Apologies for not writing more sooner, but well, two reasons... one... i have been really busy... and two... things are becoming a normal part of life now that I feel silly writing about them!

Gail and Dave have been in town lately and we had a lot of fun! My first long term guests in town (if 5 days is a long time...) and I got to take them to lots of cool places... it was so nice to have familiar faces around and talk to them about how i am finding life here.. and it made me realise how proud i am of myself... (stop laughing at me...) I think I've done pretty well over the past two months, fitting into life over here... no major dramas, got everything in order, got a roof over my head...made some friends and am having a great time doing it... so for the moment im pretty happy... they asked me how long i would stay here, my response was as long as I'm still enjoying it I'll be staying...scarily I can't imagine moving home any time in the next 2 years... but don't hold me to that.. .and i will be visiting! Anyway, back to Gail and Dave, we had a great time traipsing around the city.. from piano bars where the waitresses sing, to fancy hotel rooftops, tasti-d-lite and underground lairs.. it was a hectic week with little sleep but hey thats what New York is all about!

This week Gila is in town and time to do it all over again :)