It's Been a While

Hello family and friends, I must apologize for my lack of recent posting. No excuses, really. Just plain laziness. I made it back to Melbourne mid-October, visa issues sorted. A nice 2-week break at home, during which Meagan got engaged! Since I've been back, I've been having tons of fun (working somewhere in between), and I'm looking forward to many good times ahead. So stay tuned for some cool posts :)

The situation at work changes as unexpectedly as Melbourne weather. One week, I am crazy busy while the other project team has no work. The next week, I have no work and the other project team is swamped. One week, December will be my last month here. The next week, I might be brought back after New Years. I've given up trying to predict or plan, and when those back home express shock that I'm changing a Thursday international flight Wednesday evening, I am almost brought back into the realm of sanity for a brief moment. But, c'est la vie. I'm working in Australia, and I'm loving it. A few of my favorite co-workers, a handful of BearingPoint sub-contractors, have since rolled off our project. We celebrated their last day with a round of beers in the office - I'm still somewhat getting used to the Aussie culture.

I have finally found some girlfriends to spend time with. Don't get me wrong, I love drinking beer and playing pool with a bunch of bloakes as much as the next gal, but I need my gossip and shopping time too.

I can't believe 2007 is almost over. It feels like New Years was a month ago, and here I am discussing another New Years with Meagan. One thing I haven't been able to get used to is walking down the streets of Melbourne in 85 degree weather seeing Christmas trees and lights and hearing trumpets playing Christmas carols. I'm a White Christmas gal to the core, and am definitely looking forward to some hot chocolate, eggnog, and fireside dinners once I return to Atlanta for the holidays.