Making the Most of our Last Weekends Here

It was a busy weekend! 

Saturday, we went to a going-away party for an American friend at Petersham Park. This friend has been living in Australia for 12 years, and it's funny to say bye when we will be in the same country soon. He will be living on the West Coast, so we won't see him all that often, but there's a good chance we will meet up with him somewhere, sometime, in the states. We will always have a certain kinship with him, since he is a dual American-Aussie citizen, just like us. It was a super windy day, but it was a nice kid-friendly atmosphere, so Penny had lots of little familiar playmates running around too. 

We spent a lot of time outdoors on Sunday as well. In the morning, I went to see my "mums group" for the last time at Sydney Park. It was nice to see most of them one last time, and to see how all the kids are developing into their little toddler personalities. Even though they are all the same age, the are so different. 

After that, We took the ferry to Manly and met up with some friends. We managed to trade-off on a SUPboard and play a little bit of SUPball. Penny had fun splashing in the water (it's a harbourside beach, so there aren't really waves) and also enjoyed a very short ride on the SUPboard. We then enjoyed sitting on the grass with some friends afterward, having some snacks and drinks, and I got to sneak away and eat my favorite meal from 4 Pines brewery one last time. Penny was able to toddle around and play, and make some friends too.

We are in the midst of planning our pets' travel back to the states. Apparently, they are going to leave a day before us, they have a 24-hour stopover in Doha (of all places?), and then they arrive a day after us in the US. During the stopover, they get to go into a boarding facility where they have more room to roam outside of their travel crates. They will have travelled to the middle east before anyone else in our little family has.

Every day I get rid of more stuff or arrange for someone else to take furniture or kitchen items off our hands. The move is slowly, but surely, coming together.