Aussie Lingo

Hey everyone! I just wanted to take a minute to share some of the new Aussie Lingo I have learned since I have been here since I can't sleep. It is so amazing to speak the same language, but for so many words to be completely different!!! Here goes...

American/Australian

sweater = jumper
cantaloupe = rock melon
shrimp = prawns
rolling garbage cans = trolley bins
french fries = chips
candy = lollies
business hours = trading hours
diapers = nappies
granola = muesli
green peppers = capsicum
ground beef = mince
living room = lounge
paved road = bituman
television = telly
thank you = ta
trunk = boot
undershirt/cami = singlet
vacation = holiday
windshield = windscreen
yard/lawn = garden

All right...that is all on the lingo for now. I might do another post during the week, but if not, I will post pics after next weekend. We are planning on going to the Desert Park. Everything here is gorgeous, so I can't wait! We are probably going to melt though!! It is so hot here and the sun feels more intense than at home. The locals keep laughing at us telling us that summer hasn't even started here yet. I can't even imagine!!

Till next time...

Pics From Down Under!

Hi everyone! Sorry for the very, very long delay in updating my blog. No...we haven't fallen off the face of the earth...we are just trying the other side for awhile! Things are going great for us. Travis really likes his job and may get to do a little more traveling than he originally thought, which is great because he loves traveling. I am for the most part enjoying my gift of not having to work, but I am starting to get a little stir-crazy in the house all of the time. Speaking of our house, here are some pictures of the outside of it.

These two pictures are of our back yard taken from opposite sides of the yard. We have a nice little covered patio area off the house. We now have a grill and we hopefully will have outdoor furniture soon!


One of our favorite surprises of our back yard is that we have a lime tree!!! We are hoping to plant another fruit tree in the yard sometime soon!! Ramona would be in heaven!!!


This is the first picture of the front of our house. We have two gates. One is off the camera to the right and closest to the rode. The other is the green gate you see in the picture. We have a really nice front and back yard because we are the corner house. In this picture, our front door would be just to the left of the picture.


This is a picture of the front side of our house. There is a little covered overhang and then the carport next to that.


This picture shows the yard off the side of the carport.


This picture was taken at high zoom from the back yard. We can see these beautiful mountains from our master bedroom window!!!


Here is a picture of Travis in our new car. We got a Nissan X-Trail. Did you notice that the steering wheel is on the other side of the car?!?!


This is a picture taken from Anzac Hill. This spot overlooks the entire town. Actually, it overlooks everything. There are beautiful 360 degree views from up there. Anzac Hill is actually a war memorial for all of the Australians lost in all of the wars. We plan to go back to get more pictures. It was wonderful up there!



We are expecting delivery of our household effects soon. Once they arrive and I get everything in order...I will post some pictures of the inside of our house. I really like it!!

I have so many things I want to share. I think that is one of the reasons it took me so long to update my blog...I didn't know what to start with. I plan to add several more posts soon sharing many of the details that I find most interesting about being here.

By the way...please don't hesitate to call or e-mail me. I miss everyone!!! We have the same phone number that we did in Virginia thanks to Vonage. We also have been setting a Do Not Disturb feature on our phone so it won't ring if anyone forgets about the 13.5 hour time difference!!! Okay...more to come soon! Bye!!