Normal Life

After a whirlwind of a month off, we went right back to work. We loved the holiday but were very excited for things to settle down and return to normal life, although, it was a hectic few weeks and we both had to work pretty late. But it is great to have the weekends in Manly again.

The first weekend back was a perfect one. We spent much of it just to relax and get back on track...unpacking, laundry, cleaning, and of course sleep. We also had to catch up with all our friends that we haven't seen in so long so we planned to meet up with the manly crew on Friday night for some Thai and then had them over for drinks and a little Wii at our place where of course Jared dominated the Wii bowling once again. It is great to have room to have people over though. Then we caught them again on Saturday morning for brekkie, as we said before it is one of our favorite things to do. It is the best way to see your friends as well...first thing in the morning after a night out, haha. It always allows for good conversation and a few laughs.

Sunday was a busy day though. Katie now has volleyball in the mornings and then we were off to play some lawn bowls with our secondee friends from work. Lawn bowls is a favorite Aussie pasttime similar to bachi ball, if anyone has ever played that. Nearly every town has their own lawn bowl club, although it may be more of a thing you do once you retire. It was the first time we played and we have been dying to try it out. At any rate, it is a good excuse to get together, enjoy the sun, and crack a few tinnies as they would say (aka. have a drink). Then we came back to Manly to catch a few more friends at the local brewery before the weekend was out. Life is rough, isn't it?