RickInOz

I’m sure many of you will remember my many gripes last year about our lack of any social activities. Of course, exam preparation precluded much, but I also found myself working a silly amount of shifts at one point. A nasty combination which meant we had no holidays and missed out on a great many events.

But now the worm has turned and quite the opposite is in effect. Last Friday we went out for dinner, then took in a magic show as part of the Fringe Festival. Saturday saw us in Victoria Park for A Little More Light, as you can read about in the post below this one, then on Sunday we attended the wedding of a family friend. Monday was supposed to be a quiet day, but on taking some photos of the happy day round to both our and their families, we were treated to afternoon tea and then dinner respectively.

I’ve been back at work this week, so the hectic social calendar has taken a breather, but on Sunday we’re off to see the late showing of Le Clique, a bawdy cabaret show, again as part of the Fringe. After barely any sleep we’re then due at the Future Music Festival the following day to see acts like Franz Ferdinand, Empire of the Sun and David Guetta.

Another day off before flying to Vanuatu to attend another wedding. Fortunately this trip will also include some chill out time, and I’m planning to spend many relaxing hours under a palm tree forgetting all of the hassles and stressors here.

After coming back from there, it won’t be long before my family fly in for their biannual trip Down Unda, which will see us very busy. Unfortunately I’m working a fair few days while they’re here, but that doesn’t preclude doing things in the evenings or on the occasional days off.

So, all in all, we’re pretty busy right now …. and it’s coming as a bit of a shock in some ways. I’d worked myself into a rut last year, maybe not a happy one, but a rut nevertheless, and now this change in activity level is a definite change. And a good one at that. Hopefully I’ll have much more to share with you in the near future.