first days

Slowly but surely i'm getting settled. Actually in some ways it feels like I never left and i've felt very at home since being back. Its been so good to see people again. I didn't know what it was going to be like to come back, its still a little overwhelming that i'm back and going to be actually living here, since it all happened so fast. But it feels right and i'm really excited.

Last night (my first night) I ended up falling asleep at 8pm, which was good because I stayed awake all day which helps with the jetlag, but I was wide awake at 2am, not good. So today was been a little more tiring. I didn't do a whole lot today, just some more unpacking. I did however open a Aussie bank account which was a big thing to do on my list. Thankfully, Scott (my cousin in laws brother) came with me, which was so helpful. I haven't been in a bank to start all over in a while. One little side note, banks here to not have drive thrus. Yep, everyone comes in for face to face banking, or to use the atm. Its actually really cool I think.

We went to mackers or maccas for dinner, not sure which way they spell it but for those of you whole don't know Aussie slang, thats code for McDonalds. Yep, I know...I come all the way to Australia and we eat McDonalds for dinner on a Friday night! I'm was giving my cousin such a hard time about it. Not that I care, I mean I don't usually eat it at home but I will say the McDonalds here are MUCH nicer than they are in the states. A lady sitting next to us asked when leaving where I was from. I told her Tennessee (I never know where to tell people i'm from, so since I figure I grew up there, it still counts) she guessed California. Interesting I thought, but I was excited because maybe I sounded less southern to her! She said she loved to hear me talk, it made her homesick for the states. I think she had lived there some years back. So funny, because i'm pretty sure I could just listen to the Aussies talk all day long!

Well i'm off to bed hopefully tonight i'll sleep all night!