We have been at our new place in Blackforest for just over a week now and it's finally starting to feel like home even though it's really messy right now! (and probably will be for a while!) Im glad the cleaning up of the north adelaide place is all over now. Few things to note about the new place, our electric water system is quite small, so phil and i have had to take shorter showers, I found this out the hard way on the first day with having to take a cold shower in the morning! Our washing machine getting a good work out with us using it nearly every day! So much for the water restriction for SA! Got the air con all serviced ready for the long hot summer ahead and we did some DIY with the entertainment unit, had to reduce the size of that to fit it in under the stairs. Bit of work, but worth it in the end! It fits perfectly now.

Not long now and I finish up work, still hasn't really kicked in, but we're interviewing some newbies soon, so when I start training them, Im sure it will sink in that I will shortly be no longer working full time. My supervisor asks me daily (being a bit of a stirrer) if I had changed my mind, that I can still stay and work there...but I've made my decision and am going to stick with it. Difficult decision but very liberating. :P

Can't wait to go away with phil to NZ, will be quite fun and interesting to be there for a longer time and meet more ppl and see more things! Will be fun at the wedding too! :)
We might go to Melbourne for christmas hollies, my step dads family is having their Chrissy do at his and mum's house. If we go, we will drive there.. mmm 8 hours of butt numbing adventure! hehe! But it will be good to get around melbourne and see things easier, though it will be the holiday period and lots of things maybe closed. We'll see what happens.. Melbournes a pretty city and would be good to go with Phil there to see what he thinks.

anyway
ciao...

BIG day yesterday! Phil and I are now home owners and I have resigned from my job. Big step, as it was quite comfy there.. but perhaps too comfy? And after a bit of a break Im going to persue my art. For a while now I have been waying up my options.. I have been so proud to be part of a magazine from the start and so happy that it is so successful today, but I feel strongly its time for a change. Breaking the news to my boss over the phone was not easy, he was at first a bit shocked and thought i had perhaps got a job with a competitor; I explained my shoulder was hurting (from RSI.. ) and I want to give it a break, and I really love my art so I want to give that a go and persue it professionally. He got nicer and nicer about it on the phone... maybe he was worried about my RSI??? anyhow it ended good and then I had to go and tell my supervisor-the creative director and the rest of the crew. It was hard but i had to get to the point, i got a bit emotional even.. bit teary but jason was good about it. Everyone was being so nice but really didnt want me to go.. but everyone understands it happens... I had given six weeks notice so its ample time.. I could do this because I wasn't going to another job and I think they appreciated this. Soo.. got some champagne from work and actually got some wine from the real estate agent- when she gave us the keys... got some interesting tips/facts from her too.

Apparently a few years ago, Stormy Summers (one of adelaides oldest and most famous madames) lived across the road.. making the then tenant move out immediately. It was supposed to be a private residence but this tenant could see people going in and out of the house all the time. Its assuring to know Stormy Summers have moved out since then! :)

Got some quotes for an alarm system to be installed. Prices are interestingly varied. Andrea came with us on our first trip to our new place.. ooo a special moment :) Had some beers at the Ediburugh later on with andrea, jindou and adrian, nice pub!!!! We went out later on as well wtih jindou but were feeling shagged! It had been a crazy, long day with ups and downs. Well mostly ups really, AND it was the chinese mid-autumn festival! No mooncakes for us tho.. but it was the full moon, so I did expect more of an emotional day.

More cleaning and getting ready to move out of nth adelaide and move into blackforest! I guess its all part of the fun! THen not long after that were flying to NZ again for phils bro's wedding.
Will get to meet the rest of phils family.. and go up to where he grew up.. it will be fun :)

ciao for now!