Well, as they say in Australia, we have had a bit of drama in our lives over the last few weeks. We moved into our new apartment on the 15th. Within a half hour of the movers arriving, the override key for the elevator got locked inside and a technician had to come restore access to the lift. Unfortunately, he did not arrive until 4 hours later. this was the worst move of our 9 moves in the Navy so far. 4 of the dining room chairs were smashed beyond repair and 2 of the oversized chairs were warped as well as a few broken pictures. It is just stuff and life goes on.
Kris finally arrived in Perth on Christmas Eve after 52 hours of travel and waiting in airports. She was delayed flying out of Atlanta and as a result missed her connection to Sydney. She was forced to wait 24 hours for the next flight. She made the best of her situation when she met an 18 year old Australian boy from Brisbane. They hung out at the USO and then went into San Francisco for the day. In any case, we were all together for Christmas Day!
Finally, we had an e-mail from our renters to report that a pipe in the bathroom had busted resulting in a TON of water in the master bedroom and den. Although we have to pay our deductible, it is covered by our insurance. Just a headache trying to call the insurance claims adjuster on Christmas Eve with the 14 hour time difference.
Despite the drama, we take solace in reminding ourselves that we are in Australia for the next two years. Best shore duty in the Navy as Paul has been reminded.
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We are on our way to the beach to make this Christmas even more memorable and different.
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Merry Christmas, mates! Sounds like every time you think things will start to get 'normal', some other bit of 'drama' pops up. But just think how boring life would be if we didn't have drama! We pray that you find health and happiness in the New Year! We miss ya. --Aaron and Shari
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