They arrived Sunday, a day later than planned due to the weather back home, but it was better late than never! When they got here Marion drove is to pick them up at the train station then we took them to the hotel. After giving them a little bit of a breather, they came over to see where Sturr and I live, met the crew, and we had a nice little barbie. Lilly was the ultimate entertainer, as always :)
On Monday, we took them to see the botanic gardens right by uni, which was actually really nice! I hadn't been there before. We then came back to the house for lunch and then I have them a tour of uni. They were laughing the whole time sarcastically saying "wow, Joy, this much be rough" because the campus is really beautiful-- I guess I take that for granted sometimes. After the tour, I showed them to the library because mom had to get some things done and I actually had to go to class. Afterwards, the four of us caught up for some yummy Thai food then mom and Sarah were ready to hit the hay.
Tuesday, we rode the train to Sydney in the morning then walked to Darling Harbor where we went to the Wildlife Center. We just had to go there so mom and Sarah could see all of the Aussie animals :) After that we took the ferry around to Circular Quay where the Opera House is. The ferry ride was gorgeous. It was nice to sit there and soak in the sights. When we got off the ferry, we grabbed some lunch and then walked around the Opera House for a bit. By then we had TONS of walking and were ready to head back for a nap before going out to dinner with Lindsey, her mom, and her mom's friend. We went to this restaurant right in Wollongong where I had the best steak I have ever tasted. Unfortunately though, I had a fever brewing all through dinner (go figure) and had the chills the whole time. Booo!! I decided to just stay at the hotel with my mom and sis instead of going back home... Maybe I got sick because moms and sisters are the best at taking care of you when you are sick and I just wanted to take full advantage of them being there ;)
Wednesday was a relax on the beach day. I got up with mom and Sarah but right when we were about to head out the door I started feeling bad again so I sent them off to the beach and lighthouse while I went back to sleep. I was finally feeling better in the afternoon so after they came back for lunch, we went back to the beach to relax. The weather was perfect while they were here :)
Thursday, Sturr and I had to go to class in the morning. Afterwards, we met up with mom and Sarah at the train station. We took them to Kiama, a town Marion and Andrew had taken us to before, and we saw the blowhole. Once again it was a beautiful day and the coast there was gorgeous.
Friday was our last day together :( They came over to the house for lunch and we hung out until we had to leave for our Jervis Bay trip. They then headed to Sydney for the rest of their time here.
It was so great seeing them. It's crazy how fast the time flew by. This past week has flown by as well. I can't believe that have my last class tomorrow and it's so unreal that we will be home in about 25 days. I think I'm ready though :)
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