Sam and Moe.....
.....have arrived!
Well they actually arrived nearly two weeks ago and have hit the ground running trying to sort out their new lives - flat hunting, setting up bank accounts, tax file numbers, medicare blah blah blah. It's just like watching what H and I went through all those months ago. They've managed to find a unit in Fairlight, which is right next to Manly, and they move in next week. It's a big relief considering the time of year and how many people want to live here over the summer. They've now got to fill it with furniture before the job hunting begins!
It's great seeing them and as with all our UK mates who've come over to visit, and who we haven't seen for months, we just pick it up from where we left it (in Sam's case it was about 21 months ago, at 2am on a cold pavement outside our house in Bedmo).
For those of you who know him, you can imagine how much Sam will now enjoy those Sunday afternoon beers knowing he hasn't got to drive back to Southampton anymore. Instead he'll have a short stumble home. He's already bought a wetsuit, we've had a surf and I don't think it'll be too long before he buys a board. Good times.
As a result of their arrival I've been rather preoccupied and haven't had time to update the blog with anything except book reviews, which only take a few minutes. I should really write about the Hawksebury Boat Trip a load of us went on a few weekends ago.....~50 people, 5 boats. We nearly sank one of them when we all piled on for a party one night. Maybe I'll get round to it at some point. And then there's the Sydney FC vs LA Galaxy Beckham-mania game. What a free-kick! ("It's a bender!"). And I was right behind the goal as he pinged it in.
Normal service will be resumed, although I don't know when.
Well they actually arrived nearly two weeks ago and have hit the ground running trying to sort out their new lives - flat hunting, setting up bank accounts, tax file numbers, medicare blah blah blah. It's just like watching what H and I went through all those months ago. They've managed to find a unit in Fairlight, which is right next to Manly, and they move in next week. It's a big relief considering the time of year and how many people want to live here over the summer. They've now got to fill it with furniture before the job hunting begins!
It's great seeing them and as with all our UK mates who've come over to visit, and who we haven't seen for months, we just pick it up from where we left it (in Sam's case it was about 21 months ago, at 2am on a cold pavement outside our house in Bedmo).
For those of you who know him, you can imagine how much Sam will now enjoy those Sunday afternoon beers knowing he hasn't got to drive back to Southampton anymore. Instead he'll have a short stumble home. He's already bought a wetsuit, we've had a surf and I don't think it'll be too long before he buys a board. Good times.
As a result of their arrival I've been rather preoccupied and haven't had time to update the blog with anything except book reviews, which only take a few minutes. I should really write about the Hawksebury Boat Trip a load of us went on a few weekends ago.....~50 people, 5 boats. We nearly sank one of them when we all piled on for a party one night. Maybe I'll get round to it at some point. And then there's the Sydney FC vs LA Galaxy Beckham-mania game. What a free-kick! ("It's a bender!"). And I was right behind the goal as he pinged it in.
Normal service will be resumed, although I don't know when.
posted by Jonny @ 4:37 PM
2 Comments:
At 14/12/07 4:47 PM,
Andy said…
Nice to see you captured the moment of arrival, although I find it hard to believe that it's the only photo of them you've taken in the fortnight since they arrived. You slowing down a bit?
I really can't imagine Sam getting into the surfing too much though, after all it involves leaving the house and expending energy.
Classic Beckham. Keeper really should have anticipated it - always the top left corner!
At 17/12/07 10:42 PM,
Jonny said…
Well.....Sam now owns his own surfboard and has been in the water a few times. Admittedly it's in the late afternoon though. And he has taken to swimming in the harbour near his flat. It's already a life-changing move.
He hasn't started looking for work yet though, and nor has he bought the diving equipment or the 42 inch plasma TV he wants either.
Apologies for not publishing any other pictures either but I don't believe I have any others of them. I must be slowing down, although they haven't been out and about that much. I think they call it cost-saving!
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