The adventures of Jaci and Dane

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Australia Day 2008

Dane and I celebrated Australia Day with a few of our Yankee friends. We treated them to delicacies such as Lamingtons, Fairy Bread and Meat Pies!
Mmmmm home made meat pies

Heidi, Ashley and Erica enjoying their first meat pies


Dane ready to carve the pav.

Sean showing his love for Fosters beer




All the pics from the big day

Las Vegas New Years 2007

For New Years we joined Lynne and Nanny Pam for a trip to Vegas!
Dane and I all excited on the bus to the airport

Dane prepared for the fireworks


Fireworks over the strip

Hanging with the other expats


Water show at the Bellagio


Enjoying a few cocktails before a show

We also headed out to hoover dam to see one of the seven wonders of the industrial world.


Dane and the generators

The dam


Dane and I got sick of each other so we decided that we should stay in different states.




Here are some more of our pics

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Christmas 2007



I was dreaming of a white christmas and i got one!
Me hiding behind the snow covered trees at the Mormon temple

Mormon temple all alight


Dane and Nanny Pam checking out what Santa bought us!


Dane ready to carve the turkey. Mmmmmm

Graduation (Dec 2007)

The big day had arrived, Gradution, we frocked up and tried to look smart as we were awarded ou PhDs!!
Me, Ev and Al- Ladies in Red


With the Profs Frank and Chris

Dr Bentley and Dr Aldenhoven

Celebratory Cocktails

More pics of Graduation

Beck and Matts Wedding (Dec 07)

It was very exciting to be in town for Becks big day, and to see all the girls all dressed up.


The girls
Nush and I enjoying the water view.

Tracey and Me


The girls with the beautiful bride

More pics of the wedding

Back Home (Dec 2007)

In Decmeber i got to come home for two weeks for a wedding, a gradutation and to catch up with everyone. Two weeks is too short!


The girls down at Coogee beach (Nush, Me, Alex K and Alex H)

Enjoying some good food at the Pub with Liz and Nush


Al and I seeing the very cute Annabel for the first time

Relaxing with Al by the Harbour having a wine of two

Nush, Trina, Alex, Me and Kath at the Opera Bar



More pics from Aus trip!

Getting ready for the ski season (Nov 2007)

Dane and I invested in 'cool' ski gear. We were very excited so we had to try our new stuff out. All we needed now was snow...