Hello!

Well not much new to report. Im hoping everyone had a fantastic xmas and new yrs! It was awesome to get to call home and see everyone via skype again. sigh i miss my crazy family lol. Our new years went well, we went down to southbank to watch the fireworks shows (they had an early new yrs at 830 and then a later one with countdown at midnight). A cool add on this yr was lasers that projected along the skyline onto the buildings. Somtimes it showed a msg such as the time, sometimes it displayed random NYE or 2010 across the four main buildings in the skyline and at other times just random designs over the buildings. It def kept me entertained until the countdown lol. Here are some pics of New Yrs http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2117448&id=119100065&l=ec52583b84 .

 As for school i have signed up and registered for my semester 2 classes. They are all focuing on the middle yrs (gr 4-7) so it'll be different then what im used to but im still looking forward to it. Im back to school the last week in feb and trust me it cant come fast enough. Neither can June 29th at 4:16pm..why u may ask? cuz that is the exact time my flight should be arriving home. Which works out well because it gives me a few days to get rid of the jet lag before the awesomeness that will be Canada Day and Xmas in july!WOOOO

Tomorrow Nate and I along with John and Brooke (2 of nates friends) are heading to mooloolaba (sp?) which is a beach somewhere on the sunshine coast. Should be fun!

Videos you should check out:

Xmas eve infestation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaS1-JIRnAM

Bathroom Spider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezycvWKY6uE

and again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIaXTV1HY4U .

[side note. we were watching Jaws when we found this spider. It makes the spider seem so much worse with the evil jaws music in the background]

xoxoxoxox

Manda <3  ~ 169 DAYS!