This summer was by far one of the best summers down
under - so much fun with great people!
Summer started off with a production of the Nutcracker – it’s
only natural you watch a traditional Christmasy ballet on the first balmy day
of summer. The first weekend of summer
was American expat Thanksgiving at Balmoral Beach. As always the food was amazing and brings you
closer together as an expat family. Instead
of cricket on the beach it ends with a little traditional American football on
the sand.
Our work Christmas party this year was absolutely amazing. The venue, food, band and company were
amazing and made for a very fun night.
It’s going to be hard for the firm to top this years’ location of the
Museum of Contemporary Art. A beautiful
summer evening looking out at the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. When the band started playing it was like
being at a wedding – such a fun night of dancing with everyone wearing their “pop
of colour”! 
Speaking of dancing there was even some salsa dancing at the
Establishment to add to the summer of
fun. 
The weather this December was perfect which meant many a
days were spent in Manly. From beach
volleyball games to just lounging on the beach it was relaxing and fun. I even spent a few hours on the beach in
Manly before my flight home to the frigid northern hemisphere for Christmas –
taking in those last few hours of sun and warmth.
Christmas vacation in New Jersey was jam packed with
fun, despite the fact it was now winter. Catching up with ex-expats in NYC
was simply fantastic. Connecting with
friends who know what it’s like to have two homes is special – there is always
that special and unique bond that draws you together. I also squeezed in as many visits I could
with Jersey friends including a little Zumba which I miss dearly. We also had a mini family vacation in NYC for
the weekend to see a Nets game and the
Rocketts! This was the longest time I
was home and got to do so much – was very thankful for that. But like every vacation it has to come to an
end and after the two week mandatory shut down at work I was back in Sydney and
at work.
The first big event in January was Sydney Festival so I went
to Symphony in the Domain. It was an
evening of the orchestra playing classical symphonies under the stars – what a
beautiful evening.
Australia Day long weekend could only mean one thing – time for
the tennis. Continuing with tradition we
went down to Melbourne to watch hours and hours of tennis. We splurged on tickets to Rod Laver for both
the day and night sessions on Saturday and Sunday and it was amazing. We saw some great matches - edge of the seat matches – a really great
atmosphere and weekend. From Williams to
Sharapova to Murray to Djocovic, and Nadal we saw some great names.
The last month of summer started with a day trip to the
Hunter Valley. Visions of Vienna also
came to Sydney in February which was an evening of the orchestra with visions
of Vienna screened on the sails of the Opera House. Chinese New Year is big in February and there
were some great exhibits around the city to celebrate it. 
There were also quite a few nights out and beach days with the girls from work who I've grown incredibly close to over the past year and am very thankful for that and the friendship we have created. Going to work everyday is easy when you are working with some of your best friends - makes for a great atmosphere.
We also cultured ourselves with a little Shakespeare play
under the stars on Balmoral Beach to round out a fun and memorable summer.
This summer was a stand out summer - only 8 months to go until it's back but until then fall is shaping up to be pretty amazing so far!
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