Tina's wanderings around the world

These pictures are from a month or two ago, but I thought they'd be fun to put up anyway. It was a bored Sunday and we decided to go for a scenic walk. This city has plenty of 'em!

I'm in the middle of finishing up my birthday writing for the year (which I've been working on during my lunch time all week) but that can wait just a little bit longer. I'm a little overwhelmed right now. Okay, whatever, I'm 26. It's not old, but neither is it young. I realized that I was 18 eight years ago. Eight years ago! I can say I've been friends with people for more than a decade (we moved around a lot so other than my family I can't say I have "lifelong" friends). When my friends started getting married, it was okay, normal, still a bit weird and I always thought, "Aren't we too young for this?" That totally disregards the fact that I almost got married at the age of 21 and refuted anyone who said that I was too young to get married. What's in an age? Besides, I'm mature for my age. Ha. That may have been true when I was younger, but now I just get called grandma and I seem like an old person. Well, I'm starting t...

My birthday has now officially come and gone. It was a good birthday, celebrated perfectly to plan. Monday was my actual birthday. Nobody at the office knew it was my birthday, and I'm not all that close to my co-workers so I couldn't exactly say, "Hey, it's my birthday, take me to lunch!" so instead I took myself to lunch. I wandered around the neighborhood I work in, seeing what the options were and waiting for something to catch my eye. I ended up at a locally celebrated sandwich shop, where you go in and make your order then wait around for 15 minutes listening to techno music in a throng of other wannabe sandwich eaters. You may witness your sandwich's twin walk out the door, all the while wishing it was you. At the waitress's suggestion, I ordered the tuna melt which was delightful. I took that greasy bag along with a brownie to sit down in front of St. Mary's cathedral to read during lunch. Luckily it was warm enough to sit outside. I love that ...

Yesterday morning I woke up a bit earlier than usual (probably around 9:00...yes, that's early) and upon walking into the bathroom was bathed in brilliant morning sunlight. I love Sydney on a sunny day, which in all honesty is most days but we've had a fair share of rain lately. I walked to Redfern station a few weeks ago to do a full day of gluten-free baking over at Maria's, and when I left the house it was already raining. No matter, umbrella in hand I ventured out. As I continued on the 15 minute walk, the drizzle turned into a downpour. By the time I got to the station, my whole front was soaked from belly to tips of my toes, and there was no use in avoiding puddles--they couldn't make my squishing feet any wetter! I couldn't help but smile as I walked through the rain, but I admit I was a bit cold and the teeth were chattery by the time I got over to Maria's. I also missed my pants as I wedged into little Maria's cargo pants. I cannot wait for the day ...