I am a lucky girl indeed as I have many great friends. Many
are all still home in Australia and I miss them all :-( Here's a selection of
them.
My
partner's name is Lisa who hales from Detroit. She helped me to assimilate into the American
culture and helping me to feel at home. She taught me how to make snow angels in
winter and has introduced me to such delicacies as Reeses peanut butter cups and
peanut and banana on toast! She has also taken me on a Hunt for the famous
Michigan Tree Climbing Beaver and as you can see she was brave enough to get up
close and personal with this fearsome beastie. I guess she's Detroit's answer
to the Crocodile Hunter. She has now moved her act to Australia and has been
busy assimilating into OUR culture, heaven forbid!
Dave
is my best Boy friend and also
qualifies as the best house mate I have ever had. He lives in Melbourne and
sometimes Sydney so distance
keeps us apart which is good for BOTH of our livers. He and I have had a lot of fun
over the years and I am proud to be a member of his rather extensive and well
populated harem. Dave should be severely punished as it was he who first
got me started on web page building. Look at the monster he has created!!!!
She's
my best friend that I've know the longest and who is still talking to me! We
have known each other from teenage years and Helen deserves a special
mention because she is the only person ever brave (or stupid) enough to have me in her wedding, as Chief
Bridesmaid too. And don't worry if you don't recognise me from the photo - Mum
didn't even 
know me on the day!
(In case you are really confused I'm the tall
one...in the DRESS!!!!). Helen and Kym now live down at Coonalpyn in the South East of South Australia
where they have produced two lovely kids, Caitlin and Aidan. This pic is from the Christmas card
they sent me a couple of years ago.
Wee
Gordon (aka Rufus) is another of my favourite Boy friends. This pic was taken at
Adelaide Airport when I left for the US. We used to work together and in
fact at one time had offices facing each other. Despite this we rarely had time
to talk during 
the day but used to icq each other every night! Modern technology
- don't ya love it? Gordon was my principal wining and dining partner in
Adelaide and he is quite the gourmet cook himself. I requested a photo from him
(left) and of course it HAD to have food in it. I think he is VERY brave to send me a
photo that is SUCH a temptation to entitle "Wee Gordon and his crabs".
So to reward his bravery I won't call it that.
Shez
and Leanne were my basketball buddies in the SA Combined Services team. We got
on so well that we also went to Bali together in June '98 for fun and frolics
and lots of drinking. Shez gave me this pic as a going away present. It features
the Bali Spice Girls L-R Burley Spice (Leanne), Burpee Spice (Shez) and Spit-the-dummy
Spice (WD). Shez is still in Adelaide working at the RAAF Base but Leanne
has left the RAAF for greener pastures ie the IT industry.
