Australian Idol

On Sunday night Rachel, Kat, Tamsin, and I all went down to the Opera House to watch the season finale of Australian Idol. It was between a blond rocker named Hayley Warner and a soul crooner named Stan Walker. It’s difficult to describe Stan's voice but as Michael Bublé told him, "It's like God kissed your throat." We were all cheering for Stan, and he won! That's not really why I went (after all I had only seen one episode before last night), I went to see Michael Bublé perform. He sang "Feeling Good" with Hayley and Stan and then “Cry me a River” a single off his new album. Needless to say, he was unbelievable… not to mention oh-so-debonair in his designer suit. The event took place outside the Opera House and although we didn’t have tickets we found a spot were we could hear and see the performerances on the big screen. To top it all off there were more fireworks than I’ve ever seen on any Fourth of July in America, making me excited to see what Sydney has in store for New’s Years Eve!

Let the Idol madness begin!

I'm convinced Australia has the most beautiful sunsets in the world.

The four of us managed to get our hands on one wristband, we voted for Rachel to take it since she has the nicest camera and would be able to get the best shots. She didn't disappoint.

I was there standing in a crowd of hundreds when our eyes met, he pulled me onto the stage and then confessed that he had written his hit single, "I haven't met you yet" about me... so obviously now he needs to change the lyrics.

I also cannot take credit for these amazing fireworks shots seeing as my camera died just before they began.