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Sydney’s Diamond Jubilee

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

December 31

When New Years Eve finally arrived, we took an early train into Sydney and arrived at Macquarrie’s Point around 11AM (along with about 10,000 other people).

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After standing in line for an hour and a half to get through the security checkpoint we finally reached the point and staked out our spot beneath a shady tree with a good view of the Sydney Bridge.

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Now all we had to do was wait. [read on]

Sydney for the Holidays

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Dec 24 – 31

As the days wound down to Christmas, I reflected on what I was doing this time last year – namely, stressing out about Christmas sales while rushing around madly to get all the shopping and wrapping done. Last year, I felt like I had missed out on Christmas with my family and was determined not to let that happen again. It was after nearly burning out trying to be everything to everyone that I had come to the decision to take a break and put my family first almost exactly one year ago. Now, I was secretly glad to only have to worry about buying a few small gifts for my immediate family and find ways to make this unique Christmas special for my children. Family and friends were on my mind, so I spent some extra time on a Christmas email and made several calls to loved ones at home (thank goodness long distance is incredibly cheap in Australia). Even though we were far from home, we felt more connected to our family and friends than ever before. [read on]