3 Months in!

I write this on a Sunday afternoon, in the middle of February, with the sun shining, not a cloud in the sky, about 30 degrees C and with a cold drink next to me!

I was informed that the blog had not been updated in a while and although it seems the whole world is on face book, a fair few are not, so here is an update from the last blog to now.

Christmas came and went. Clare’s parents arrived on Christmas day and spent nearly 4 weeks here, looking around, and helping us move into our new house. Before they arrived, the 3 of us settled down to a traditional Christmas dinner. Clare and Harry then went off to the airport to pick them up.

We spent New Years Eve down on the foreshore at Mandurah. We watched the fireworks at 9pm, before we decided to enjoy the rest of the evening at home with a glass or two.

In the first week of the New Year, we were allowed to pick up the cats, which had been in quarantine for the previous 4 weeks. Despite a scare from Millie, the older cat, who was not very well and had to have surgery, they arrived at our home in Halls Head happy to see us all. Then, we received out furniture that we had packed from the UK, so the house we are in feels like home!

Clare, Harry and her parents then went away for a few days down south, leaving me to read up on my technical knowledge as I had an interview for a job. Luckily, I passed the interview and now work as a senior technician with a company called Kordia. Clare is still looking for work, as for the first time in years, there is not a teacher shortage in Perth. Additionally, there is so much paper work to be completed to become a teacher here, she is still sending forms off and waiting for a response from the government agency that looks after teaching.

We have also been trying out the various sporting activities that are here. These include:

Watching a 20/20 cricket match between the Western Warriors and Tasmania
http://www.waca.com.au/

Seeing the Western Force in the Rugby Union.
http://www.rugbywa.com.au/

Watching the Perth Glory in the A league Football (I will not call it soccer!)
http://www.perthglory.com.au/

We have seen the Perth Heat win the Claxton Shield in the Baseball
http://www.wa.baseball.com.au/

Watching the Perth Wild Cats qualify for the Basketball play off finals.
http://www.wildcats.com.au/

Snorkelling at the seaside at Rottnest Island.
http://www.rottnestisland.com/en/default.htm

We have yet to see an AFL game, but that’s next on the list!!
http://westcoasteagles.com.au/

Finally for now, my mum and dad have booked up their flights to come over in September, which we are looking forward to. Now starts the process of working out what to do with them while they are here! (That really won’t be difficult!).

I promise to update this soon, when we have some new photos of the area. In the mean time, hope you’re all well and maybe some of you will be out to visit before to long!