Exhausted

I feel like life is moving in fast forward but in slow motion too.

We are loving it though.

 < I haven't cooked dinner since last Monday. >

Seriously? Seriously.

< Most nights I'm not even at our house more than 30 minutes...or not at all. >

I'm good at fast packing. Real good.

< We've been caraze-y scared by an intense movie mini-marathon >

I think Don secretly loved freaking us out.

< The surprise party for Phil's mum went off without a hitch. >  

Now we're not walking on pins and needles wondering what we can/can't say. Phew!

< Selling our goods went entirely well. >

Yes, entirely.

< Because of the previous item, we are currently living in a shell. >

No furniture or anything on the wall = shell.

Sad but great!

< Plans for our voyage home have been finalized. >

Final.

< We're enjoying Sydney while we can! >

I will miss nights like these...

Ahead

The Bennallacks are back in business.  

We are so happy to have Dad, Mum and Rach back on Australian soil.  Even though we know it's only for a teaser visit, we still love having family around.

We had a great family dinner all together last night (just missing Matt, Jade and Pacey).  

I love family dinners with all the brothers and sisters...specially when mine on the other side of the world giving farewell talks and all. (sniffle)

So to celebrate our Aussie reunion...here's a story I heard the other day...

Ancient History
After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the Brits, in the weeks that followed, an
American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a
story published in the New York Times: 

"American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 100 years earlier than the British".

One week later, the Sydney Morning Herald, in Sydney Australia, reported the following:
"After digging as deep as 30 feet in his backyard in Tugun, Bruce, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found Nothing!!!! Bruce has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already gone wireless."

Good ole Aussies.

Just makes you proud to be an Australian.

Even though we're headed to America soon, we still have Australian Pride!

Seen

Oh Harry.  Harry Harry Potter.

*no spoilers here...promise!...although how can you "spoil" a movie when it's already a book?*

It was great. Great. Great. Great.

The night went something like this...

11pm...depart the house to deserted streets.

11:35pm...arrive at theatre.  Crazy how bustling that place was in the dead of the night.

12:05am...Harry time.

Action.

Snacks.

Hermione.

Girl crying on my right. (jeez)

Voldermort.

Slew of girls sobbing on Phil's left.

Neville.

Loud breather on my right...inhale, EXHALE (or is she still sobbing?) 

Ron.

More good movie watching.

Professor McGonagall.

Dumbledore.

Snape.

oh...and Harry.

HP.

Potter.

The boy who lived.

Harry Potter.

I felt slightly childish going to a midnight movie, but something about Harry Potter brings me back to 12 years old.

12 years old is a healthy age to love Harry Potter right?  Better than 22.

So since it started back then, it's ok.

Phil agrees.

I'd see it again. Mostly cuz I don't want it to end.

xoxo

Countdown

Nope, not our favorite Woolworths store in New Zealand.

This is real life. With numbers!

1

day until Phil's school results.

2

days until Harry Potter 7 pt2.

(Yes, I count down to Harry Potter. Judge me.)

6

days until we have {Bennallack} parents again.

19

more days of work.

30

days until Fiji.

37 

days until America.

Whoa...where has time gone?

Jeez Lahweez.

Posted

Hello!

I posted my Cinnamon Roll Recipe that you all asked for on our cooking blog...here.

YUM

Salute

Oh 4th of July...Happy Birthday America.

This was my first 4th of July that I didn't spend in America.

Someone at work mentioned it in devotional and that was about the extent of it.

Happy 4th eh!?

We had our own little American treat to celebrate.

Chocolate pudding pie with graham cracker crust. 

Funny how valuable graham crackers are when you just don't get them at the shops.

mmmmm.

I'm proud to be American and I'm grateful for the freedoms we enjoy there.

But I have also grown to love Australia.

Sadly the while we were all celebrating at home on the 4th another Australian soldier was killed in Afghanistan.

America isn't alone...we have allies and friends that are fighting along with us.

So today I salute to Australia too.

Treasures

So recently I've been craving BBQ food.  No no, not just BBQ sauce food.

Like legit, yummy, home-made hamburger BBQ food.

I must admit, I have never had this craving before.

What is going on?

And then I figured it out.

It's summer {a.k.a BBQ weather} in America.

It's the 4th of July in America....well it is everywhere but it actually means something in America.

4th of July = BBQs galore!

So my little American body of mine figured it out, and craves it.

Voila. Oddest craving of my life.

On another note, we've sold like half our house.

Meaning: like almost everything inside it.  

Sadly it looks like a less habitable place each day.

Tis' the life of moving!

But guess what also comes with moving?

Hidden treasures...that distract us from packing and cleaning for a whole 15 minutes.

Treasures indeed!