Emails with Matt

Dear Graeme

I hope all is well in Australia. Me and a close friend, Josh, made up our own version of table tennis. It is the same version but you play without a shirt. Every time you get a point(opponent fouls)you get to smack the ball as hard as you like at your opponents back(it's FLIPPIN sore, and scary just waiting to get whacked by the ping pong ball) I guess I just wanted to say hello so here goes-hello . Mary Christmas and a happy New Year.

By the way-it's me in the above photo

Love your nephew

Matthew



Hi Matt

Ha ha, that looks like a really fun (and painful!!) game.  No too sure if I want to give it a try it in April.  Well maybe :)  It's a pretty good incentive to play well and not foul!!

Not sure if you saw my message to you on Instagram. It was just to congratulate you on all your certificates and medals at school. You must be so proud of yourself!!  I was especially impressed with your English prize.  To be so good at BOTH Maths and English as you are is really unusual and special. Such great stuff.

I'm so looking forward to seeing you again at end of March next year. So much fun to look forward to.  Especially the Tsitsikama hike.  I did it 20 years ago and LOVED it.  Can't wait to do it again with you guys.

Thanks for your Xmas wishes. I've got an amazing month to look forward to.  A 60 km hike in the Snowy Mountains just after Xmas. Then 10 days in Tasmania in early January with a really lovely group of people (mostly pretty women!), also hiking.  I'm pretty addicted to hiking at the moment, as you can probably tell!

Hope you guys have a wonderful Xmas too.  Then I hear from mum you've got a family holiday to Dubai to look forward to.  And maybe a road trip in America next year.  And most of all, your uncle's visit!!  Life is so good.

Thanks so much for your lovely email. It's always so wonderful to hear from.

Love,
G