2018

We rang in the beginning of 2018 with a group of friends in Palm Beach. During the daytime, there was a lot of fun in the sun and swimming. During downtime we took turns submitting questions to make our own trivia quiz, since the Sydney Morning Herald has been neglectful the last two weekends (a regular ritual for the group). The rule was that each person could not answer their own question, but could answer everyone else's. The activity provided a few hours of entertainment, which was longer than expected. Trivia nerds. We watched a few fireworks off in the distance, but watched the Sydney Harbour fireworks on TV just like a lot of people. We saw them live the last two years - and they are spectacular - so it was nice to watch them somewhere more comfortable with no traffic consequences to follow. After living in the Southern Hemisphere for four years now, I can definitely say New Years is much more fun when celebrated in the summer months than in the winter months. All the reports of frigid cold in North America are easy to ignore when you're sitting on a beach or in the pool, and grilling up your lunch. It feels a lot more like the 4th of July.

We just got back and took a much-needed nap and are now sorting out laundry and tidying up. It's confusing to wake up from a nap at 7:30PM and have it still light outside - it deceptively feels like the morning.

Happy New Year to everyone around the world!