Harder Than I Thought...

So blogging is much harder than I thought it would be. For someone who likes to talk as much as I do, writing things down is quite tricky. I looked at my last post and quite frankly I think it's a bit boring! Maybe it's because it is my own life? Having not been a 'blog-follower' prior to this, I guess I need to get used to how it's done and just presume that somewhere someone finds what I write vaguely interesting. 

Anyways, on to news (the reason that I am supposed to be writing this!) It's not really news per se, but I must comment on how much I am loving the gluten free choices here at home.  I can buy my bread at a normal supermarket and it tastes GREAT! This sure beats ordering my bread once every 5 weeks from an obscure bakery in Florida who would mail it up to me. I've always found it odd that DC (and the US in general) don't have more GF options, considering how many more celiacs there are in the US than Australia due to the higher population. Guess there isn't enough money in it - if there is one thing I learnt in the US: if there is money to be made, someone will be making it!

I am also loving how beautiful Sydney is. Even with the somewhat crappy weather they've had this past week (it's been a bit gray and cool for my liking!) the harbour is so pretty.  Here is a video that we took on the weekend as we came home from Manly on the ferry.  I think my husband is quietly hoping that we live somewhere that will mean he can get the ferry to work each day. I mean, how cool would it be to have your morning commute be by ferry on Sydney Harbour?! Much nicer than the red line on the metro that's for sure.

Another thing I love about being home is that on the weekend we were able to catch up with some really good friends.  They actually live in Melbourne (Iwish they lived in Sydney!) but serendipitously were in town for a 4 day weekend to attend someone's wedding.  So we had lunch on Friday and then on Sunday we met at Manly to take a walk by the beach, get an ice cream and then have a few drinks at the pub.  Such a great afternoon.  It was also great because they have a daughter who is 2 weeks younger than Mr. Baby.  I never joined a mother's group in DC because we were leaving so soon after the birth. Big mistake!  It is so wonderful to have a chance to talk to someone about the crap you deal with, to know that you are not the only one going through these things and to also just be able to compare your baby to another baby.  Mr. Baby is apparently quite normal :)  Always good to know!  He is, however, also significantly heavier than the delicate Little Miss Baby that our friends have. And I mean significantly. He must have 3 or 4 pounds on her. We have already decided that the two of them should get married when the time comes - are arranged marriages still legal?! We did a formal intro between the two babies and Little Miss Baby grabbed a hold of Mr. Baby's hand and clung on - it was so precious!  They are seriously cute babies in their own right so putting them together resulted in tear-inducing cuteness.

As wonderful as it is to catch up with these friends and see my family, I must admit to really missing my close friends in DC. I knew it would be hard initially but it is very hard.  I particularly miss my best friend, Miss C and I feel the physical distance a lot right now.   I can't wait until she visits Australia in December. I know it will get better - once we have our own place, once I reconnect with old friends or make new ones (hopefully I can find a mothers group wherever we live). But right now it is not easy and makes me wish that I could transplant all the wonderful friends in DC to live here in the wonderful city of Sydney.  Sigh!