Long awaited update

So many things to do. So little time to write about them. It seems my life goes like that… Nothing out of the ordinary for a long time, then a whole month or more of exciting things! This has been one of those exciting months!!!

July 1st, I picked up my girlfriend from the airport and we began a 19 day whirlwind of activity. We started off by simply going to a park and talking the day away as we relaxed, enjoyed each other’s company, and she started getting over jet lag. Between trips to the city, sunsets on the beach, trips to the mountains, time with friends, time at church, and a week of Hillsong Conference, our time flew by. I’ll place some photos below to tell the story.

After Greta left, I had a hectic week of catching up and planning a trip to the Great Barrier Reef, then went up there, and now have the task of sorting out a visa to keep me in Australia another year. More on the other topics a little later.

For now, some pictures! They're kind of in random order 'cause I can get this up sooner that way, but here they are.

You can also use the following link to see photo's I'm putting on facebook (you don't have to be on facebook to follow this link and see the pictures)

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52343&l=1f3fd&id=566943522







We spent a lot of time with my friends, some of whom have now become Greta's friends as well. One night while at a friend's house, one of them asked for my camera and took this picture which turned out to be one of the best. Greta attended Hillsong Conference for a week while I was busy volunteering at the conference so during that week we didn't see each other as much but she did spend a lot of time with a few of my (female) friends. These same women have told me in the past that they would love to set me up and would love to see me in a relationship again but they just can't find anyone they believe is good enough for me. I've been warned sternly that I am not to settle for just any woman because I deserve the best.

Even now, 3 weeks after Greta left, people are coming to me and also telling others that my girlfriend is amazing! She was a bit concerned about what people would think of her - if she'd reach their expectations - and she certainly managed to leave a VERY good impression. I've heard from countless people how great they think she is and how great they think we are together. Needless to say, I'm quite encouraged by their support!

I took her to places where she could pet the real kangaroos and koala bears; but for some reason, most of them walked away. It became quite a joke between us because it happened so often. Well, these two didn't run away!!!! I also had to take the shot because she looks so good in this hat.

Since the day I got to Sydney, one of my dreams has been to take my girlfriend to see a performance at the opera house. It took 1 1/2 years to get the girlfriend, but now that it was possible, I took her to see that performance. Thankfully, there was something other than opera showing at the time so we had a really nice evening, had a great dinner at a restaurant overlooking the harbour, and took in the show. We both really enjoyed the night!

I did some homework before she came and found this great private beach to watch the sunset. I couldn't ask for a better location and we enjoyed some time alone before joining more friends for the rest of the evening. Thank you God for a fantastic backdrop to this photo!




I actually found a few locations for the sunset. It's so nice to see the evening sky turn colours and to know I'm with the woman I love.