Back in Brisbane

This morning we woke up with the damn crows at 5am - not happy! Ross got up but I put my eye covers back on and tried my hardest to sleep some more - not very succesfully. I got up about 7.30 and we had breakfast with the family.

Ross and I headed out to meet with our financial planner at 9. About an hour later we walked out with an update on our finances. Thank god the market is making a bit of a recovery!

We headed back to Ann's place, watched the last of the test match, had some lunch and then headed up the north coast again to see Ross' mate Matty and his wife Charlene. We hadn't seen them for a couple of years and their three girls, Sophie, Ella and Mollie had grown so much. We spent the afternoon catching up and talking about old times.

We drove back to John's place about 4.30 and spent the evening chatting, watching TV, playing Wii and eating Thai before heading to bed.

John's 38th Birthday!

This morning, Ross and I headed into the city to visit a Chinese medicine practitioner, David McCleoud. He prescribed me some herbal medicine that I could take in tablet form and I also had half an hour of acupuncture. The acupunture was incredibly relaxing even though I had a needle in my left ear, the top of my head, both hands, both feet and my tummy.

While I was having my acupuncture session, Ross chatted with David who prescribed some things for him too. We walked out an hour later with a big bag of medicines.

Back at John's place, we had some breakfast and about 12, we drove into Southbank to meet up with Ann and Dad at the Ship Inn for lunch. It was a beautiful day so we sat outside enjoying watching the people walk past whilst sipping our drinks. We had lunch and chatted for a while before Dad and Ann headed off to catch the train home again.

Shortly after, Dee arrived. She had just flown in from Melbourne and was spending the night in Brisbane before heading off to Wellington for Christmas Day. Unfortunately, all this travel was for work :-(.

We walked to the Pump Hotel and found a spot on the balcony upstairs to continue having a drink or two. After finding out that they didn't serve food, we moved on and ended up driving to another spot on the other side of the river. We found a great spot at one of the restaurants/ bars with open air seating. The place was packed with after work drinkers celebrating their last day or two of work.

We sat there and drank two bottles of wine between us and had some snacks while watching the sunset and the lights come on on the Story Bridge. It was really nice.

About 8, we were all pretty shattered so we dropped Dee back to her hotel and headed home. We sat up for a bit before all of us head to bed full of too much alcohol and crap food.

Bye, bye Millers and packing for Aus

This morning we were up early for some reason. We had breakfast and then got organized by making a list of things that we still had left to do before traveling tomorrow. We worked for a couple of hours before heading out to Great Eastern to pick up a bit of shopping. We had to go in the morning because our car was being picked up this afternoon to be serviced and cleaned.

Back at home we had some lunch and continued on with our tasks. About 3.30 Brian and Sonja popped over for one last time. Brian had to give back all his work stuff and Sonja just wanted to say goodbye. We chatted for a while and then said goodbye accompanied by tears from Sonja and I. It was really hard to see them go. I will miss them a lot.

Obviously after that I was feeling a bit flat so we watched Black Adder's Christmas Carol to try and cheer up. It was pretty funny and did work a little bit to make me feel better. We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening pottering around doing last minute things. As you can see from the photo our bag is nearly packed.

Ross made spaghetti to use up the last of the fresh veg in the fridge for dinner and we watched some crap TV. I made some last minute Christmas presents for friends before putting away all my beading stuff for the first time in a couple of months. It seems weird to be able to see the dining room table again!

We didn't do too much else before heading to bed.

Holiday Friday

Today was Islamic New Year and therefore a holiday. Ross and I woke up reasonably early and decided to go for a walk around Lake Titiwangsa. It seems that a lot of other people had the same idea. It was nice to be out in the cool of the morning and always interesting to see what the locals are up to. We walked for about 40 minutes before heading home.

At home we showered and then drove to Pavillion for breakfast. We ate outside at the Coffee Bean which was really nice. From there, we went up to the bookstore so I could buy My Sister's Keeper. I then walked over to Starhill Gallery for my massage appointment at Kanebo. My favourite masseuse, Azura was there to great me and gave me a great 2 hour hot stone massage and worked out some of the knots in my calves and shoulders. I hadn't been for a long time so the staff hadn't seen me since I lost the last couple of kg and they all commented that I looked much slimmer. I took it as a compliment and not that they thought I looked fat before :-)

I rang Ross when I finished and he came to pick me up. We spent the afternoon doing some things around the house before he dropped me over at KLCC to meet up with Sonja so we could get our nails done. We spent an hour and a half getting a mani and pedi and walked out with much nicer looking nails. Mine had been so long they almost looked like talons but I didn't want to cut them because I knew I would get them done before going back to Aus.

From there, Sonja and I walked up to Changkat Bukit Bintang to meet up with Ross who had gone for a massage at the Thai place. We met him at Havana Bar which had been recently renovated - it was really nice now and had been a bit of a dive before. We had a drink before Brian arrived and so had another round with him.

We walked next door to Ciccio - an Italian restaurant for dinner. Sonja and Brian's daughter was there with her friend and their family. It was quite a coincidence that out of all the restaurants in KL we both ended up at the same one! We enjoyed our dinner - the food was amazing and it was nice to just have a casual night with the Miller's before they left. Sonja had the pumpkin ravioli - yum! Brian had gorgonzola gnocchi - unbelievable! Ross had chicken ravioli which was nice and I had the most tender lamb shank I have ever had! About 11, we drove them home and dropped them off at the Prince before heading home ourselves after a great night.

Ross and I read for a little while before going to sleep after a good day with friends.

Afternoon tea at Carcosa Seri Negara

This morning I woke up about 8.30. Around 10, I heard a knock on the back door. The contractors were here to fix the holes in the ceiling... an hour early. So I showed them what they needed to fix and they got busy. I made myself some breakfast and sat around watching TV and doing a few chores. There wasn't too much else I could do with the workmen in the house.

By about 12.30, the maintenance guy from Stonor Park, Mark, finally showed up. They were still working on fixing the holes and none of them had been completed yet. Around 2, they were still working and I knew that I had to leave soon. Our landlord's niece was supposed to have been here all day with them so that I didn't have to sit there but of course she didn't show up. When the workers said that they would be there until 5, I called her and asked her to come so that I could go out. Ross was also on his way back from Vietnam so he would be there around 3.30.

Kelly hadn't arrived before I had to leave but I left anyway about 2.30 to pick up Sonja so we could go to Carcosa Seri Negara for afternoon tea. Carcosa Seri Negara is the old Governor of Kuala Lumpur's house back in the day of British rule. I had been there once before with the netball girls and it was beautiful. It is being shut down on the 26th of December for "renovation" and no-one is quite sure what is going to happen to it so we thought we would make the most of our last opportunity to go.

We went to the building where I had had afternoon tea last time - it was deserted. So we tried the other building which I hadn't been to and sure enough that is where we were. We sat on the verandah with our tea and sandwiches and cakes chatting for a couple of hours. I did try and get us a gin and tonic but although I asked twice and the staff said yes, it seemed we were not destined to get a drink.

We left just before 5 and got stuck in traffic and completely lost but somehow we got home by 5.30. Ross was home but on his way out again when we arrived. We had a gin and tonic together with Sonja before she left to check on the apartment with Brian. Ross headed out for Christmas drinks with his work mates and I settled in for another boring night by myself.

I went to bed about 9 because there was nothing else to do. I kept reading my book until 12.30 and then finally I couldn't keep my eyes open any more. Ross must have got home some time after that.

A pretty crappy Tuesday

I woke up still with the headache this morning. Not impressed. I put on my workout gear to go for a walk but just did not feel up for it. Instead I spent the morning scraping rubber bits of the spare bedroom floor where the rubber backing for the rug had stuck to the wood. Not that much fun.

I had some breakfast still feeling like crap. I took some Panadol but still no relief. Sonja text to catch up but I just didn't feel up for it so instead I plonked myself in the bath with my book and lazed about for and hour and a half. While I was in the bath, Daisy and Sheila were busy cleaning the house. When I eventually got out, I chatted with Daisy for a while about the jobs that I would like her to do while we were away.

I did some more beading in the afternoon before Sonja called again and asked if she could come up. She dropped off a gift for us - a beautiful ceramic lamp that we had seen together at the Craft Complex late last week. Such a nice gift! She was on her way to the dentist but we made plans to catch up for dinner.

About 6.30, Sonja came by and picked my up and we went to the Prince where they were staying. I caught up with the whole family before Brian headed out to drop Emma at a party. Sonja, Ian, Maddie and I went downstairs to the buffet and Brian joined us not long after. The food was really good but as always I ate too much.

Sonja offered to drive me home about 9. It was a nice night out and got me out of the house. My headache was finally gone and I walked in the door and went straight to bed.

Today's photo is of the construction site. A lot has changed since the last time - see September 4!

Mondayitis

This morning I made myself get up and go for a walk around KLCC. Ross headed off for Vietnam before I left and then I strapped on my iPod and got out of the apartment. I walked for 45 minutes and did 4 laps before walking home again.

I showered, had some breakfast and then text Sonja to see if she needed any help or company with the packers being there today. I went around and picked up the booze that they couldn't take with them and also scored a couple of bedside lamps and a toaster. Brian came home while I was there so I left them to it.

In the afternoon I didn't do much at all. I tried out some more beading, had a nap, did a couple of things on the list and then cooked myself a sausage and bean casserole using up the sausages in the freezer, a can of baked beans, some kidney beans and some refried beans. I chucked it all in together with some onion and smoked tabasco sauce and cooked it for 30 minutes. It turned out pretty well although it was super filling.

I watched crap TV until I went to bed. I had a stinking headache by the time I got to bed but I managed to fall asleep anyway.

Today's photo is of the rug that we swapped in Singapore for the one that I bought at the rug auction.

Sunday roast again with different friends

We woke up late this morning and pottered around the house for a few hours. We then walked over to Pavillion to have a look at some furniture and also to pick up Ross some new shorts from Espirit. From Pavillion we walked via the convention center in time to meet Debbie and Dan at Chinoz for lunch.

It was nice to see them again as it had been quite a while - since the rug auction. We spent about 3 hours, chatting and eating outside. It was really nice. In the morning I had made Debbie a bracelet as a gift for Christmas. Coincidentally, it matched the top she was wearing. About 3.30 we parted ways and promised to catch up in the new year.

Ross and I walked home and spent the afternoon on the couch watching TV. Well, that lasted about 10 minutes before Ross fell asleep. I went and did some more beading and managed to create a pair of earrings that I had been wanting to try for a while using wire and beating it with a hammer to make a matte finish. I think they turned out quite well.

In the evening, we dropped over to see Sonja and Brian to give them their gift. We didn't stay for too long before we walked over to KLCC to look around for some DVDs and to buy some books and magazines. We ended up having dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen but we were both so exhausted that by the time we got home, I was ready for bed.

Ross packed for his trip to Vietnam and I laid in bed reading my news mags before falling asleep.

A productive Saturday

Although we slept in this morning, we were pretty busy for most of the day doing bits and pieces around the house. We drove out to Great Eastern and bought some cat litter and some food before stopping for a coffee at Starbucks.

Back at home we did some more chores and then spent the afternoon on the bed relaxing, reading our books. Of course we both fell asleep. I woke up about quarter to 6 and decided to have a shower and start getting ready for our night out. Ross woke up while I was in the shower and we both got ready to go to dinner out in Bangsar with colleagues from Ross' work.

About 7.20 we jumped in the car and drove out to Bangsar. The traffic was pretty good - we were surprised. We parked in the shopping center and then walked until we found the restaurant, Planter Jim's. A massive table had been booked and we were the first to arrive so we went down to La Bodega for a drink while we waited for the others.

After we had finished our sangrias, the table was starting to fill up at the restaurant. We sat next to Chris and Mary-Lou (Aussies) and Paul and Janet (Brits). It was a nice night with great food and company. It was good to meet more people that work with Ross as I hadn't met many before.

About 11, we headed home and again the traffic wasn't very busy. We fell into bed exhausted.

More of the list and dinner with good friends

Today I spent the day slowly working my way through the list of things to do. I managed to get through quite a few things. I searched around online for some more Christmas presents and things, sorted out the spare bedrooms, fertilized and trimmed the herbs, tidied out "the top drawer" and went through all the DVDs to see which ones the Millers still had (only 1!).

In the afternoon, I watched some TV until Ross came home. At about 7, we met up with the Millers and walked over to the Bavarian Beirhaus to have dinner with Phil and another friend Brian and his wife Eleece. It was nice to go back to one of our favourite restaurants again. As you can see from the photo, the boys enjoyed their pork knuckles while Sonja had pumpkin soup! Brian and Eleece joined us after dinner for a few drinks.

By about 11, I was being bitten alive by mosquitoes - it was time to go. We walked home with Sonja and Brian. It was a nice night out with good friends.

Lunch with the girls

This morning, Sonja and I went walking around KLCC. We did a few laps and then headed home as Sonja had the moving company coming for a quote. After a shower, I drove over to Pavillion where I picked up a couple of things before stopping at The Coffee Bean for a coffee and scone.

Just before 12, I left and drove to Delicious. I was the first one there but before long, Kiki and Rimma turned up. Sonja was next and we moved to the table to catch up while waiting for Julia to arrive. Julia text her order through before she arrived so by the time she got there, the food was almost ready.

We spent an hour or so chatting over lunch. The place was completely full so it took forever to get our food. It was nice to see the girls again before the end of the year. We hardly see Julia now since she has started working and it would be the last time that Sonja would get to see Kiki and Rimma. I gave the girls their earrings that I had made for them which I think they liked.

Julia headed back to work and slowly we all made our own separate ways. Sonja and I didn't have anything else to do for the rest of the day so we thought we would go and have a look at the craft complex which despite being just down the road, neither of us had been to. It was basically just a bunch of shops selling traditional Malay crafts but there was also a small museum of textiles and ceramics. We wandered around for a while before heading back to the car.

From there we drove to AmpWalk mall to have a look in a couple of houseware stores and then finally we ended up at Great Eastern where we had a coffee at Starbucks before driving home.

Ross made us spaghetti for dinner and we didn't do too much for the rest of the night.

Back in the swing of things

I met Sonja early this morning and we drove out to FRIM. It had been about 5 weeks since I had been out there. We decided not to do the canopy walk as we were both knackered simply from the steep path leading up to the canopy walk! It was still a nice walk and we felt like we had worked out and sweated when we finished.

We drove to the Blue Cow and had Eggs Benedict for breakfast. As you can see from the photo, the table was a little small for us :-)

We drove back home and Sonja came up to the apartment so I could give her some stuff. Daisy and Sheila were there cleaning the place. After Sonja left, I did a few things on the computer and had a shower before walking over to the dentist.

Today marks the finale of my root canal. I had the permanent crown put on the tooth so now I can eat properly again after more than 6 months! I also asked Dr. Su to give my teeth a good clean - they felt so much better. 2700 ringgit later, I walked out with a brand new feeling mouth.

On the walk back I called Ross to see what he was up to and he said he was just going down to get something to eat. I suggested that he walk home with me and we could have last night's left over pasta bake. So we walked back together. Half an hour later, I dropped Ross back at the office.

In the afternoon I did the washing and also did a bit of beading. I tried a new technique using heavy gauge wire and hammering it into coils. I made a bracelet with big turquoise beads and the coils. I think it turned out quite well.

By the time Ross came home, I was just starting dinner. In my quest to use up things in the pantry and the freezer, I decided to make prawn fajitas. They were really nice. After dinner, we did a few things around the house.

Roast lunch with friends

After the shenanigans of last night, we slept in until 8 and then I dozed on and off until 12. We quickly got organized and then drove to KLCC to meet up with Rimma and Simon and their three kids Amy, Hayley and Luke for a Sunday roast.

As we arrived, Rimma was on her way out to pick up Hayley from a party. We walked to Chinoz where Simon, Amy and Luke were waiting. While we waited for Rimma, we had some food from the salad bar. The food was amazing! As soon as Rimma got back we tucked into the roast meat, veg and Yorkshire puddings. It was certainly a full meal. The dessert table was also good.

About 3.30 we rolled out of there full and happy. We said goodbye to the Cornell's and headed home. We spent the rest of the afternoon reorganizing the study - no small task! First we started with all the bookshelves and drawers and then we decided to reorganize the computer tables. This took the most time as we switched the tables around and the unplugged and replugged all the computer stuff. We finally finished about 7.30.

Although we had had such a big lunch, we were hungry again about 8 o'clock so we drove over to Pavillion and had Nando's for dinner. It hit the spot. We pretty much drove home and headed to bed.

Today's photo is off the Christmas display in KLCC.

Miller's Thank-you party

This morning we were up early and were super busy sorting out the cupboards in the spare bedrooms and organizing the sheets and winter clothes. We threw a heap of stuff out and put a lot aside to give to Daisy our cleaner.

Before we knew it, it was time to take Blue to the vet. We drove out to Ikano with Blue in the back and he was pretty quiet. Ross went up to the vet with him while I did a few things around the place. I bought some candles from IKEA and did some food shopping before Ross met back up with me.

We went to Starbucks for a coffee before running some more errands. I bought a new iron, Ross picked up some water and I also picked up some memory sticks before we decided it was time to head home.

We had about an hour before I had to go to my hairdresser appointment. Ross came with me and got his hair cut too. He left after about half and hour. Gary and Roy were very busy with my hair. Gary cut it while Roy did the colour. While I was waiting for my colour to go on, Gary and I chatted for ages.

About 5.30 I was done and rang Ross to pick me up. Back at home we relaxed for about an hour before getting ready for Sonja and Brian's thank-you party. Sonja had hired the function room downstairs and had a party planner organize food, activities and other things for the evening. She had invited everyone who played some part in helping out the family during the crisis with Brian.

We went downstairs to meet up with Sonja and Brian before the party started. Slowly people arrived. It was amazing to see 140 people arrive - everyone from the Aussie paramedics that Emma ran into in Starbucks just as her Dad had been shot to the nurses and doctors who looked after him in Prince Court medical center during his recovery.

It was such a great event. The Miller's did so well to get everyone together. I don't know too many other families that would be able to do this let alone think to hold an event like this. It was a great closure to the whole event with Brian.

As usual, at the end of the night, Brian, Sonja, Phil, Julia, Ross and I ended up sitting around drinking the remaining wine and chatting until the wee hours of the morning.

A great day watching New Moon

I woke up with Ross this morning and text Sonja to see if she wanted to go walking around KLCC Park. I met her just before 8 and we walked for about an hour before having breakfast at Chinoz. We did a couple of errands before walking back to the apartment to shower and then head out again.

I met Sonja again about 10.30 and we drove over to the Gardens to go and see New Moon at the Gold Class cinemas. We bought our tickets and then went to have coffee at the Starbucks in Borders. Just before 12, we headed back up to the cinemas, made ourselves comfortable with our doonas and pillows and settled in for the movie. As you can see from the photo, we were the only ones in the cinema.

Basically, the movie, just like the first one, followed the book pretty well. This movie had a lot more action than the first but the acting and script writing was still pretty crap - laughable at points. But it was still a pretty good show.

After the movie, we looked around a few shops and then headed to Yo Sushi for some late lunch. We did a few more bits of shopping before heading back to the car and driving home.

I didn't do much in the afternoon and when Ross got home I was too tired to cook so he picked up a salad from California Pizza Kitchen for us for dinner.

As usual, we watched some TV before heading to bed.

Back to reality

I met Sonja this morning to go walking. But first we dropped her kids off at school with all their projects. We decided to go walking around the lake that is near FRIM for a change. We did one lap around the lake which took us about an hour. It was a really nice walk with great scenery.

From there we drove back into KLCC and had breakfast at Dome. We did a couple more things in the mall and then headed home. I spent the rest of the day on the computer doing bits and pieces. I also caught up on the washing.

Ross came home about 8 and I had made portobello mushroom burgers for dinner. They were really yummy especially with the Turkish bread that I found in the freezer section of Cold Storage. We watched some TV before heading to bed.

Last day in Port Dickson

This morning we slept late and then went to have breakfast. The guy at the desk told us that our friends were on the 4th floor so we walked up to the ballroom on the fourth floor but found no-one. We couldn't be bothered changing locations so we had breakfast upstairs. Julia, Lewis and Phil joined us a bit later.

After breakfast, we packed up our stuff and organized the bill before heading to the pool. Again, we lazed around and chatted. Before we knew it, it was 12.30 and Ross and I had to head off to the spa for our treatment. We said goodbye to the others and walked to the spa which was in a beautiful building built over the water.

We started our treatment with a steam and a milk bath - a relaxing way to start our three our couples treatment. Afterwards we had tea on the little balcony overlooking the water while the therapists changed the room. When we went back inside, we were ready for our hair treatment. They massaged jasmine oil into our heads for half an hour - incredibly relaxing. Next up was our body scrub. I am not too sure what they used but it did smell like cinnamon and other spices.

After the scrub, we showered then prepared for our hour long massage. It was amazing! The perfect balance between strong and relaxing. After the treatment we went back to the balcony for more tea before heading out of the spa. What a great way to end a fantastic long weekend.

We drove back to KL and surprisingly the traffic wasn't very bad at all. We drove straight to KLCC to have an early dinner at the new Irish bar, Malone's. The food was typical Irish food but really good.

Back at home, we dropped off all our stuff and then pretty much got into our PJs. I was in bed super early as I was exhausted after such a relaxing weekend!

A relaxing day

This morning we woke up reasonably early - about 8.30 - and headed to the restaurant for breakfast. After breakfast, we laid on the day bed in our room and read our books and magazines for a couple of hours.

Just before lunchtime, we headed to the adult pool and met up with the Millers and the Perrys. Again we spent the afternoon in the pool, getting some sun and chatting. I went back to the room and brought back some snacks to share.

Just like yesterday, we all staggered off to our rooms in the afternoon. While we were relaxing on the day bed, a massive storm came through which was very cool to watch for a couple of hours. We made plans to meet everyone up at the bar when the storm had eased off. Ross and I braved the rain with our umbrella and found ourselves ankle deep in water! By the time we got up to the bar, we were pretty soaked.

We played some "Shithead" while we waited for the others. The Perry's came with their Mahjong set and soon after the Miller's arrived. Ross played Mahjong with the Perry's while I played "Shithead" with the Miller's.

About 7, we decided to head down to dinner - another BBQ. We stayed chatting at the table for quite a while after dinner. We were going to head back down to the beach but there was a wedding going on so instead we sat by the pool. Sonja kept us entertained by asking questions from the Ladies Night Out game. It was certainly a discussion starter!

Again we headed to bed about midnight.

Off to Port Dickson with friends

This morning I woke up about 8.30 and started getting organized while Ross slept in for a bit longer. Once he was awake, we finished packing and then headed to Delicious to meet up with Phil, Julia, Lewis, Brian, Sonja, Emma, Maddie and Ian. We enjoyed breakfast together and then headed off our own separate ways to the Avillion Resort at Port Dickson.

The traffic was pretty busy. It seems that everyone wanted to leave the city for the Eid long weekend. Ross and I got to the resort first and by the time everyone arrived, we had sorted out the rooms.

We dropped all our stuff off in one of the rooms that was ready and then headed to the adults pool while the kids headed off to the kids pool. The rooms were really nice and were on stilts over the water. The bathroom had an open to the sky shower.

We spent the afternoon by the pool and gradually people drifted off to their own rooms. Ross and I relaxed, read and showered in our villa before Sonja and Brian came over for a drink. They left and Phil and Julia came over shortly after.

We all walked up to the restaurant together and had a seafood BBQ dinner. After dinner, the kids amused themselves while the adults walked down to the little beach with some booze and some music to while away the night chatting. Ian came down with us too and played a few tunes on his guitar.

We headed back to the room about 12 and fell asleep. A great first day to the long weekend.

Early Thanksgiving

This morning I headed to my last beading class for Level 2. I arrived at the same time as the other girls. We got busy with our "graduation piece", a Cleopatra style necklace. It was a hell of a lot of work! We started by weaving beads into a strand of 5 inverted V shapes. From there we added some headpins that we bent into V-shapes. We then wrapped more seed beads into the necklace and wove the choker before adding the crystal drops. It was a complicated piece. But I could imagine that it would be beautiful with the right beads.

I didn't leave there until 1.30pm. On my way home, I got pulled over by the police for talking on my mobile - bugger! I definitely should have known better. Sonja had got picked up the week before in exactly the same place. And it wasn't like I was talking about anything that couldn't wait until I got home. Ironically, I was talking to Sonja when I got pulled over. Anyway, I managed to convince the police man to give me a ticket rather than pay him a bribe. I'm sure this will cost me more in the long run but at least I wasn't supporting police corruption!

I got home about 2.30. I made myself some lunch and just chilled out until Ross got home about 6. We got changed and headed over to Sonja and Brian's for Thanksgiving dinner. It was really nice to be with them all again. Brian is looking so much better and we hadn't seen the kids for ages. Sonja had cooked a meal with all the trimmings and had even baked 6 pies for dessert!

After dinner we played some games and then sat around chatting for a while before heading home about 9.30. It had been a great night. So nice to spend time with good friends and take a moment to give thanks for good things in our lives!