I'M HERE :)

HI EVERYONE!

I'm here in Australia! My flight was terrible, I didn't sleep much and I felt sick the entire time. One good thing about my flight was the adorable baby boy sitting next to me with his mommy and daddy. He had blonde curly hair and GORGEOUS blue eyes and was only about a year old and just learning how to walk. He was so well-behaved; he barely cried throughout the flight. When he did it was only a few times. Once during takeoff and once in the middle of the flight. Every time he would cry, the only way to make him stop was for his daddy to hold him really tight and rock him back and forth. At one point, his mommy was singing to him too.

I miss when I was little and that was the only way to calm me down too. My parents would wrap me up tight in a blanket so that I couldn't flail hysterically and they would take turns holding me and rocking me until I sobbed my little self to sleep. Sometimes, my daddy even sang to me. Yesterday, while I was sad and feeling rotten on my flight over here, that was all I wanted. For my mommy and daddy to hold me tight and sing me to sleep. But I had to figure out how to relax myself, so I got some gingerale, wrapped up tight in my blankie, and listened to some classical music until I fell asleep.

I'm feeling much better now. When I arrived in Adelaide, my boy was there right as I got off of the plane to greet me :) he gave me a huge hug, and told me how much he's missed me, and helped me get my luggage from the carousel. He also asked how I was feeling, and told me to never ever keep things bottled up inside when I was feeling sad, because he would always be there to comfort me. He's the best boyfriend ever.

As we drove to school and walked around there, it was clear nothing had changed. We were still the same goofy pair, constantly making each other smile and laugh, and it seemed as if we hadn't been thousands of miles apart for almost 2 years, with occasional visits in between. Needless to say, I love him so much and I'm so glad to be here with him :)

Except that it's SO BLOODY COLD HERE! I slept last night in sweats and a sweatshirt AND alpaca wool socks and a heating blanket and I was warm... but naturally the second I got up today I was freezing again... But Andrew made me a nice breakfast and warmed me up. It's clear that he's going to take good care of me over the next few months.

Anyways, Andrew and I are gonna go move all my stuff into my dorm room today. I'll post some pictures of it later once I'm settled in.

Bye for now :)
Love, Shannon

PS. I miss everyone at home so much and I can't wait to see you all in December.