25 years in Australia 7/21

My husband remarked to me this morning that it was 25 years since Expo '88 was in Brisbane... and I realised it's been 25 years since I moved to Australia!!!   I was just 19yrs old and I arrived in May '88 and Expo was in full swing and I bought a season pass ... but I'd known since I was 12 that I wanted to live here.  My three sisters shouted me a trip over when I was 12 years old... and they took me to Stradbroke Island where I fell madly in love with the golden sandy beaches of this great country, and Queensland in particular.  I've become an Australian citizen, I married an Australian..and my two daughters were born here... so I'm more Australian then Kiwi these days it would seem.  Except for the occasional accent that even the guy on the phone at the bank recognised recently and said 'Oh it's all about where you were at the age of 6'.  

I wish I lived closer to my Mum... she's in NZ.  She does a crossword most days "to keep her brain active" she tells me.

The view from Pt Cartwright... where we walk in the mornings... it's not hard to see why I love it here!!

bye for now,
with love,
Denise x