Visiting with Kiri

While in Melbourne I had a wonderful day with Kiri on Sunday. After photographing a few women's matches, I headed to Kiri's flat in South Melbourne Beach. Her place is on the beach and has a fabulous view. I'm so incredibly jealous. I met two of her roommates, Erin and Dee, who are super sweet and lots of fun. The four of us had a nice afternoon chatting, drinking wine and even going in the ocean. The water was a lot nicer than I thought it would be. After enjoying our BBQ we headed to a beer garden. We had so much fun and drank just like old times. Hahahahaha. I got back to the hotel around 1:30am and was very happy to crash.

The next day was Australia day and Serena, Nadal and James Blake were all playing. Kiri came into the city to watch the tennis with me. Then later that afternoon I met Shaun's Aunt Tammy and her family for ice cream. It was so nice to see all of them. After seeing them I went back to the tennis and was able to watch Nadal win. And then that night was James Blake vs. Jo Willfried Tsonga. I was looking forward to that match since I love James so much but he didn't play well and Tsonga beat him in three straight sets. Oh well, I was just glad I got to watch him in person. And Kiri got to hang out with me so it was nice to have an extra set of lungs to cheer for JB despite his loss. :)

That was my last night in Melbourne and the next day I headed to Sydney. After a night in Sydney I headed to Brisbane, where Shaun's family lives. I've been here since Wednesday night and am enjoying hanging out with Mum, Dad, Kylie, Woody and Georgia. Tomorrow (Saturday) we're headed to his Auntie Lee's to visit and ride the horses.