around the world in 32 hours
for those of you that don't know... i'm back.
i got a train from DC to NY, a plane from NY to london, 4 hours in the airport then another plane from london to thailand, 2 hours in thailand airport then another plane to sydney. i literally went around the world in 32 hours and all to make it back in time for my dads birthday. that way i don't have to buy him a present. sarah picked me up from the airport which was lucky since my brother was also meant to be there and forgot. we rang him from the terminal and asked where he was cos we wanted to leave and his response was "i thought it was tomorrow". D#$&HEAD. it was a shock when i got off the plane, the accent threw me (the aussie accent sounded SO fake to me at first) then the smell of sydney air just before it rains, and i was hyperactive from exhaustion. THEN i had to drive because i borrowed my brothers girlfriends car and i found that even though i didn't do much driving overseas (all of 2 times) i had gotten used to being on the right side of the road and i had to stop and think about which side of the road i had to be turning onto when i went around a corner. very strange but all better now, so you don't have to worry about running into me on the road... or me running into you to be accurate.
the actual birthday surprise itself was fun. i hid out at sarahs house for 2 nights until my dads birthday. that night they were going to a restaurant for dinner so i got there first and hid around the corner near the bathrooms. i had explained to the waitress what i was doing so that when my parents got there (my brother and his girlfriend were already seated) she could tell me and i would come out. once they had arrived and were seated i walked out into the middle of the restaurant and said 'happy birthday dad', and gave him a kiss. my mum started crying, my dad just laughed and was in shock for an hour. he just kept looking at me as though if he took his eyes off me i'd disappear back to the states. since i got back i've been randomly surprising people and its become addictive.
once i got back to my house i've noticed quite a few changes... for one my mother forgot how to spell my name. yanno, the one she GAVE me when i was BORN and has been spelling for the last 22 years!!! she was like, has it got an e? *pointing to my name she spelt natali* new phones, new coffee machine, new massive big screen tv with surround sound ect, premium foxtel with all the movie channels, a paper shredder... who needs a paper shredder??? my mother has a mobile phone (PFFT) and a note on the fridge to remind her to take mobile phone with her (HAHAHA), my room has become a home for ALL the crap in the house. i walked in and there was a discarded book shelf, laundry baskets full of cooking books, baskets with all kinds of hair products and stuff from the bathroom, every spare blanket and pillow we have, 2 mattresses and 2 counter stools. i couldn't even walk into my room!!! my brother has moved into an apartment with his girlfriend but still manages to hold bbq's at our place.
i guess it will all just take a day or two to get used too.
and for those of you who are associated in any way with civic video... do NOT tell them i am back!!! i shall surprise the girls one by one and decide when i want the big boss to know in my own time.
i got a train from DC to NY, a plane from NY to london, 4 hours in the airport then another plane from london to thailand, 2 hours in thailand airport then another plane to sydney. i literally went around the world in 32 hours and all to make it back in time for my dads birthday. that way i don't have to buy him a present. sarah picked me up from the airport which was lucky since my brother was also meant to be there and forgot. we rang him from the terminal and asked where he was cos we wanted to leave and his response was "i thought it was tomorrow". D#$&HEAD. it was a shock when i got off the plane, the accent threw me (the aussie accent sounded SO fake to me at first) then the smell of sydney air just before it rains, and i was hyperactive from exhaustion. THEN i had to drive because i borrowed my brothers girlfriends car and i found that even though i didn't do much driving overseas (all of 2 times) i had gotten used to being on the right side of the road and i had to stop and think about which side of the road i had to be turning onto when i went around a corner. very strange but all better now, so you don't have to worry about running into me on the road... or me running into you to be accurate.
the actual birthday surprise itself was fun. i hid out at sarahs house for 2 nights until my dads birthday. that night they were going to a restaurant for dinner so i got there first and hid around the corner near the bathrooms. i had explained to the waitress what i was doing so that when my parents got there (my brother and his girlfriend were already seated) she could tell me and i would come out. once they had arrived and were seated i walked out into the middle of the restaurant and said 'happy birthday dad', and gave him a kiss. my mum started crying, my dad just laughed and was in shock for an hour. he just kept looking at me as though if he took his eyes off me i'd disappear back to the states. since i got back i've been randomly surprising people and its become addictive.
once i got back to my house i've noticed quite a few changes... for one my mother forgot how to spell my name. yanno, the one she GAVE me when i was BORN and has been spelling for the last 22 years!!! she was like, has it got an e? *pointing to my name she spelt natali* new phones, new coffee machine, new massive big screen tv with surround sound ect, premium foxtel with all the movie channels, a paper shredder... who needs a paper shredder??? my mother has a mobile phone (PFFT) and a note on the fridge to remind her to take mobile phone with her (HAHAHA), my room has become a home for ALL the crap in the house. i walked in and there was a discarded book shelf, laundry baskets full of cooking books, baskets with all kinds of hair products and stuff from the bathroom, every spare blanket and pillow we have, 2 mattresses and 2 counter stools. i couldn't even walk into my room!!! my brother has moved into an apartment with his girlfriend but still manages to hold bbq's at our place.
i guess it will all just take a day or two to get used too.
and for those of you who are associated in any way with civic video... do NOT tell them i am back!!! i shall surprise the girls one by one and decide when i want the big boss to know in my own time.
posted by nat at 6:53 pm
2 Comments:
It's good to read you Nat. Welcome back. I'm going to hold you to that cheesecake btw :D
Houseminder required, we'll cook you dinner!
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