International Tax Filing

So Bill and I had the best of intentions to file our taxes early so we weren't worrying about it last minute from Australia. That didn't play out the way we planned...our big adventure this weekend? Filing our taxes before we do anything else - which will be further complicated by the different physical location and time zone we now live in :-p Oops. Thank god for the internet, I just hope we don't hit any snags that require calling for advice...stay tuned.

Another thing that didn't go as planned - turning over the blog to Bill. He was a bit reluctant to do a post, but quite pleased with himself when he finished it. I didn't get a chance to read it before it was posted, clearly intentional, and not sure when I am going to pass the mantel back :-p Continue to stay tuned :-)

We have survived another week and actually made some progress on our neighborhood search last weekend. We found a place called Crow's Nest (not sure the history of that random name) and really liked it. The shops/cafe street is really cute and everything we could need (minus public transport) is within walking distance, including this beautiful "rest" park. It is an old cemetery that has been converted into a city park. They left up a number of the headstones and added little descriptions of the history. While it may sound kind of creepy - in reality it was really nice and peaceful.

Sunday we went to the famous Manly Beach - Bill's first time. But we picked our days badly - the weather didn't exactly cooperate. We got a few hours of nice, sunny weather before the rain started. I took some pictures before that happened, but it did cut our day short. Good news is we can always go back.

This is our side of the Pacific Ocean, as the clouds roll in...

I should probably start dinner - it is after 7 pm and Bill isn't home yet. That usually means a long day and a hungry soul will be walking through the door any minute. Till next time!