Weekend of Barbeques
Paul's wedding on Friday. Hadn't seen him since we shared a flat in Oz. Almost 5 years infact.
Half a decade(much longer than 5 years!) ago I had slept on the streets of Manley in order for Paul to have the flat to himself and romance the girl he had the hots for. Amanda.
We had spent most of the day tidying our flat, no small task as it had seen more backpackers pass through its door than the local hostel. And on a mid winters night (in Sydney admitadlly but it WAS still brass monkeys(ies?) and besides I'm cast as the noble hero in this story), while I bedded down on a local bench, Paul the romantic hero put his plan into action. The ingredients for a romantic meal already prepared, He took her up to our rooftop to admire the sunset and present her with the flowers, champagne and charm he had ready. Clearly she was swept off her feet as when I let my chilled bones back into the flat in the morning, the meal preperations were still on the counter. ;-)
Congratulations Paul (+ Amanda). Thanks for the invite and for the lesson in how to be a true romantic hero.
Saturday morning, much like Charlie's wedding the week before, I enjoyed even more than the wedding itself due to our catch up chat and the banter of shared memories.
I actually met Paul on a plane, well waiting in a boarding queue to be exact. We ended up sitting next to each other, sharing a flat in Sydney and 5 years later I'm at his wedding. Funny how things turn out. It shows you what can happen if you just make the effort to speak to the person sitting next to you.
The rest of my weekend seemed to be a blur of barbeques. I visited Gemma(who I met on a beach in Thailand) in Grantham and ended up at Tamsin's in Wimbledon for yet another barbeque and another crazed night.
This week I have been trying to get stuck into work but have met with varying success. At the beginning of the week I managed two brief and mainly underpowered kitesurf sessions after school which nice, but has left me craving a day of decent wind.
Chit is coming down for the bank holiday weekend which I am looking forward to. It will be good to catch up properly.
Half a decade(much longer than 5 years!) ago I had slept on the streets of Manley in order for Paul to have the flat to himself and romance the girl he had the hots for. Amanda.
We had spent most of the day tidying our flat, no small task as it had seen more backpackers pass through its door than the local hostel. And on a mid winters night (in Sydney admitadlly but it WAS still brass monkeys(ies?) and besides I'm cast as the noble hero in this story), while I bedded down on a local bench, Paul the romantic hero put his plan into action. The ingredients for a romantic meal already prepared, He took her up to our rooftop to admire the sunset and present her with the flowers, champagne and charm he had ready. Clearly she was swept off her feet as when I let my chilled bones back into the flat in the morning, the meal preperations were still on the counter. ;-)
Congratulations Paul (+ Amanda). Thanks for the invite and for the lesson in how to be a true romantic hero.
Saturday morning, much like Charlie's wedding the week before, I enjoyed even more than the wedding itself due to our catch up chat and the banter of shared memories.
I actually met Paul on a plane, well waiting in a boarding queue to be exact. We ended up sitting next to each other, sharing a flat in Sydney and 5 years later I'm at his wedding. Funny how things turn out. It shows you what can happen if you just make the effort to speak to the person sitting next to you.
The rest of my weekend seemed to be a blur of barbeques. I visited Gemma(who I met on a beach in Thailand) in Grantham and ended up at Tamsin's in Wimbledon for yet another barbeque and another crazed night.
This week I have been trying to get stuck into work but have met with varying success. At the beginning of the week I managed two brief and mainly underpowered kitesurf sessions after school which nice, but has left me craving a day of decent wind.
Chit is coming down for the bank holiday weekend which I am looking forward to. It will be good to catch up properly.
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