Gigglefest 2009

Sunday (after Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday) was spent talking to Krystle and Jessica back home on msn/skype - which was fantastic! Always good to talk to the people I miss so much! Jessica 'Chut Chut' Grogan and I made a pact to talk once a week, and alternate who gets up early/who stays up late so YAY more talk time with my sister!
Then I went out with the girls for a day of shopping. The 'girls' refers to the Aussie girls in my area
Alissa and Alice: Who are both from Lismore, and are leaving in November. They extended so are now half way through their second year. In America they live about 10mins away from me, on the same street and are best best friends! There host families are very close friends too.
Emma: Who is from Tasmania, and flew over with me in January. She lives about ten minutes away and has twins that are boy and girl, one year older then my twins!
Lou: Who is from Sydney and flew over the week AFTER I did. Her host family is moving to Boston in the summer, so she is spending the first half of her year here, and her second half there which is an interesting change! Lou also lives...you guessed it, about 10 mins from me
Sarah: From Central Coast NSW, was in California for 2 weeks but then transition, and has now been in New York for 2 weeks. We only met her on Wednesday but she is awesome!
Stephanie: From Central Coast NSW, arrived Saturday!! She is braaannnd new and we met her on Sunday.
Frannie: Who is from Germany but spends so much time with us, we think she may have turned Aussie! Frannie is also in her 2nd year.

So there you have it! 'The girls' who are soon to be joined by an Aussie boy in May! We were ALL in the craziest, giggliest, hyped up mood on Sunday as we shopped and then went to dinner at California Pizza King.
At the moment we are trying to organise going to a Yankees game, a picnic in Central Park and a weekend in the Hamptons (which I had to pass on because too expensive)...but its good to have so many like-minded friends in one area!