Tales from Down Under: 2010

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

We found a house!

We are not going to be homeless in Australia, hooray!!!! We found a house and our application got approved last weekend. Evidently there was another couple that had an application on it as well and it took the owners a couple days to decide who to approve. A huge weight is now lifted off of our shoulders. We sign the final paperwork today so I will send out the new address soon. The location of the house will cut back the commute time for Wes to work and back by 20-30 minutes each way. I think this house will feel more like a home to us than the one we are in now. I say that because the new house is more like something we would actually buy ourselves. The backyard is much bigger so Tanner and Jackson will have more room to run around. Downfall is that we have to rent a fridge, washer, dryer and vacuum. We will have to catch a bus to the grocery, etc but it will only be a short ride. No more walking to and from the store everyday. I will kinda miss that considering it was good exercise. Overall, we are pleased with the house and just thankful to have found one that we actually will enjoy living in.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

More to come...

More posts to come soon I promise! I know wedding pictures are wanted and I will get those on here soon. We have been busy looking at houses since we have been back from Hawaii. Our lease is up on January 21 and the owners of the house are moving back from the UK so moving time for us. We have looked at many places but nothing permanent yet. We are looking at a house tomorrow that looks great online but we will see. I really hope that it is great because we are getting down to the wire to find somewhere to live. Many places here do not accept pets unless they are small and as most of you are aware our two are not in that category. So look for a new address from us hopefully in the next week or so to begin January 21, 2010.
Other than that, not much else going on in the Jower's household Down Under. Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Hanauma Bay on Oahu

We all went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay and got to see many fish, lots of coral and even a couple HUGE sea turtles.

Another night out in Hawaii, fun times!!!

270 lb Blue Marlin

Gerald caught a 270 lb Blue Marlin while in Hawaii! Look at the size of that thing, it is 9 feet long!!! It is being mounted and more than likely finding its home at the beachhouse. Mahi Mahi were also caught on the trip. If you go to http://www.maggiejoe.com/blog/categories/gallery/ and scroll down you will see that the guys made it onto the websites page as well.

Pearl Harbor

We went to Pearl Harbor on December 3, not too many days before the anniversary. In our group just so happened to be one of the 18 remaining survivors. What a true American hero! Beth pictured with him below.
Louis A Conter, USN one of the last remaining survivors of the USS Arizona from December 7, 1941. http://www.hawaiinavynews.com/node/950

Kani Ka Pila Grill

This picture was taken at the Kani Ka Pila Grill on Oahu.
It was at dinner on Monday before the wedding and it was something to remember! It was pouring rain and we were seated outside underneath umbrellas that did not connect. Chairs were wet and eventually we had a down pour on the table. Notice the silver bucket on the table? That was not for drinks, it was to catch the water falling from the umbrellas. Overall, it was great fun, a great laugh and we did eventually move to a covered area..after it stopped raining of course ;)