Big bro, little bro

It had been over a year since I saw Luke last and he sure looked different from last time I saw him. Deeper voice, peach fuzz mustache, hair in weird places, and almost taller than me…. key word ALMOST.

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I introduced Luke to the sport of AFL and got him his own “footy”. We started a new tradition called footy in bed where we basically chant “footy in bed” over and over and watch footy on TV in bed..

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Despite being the middle of winter when Luke visited we had some awesome weather. In the 70s every day and even got some beach time in Manly.

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We took a few days off and had a long weekend up in Hunter Valley,
wine country. Luke and I used a golf voucher Chris got us and played lots of tennis to get Luke ready for try outs. He crushed me… Luke had a rough time at one of the pubs there, we were asked to leave the area where we were sitting because Luke wasn’t 18, the legal drinking age in Australia.

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Towards the end of his trip we made it to Bondi beach and went to my favorite ribs spot, Hurricanes, thanks to yet another gift voucher, this one from dad. The ribs were awesome but not the cleanest of meals!

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It was great to have Luke visit and see where we have been living the last few years. We had an awesome time!

Sunday Night Cook Off

We had a rainy weekend here in Sydney, so our activities involved sitting on the couch watching College Football.  I took pleasure in buying Rob the fattiest, juiciest lunch I could find.  The only thing it’s missing is a nice cold Bud Light (and his best buds).

At one point, we were discussing the things we missed the most about the States, besides friends and family.
Rob turned to me and said,
“Honestly, since I’ve been here, I’ve realized that I don’t just like sports, watching sports actually makes me happy!”

On Sundays, we take turns trying brand new recipes (we were inspired by the Australian version of the MasterChef show).  Our goal is to ultimately learn how to cook for ourselves.  Tonight, Rob cooked a fabulous dish – BBQ Chicken and Veggies on the grill.

It was mmm mmm GOOD!