Charms

When we were in San Jose, Auntie Mo asked me to post on the blog and show you all the charms that I'm collecting on our travels. So, I thought I would catch you up now. (I know I said the next post would be a tour of the house, but I can't seem to keep it clean enough for long enough haha.. I'll get it done this week)

The first one is a suitcase. I got it in Park City on our first anniversary. The next two are from Disneyland (we've been there twice since we've been married. How lucky am I??). The green sea shell is from one of those weird sea shell shops that has dried-up puffer fish, star fish and shells with googley eyes glued on. That was in San Fran. The one that says Fiji.... is from Fiji (I bet you didn't guess that one). The K doesn't really have anything to do with travel, it just stands for Kadon and I got it from the Queen Victoria Market. Same with the little Australia charm right next to it. There aren't really any stories about them other than I found them in a shop and I liked them. I guess that's kind of how it goes with store-bought charms. But they did come from places that I love.

I do love being here. I think if we were anywhere else with so very few people we socialize with, I would feel pretty sad. But still, something just feels like home to me here.

Poor Kadon. He's feeling pretty bored at the moment. I think he should find a different or another job. He needs something more to do, I think. Something to pass the time, which sounds stupid because we're in Australia and apparently people think it's the most exciting place in the world. :) I think it's nice.

We love you. We miss you. We pray for you. Stay safe.

Love,
KadAnne

....riiiiiip....

Just thought I should tell you before I forget, that Kadon absolutely ripped the seat of his pants while tying his shoes two minutes walk away from church this morning (It takes almost an hour on public transport for us to get there). It was so funny, but definitely made me wish I still carried around a sewing kit.  I guess satan really didn't want us here this morning. Kadon decided to tie his cardigan around his waste and make the trek back home to change, but I felt I needed to be here this morning. I think I was right. The church is true! And hopefully Kadon can get back soon :)

So exciting.

Psych. Just another week :)
Well, I always really miss our family. Like ALL THE TIME. My Hatch siblings especially when I do something embarrassing and I wish they were there to laugh at me and tell me it's ok. And Claire. I miss just hanging out and watching her become this gorgeous woman (if you don't know my sister, you should. She'll change your life). William. Ah William. I miss him asking our opinion on every outfit and "peacocking" his hair. He makes me laugh with his goofiness. I miss James, of course, but I'm well resigned to him serving the Lord. He's a good boy.
I miss our parents and nieces and nephews and all of our friends. Shout out to my bestie Laura, who I just found out is a Leo like me. I chalk it up to destiny.
Anyway.............. before I got distracted on that tangent, I was going to say that even though I miss all of that and all of them, I think being here is really good for us. I'm changing. I'm maturing. There's no mummy and daddy to run to when I'm angry or sad. And even though this first month and a bit has been rough all on our own, I think we're getting better. Not in the sense that we don't or won't have problems, but perhaps, more committed to making each other happy and to enjoy our marriage. Ask me next week, it may be different, but I feel like we're on the right track.
I'm so grateful for Kadon and that I get to keep him.
Sorry that was more of a feelings update than anything haha, but that's important too, right?
Kadon is doing really well at work (surprise). Leading the company in sales. Yep that's my husband.
I have been working really hard and improving my salesmanship (you can imagine how awkward I am) and actually doing really well (so I'm told...). I have really great bosses and the company is just a little piece of sunshine. I'm enjoying serving a customer base that on the most part, wants to be there and is generally happy.
Kadon and I have today (Friday) and tomorrow off. I wonder what we're going to do. If it's overcast, I'd like to go to the zoo. It's still sooo hot over here!
Yep... I've gotten to the rambling again (if I ever wasn't) so I think it's time to go.
Stay tuned for a video tour of Gran's house. A couple of people have asked what it's like, and when I'm old I'll probably want to watch it and remember the glory days.
We love you. We miss you. You should come visit.
Love,
KadAnne

Cool story, Bro.

OK. I'm just going to post because this is getting ridiculous. Honestly, I've been waiting for something cool to happen. You're probably rolling your eyes because I'm in AUSTRALIA... but things have been relatively normal.
Kadon and I are working now. It's nice. I never thought I would say I'm glad I have to work, but I am. It's hard to feel like you're doing anything worthwhile when you're sitting on a couch, or spending money cause you're bored... for me anyway... and I didn't know that about myself before. Learning, learning, all the time. I'm considering volunteering at the "Cat Protection Society". Yes. That is a real place. I laughed when I saw a sign for it, cause I thought it was a joke. I'm not particularly fond of cats, but I figure I'm definitely qualified and I heard they're always searching for volunteers, so why not scoop some more poop.
People are loving Kadon at work. I guess that's what happens when you're handsome and have been in retail for what feels like most of your life. The regional manager, and the CFO want him doing inventory work between the two stores (Doncaster and Chadstone) closest to us, but Kadon is vehemently against it as he feels like he's "doomed to be the inventory guy" for the rest of his life. He's just too good.
Dad is here, which is pretty cool. I guess something cool did happen. And Gran's here, too. AND she taught me how to make her famous chocolate cinnamon sponge cake. So three cool things happened.
Mostly it's just been nice being with family and old friends. Dad let me come with him to watch him jam with a couple of friends last night. Hearing them play and laugh reminds me why I have a connection to those weird old songs. I love them, and hearing them sing and play together gave me the most peaceful feeling I've had in a long time. Is it possible to feel the spirit while you're listening to old men rock-and-roll? Cause if it is, I definitely did. Or maybe it was just pure happiness. Either way, it was sunshine to my soul.
Dad's been cleaning out Gran's garage during most of the days... cleaning/looking at/reading stuff... same thing if you ask him. We haven't gone to the Vic Market together yet, but might be able to squeeze it in on Saturday. I guess the good thing about not getting a lot of hours at work is that we've both been able to spent a lot of time with Gran and Dad, though my rusty kitchen-skills (what little I had to begin with) caused some complaints at the start, so I decided to leave the cooking-experimentations until after they were gone. At least Kadon will eat just about anything as long as there's ketchup/tomato sauce (random thought).
I think I'll end here because I'm running out of boring things to say.
We love you and think of you often! (Unless you're a creeper just reading this... in which case now's the only time I've thought about you).
We're praying for you, Uncle David.
Email us! :)

Love,
KadAnne

Caitlin and the tea set we all grew-up playing with. (Isn't she a BABE?!) 

Linds doing some creative pose with Elise's cute Mini Schnauzer, 'Friday'. 

Kadon enjoying the spoils of working for a candy shop. 

Enjoying our Pre-Valentine's Day Dinner. Those places are just way too crowded on the day! 

Setting-up our first joint bank account in Australia. Momentous. 

Lady Lindsay Time! 

 

Dad and Gran walking into church. 

 

Friday. Best. Dog.