It's been awhile

Wow! I haven't written anything in awhile! Well let me get you caught up to speed...
New Years we were at Dannii's parents house and it was really hot all day and then as soon as it was time to go it started storming. Luckily the boys hooked a tarp from the garage to the back of the house so that we could still dance and have fun even though it was raining. It was weird bringing in the new year and knowing that everyone else back home would be doing it tomorrow. We had fun though - dancing, laughing, talking and eating!
Since then Dannii has been on holiday so her and I have been hanging out a ton! The four of us, (Eric, Eben, Dannii and I) went to a beach that was about an hour and a half away which was amazing! I love being near the ocean! We set up a tent and read magazines, the boys played catch and went boogie boarding. Dannii and I didn't go swimming because the water felt freezing even though the boys said we would get used to it if we just went in. It was a hot day but there was a cool breeze coming off the water. Dannii and I got gelati, which is the same as our American gelato, which is like ice cream. It was awesome on that hot day. On days when it gets up into the 90's we pull our mattresses out into the living room and have a slumber party in there because thats where the air conditioner is.
Yesterday it was 108 degrees and it was gross outside. It's a dry heat but its bad because even when there is a breeze its like someone blowing their hot breath in your face. We went to Dannii's mom's house and went swimming because she has a pool. It was great! We had to stay in the water though because if you got out then you would get too hot. We made iced coffees and listened to lady gaga and swam the afternoon away. Then later we met up with Dannii's cousins Sarah and Mark and went into downtown Melbourne for some ice cream. We went to where the docks are in the bay where everyone rich keeps their yachts. It was fun to walk up and down the boardwalk - there are a ton of waterfront restaurants there which look fun but expensive.
Today Dannii and I left Eric at home (and Eben was at work) and went to the mall for a girl's afternoon. It was stifling again when we left the house. We walked around and window shopped, had lunch, got pedicures (because Dannii had never had one!), and went grocery shopping for dinner. When we left the mall it was getting cooler and the sky was getting dark like it was going to storm. We were driving Eben's car because he took Dannii's since her's has air conditioning and he has to drive around for his job. Eben's car is like a tin can. It's terrible. Anyway we were on our way home with our groceries and whatnot when it starts sprinkling. We're thinking great now we have to carry all our stuff in through the rain. Dannii comes up to a roundabout to go left and pauses to let a car go past and then turns. The car doesn't stop turning though and we hit a tree!! The tires are completely bald and the wheels locked up and we couldn't stop. Not to mention he doesn't have power steering. We screamed we were so scared! Like I said Eben's car is a tin can and I thought that it would just crumple but it felt worse to us than what appeared as damage to the car. I banged my knee on the glove box and got some seatbelt burn on my neck but other than that I'm fine and nothing happened to Dannii. The front left headlight was busted and the car dented. But what made us really mad was that 4 or 5 cars drove by and saw us in the tree and didn't stop to see if we were okay!! How rude! One woman came out of her house because she heard the crash but that was it. Then we got back into the car and drove home and discovered that the alignment was off because the steering wheel was way off when we were trying to drive straight. Overall though we are fine - just had a bit of a shock!
Hope you feel a little more caught up now!
Love you!!