Hello Autumn



Last day at St Kilda with Tom.

 

Hello Everyone,

Things have quietened down here, as my time in Australia is drawing to a close. I've been feeling a little down, and the weather is starting to feel the same. The temperature is dropping and we've had a bit of rain. It still looks beautiful here, and I think we'll be in for a very colourful autumn.

Since Tom went home to Singapore a few weeks ago, I haven't really been up to much, since I'm trying to preserve the rest of my money for when I join him there in a month or so. I've still been keeping pretty active though; I've been helping out at school, which means spending lots of time with my favourite Carpet Python, Boston, as well as all the wonderful kids.

I'm sure most of you have noticed the various cancer awareness campaigns flying around, one of which is The Great Shave. One of our kids, Scout, got involved and raised over $2000 dollars shaving all her beautiful blond hair off! She's a great kid, and also a great barista, considering she's only thirteen years old. I love spending time at school with all of the kids - I don't know how I'll cope when it's time to go home.

The rest of the time, I've just spent catching up with my great friend Courtney, who managed to hurt herself on Wednesday pretty badly. She's possibly torn a muscle, so she's been getting around on crutches. I've been helping her get around, feed the horses and the dogs, and make sure she's relaxing as well.

On Thursday, I went riding at Melton for the first time in a few months, which was great. I'm still sore today, but that just means I got a good workout! I rode a palomino pony called Bailey, and fell in love with her, even though she spent most of the ride bucking. She was a lovely horse, and I genuinely didn't feel afraid on her, even when I was half way round her neck! She didn't seem like she was trying to buck me off. Maybe she was just seeing what she could get away with, or maybe she was a bit sore, but either way, by the end of the ride, we had a good partnership. I'm looking forward to riding her again, anyway.

Lauren and I catching up
over Max Brenner

Last weekend, I caught up with my lovely Lauren, who I haven't seen since before Christmas, and we've got plans to spend some time together next week as well.

So, not much has been happening here, but I'm still enjoying myself, and mostly just looking forward to our trip to the Gold Coast in a couple of weeks. I'll be keeping busy until then, and I'll update everyone after that.

Thanks for reading my slightly boring update, and I hope you British folk have enjoyed your few days of sun.

Take care, all,

Em