We were in the ocean, and in Australia, and yeah I was not going to wait for Sean to come help us get back in like heвЂ™d said to, in the event of a canoe tipping. I scrambled back into that thing as quickly as I could. Sean said that ocean kayaks are really hard to tip, so really, itвЂ™s kind of impressive that Adalia and I managed to tip ours. It was so gorgeous! The kayaking was really fun. Sean drove us along the beach for 50k or something, to get to the spot where we were kayaking. Our guide was Sean and there were two other people on the tour. It was right after the Christmas rush and so nothing was very crowded or busy.ДЇor the kayak tour, we went with Epic Ocean Adventures. In fact, we went to Australia at the perfect time. We were lucky to get the kayak tour so last minute. We didnвЂ™t do a ton of planning before we went to Australia, so we just took it day by day. One day we decided to go on a kayak tour in Noosa. I will try to be better at blogging now that IвЂ™m back into a schedule. And hey, I add to the mess, not trying to say I always keep my room perfect. ItвЂ™s fun to be in the same room and itвЂ™s not as messy as IвЂ™d thought it would be. Me, Kalina, Jubilee, and Avi all share a room now, and I was kinda thinking it would beвЂ¦ well, interesting. ItвЂ™s also good to be back with my siblings! I missed them a lot. I really miss them! ThereвЂ™s no place like home, though. I am so thankful for that church and the people there. Also, getting back to my church was really great! I loved the church I went to in New Zealand, and I had some great friends there too. IвЂ™m sure IвЂ™m forgetting to add a few things, but this is just a bit of what IвЂ™ve done since being home. We actually didnвЂ™t do normal sleepover stuff, like staying up late watching movies and talking, because we were all tired so we just went to sleep. Afterwards I went to my friends Hannah and BriahnaвЂ™s house and spent the night. We played lots of group games, and then had a devotion that was really encouraging. On Friday, my church had a teen activity and that was loads of fun. Another day, Mom, Adalia, Kalina, and I went to Fairhaven and looked around a book store then got Mexican food. I got more yesterday too, at a garage sale.

I actually have a nice little collection of old books, IвЂ™ll have to blog about it sometime. Then we looked around some shops and then went to a thrift store there. We had high tea at an adorable place in Abbotsford. I went up to Canada and visited with my other grandparents, and then later that week went up to Canada again to celebrate my cousin AlannaвЂ™s birthday with her, my cousin (her sister) Kayla and my aunt (their mom) Michelle, our grandma Jean, and Adalia. Grandma and Grandpa took my family out to Pizza Hut for dinner. Since getting back home IвЂ™ve got to do some fun things. Adalia came back from NZ for a visit and Judah was home from University for the week. Keziah, Ezra, and Boaz werenвЂ™t here, but the rest of us were.

Last week mom took photos of me and my siblings together, because most of us were together for the first time in ages. I started work last week so itвЂ™s good to be back at it. ItвЂ™s so weird looking back how time goes so fast, eh? I guess thatвЂ™s just life.

It was so good to get home and back to my family and friends here, though! It took a while but IвЂ™m getting back into the swing of things. It was so sad to say goodbye to my friends in NZ and sadly some I didnвЂ™t get the chance to say goodbye to. The rest of my stay in NZ was great! I got to go spend some time in beautiful Whangarei visiting my handsome boyfriend and meeting his awesome family. Wow guys, I am so sorry! I know it has been just ages since I blogged.

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