Mamma Mia!

I love this! I'm having a blast in Sydney right now and I'm constantly pinching myself to see if I'm dreaming :P

When I first got to Sydney, I was so intimidated. I was afraid of the fact that I would be alone in a new country that I heard alot of scary things about (racism, crime, crap transit system :P) but then I realized I'm far from alone and that I have to take it easyyyy!

I came to Sydney with one goal: experience the amazing nye festivities in Sydney. Lol, pretty small wish, but that's all I really truly wanted to do here. I think I'm over the "sight seeing" bit of travelling and now I just wanna do whatever tickles my fancy. Currently I'm dying to go eat at the Guylian Cafe/Restaurant. And they have a Lindt one too! lol there's no way in hell Im gonna lose weight backpacking lol--especially when you're a princess backpacker! There are some touristy things I want to do, such as going on the Crime tour (yes, quite typical of the Criminology graduate) and go to surf school, dive the Great Barrier Reef but for the most part I want to experience Australia like a local. And finally I've been able to do that!

My cousin whom I've never met before picked me up from my hostel and brought me over to his place where I've been spoilt rotten! Lol, and i'm loving every minute! My cousin is awesome--he's a happy go lucky dude, sometimes I don't get his jokes but for the most part he's cool. And his wife is such a sweetheart, I love her. Their daughter, Kayleen) is a cutie, she was uber shy in the beginning but now she talks ALOT! She's pretty curious about life in Canada, as are alot of people I met, and she's sooo cute!

Yesterday I was treated to a screening of Mamma Mia in my cousin's "cinema" which is pretty damn cool. It's spiffy. Very spiffy indeed. Home cooked meals rock, mango macadamia nut ice cream rocks, nutella sandwiches rock! lol as you can imagine, i'm being well taken care of...

& tonite is no exception! Bhaia (my cousin) took his daughter and me to the Sara Lee factory outlet--suffice it to say I was in sweet tooth heaven! Lol, I think i scared my cousin's daughter with my excitement for all the chocolate and baked goods. I'm such a geek & I don't care! lol. after sara lee we went to the buthcer, then my cousin's wife took me and Kayleen to the mall where i bought replacement jeans! yay! finally lol. still upset about my mavi jeans, those made my butt look damn good! after the clothes and grocery shopping we headed home and we all got ready for tonite's bbq! My first aussie bbq and damn was it a good one! 80s music! Shiraz wine was YUMMERSSSSS! and the Aussie lamb OMGGGGGGGGGG! lol everything was soooo good --but the best part had to be my surprise birthday celebration :) I'll never forget this night--cookies 'n' creme cake with the cutest smiley face candles and a room full of people singing me happy birthday :) yes I had a random singing of happy birthday at my going away party which i will never forget too but this was extra special because of the circumstances. My cousin is such a sweetheart and even though I've only really known him for 1 day, he's treating me like I've known him my entire life! This is the kind of family I was in search of & my faith in god-given family has been restored :) I know mom and dad are probably happy to hear this! And my cousin even gave a speech which was sweet too. -->totally unexpected but loving every minute!

Anyhoos its 2AM and its time for bed, will post more when I get another people watching cafe day :)