So we have left Australian shores for the first time. A three hour flight to the South Island of New Zealand, and we all arrived safely and in good spirits, to spend time with good friends.

A few nights before this same understanding had come to me, while I was watching the bonfire flame dwindle in the cold night air - *Everything will be different, things will change, and I am unsure what it will look like*.

It has been a long time since we last wrote, and we have missed you. Time passes by, leaving us to take care of the immediate things, and neglecting those that don't yell enough for our attention. There has been lots of yelling.