He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich

Well, I just had to quote Men At Work. They were, after all, my first concert ever, in August of 1983.  The next 11 concerts were Billy Idol, Adam Ant, Duran Duran, Quiet Riot, Deep Purple, Julian Lennon, U2, AC/DC (ooh, another Aussie band!)Aerosmith, ZZ Top, and the Monkees. But I digress. Because the point is, it's a good thing I like things from Australia.

Because we're moving to Australia.

I am sure you have the typical questions, so here are the top 10 answers.

1. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we can't pass up.
2. We'll move in early January.
3. For three years.
4. Melbourne.
5. Andy got a job offer. He'll be leaving Exxon Mobil and working for Kleinfelder.
6. We'll be renting our house out while we're gone.
7. Alanna is very excited about it, Aliya less so.
8. I have to give up my job with Opto while we're gone. I hope to do some consulting and projects from home.
9. The grandparents are sad, but wonderfully supportive.
10. Yes, of course, we'd love to have you visit!