Aussie Day Long Weekend

It's Friday afternoon, and the clock hits 5:30. Yayyyy! It's the weekend! And not just any weekend either...it's...a....LONG WEEKEND!

When I got home, the house was empty - no Dave or Jack! But sson enough they arrived with snacks for the Aussie Day party the next day and with Hungry Jacks for dinner. Chomp. After dinner we got into Jack's car and headed out to the Ace Cinemas in Subi to meet Lou, Larni, and Kok. It was Juno night! I think Juno was a bit hit with everyone who went; it was funny, the cast was great, and it had a heart. It was fully cute without being nauseating and the soundtrack was cool. Everyone was in good spirits after the movie so we all went to Bagot to hang out, and to watch (to the boys' dismay) Sex & the City episodes. Outside, you could hear the Bon Jovi concert going on, it was great. When we ot home we already felt like we had a great night, and the weekend had just begun.

Saturday was Australia Day, and we, on Mary Street were the party hosts. he party kicked off in the afternoon and continued on until good and late at night. The Bagot girls made some fabulous goon punch. Our place is a great on to have a party - great big open plan lounge and kitchen, and a huge deck with a BBQ. That night, we had an amazing view of the Aussie day fireworks. It was my second Australia Day and they keep on getting better!

I woke up without a hangover on Sunday, which was great. Dave and I went out for breakfast at the Beaufort Street Merchants and I had the best vegetarian panini ever! After that, Renee called and invited us to go to the beach with her and Owen. Dave had some pretty bad allergies, which was really too bad, but he still decided to beach it, so we went. It was a beautiful day, a perfect beach day, over 30 and sunny. We chatted and soaked up the sun (with proper sunscreen of course), got ice cream and the boys went for a swim (Renee and I were a bit put off by the water temperature and liked just enjoying the sun). Later on Renee and Owen came back to ours and we had a big BBQ dinner of steak, salad, grilled eggplant, garlic bread and potato bake, mmmmm! Watched the tennis and then Superbad.

Monday was another beautiful day. Dave and I hung out in the morning and I was glad for him because his allergies were gone. The boys had a band practice in the afternoon and I went to the park and read my book. I saw some lovely rainbow birds on the way and watched them for awhile. Time flew fast, and soon it was time to make supper and wind up the weekend, but I think long weekends are where it's at. I felt relaxed, recharged and prepared more or less for the work week.