How are you? Hi Em and Cody,
Thanks for the latest update on your blog. You must be in Thailand by now. We had our first snowfall this weekend and there is quite a bit of it. Think of us while you are on the beach!! Take care and be safe. Love Auntie V. xoxoxox
SOUND QUACKERS! SOUNDS DUCKY TO ME! STILL ENJOYING THE HOLIDAY WHILE WE SLAVE AWAY! JUST KIDDING! WHEN I WAS IN AUSTRALIA RENTING A VAN WAS THE WAY TO GO AS THE COUNTRY IS SO BIG. THE PEOPLE TRAVELLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY SAID IT WAS AWESOME.
HEH CODY ! I AM YOUR COUSINS CAPT. NOW AS HE IS ON MY SHIFT. I INTERVIEWED ROB WHEN HE WAS TRYING OUT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER. DO YOU NEED ME TO GET BACK AT HIM FOR ANYTHING ?
HAVE A GREAT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN YOU GET A REALITY CHECK AND WINTER! LOVE RICK ,KATHY ,ANTHONY
Nice to hear from you Hi Em and Cody. I was happy to see you had updated your blog. Just love reading about your adventures. What a sad tale about your poor ducky. Sounds like you did everything you could for the poor little thing. So you are off to Asia!! Are you staying in Singapore at all or is that just a stop en route to Bangkok? Grampy is now officially counting down the days for your safe return. This morning he said, "It's now less than two months until Emily is back." I am thrilled you are having this great adventure but am selfishly getting excited about you guys coming home. What do you want for Christmas guys? LOL We are taking Madison trick or treating for the first time this year. She is going as a frog. She talks about you when she sees your picture. Can't wait for you to meet your little cousin, Brendan. I have been filling him in on your expeditions. He seems very intrigued. Love you guys. Be safe and take care. Auntie V. xoxoxox
New Zealand Hi Em, Did you email Allison and Steve? Steve is from New Zealand. Maybe he will have a tip or two. Did you know that New Zealand doesn't have snakes or bears? It's a good place to hike.
Thanks for updating blog and pics Hi Guys,
Glad to finally hear how you are doing. Loved your pictures. You look so relaxed. I'm glad you were able to stay at the lovely resort for a while. Don't make us wait so long between blogs!!! I'm sure you have nothing else to do except find an internet cafe to keep us up to date. LOL Take care of each other. Be safe and have fun. Miss you, love you. Auntie V.
Balls Hey Em!!!! Heard you're at Jason's place in Sydney. Awesome. Are you leaving for New Zealand from there? If you're there for a while, I might see you. I'm hoping that'll be my next destination. Thats funny you said an irish guy punched a hole in your wall, because an irish guy punched a hole in our wall and covered it up with a chair. I think his name was Lenny. Well, work here sucks! I think Ill be quitting my Pier job and just keep the baskin Robbins one. I love it there. Thats crappy you didnt get it. You shouldve. It requires almost NO skill. Hahaha, have fun in NZ hun!!
Even if the pay is bad at the Baskin Robins, I'm so surprised you didn't take it. I'm sure you could eat your money's worth to make up for it!!
The place sounds like a dive, time to move on.......
Is that the first time Cody has seen you puke? Any homesickness???
We miss you too. We had company from Calgary. Their daughter is 13 and reminded us all of you, Emily. But no you have not been replaced.
Find a job and a decent place to live!!
Love, Lorelee
HAVING FUN!! HI EM AND CODY,
WELL IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PHONES THINK HOW BAD OFF I WOULD BE!! AGAIN , CHALK TELEMARKETING DOWN AS A JOB NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T LOOK UP MY FRIEND IN BRISBANE, HE OWES ME AND I AM SURE HE WOULD OF HAD YOU STAY OVER AND SHOWED YOU LOTS OF THE OCEAN ETC.
HOW ARE THE SHARKS WHEN SURFING? I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM IN AUSTRALIA. IF YOU GUYS GET GOOD MAYBE YOU CAN TEACH YOUR UNCLE AND AUNT AND ANTHONY.
HAVE FUNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW YOU WILL WHEN YOU GET TO THE RESORT. LUCKY TO HAVE GREAT PARENTS THAT HAVE A TIME SHARE.
LOVE UNCLE RICK, KATHY AND ANTHONY
WHATS UP?? HI EMILY AND CODE,
I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU LATELY AND WAS WONDERING WHATS UP?
DID YOU CONTACT THE FIREFIGHTER I TOLD YOU STAYED AT MY PLACE IN EDMONTON AND COMPETED IN WEIGHTLIFTING? IT WAS IN 1996 AT THE WORLD FIRE GAMES, HIS NAME IS RICHARD GOREY.
UNCLE RICK
Firefighter in Brisbane Hi Emily and Cody;
Thanks for e-mailing your pictures so we can all appreciate the fun and the scenery that you see as you travel. Sounds like the bike ride is fun but it can cause some stress seeing as everyone wants to drive.
You might want to try to look up a firefighter in Brisbane by the name of Richard Gorey. He was a powerlifter and stayed at my house in Edmonton in 1994 when we had the World Fire Fighter Games here.
Have fun and keep in touch.....
Love Rick, Kathy and Anthony
work Can't you find a decent job like nannying????? Or bartending or waitressing or chambermaid, even? Do you have to pick fruits and vegetables? Your pictures don't look like it is cold there...
Good luck! Maybe the fact that lodging was in a jail cell should have been your first clue and the cattle prod the second. Live and learn, right!!
JAIL BREAK HI EMILY AND CODY,
GOOD FOR YOU!! YOU TRIED PICKING FRUIT AND FOUND OUT IT WASN'T FOR YOU. GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE, MAKE A MENTAL NOTE! NOT SUITED TO THE CATTLE PROD! POOR ANIMALS!! WELL THANKS FOR THE E-MAIL AND I FOLLOW EVERY BLOG. BACK HOME I RUN A NURSERY, I BOUGHT A POOL AND EVERY DAY I HAVE ANTHONY AND BETWEEN 4-8 KIDS FOR THE DAY. THE PAY STINKS AS ITS FREE BUT I ENJOY THE KIDS.
LOVE RICK,KATHY AND ANTHONY
Prison Break Hi Em and Cody,
I am so glad you guys are done working on the tomato farm. Maybe now your asthma will improve. I hope you can find work where the air is healthier for you. Can you believe Uncle Rob is going to see Lorelee, Raj and the boys and he doesn't want to take Brendan with him? Some people, eh? Just kidding Rob LOL Hope you have a wonderful trip to Fraser Island. Love reading your blogs. Love Auntie V. xoxox
Hey Em...I'm going to New York!!! Hey Em, so happy you found Tomatos! Sounds like a career someone could really settle down to. In the meantime, I'm meeting Sam in Montreal and we're taking the train to see Raj and Lorelee. I am anxious to see your stompin' grounds (and hear a few stories).
Love Uncle Rob
SNEEZY? WELL SNEEZY GLAD TO HEAR YOU WENT TO THE DOCTOR . YOU BETTER TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELF !! PLEASE DON'T TAKE BREATHING AND ALLERGIES TOO CASUAL!! ENOUGH FOR THE LECTURE!! I WILL WRITE MORE OFTEN AS I HAVE NEGLECTED TO IN THE PAST!! BAD UNCLE! WE ALL MISS YOU!! LOVE UNCLE RICK, KATHY AND ANTHONY
Hey Em!
You're going to have a whole new appreciation for vegetables and where they come from! Are you allergic to the farming...or to work? LOL! Seriously, you need to see a Dr to get something for your breathing.
Love,
Mom
work SOOOOOO......Not so glamorous. Did I mention Susie was calling for you. that nanny job sounding pretty good right now?! Can't wait to tell Ayden and Reece about the cattle prod. Maybe I'll get one! Good Luck, better get to bed early in your jail cell!!!
Fruit pickin.. Hey Em!
Sorry to hear your allergies are acting up! Just thought Id check your blog to see what youre up to. I cant talk right now. I got my tongue pierced yesterday, and its swelling up a little, but I love it. My friends say it suits me! Have fun on the farm, and keep in touch!
it has been a while... Sounds like you are having the time of your life, it all sounds beautiful and romantic. You must be as black as the aboriginies by now. Glad to hear you finally got to try surfing. Next time in the Hamptons you can try Montauk - where the sharks are!!! We had a great weekend there this past one, weather sucked but of course being pampered by Doug and his awesome cooking (ribs) was not so bad. Dave took me for a private pilates class and Raj got his massage. Reece and I kayaked and thought of you. Keep having fun but be careful.....
Love, Lorelee
Ha! Ha! (con't) You know now what the feeling is like for everyone around you that has been doing what you are now doing!!! It's called WORK Emo!!! Think of it this way.....all you're doing is hanging outside, which you would be doing anyway.....putting poison on tomato vines, which is the same motion as picking up seashells on the beach, and you're sore all over which could be the same feeling as body surfing all day and being tossed around in the waves. So, really all you're missing is the ocean, it's been replaced with dirt and the sand has been replaced with tomato vines. Once you look at the positive side of it all, it really isn't so bad - IS IT?????
Colour Blind Emily are you colour blind? I was looking at you pictures at uncle Rob's and I noticed you had a green bottom and a pink top. They don't go together. I hear the grand day is December 17th. Have you made arrangements for the rental of a hall for the celebration of your return? I imagine your mom and dad will supply the beer and food. By the way, I didn't realize Colby was a Hair Dresser, when he gets back here he should change his name to Pierre and open a Salon and make a lot of money! Take care Miss you and love you....Grampy.
Saw your Pictures Hi Em, we enjoyed seeing your pictures, hope that you found work you like. Sounds like you are havinf a lot of fun, that's good. Take care pipsqueak. Love you Grammy.
Have a Toast on June 15th! Hey Em, Can you do some kind of Australian "upside-down" toast for Auntie Val and her delivery? Hey.....if you are ahead of us time-wise...could you let us know what she had?....before she had it????
Auntie V
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Hi Em and Cody, Thanks for the latest update on your blog. You must be in Thailand by now. We had our first snowfall this weekend and there is quite a bit of it. Think of us while you are on the beach!! Take care and be safe. Love Auntie V. xoxoxox