It's been a while!

I know, I know...it's been a really long time since I've last posted anything. Don't worry, I'm still alive and doing well. I've just been a bit busy and a lot has happened in the last few months. Before getting into a quick recap of all the wonderful things I've been up to, a bit of news:

I'm moving back to the motherland in January - or frozen waste-land as my boyfriend likes to say!! We will be living in Montreal so that I can find a job in a more creative environment and so that the man can enjoy as much hockey as he can. He's already gotten into the habit of wearing his Habs jersey on days when there is a game. Yes, he even wears it at work, and he's wearing it at this very moment.

Back to the recap of the last few months:

My birthday was spent in the Hunter Valley. We had heaps and heaps of wine, good food and I had fun swimming outside in the middle of winter :) Shortly after, I landed a new job, being a wine sales rep, which now makes every day feeling like my birthday again!

August was a quiet month where I worked, figured out if I was to go back to Canada or stay here, enjoying spending time with friends and discovery even more hidden treasures in Sydney. I've also let go a little bit of the blog I was doing aside this one about writing and communications. It's not that I've let go of the idea completely. It's more that before getting back into it, I want to have a better direction for it.

In September, we went to Melbourne for a week of cafés, secret bars, graffiti and shopping for me. We were there during the 1st Grand Final and it was quite the affair. The Grand Final here is the equivalent of the Stanley Cup, but if the game ends with a matching score, instead of having overtime or an "shoot-out", the game stops there and they have to re-do it all over again the following week. It's all anyone could talk about for the rest of the week!

And now, it's October and the month is almost over. I've been to the Noodle Night markets, have stored away most of my big jumpers and coats and have taken out my shorts, skirts and dresses. I've already been to the beach 3 times in the last 2 weeks only and am planning for more and more time by the sea. I've done a day-long surf course to help me get back into it and managed to stand up on my first wave. I've even graduate to using a smaller board :)

In the next few weeks, I am attending my first "Network Canada" event as a volunteer for the Halloween party, my friend Penny from London is visiting for a couple of week and then both my sister and her boyfriend are coming to stay with us for 3 weeks. I promise to keep this going, because the next few months should be exciting.

Until next time!
mp