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13th October - 28 December 2007
I know I have been really lazy with this journal since getting to Sydney so heres a whirl wind entry to at least get up to December before we went to New Zealand for New Year!
My excuse is that with working we dont really get upto that much in the week and the weekend is just spent going out or going the beach so have nothing to report but will give a quick rundown anyway...
The rest of October was spent settling into city living which we do love and getting to know our way around. Of course the rugby world cup final was also on and we had to get up at 4.30am to run round to Andy's to watch it and then I had to deal with Si gloating the rest of the day that SA had won! ...although I doubt I could have dealt with the alternative!
The rest of October we went to Bondi Beach, and Elizabeth Bay, discovered the yacht club with drinks on saturday night and The Greenwood hotel by Si's work for friday night drinks! On the 10th November we went to see the Killers which was fantastic followed by going the Rocks to meet Tom after till the wee small hours.
17th November was when we went over to Ang, Dan and Dave's house for Ang's bday bbq, thats where the xmas photos with the hats where taken, there back garden! that night we headed into Kings Cross and Moulin Rouge for a great night.
We worked long hours most of November and trial had started for me so was glad when we finally booked our NZ tickets to visit the Kiwi's. We finally visited beautiful Manly and went over on the ferry.
The last week of November finally brought the Irish girls to Sydney and we were all reunited again!
Early December we did our xmas shopping for pressys that had to be sent home and put up our first Christmas tree! very poor effort! 5th December brought Richo and Pete (remember them? the lads from Asia?) up for a visit and spent a drunken night out in Paddington and then Kings Cross, think we fell in to bed at 6am!
I left the Solicitors I was working for on 14th December and went out with Naomi, and Si to the Opera bar, that was our reunion night out as all the other irish girls met us out and than Rowan and Kevin the Irish lads joined us to as they also had just finally arrived in Sydney.
I spent the next week getting ready for New Zealand and buying xmas pressys for Si and generally being a lady of leisure!
Si finished work for xmas on 21st Dec half day, spent the weekend chilling out and had a picnic in the Botantical gardens overlooking the opera house.
Christmas Eve we set off for Tom's as we were staying at his that night before spending Xmas with is family. We met him from work and had a few drinks to start the festive season. We were up the next morning early and received calls from home to wish us Merry Christmas, it was really strange being away. It wasn;t sunny though, it was overcast! We got to Tom's Mum and Dads about 10.30am and all sat round opening pressys followed by bacon butties from the bbq. We met Tom's parents and Pat and Kath, little ethan, and ruby, and Jayne whom we've met previously. Then a dip in the pool. Xmas afternoon was the highlight as we had our FIRST HOMEMADE ROAST DINNER SINCE LEAVING HOME! The day was lovely and we were made to feel very welcome by Tom's family. It was great to be part of a family at xmas when you are so far from your own. Definitely 100% better than spending it on Coogee Beach with McDonalds for your xmas lunch like the irish girls had to do!
Boxing Day - Tom, Si, me, Miles, Pat, Kath (Tom's sister and brother in law) and little Ethan (Tom's nephew) set off for Randwick Races, it was full of English and Irish as it was free for us as long as you took your passports! We had a great dayfollowed by a meal and a few drinks in kings cross that night!
the 27th and 28th Dec seen us running round getting bits and bobs for NZ and shoping for clothes.
next installment NZ! XX
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