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Big bro, little bro

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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!

Australian Open

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We splurged on tickets to the Men’s Semi-Final match at the Australian Open and the weekend did little to disappoint! We purchased tickets well before Sara decided to come visit and (luckily) there were still enough left to buy her one as well. The downside was 1 person had to sit apart. We decided to rotate seats every set which turned out to be somewhat annoying since the seats weren’t all that close. Even worse, the single seat was just behind a giant (see picture below)!

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The 5-set match was the best of the tournament. Andy Murray vs Roger Federer. Federer/Murray 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 2-6. Murray took the last set after a 4+ hour match! Stats: Murray and Federer have played 20 times to date with Murray winning 11 times. But Murray only has 2 Grand Slam titles (and one Gold medal) vs Federer’s 17 (an all-time lead in titles)!

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We decided to buy ground stadium tickets for the final – which involved watching the final match on a big screen just outside the stadium. We had a number of our friends join us; including Keth, Will, Annie, Geoff and the kid-Os! It was a lovely evening with an enthusiastic crowd!!

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During one of our free days, we rented a car and drove ~3 hours southeast of Melbourne to the Mornington Peninsula. We saw an echidna (curious? check out this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQEU32TjRWg) and the location of where the Prime Minister of Australia at the time, Harold Holt, was never to be seen again after going for a swim and drowning (Year: 1967).

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