What we did today...

Today we rented a car and headed to Bribie Island (about an hour outside Brisbane). We actually got a Toyota Corolla as a rental (what we had in Montreal). Corollas here have the body of a Matrix at home, with the hatchback. I liked it but it wasn't very good on gas. The Yaris we rented last week was much better. Anyway, we hung at the beach for a couple of hours (Steve swam the whole time! He's such a water rat!) and then went for lunch. Then, we stopped at this little place on the side of the highway that sells plant pots. We bought a few very cool pots for super cheap! We also found an amazing garden store along the same highway and decided to stop and get some plants. They had SO many plants and they were really quite cheap! Like most of you know, it was sad for me to part with all my plants when we left Montreal, so it's nice to be getting some more. I really find plants make a house feel like a home. I love the plants we got today! It's almost like it was meant to be...first finding the pot store and then the garden place. They look so nice in our house! Now we just need a sofa! Here's some pics of our day...

The beach...This beach goes on for 34 km. You can actually drive it if you have a 4 wheel drive. Apparently, you can see dolphins, emus, dingoes, and kangaroos if you do the drive. We're going to rent a 4 wheel drive and do this soon! As you can see, the beach was dead! I think because summer is over now, Australians aren't doing the beach thing but we still find it warm!


All the plant stuff we bought...


Steve re-potting the plants...


And the plants...We chose ones that are supposed to be super easy to grow indoors...
This one is one of my favorites...love the red flower! Apparently frogs like this one and will live in it if you plant it outdoors.


We put this one in our bedroom. The plant pot is massive and weighs a ton! Poor Steve's back!


This one is on the front porch. We want to get a few more for out there...


This one is supposed to grow like a bird's nest. This is just it's temporary stand, until we buy a nice wood stand...