Are we there yet?

Alright, S. Moore here. Let me begin by saying those who say they LOVE traveling are liars and should be put in a figure 4 leglock because of their lying. NOBODY loves to travel...they love the destination. So from now on I refuse to say, "YES...I heart traveling! It's beyond my wildest dreams!" I enjoy walking off a plane knowing that I refuse to get on another one for at least 6 months!

The flight from Chicago to Cali was nice. It was only about half full so Marcus and I both had our own row alone. This made sleeping very easy and I'm glad I did, because the next part should have been put as an option in the book Dante's Inferno. Choosing our seats we picked a row of four that we thought had a HUGE open area in front of us. Hmm, bad choice. Not only were the back of the bathrooms in front of us, it was only about 2 feet. You know, that total space where it's far enough away where you cant rest your knees but too close where you cant stretch out your legs. The worst part was there wasnt anywhere to slide our feet under. At least the regular chairs you could stretch out underneath...nope, solid wall baby! Plus the movie screen was right in front of me so I felt like I was in the front row at the movies. Oh dont even think about taking a quick nap. The illuminating light took care of any sleeping options ha-ha. All in all if I wasnt going to be put next to small crying children who would sit next to us? Yes, unfortunately two much larger people. I kinda felt bad too because these planes are not comfortable for me let alone others even a big bigger than us! Poor Marc had to bearhug my armrest most of the 14 hrs.

I didnt realize when I got off that we only had about 2 hrs before our next flight took off. Once we arrived in Sydney, we grabbed our bags quickly which was good 4 our situation. We then advanced thru customs where Tabitha (apparentaly the Angel of Death- When Satan isnt available she kinda overlooks things) decided to rumble with me about marking no to having food on my customs card. I even asked a lady (2 actually) whether I needed to declare freaking crackers. Both said not to worry about it, then Ike Turner decided to lay it on think. After just telling the lady thank you for giving me a yelling worst than my pops, we got to our gate right when our flight was supposed to leave. Luckily it was delayed for an hour so we got to take our time and grab some food.

Arriving in Perth we really didnt know what to expect, seeing as we dont meet with the team until Thursday and our Pastor friend Dean was unavailable. Marcus made the comment, "How funny would it be if we walked in and Dean had a HUGE sign with our names on it. Go figure, as soon as we step out there is a huge white sign that says WELCOME SCOTT & MARCUS. Two girls were waiting for us (Heather 20 & and Desiree 21). Both of them were awesome and we all clicked right away. Ha there accents are soo funny. They took us to our beach house where we had no idea what to expect. HOLY COW! The girls took us to a neighborhood and the house is saaaawwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttt. We had the entire downstairs with a separate entrance. We have a kitchen/living room, 2 separate bedrooms with 4 beds total, laundry room, and a sweet bathroom with a shower and large spa tub. After we got settled in the girls left and Dean and his wife Lisa came to take us to dinner. Dean graduated with Coach Eberly at HU. Both hiim and his wife were AWESOME! The took us to a pizza shop and we ate pizza on the beach watching the surfers. Did I say it was 82 degrees out? This place is like a dream that I'm gonna have a hard time waking up from. Dean and Lisa were awesome and I think we will have a good relathionship. I will post pictures this week when I post again, but right now its 9 ish and I am out like Helen Keller in a staring contest.

Marcus and I are going to the beach tomorrow then working out at a gym nearby. BTW the beach here is awesome. It's literally less than a half mile away. This must be a slice of paradise! And once we get comfortable I'd better be seeing some of you guys purchasing tickets to come live this up with us a little bit. Ok I'm honestly fading fast, so more tomorrow.

P.S. Mom made it here safe. No worries mate! Ha just kidding, but seriously, no worries :-)