The Christmas garb is decking the streets of Melbourne. The Myer's Day parade took place Saturday, which is similar to the Macy's Day parade in the U.S. I'm thrilled to see the Christmas decorations popping up everywhere, as they serve as an excellent reminder that I have only 33 days until I board a plane to come home to Texas for Christmas!!! I arrive in Texas on Saturday Dec. 22 and I don't leave until Monday Jan. 14 (arriving back in Melbourne on Thursday Jan. 17 - how wild is that?!). I've happily adopted the Australian way of taking extended holidays. What will I do when I get back to the states with two weeks of annual leave? I have a 15 hour layover in Fiji on the way back to Melbourne, so I'm looking forward to a mini-vacation/day trip tour of the islands. Just packing it all in. I look forward to seeing many of you during my time in Texas!
