It's official. I am the world's worst blogger. It's been almost two months since my last post. Both my mom and sister have lodged complaints. I am currently sitting at The Chelsea, searching for inspiration and a starting point. (Maybe some French fries will help.) Conor just leaned over my shoulder and muttered, "Where to start, eh?"
Where to start indeed.
Most importantly, and noteworthy, a follow-up to my last post:
In just ten days, over thirty friends and family members raised over $1,100 for the Shareen Abbasy Memorial Garden. Amazing. The garden was dedicated on June 7 at the Colby College Alumni Reunion Weekend. For photos and more information, please check out: http://jamilabbasy.com/shareen/index.htm
My life as an expatriot has been hectic these past two months. In such a short amount of time Conor and I have traveled to Sydney, the Whitsunday Islands, North Stradbroke Island (yet again!), Mt. Tamborine, and I began working full-time. In addition to our running around, on June 8 Conor and I opened our Brisbane apartment to KAI guests from the States. Since the first week of June we have hosted Khang and his wife Thuy, our friends Annie and Jamie, and currently, Beth Wemple from the KAI Portland office. It has been a lot of fun sharing our apartment, stories, and adventures with these fabulous people.
It is only fair for each of our latest adventures to receive an individual post. We have been lucky enough to see and do so much.
In just three weeks we will depart for the States. Words cannot express how excited I am to see my family and friends. On August 15 we land in L.A. and after regrouping (somewhat briefly) from our 14 hour flight, hop on another plane and head to Chicago. We will spend three days with Conor's brother Dylan and my Uncle Wayne and his partner Vincent (three of the most fun people I know).
After our stop in the Windy City, we head to Buffalo for Conor's debut as Best Man in his best friends' wedding. Pete and Caitlin will be married, after spending the last eight years together, in a little church in Wilson, New York. The very next day we will jump in the car with Conor's parents and head to the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. There we will be joined by my parents, sister and our dog Bella! While I do think about my family often, Conor and I talk about Bella every day. After raising Bella and living with her for three and a half years, it has been incredibly difficult adjusting to daily life without her.
After the Ads, we head to Middleboro for a week before Conor travels to the KAI Baltimore office to squeeze in a week of work. After spending a few days with my family and friends in Massachusetts, I head to Portland for one night to visit with a handful of friends and have my fill of good beer! Conor and I will meet up again in Seattle on September 4 just in time for one of my best friend's weddings. Caitlin and Colin will be married on September 5 on a small island outside of Seattle.
Whew. It's going to be a busy few weeks.
Until we depart, I plan to work three very full weeks. We opened the French Twist Victoria Barracks location on July 8. Since then I have been spending my time running shift and learning my role and responsibilities as a manager. After just two full weeks of work I am already welcoming our three week trip back to the States.
More to come on the latest in Brizzy City!
