Just a day in Adelaide

We arrived in Adelaide on Wednesday afternoon and had a BBQ in Anthony and Vanessa's back yard. Most of Martine's family was there and it was great to finally meet everyone. They all made me feel at home right away...which is what I expected.

We had a great show at the Grace Emily Hotel in downtown Adelaide last night. We shared the bill with Susie Keynes and lots of folks came out to support us. The sound system was great, the room was great, the audience was great...gotta love shows like that! I got to meet some of Martine's friends that she's known for years, one she's known since she was 14 or 15. It was a fun night!!! I was nervous before we got there, especially now that we're getting into Velvet Janes territory, but by the time we went on stage, I was calm and ready to play. After all, it's not a competition. We're all individuals who bring different talents to the world and that's a very good thing. No one person's talent takes anything away from anyone else. We all bring color in some form. It's all good.

Today we got up and went for a much-needed run around the neighborhood. Everywhere we go people are giving us Tim Tams and other desirable Australian junk food. It's tatsy but not great for the waistline. The rest of the day has been a lazy one, also much needed. I'm sitting here now watching Anthony and Martine play Mario Brothers something or other. I love the photo on this post. Ethan (the little guy sitting in the middle) is looking at me like 'Seriously? These people call themselves adults?!' Lol...very cute. Anthony has a beautiful family and I'm happy to be hanging out with them. Getting to know him makes me miss Tyler a lot. He's good guy and Martine is lucky to have him as a brother.

Tonight we're going over to hang out with Martine's sister, Alison, for a bit. Hopefully her nephew Gary will be there too. I haven't met him yet, but I've heard a lot about him. Spencer (her other older nephew) came by to say hi to us the day we arrived. Good people all around!

I can't wait to get out and explore the city a little. It's not nearly as large as Sydney and I think that's a good thing. We're going to a city caroling gathering on Sunday. It's a picnic in the park with music kinda thing. Should be fun, in spite of the Christmas carols. ;-) More to come. Thanks for reading.

Peace on ya.