Today is Wednesday and it is slowly closing. I wrote early yesterday, in which I didn't get the chance to write about my night. So, as I stated that Danielle came with me to Manly...along came Melanie (roommate from Cyprus). Manly is a beautiful, quiant, warm town that definitely exemplifies a small surf community. Manly is known to the be the originator or surfing, as well as the first competition and first place to ever surf in the entire world. Although, it's historical background it still remains such a small town. Since Danielle was in Manly for the day--Melanie decided to come in and meet us for dinner. As I'm still getting familiar with the town myself, we found this cute hole in the wall Mexico restuarant. Finally a place that my bill was under $10 (this is a first--Sydney is SO expensive). My food wasn't the greatest, but it was a really cute setup. After dinner Danielle and I stopped to get a gelato before the ferry ride. On the ferry/ the whole day I was yawning. I have been so exhausted with work, jetleg, and getting up at 5am for really no fucking reason. lol. Once we got back to Circular Quay, we walked back to the hotel. Melanie and I got up to our room, and I literally passed out at 9:30. I hope this isn't real life, because if this is going to be how I am in the real world...I'm going to be super boring/old lady.
Today, was a good day. I got up and got dressed to meet Danielle in the lobby. Danielle, decided to not come back to Manly like she had planned due to severe burningthe day before on her face:(. I headed my way to work, in which I was getting stared at by everyone with my lime green checkered glasses. I got a lot of 'those are cool'and 'those are really weird'. Either way it was fun to strut my stuff, and stand out:). I got to my wharf and the guy that always stands at the FastFerry sign greeted me and asked me how I am. He asks everyday when I see him--too sweet, and nice to be greeted with a smile every morning and night. I got to work, and got my usual fruit salad and coffee at BareFoot cafe. They are pretty shocked when I ask them to make an Iced Chai Latte, as for 1)They never heard of it 2) Don't have ice 3) Ask if cold milk will suffice. It's kinda crazy, but they are so sweet. I got to the office and worked on the grant proposal. My boss has had a dilemma with her tooth, so she had to go in for her first of six appointments. She got in, and Ifelt bad because she was all numb and couldn't really talk. I took my lunch break in the office.Had a really good veggie wrap and cole slaw...yum! I had some issues with the proposal, so Meegan decided to take me for coffee to go over the proposal and talk. WELL, she has quite the way of coercing me, in which the coffee turned into a wine break. I told her that I think I prefer a coffee break, because I don't think that it would look too good drinking on the job. She stated that it's normal and we can do it. lol. So we had a lovely sit down in a french-classic-style bistro over-looking the water. It was just an amazing time to get to know her better, and just talk about things pertaining to her job/past. We talked about event planning and all the positive/negative things that come along with it. We also talked about improvements for the Manly Festival of Surfing. With a glass of Pinot and pastrami assortment, one glass turned into two. Lol. She is just the perfect woman, and someone I would love to look up to. She's got all the talents and traits I would like to have, and learn from. Once we realized that it was 5, we headed back to the office and looked over so PR objectives we need for the grant. Finished up at made it for 5:25 ferry. I got back to the flat, and plopped down to relax. I was about to take a nap, just when my body woke itself up. I went downstairs to Danielle and Rebecca's room to hang out (we were supposed to bake a cake). I was craving Greek food, but we later found out when we went our 15minute walk to the other side of Darling Harbour that they didn't do take away (to-go). We walked back and went to Nando's (what I had for lunch today), and got the same veggie wrap that I had gotten earlier. I picked up some fruit to make my own fruit salad, and to save some money.
I finally unpacked my stuff, as Melanie forced me to! I made the pull-out bed up, and now I'm writing in bed. Melanie went out for the night with this SydneySider (local) she met the week early she got here. It's now 11, and it is way past my bedtime. Tomorrow is Jen's 30th birthday, whom we've planned a special going out night. Were doing a fine dinning, and getting all dressed up. I'm excited. Now, I just need to find the perfect restuarant to celebrate her flirty 30:)
Sweet dreams from Aussieland;-)
(1) you will go to bed at 9:30 when you enter the "real world." i promise. and it won't make you boring or lame. i promise that too.
ReplyDelete(2) isn't have drinks over lunch a blast? with the old associate dean at lehigh, we used to do 3-martini lunches. they were...memorable...i did the same thing though. the first time we went and he told me to order a drink, i asked, "am i allowed to?" little did i know at that point, he kept a toothbrush and mouthwash in his bottom desk drawer.
(3) keep it comin'! love you.