January

We went to our first cricket match, took a drive down to Phillip Island to see the little penguins and attended the final match at the Australian Open.

February

Astrid and Gizmo finally reached the end of their quarantine period in the USA and came to Oz.  I didn’t realize that I would miss them so much that I would cry when I picked them up from quarantine in Oz.

March

We went to Tasmania, which never seemed like a real place until we moved to Australia.

April

Easter and ANZAC Day lined up perfectly in 2014, allowing us to take a 10 day vacation with only 3 days officially off of work.  We went to Bali and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Dream vacation!

May

I love these girls. (Yes this picture was taken in July, but never mind that.)

June

While Carrie & Jess were in America, Ben, Schall and I took a road trip to Adelaide, “City of Churches.”

July/August

I headed home to America, where my favorite people threw me a bachelorette party.

August

We headed for Brisbane for a weekend.

September

I am fortunate enough to have girlfriends in Australia who wanted to throw me a Hen’s Night!  Not many ladies get 2 bachelorette parties.

October

We were married as the Grantrobus’ in Waipio Valley, Hawaii.

November

Geelong threw a wine festival to properly celebrate our 1 year anniversary abroad.  We are blessed to call these people our friends.

December

We went to the Northernmost city in Australia, Darwin, and saw the crocodile that starred in Crocodile Dundee.

Here’s to you 2014!  It’s been real, but I cannot wait to see what 2015 has in store for us.  Cheers bitches!

We arrived in Brisbane around lunch time on Friday, and realized that none of us had pre-researched this city.  First thing after lunch, we headed for the visitor center to get some literature and maps.  Because of the rain, we decided that perhaps a riverfront bar crawl might be the best way to spend Friday afternoon, so we started our adventure across the river, coming across artwork, a ferris wheel, gardens and a great view!

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Saturday morning we went looking for breakfast and stumbled upon this little gem in the alley.

My first thought was, this seems a little shady; I hope the food isn’t super greasy and nasty.  When we sat down, the menu was full of vegetarian options and Bloody Marys.  When the food came, it was AMAZING!  Yes, I ate the flowers (off of Ben’s French Toast).

Also, this creeper showed up at our table.

After breakfast and a quick trip to Target for rainboots, we headed for the Botanical Gardens.

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Since the Botanical Garden runs along the river, we took a stroll to see the Story Bridge better (and find a beer).

[See image gallery at bohopunk.com]

After a couple of beers, we grabbed the water taxi and headed for the night market.  Apparently, it was closed due to the rain, but they never bothered to update their website or take down the signs.  We walked forever from the water taxi drop off, only to have the last person we asked for direction, within 100 yards of the market, tell us that it was closed due to rain.  Seriously.  So we found a festival, watched a dragon dance and proceeded to dance the night away!

Sunday morning we woke up to the sun!  Ben and I had breakfast at the Pancake Manor, which was OK, and then headed for the markets on the opposite side of the river.

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Brisbane is a very pretty city, but I’m not sure why they call it Bris-vegas.  Anyone?