Searching for a home...

is what Todd is doing right now which leaves me here in our temporary apartment to blog about it. The house/apartment/flat search here is proving to be very difficult. I really really wanted to go with him but with Jett sick and all we decided it would be better to keep him home so he can sleep (which he is doing right now). The good news is we got to take Jett to the doctor yesterday and got some medicine for him from the chemist (pharmacist) and we just really want him to get better soon.

BUT I am going crazy right now not being able to communicate with Todd about how everything is going (we only have one cell phone). So how it works here is rental properties are listed online with an inspection time (usually on Saturdays) so everyone who is interested can show up and view it. Last Saturday we went to an inspection near the university and 30 people were there! 30! So it is quite competitive looking for housing and we are just praying we find the right place for us...and that we get it! We have finally narrowed our search down to an area where we want to live (there are a bazillion suberbs in sydney). I made a master plan of all the inspections I wanted Todd to visit, the train & bus schedule, etc. and I am very anxious to know how everything goes and how many places he actually gets to inspect. Too bad he won't be home for another 6 hours to tell me how things go. What did people do before cell phones? Lol.

So last week we went to the famous Bondi Beach. It was our best day with Jett as far as traveling goes which really made it a wonderful day. He was an angel. We were planning on doing the coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee beach which is supposed to be beautiful but we didn't realize there were a bunch of stairs so we couldn't do it with our stroller and Jett. We will have to do that another time. We were bummed that we didn't bring our "costumes" (swimming suits) but we still had a great day just enjoying the beach. We won't be going there to swim again though because we found out while we were there that Bondi isn't exactly a family beach if you know what I mean! Its a shame too because it is a beautiful beach!

Todd eating the "Bondi Burger" at Bondi beach. We already have a favorite fast food place here.

We sure love it when he can get a nap in!

Last Saturday we did some inspections near Todd's school. We got to walk through campus again. It is beautiful. It was a long day full of walking but we made some decisions about where we want to live so it was a good productive day.

Jett fell asleep on the bus! Yes!

And Sunday we got to go back to church! I love our ward already. We have some great people in our ward. I'm excited to continue to get to know them and I hope we don't move out of the boundaries. Todd made some excellent pork chops for Sunday dinner. SO good. I feel like we are eating a lot of meat here. Maybe we can fatten up a little while we are here??

On Monday we set out for Taronga Zoo. It took two train rides, a ferry ride, and a short bus ride to get there. Now you can see why we are anxious to move closer to the city! Jett was done by the time we got to the zoo. My camera died so I didn't get any pics at the zoo only on the ferry. We made the trip short and sweet and todd took the train straight to school (his first day!) and I took Jett home alone. We can't wait to go back to the zoo and enjoy it a little more when we live closer.

I will have to update later on the rest of the week. I have a little boy calling for my complete attention...