Brave New Me :: Where am I?

So, where do I start?... ok, I'll just tell you as it is.

Hervey Bay didn't work out.  Unemployment and the threat of a long sweltering summer for us eskimos just didn't appeal in the end.  Rick and I decided that he should find full time work again and I will continue on at the home front until we are more settled.  What an upheaval- to say the least.  Twice in 11 weeks we drove 1300kms with two boisterous toddlers in the back seat.  Not my idea of fun not to mention I think I sped past a speed camera just hours after Rick did!

Hervey Bay is beautiful and the home of most of Rick's family.  We also attended Hervey Bay SDA Church while we were there and were met with a massive amount of support and christian love.  I will  miss my family and friends there very much. 

So where are we now?  Back in Port Stephens, infact we are only minutes away from our old house.  This area has a high demand on the rentals so we were blessed to get a house.  Being able to crack open our boxes of belongings and make this house our home has settled our troubled minds considerably.

And now another chapter begins.  Meanwhile, I'll be in the kitchen if you are looking for me (recipes to follow soon).

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Just before we left we had some family photos on the beloved pier



We are going to miss the pier where we visited almost daily




Just a random photo in a park in Kempsey NSW on our way home



A cloudy morning by the pier

I went out this morning with Rick, my lovely sisters in laws and of course, my two little shadows.  We went to a little shack of a burger place on The Esplanade to get hot chocolates which were surprisingly delicious and cheap!

Across the road was this view

On a sunny day this pier stands out glaringly white and the water a classic crystal blue. The pier seems to go on and on.  The 868 m pier has a little history that you can read about here.  But that doesn't include the 100's if not 1000's of romantic moments captured in the love story of many lovers.  And my little family and I hope to make our own memories with this beautiful land mark.  Fishing, walking, running, smiling, licking icecream, sunset gazing and just sitting on the bench and gazing at locals and tourists enjoying their walk out on the ocean.

Do you have a little piece of happiness near your house that you like to visit and create memories with?

Here are my little shadows, growing up so beautifully.

 

 

x's
Fi