It most certainly was a busy long wkend, with the Drozdzewski-Gastineau-Hills wedding up in Gosford on Saturday. As planned, most of us travelled up the night before. I got roomed with Kath & Omar, with Nicola & Wendy arriving a day later, so we decided to head out (next door) to the RSL & have a bit of a drinky before settling in for the night. The next day was pretty similar, except because the wedding ceremony was not until the afternoon we walked into town & had a late brunch & did some final shopping (cards, etc). Back to the motel just in time to get changed & be ready for the 2:30 taxi. Unfortunately, the AFL Gradn Final was also due to start at 2:30, which meant that I had to miss out on the whole thing. Or so I thought. Our taxi called & said it would be 15 minutes late. Great! I got to watch th 1st bounce, & some more! As some of you might know, it was a close match, except for the 1st quarter where we made WAY too many mistakes & conceded a big lead. We scored the 1st point though, which is what I saw & left the motel room (& TV) with the knowlegde that the Swans were leading. Unfortunately that was the only time we led in the entire match, even though we came SO close to catching up. Final score? A heart-breaking 84-85 :'( The picture says it all.
Anyway, back to the wedding. So as we sat thru the ceremony before waiting for a long time for the taxi to arrive to take us to the reception across the lagoon (we booked the taxi at 5, thinking the ceremony would go long, which it didn't. Plus the taxi arrived late also. So we ended up waiting for almost an hour!) The chilly lagoon-side weather started to kick in, & despite my silk scarf Anne & Nat were freezing in their singlet top/dress. Thus, the huddle (Rachel was warmly snuggled up in her wool pashmina)
Across the lake to the reception at the Boathouse, which has floor-to-ceiling glass windows that looked across the lagoon. We were all already waiting, some drowning our sorrows with champagne & canape ( the Best Man, Al, who is also a huge Swans fan) while others just got merrier & merrier by the glass full or bubbly, the Bridal Party arrived at the reception by boat (how classy!). The reception was a lot of fun, with traditional Polish, well, traditions like the salt & bread thing (forgotten what exactly it is, but I'm guessing it went along the lines of not being hungry & full of flavour), funny speeches, & good food. As the happy couple finally ran off in their hired limo at 1/4 past 11, the rest started scurrying off as well. We headed back to the motel, and after a bit of drama & comotion (Rae lost the keys to her rental car) we were finally off to the after party at North Avoca 2am. All being geographers we naturally got lost on our way there. A simple 20-minute drive turned into 45 minutes. As such, we didn't end up staying for long. Without getting lost this time, still didn't get back to the motel until 4am! The failed promise of a good, warm bonfire on the beach, plus lack of sleep, plus wedding alcohol consumption mode meant that I've been carrying a cough & sneeze with me ever since getting back to Sydney around lunch time Sunday. Only 5 more wks before I hurry off OS, do a bit of trip-ing in East Asia, before getting to yet another wedding (yes, wedding #3). In the meantime, have settled back into writing mode & seems to be on track to finish re-writing the current chapter by self-imposed deadline of mid-Oct. Terrif! Only 4 more chapters to go, plus splitting the lit review into 2.
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Anyway, back to the wedding. So as we sat thru the ceremony before waiting for a long time for the taxi to arrive to take us to the reception across the lagoon (we booked the taxi at 5, thinking the ceremony would go long, which it didn't. Plus the taxi arrived late also. So we ended up waiting for almost an hour!) The chilly lagoon-side weather started to kick in, & despite my silk scarf Anne & Nat were freezing in their singlet top/dress. Thus, the huddle (Rachel was warmly snuggled up in her wool pashmina)Across the lake to the reception at the Boathouse, which has floor-to-ceiling glass windows that looked across the lagoon. We were all already waiting, some drowning our sorrows with champagne & canape ( the Best Man, Al, who is also a huge Swans fan) while others just got merrier & merrier by the glass full or bubbly, the Bridal Party arrived at the reception by boat (how classy!). The reception was a lot of fun, with traditional Polish, well, traditions like the salt & bread thing (forgotten what exactly it is, but I'm guessing it went along the lines of not being hungry & full of flavour), funny speeches, & good food. As the happy couple finally ran off in their hired limo at 1/4 past 11, the rest started scurrying off as well. We headed back to the motel, and after a bit of drama & comotion (Rae lost the keys to her rental car) we were finally off to the after party at North Avoca 2am. All being geographers we naturally got lost on our way there. A simple 20-minute drive turned into 45 minutes. As such, we didn't end up staying for long. Without getting lost this time, still didn't get back to the motel until 4am! The failed promise of a good, warm bonfire on the beach, plus lack of sleep, plus wedding alcohol consumption mode meant that I've been carrying a cough & sneeze with me ever since getting back to Sydney around lunch time Sunday. Only 5 more wks before I hurry off OS, do a bit of trip-ing in East Asia, before getting to yet another wedding (yes, wedding #3). In the meantime, have settled back into writing mode & seems to be on track to finish re-writing the current chapter by self-imposed deadline of mid-Oct. Terrif! Only 4 more chapters to go, plus splitting the lit review into 2.
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