First Full Day

It was an easy day on Tuesday, our first full day in Perth. The sun was up before six am which really got our attention! Jonnene had an appointment with her old massage therapist at 11 in downtown and we went early to walk around a bit and scout out some of the shops to look for potential souvenirs for friends and family. Her mom, Faye, picked us up and dropped us off at the Stirling train station where we took the commuter train into town, finally stopping at the brand new Perth central station which was under construction when I was here two years ago. When Jonnene went in for her appointment I continued to explore the shops...went to the London Court mall where we got a picture of my Mom standing at the entrance when she came to our May '06 wedding. Checked out some shops that specialized in shaving gear and sports apparel. It was sunny and warm, very nice to walk around and do some people watching. Saw this HUGE billboard for the Australia movie...I'll get a pic of that soon.

After she was done (and all loosened up!) we met up with her sister and brother for lunch at a sandwich shop. David went back to work and we headed to the parents house where Jonnene got to drive the Australian way for the first time in 22 months. She did fine albeit she hit a few reflectors with the left wheels early on...no worries after that. We picked up Jonnne's old Forester which her parents bought from her and we'll use it some of the time we're here (I might get to drive).

Tuesday night we had a pizza night...they have Domino's here...and David's family came over. His wife, Olga, has her parents in from Russia and they're in the second week of a seven-week visit. Their English is limited but we were able to say the usual greetings and I think her mom knows a bit more english than her dad. It was a fun night with the kids around. Jonnene went thru a lot of the stuff she left behind when she moved to the States and will bring a few items back with her. But she's going to throw out a couple of boxes of things, donating some of it to Good Sammy's (like our Goodwill stores) and trashing the rest. It'll give Raelene a bit more room in her house, too!