Saturday 17/07/10
Saturday was spent seeing around Adelaide and visiting the well-known Market. Between completing some household errands, like buying Marks new work transport (a road bike) and me a hoover. For those of you who have just thought what Mark gets a bike and Claire gets a hoover, do not panic. We have also been research my new piano and I have finally won the argument Mum. I will be getting an upright piano (when everything is sorted and paid for). I won the argument the best way I know with Mark; I physically had to demonstrate to him the sound differences. I loved it I got to play loads of pianos and keyboards. The music shop we went to was fantastic, they have an entire floor dedicated to guitars and another one pianos, Ben and Ian you would have loved it. The visit to the market was amazing. It was a complete overhaul to the senses, but if you ever find yourself in Adelaide it’s worth a visit, there is some fantastic food to be had (Gaz you were close in our thoughts, we thought you would have been in your element).
Sunday 18/07/10
Though it appears that Australian’s don’t do lie ins (we have now been woken up on a Sunday morning by a tree cutter and this Sunday a street cleaner) we managed to turn over and catch those necessary extra hours of sleep needed on a Sunday morning. As the heavens had decided to stay open all day, we did the boring married thing. We went to the shopping centre to fill our kitchen with those necessary male gadgets need to encourage the male of the partnership to help with some of the household tasks.
Monday 19/07/10
Was the start of the week routine, we got up as normal and sat down to breakfast. Things were normal and calm until I saw a black spot on the kitchen wall. When I looked a little closer I noticed the 8 legs. This would have been fine in the UK but as I know I could be bitten by spiders over here, I was not going any closer. Which meant it was left to Mark to identify the creature invading my home. Mark identified the spider, as being a red back spider, as Mark is always telling me to watch out for these spiders there was no way it was staying in my home, or being put outside. Therefore my knight in shining armour had to go against his instinct and flattered the spider to its death with my work shoe.
Following a full day at work, I was picked up from home by one of Marks colleague (Lynne) to take me climbing. It was great fun, and it was lovely to finally do something I know about and it being like the UK, though great climbing partners were missed. The wall isn’t much as it’s the only one in Adelaide, but it does the job when you can’t get out on the real stuff. The one bug bear of mine was that they appear to have an obsession with the quick release systems. It was a good laugh though, as it gave me a chance to get to know Marks work colleagues without him, as he chickened out. Though I have a feeling his work colleagues will not let it lay until Mark gives climbing a go (ha ha).
Tuesday 20/07/10
Things were obvious going too well for me, as Tuesday turned out to be a difficult day. I was minding my own business at work, getting on with my necessary training when I was ask to come into the management office and was informed that the rest of my necessary paperwork had still not come through. Which meant I would be unable to continue my training until this paperwork appears. For this reason I find myself once again doing the waiting game at home. As you can image this was not a good day for me or Mark. I’ve really had enough to be honest. Why is it so difficult, to work. All I want to do is get on with the job I have been offered. Fingers crossed it will be sorted soon, and I can get back to work and get on with settling in to life over here. As you can image this upset at work is really not helping my settling in process. On a positive note though I have been given the all clear to book our flights home for Christmas, we hope to get this done as soon as the credit cards come through. So bring on the New Year eve plans.
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