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Merry Christmas everyone! It didn't really feel like Christmas here but i hope everyone back home had a lovely festive time! I'm still in Melbourne, and had a lovely day with Jamie and Frauke. Moniek and her frind Iris came over for the day too, it was lovely having a full table for xmas dinner.
Frauke and me started the festivities by making smoked salmon and cream cheese whotsits, much to Jamies disaproval (we didn't do it right apparently, there were a lot of sighs coming from the kitchen in our direction) so we swiftly moved on to decorating the house in paper chains and snowflakes. I think we've found our new calling in life, was brilliant, and the house felt much more christmassy! Jamie is a cracking chef and made us a feast!! we started with oysters with balsamic and onion, then Pork belly! We didn't have turky as no one really liked it, so had slow roasted lamb instead! ahhh it was amazing! after all this, we managed to waddle to the beach to attempt a game of cricket (I suprised myself by not being awful at it too) then waddled back the house for some cheese and xmas cake! I found baileys too, so I managed to capture a little bit of my traditional Christmas, shame my baileys drinking buddy wasn't here to enjoy it with me (you know who you are.x)!!
The next few days were for recovery, we needed it, we ate and drank so much, we were pretty useless for a bit after! I've been a bottomless pit also, I've literally not stopped eating since Christmas, but thankfully there are lots of places to walk to around here so I can try to counter act all the face stuffing!
I go back to work at the charity shop tomorrow, I really love it there, fills my day and keeps me out of trouble! I've made a new friend called Pat, she's about 70 and possibly the funniest old lady I've ever met! She was asking what brought me to the shop, and then went on to tell me that she was there doing community service, sent by the courts..she then whispered "marijuana" in my ear! I almost died right on the spot! absolute legend! I always manage to make friends with old ladies, I think they're attracted by the gingerness!
I managed to get sunburnt today, which I am actually happy about because it means it's finally summer here in Melbourne! I'll just have to be more careful from now on! It's a shame I'm leaving Aus seeing as the weather has suddenly turned good! I'm off to New Zealand in two weeks! eek, it feels like I've been in Auz for ages, I've almost forgoten that I'm actually travelling!
Not entirely sure what the plan here is for New Year, but I hope you all have a wonderful time and enjoy the start of 2011! I certainly am, it's going to be rather exciting! xxxx
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