My new Job!

So here are some pictures of the shop that I've just started working at as of about two weeks ago!  All of the inside shots are of the shop called "Pure" which sells candles, perfume, clothing, accessories, silk & fresh flowers.  the shops outside are of a shop called "Foliage" which sells all outdoor things like garden accessories, plants, umbrellas and outdoor decor!


I also wanted to say Merry Christmas to you all, and I hope to have pictures up  shortly of how we spent our First Christmas in the land down under!!

Roo Burgers and City Skylines

Here's my latest post!  I've been trying very diligently to keep these posts themed, but I was at a loss as to what to post this time to try to keep in a theme!  So here you have it, some random and hopefully what you might find interesting shots of some things that James and I have seen and done.  

Just to keep everyone updated on the latest news on what's been going on with us.  I got a job last week!!!  I'm working in a retail/florist shop called Pure (there is also another shop affiliated with it called Foliage)  Pure sells upscale gifts, home decor, baby things, silk floral and fresh flowers. Foliage is a permanent booth that sells plants & garden accessories.  It's in an outdoor mall called "The Barracks".  I had an interview last Monday and as of today, I've worked two days and I'm really enjoying it so far!

The other BIG news is that we finally got the internet in our apartment, so hopefully the blog uploads will become a little more regular! :)

I hope everyone is looking forward to Christmas, and everyone in Canada is appreciating any snow!  I have to admit I've become one of those cliched Canadians that miss snow.  I can't help but feel that Christmas just isn't the same without that crisp cold feeling in the air!

View of one of the pedestrian bridges over the Brisbane River at night

I just had to take a picture of this margarine, it was just funny to me.  There are some interesting brands here!

A coworker at Burts Greenhouse gave me a tip that the mascara here would be more expensive!  Good thing I stocked up before I came here!

So we actually did have this for dinner a couple weeks ago.  My review of Kangaroo burgers?  I would have to say that eating them made me jumpy.  No, seriously, I would have to say they were extremely low in fat, in fact we needed to put oil on the nonstick pan we used to cook them, but the flavour was pretty good maybe similar to lamb burger?  Although I couldn't get it out of my head that I was eating a kangaroo, and feeling a little guilty.

View of the city skyline at night

This guy was drawing the city skyline in pencil over a few days in the State Library while people watched - pretty cool!

The CityCat - one of the modes of public transportation in Brisbane, it travels along the river, stopping on both sides.  A pretty cool way to get around the city and see it from a different vantage point

Some of the palm trees are so huge!  Just wanted to give a perspective.  And directly behind me is a whole stand of bamboo!

One of the booths in front of the state library, we have spent many hours there skyping our family until we had internet at home.  I'm not gonna lie, I'm glad we don't have to do that any more - not a very private or comfortable place to have conversations!

This was our second option of where we skyped (also in front of the state library)  We sat on the cement and skyped with our laptops here as well.  even less comfortable!

This is at the King George Square in Brisbane, notice the palm trees in the background.  It's hard to get perspective on the size of the tree, but it's pretty big, although it still seems odd when the weather here is so warm, and we are getting tropical rains instead of snow!

This orchid was growing in someone's front yard.  Craziness!

James wanted me to take a picture of these dogs, the sign seemed a bit ironic. :)

This was a room on display at the Brisbane Museum of Modern Art which we checked out last week.  We were quite excited to discover that the admission was free!  The artist that created this room is Yayoi Kusama.  Pretty funky stuff!!

My Mom asked me to take a picture of some of the fashions to post on here.  The fashions here seem to be much more varied and funky with lots of bright colours.  Here's an example of a section of one of the stores I was in a few days ago.

Another  view of the same store.

James and I found a Starbucks, and we were pretty excited to discover it!  This was on display outside of the store.  Pretty creative!

We had to get a picture of me holding a shopping bag in the David Jones Department store for our friend David Jones!

This little guy comes out most nights by our front light to eat all the bugs, they move fast though!

This guy was sitting on the boardwalk that runs along the river, and James yelled at me for getting too close!  I think it was more scared of me than I of him.  But James was insistent that it could attack!!

Accomodations Part 2

Kitchen area from the living room

So, I'm going all out and posting 2 blogs today!  Here's some pictures of our apartment.

Living room/sitting area

Living room from the dining area

Living room and view of back yard

Reverse shot of the bedroom

back yard

private seating area in the back yard

Our kitchen

pretty self explanatory - bathroom!

Close-up of a flower that's covering a bush in the driveway

view from the front window

self-portrait in the bathroom - check out those guns

This one is for Oliver - is this the kind of bacon you were talking about?? - it's called "middle bacon" and it was very yummy!