Discovery of American Ice Cream... 2.9.11

Kelly looked at me from across the table, smiled, and said the magic words, "Anybody interested in getting Ben and Jerry's tonight?" Ummmmm, YES!!!!! Why hadn't I thought of this already?!?!??  Of course I want to walk down the hill and get a taste of American goodness! My craving grew throughout the afternoon so by the time evening fell, I was JONESIN!! I needed an ice cream cone as big as my head... and I wasn't settling for anything less:

I love Ben and Jerry's

Kelly's idea then turned into a very bad habit. And a serious addiction. This has now prompted Dustin to use this as a very descriptive phrase, explaining how much he loves me by saying, "I love you more than you love Ben and Jerry's". Which to me, explains alot, and is very full of love.

Go figure, it is the only Ben and Jerry's shop in the ENTIRE country. And it was placed just down the hill from us.

It was now Wednesday and had pretty much given up on going to all of the 'mandatory' events. So, my day was like a canvas; I could fill it with whatever I pleased.

The first thing I pleased was to fill my day with the INTERNET!!! I had yet to connect to the interwebs... So, in a way, I had yet to really connect with home (other than a couple overpriced phone calls). The IT department was of absolutely no assistance so what was the next best option?  Ask the other Americans that had somehow figured it out. I cheated the system and... SUCCESS!!! I had facebook... youtube... skype... email... I was back in business!!!  Well... sorta. I learned real quick just how poor the "high-speed" Internet connection really was in Oz. Skype is kind of like looking at a still photo and hearing an AT&T convo. But it was communication with home, so I wasn't complaining.

It was time to blast through my denial; this really was going to be "home" for me for the next few months. So it was time for me to make it appear as such. Wednesday became decorating day. All it took was a little determination and the room started to become my room. It was starting to feel warm and cozy. Like home should.

Yay for closets!



My room in a nutshell.
















It's finally home. There is something ridiculously comforting about putting pictures up of people that I love and miss!

My clothes finally found a new home, that didn't consist of a suitcase. That was pure joy in itself.

The day came to a close with an Australian Wildlife show. It went something like this: a Crock Hunter look-alike stood up there and kept pulling out lizards and snakes. And they kept increasing in size by the minute. When he had to pull out a plastic storage box, the size of a dog kennel, it was time for me to go. This experience lasted less than 5 minutes. And needless to say, no pictures from this - I was too busy running out the back door.
Tomorrow was Thursday. And I had Corn Flakes waiting for me at 7am. What was there not to be excited for?!?