What a round of events we've had! Cerner had their project kick off last week. So starting the Friday before, Cerner associates started arriving from the US to help out and house hunt. We started off with a dinner at Colette and Bill's house with a couple we had never met, Tom and Cindy. Then Dave's friend Tammy flew in with her husband, Mike on Saturday. They wanted to see a market on Sunday so we met them in the CBD and took the WaterCat to the Eagle Farm Market. After buying some goodies we came back to our apartment and hung out on the patio for a few hours. By late afternoon we were all hungry again and decided to go down to Oxford Street to Max Brenner for an afternoon treat. We split a "tutti-frutti"... 2 Belgian waffles drizzled with milk chocolate, sliced bananas and strawberries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Coffee and mochas to top it off. YUM!!!
Tuesday night we went to the Bavarian Bier Cafe with Tammy and Mike for dinner. We ordered "big beers" to go with the nightly special of Lowenschnitzel. If you finish your huge plate of schnitzel, cole slaw and chips, they will give you a schnapps shot (try to say that fast!). Dave and I split the meal...it was HUGE. And opted out of the schnapps shot and went for the coffee instead.
Long meetings for Dave that went until 9pm for a few days and with the debris still in the river, the WaterCats are still moving slow. He was getting home exhausted!
French started again on Thursday night with a 2 hour workshop. New set of people at all levels and again I am the one who has the least amount of knowledge, however it was such great fun and the hours flew by!
My tennis mate, Lyl came back from a skiing trip in Japan with a torn ACL...argh. No tennis for us for a while and so now I will either go for lessons or do some social tennis with Dave at night.
Friday, Dave came home early and we went over to Teneriffe and picked up Sophia. Such a sight to see him carrying her down the street and onto the ferry, then home. Yes my friends, I now have a dress form that looks amazing!! She's already wearing a knitted item and stands in our living room. Almost had you fooled it was something else, yeah?! Lol
But back to the office for both Dave and I for happy hour and to say goodbye to those that we won't see for a few months while they pack up their things for sea transport. Out to dinner with those that are leaving the next day and some that live here. All eight of us end up deciding Nando's Chicken....Bill, Colette, Tammy, Mike, Jeff, Julie, Dave and I. We all seem to have some interconnecting things in common, so lots to talk and laugh about. After dinner we all start heading for home, but Jeff and Julie just moved here a week ago and are living in the temp apartments we were in and are up for more excitement. What's a friend to do??!! We decide the Bavarian Bier place is on the way back and stop in the bar there. Big beers all around and then the madness of schnapps happens. Let me set the scene....when you order a schnapps they bring it to you on a long, flat board that is about four feet long and 5 inches wide with a handle on the bottom of it so they can carry it. All the while on what seems the long way to your table, they ring a cowbell so everyone knows you're getting schnapps! So they could have one shot sitting on the end of this board or twelve...doesn't matter since it comes to you this way no matter what. Honey schnapps is not bad, Julie opted for blueberry and Jeff some sort of hot and cold one that made his lips numb or something for a second. Great fun and let's also say the waitress had her act down pat even the tight shirt and creamy white boobs right there in your face!!
More to come.....
Cheers! Dave and Lovey
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