Side Kiss Greeting Thing...Awkward

Today marks the completion of this goal "98. Post every day for 1 month on From Oz to Aus" from this list. So yay me (and Hyatt helped too)!

But I feel like posting that above paragraph doesn't really count as a post so I better come up with something real, right?

Ok - random thoughts and events for the week.

1 - Australians greet people with the side cheek kiss thing. I think it comes from the British influence. Regardless, it makes me feel super awkward. If you still don't know what I'm talking about, here's a visual:

This lady looks much happier than I am when she's being greeted.

I feel like this is a semi invasion of my personal space but I go along with it because it's hard to avoid an incoming kiss-greeting and it's also a little bit rude to turn it down, I think. But it still makes me feel weird and I never kiss back. Next time you meet someone new, speak with an Australian accent and do the side kiss greeting - you'll freak people out. I think I'm going to do it when I return to stateside.

2 -  Tonight while on our way to dinner at our friend's house, I started walking a pipe fence. I made it 16 steps without falling off - woo. Big life accomplishment. So on the way home, Hyatt decided to try his hand. **Sidenote**: Hyatt is NOT coordinated. Although he tries very hard. Anyway, for 20 flippin minutes he tried walking the fence to beat me. Unsuccessful - personal best 11 steps. I wish I had a video of it, because you would have peed your pants from laughter. I love him but wow.

3 - Tomorrow (Saturday) marks the first weekend that I haven't had to get up early for a conference, meeting, work or to catch a flight. Amen to that.

4 - Two months from today (Friday) we will be doing some major life changes..... drumroll............................................. We will be returing to the states that day. Only two short months left and we've got them jam packed - trip to Tasmania, trip to Alice Springs/Uluru/Coober Pedy, two research projects (not Hyatt's) and a conference in Adelaide where Hyatt and I will both be presenting. Time will fly by and we're going to try to fit as much time in with our friends here in Melbourne before we leave. :(

Ok- that's about all for today. Thanks for reading and commenting. I noticed that commenting has started to drop off towards the end of the 30 day goal so I/we must have been annoying you. No worries, you can expect to only have 2-3 posts/week from here on out. Much more manageable I hope.

Lastly, at the conclusion of this little adventure, what would you like to see done with this blog? Should I add the phrase 'and back again' to the original title? Continue with our random life happenings? Cease the blog? Looking for some comment love here, folks

Holla,
~ Brandi ~

#winning

Hope you don't mind the Charlie Sheen quote title....

As it turns out, I've been doing a lot of #winning lately.

I won a game of Scrabble against Hyatt
I beat him at Monopoly AND gin rummy over the honeymoon in Fiji

AND.........

I WON THE MARCH MADNESS BRACKET CHALLENGE! If you forgot about that challenge, you should read this first. Go do it, I'll wait for you.

Ok - back now - great.

So, I won the bracket challenge and by my right, I should be getting a pair of these

but it turns out they're pretty pricey. So we'll see.

Cheers

FroBuzz

p.s. - I think I might be pestering Hyatt about writing a blog post so much that it's actually starting to work.

Hoops Showdown

So there is some competition brewing in the ML. March Madness is upon us and Hyatt and I are having our own bracket challenge over here in Melbourne.

We each filled out our brackets (mine is better) and compared them - you can look at mine on Facebook if you want. If Hyatt wins I have to cook him dinner AND do the dishes for two whole weeks. (Usually whoever cooks gets immunity from doing the dishes).

but.... WHEN I WIN I get these :)

You're all welcome to enter your brackets and join in but unfortunately, you won't be privy to any of our prizes if you win. Tsk, tsk - should have come to Melbourne with us.

Go Cats!

Cheers,
FroBuzz