home yesterday just after 3pm, and let me tell you, it was the end of a very long journey. Our last few days in Australia were spent with more exploring, lol. Of course! Except for Saturday...Saturday we had a lovely mild day. We hung out at the apartment most of the day, Matthew wasn't feeling well, he had a bit of a head cold and we had plans to meet up with Joy and her family later in the afternoon. Joy? Ah, yes. Who is Joy? Joy is the lovely swim instructor the boys had two summers running in Bakersfield. She is from Australia, Brisbane actually, and only recently moved back to the area with her husband and adorable little boy. It was truly awesome to be able to see her and meet the two men in her life :-) We had a lovely time of it with them; meandering along Southbank, watching a street perfomer (who was HYSTERICAL!), taking the CityCat river boat, having a beer, and whole-heartedly enjoying the conversation and company.
On Sunday we went to the Glasshouse Mountains, which were beautiful. Oh! And guess what!? We saw wild kangaroos!!! Yes, we did! Not a single one was to be seen in the Outback, but by jove, they were in the Glasshouse Mountains a hour north of Brisbane......go figure. But it was so cool...we stopped at this little cafe on the way to the mountains that was situated on a lookout overlooking a mango farm, and there they were, laying on the grass beneath the mango trees. Ha! It was too cool! There were 4 of them all told. One had to be the male -- he was HUGE! I didn't have my camera with me, nor did Mark, so unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, but trust me, it was awesome :-)We took our time at the cafe, having lunch and just watching the kangaroos -- the owner of the cafe stopped by to tell us how much he appreciated our taking the time to just enjoy the area and wildlife. That so often people just zip in, get a picture and zip out . . . lol, if he only knew how MUCH I loved just sitting there (my poor aching feet).
Monday we headed north, up the Sunshine Coast, to Noosa Head Beach. It was stunning! The whole drive up I kept laughing at myself for the misconceptions I had about Australia. Lol, I thought it all would look like the Outback ~~ HA! Nope. The area we were driving through was seriously tropical looking....I've never been to Hawaii, but it reminded me of what Hawaii would look like --- trees everywhere, vibrant flowers, beautifully colored birds flitting to and fro, white sandy beaches, and the gorgeous blue of the Pacific sparkling in the sun. It was just lovely. Mark and Matt brought their suits and braved the cold water....they said that a few feet out in the water there were a ton of fish swimming around, like "Dory", from Finding Nemo...those kinds of fish. Crazy!
We left on Tuesday morning and it was a LONG way home. I was thrilled that our sits were all together this time. Mark and I took the aisle seats and it was HEAVEN to be able to get up whenever I wanted without disturbing anyone! My legs still swelled a bit, but not as bad, I don't think, as on the way there. We had a 6hr layover in LAX and both Mark and Matt slept most of the time. I wanted to sleep, boy, did I want to sleep...my brain was tingling and I was going numb, I was so tired, but John was up and rarin' to go so I didn't get a chance to nap. By the time we landed, got our car and got to our hotel room, we had been up for over 25hrs. Exhausting!! We crashed by midnight and I don't think I moved a single muscle until almost 10am, lol. Our poor boys, we had to drag them awake, they were so exhausted!
When we got home yesterday afternoon, I had the boys unpack their clothes and get their stuff put away while I went to the commissary -- I had emptied the fridge and cupboards before we left so we had NOTHING in the house, lol! It's funny how you can miss the familiar....normally I do not relish heading to the commissary, especially the day before payday (or on payday, lol!), but I sure did have a spring in my step yesterday. I think it was the overall pleasure in being home ~~ Dorothy sure did have it right, There's No Place Like Home!!
So yea, we are all home now. ALL of us....I just picked the dogs up this morning! Gosh, we missed them!!! They look so big, I just can't believe it. They were groomed today or yesterday which I think is one reason why they look so changed, lol. They are truly gorgeous puppy loves!
It's good to be back.
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