Wednesday, September 26, 2007

I'm Back!!!... and Engaged!!!

Truth be told, I'm happier about the latter than the former... It was an excellent holiday!! Some of the highlights:
- I'm engaged!!! I still can't believe Sweetie said "yes". I also can't believe how many people "suspected" it was going to happen (though I'm getting use to it!). I truly am a lucky man and Sweetie is so wonderful (I know this because Mum keeps telling me... not that I didn't know it already!).
- Mothers are always mothers... While still at the airport after arriving, Mum asked about the flights and, after I noted that Sweetie slept, Mum remarked: "That's not surprising! She looks great. You look like crap!"... Two days into our stay she remarks: "Do you have a receeding hairline?"...
- Family and friends. It was so cool seeing everyone again!! They all love Sweetie (who wouldn't!?) and she loves them.
- Beating a friend of Mouthfulofpancakes and her hubby in a WWII-style computer game. This was even more enjoyable as my character was a scientist (complete with lab-coat!).
- The Ute!! I got to drive JollyRgr's powder-blue ute, complete with "cheeky" hula-girl. It was a great ride and apart from running the battery flat (thanks again JollyRgr) and an incident with a bus (watched by JollyRgr who, unknown to us, was 4 cars back) we had a blast in what a friend described as "the manliest car I've ever driven"!
- Sydney!!! We loved Sydney and it was a perfect way to end the trip. We rode the ferries and had a ball, saw the 'Bridge, the Opera House, and the zoo, and generally had a blast! I loved the irony of stepping aboard for a sunset cruise only to hear the theme from "Titanic" playing!!!
- Too many others to mention, and I'm sure I'm missing some great ones!
Still, it's nice to be back. We really knew we were back when we were driving in the car and came across a billboard declaring "Gun Show!!"... It's good to be back! It was also nice that my lab-mates kindly decorated my office for me... Complete with pink streamers and balloons, and this little fellow:

5 comments:

mouthfulofpancake said...

You forgot Richard Burton's head!! Surely that was a highlight?!?!?
Can't wait to come over there! Already inquired about my LSL!

JollyRgr said...

Interesting drop bear........don't they know they have much bigger claws and teeth.....and they change colour to suit the environment

Goose said...

Yep, Richard Burton's head was a highlight (I told you a forgot some!).

We're looking forward to having you guys here 'cakes!

To be fair JollyRgr, it was impressive that they could find a soft-toy in a research lab in the first place!

Odyssey said...

What kind of research lab doesn't have a ready supply of soft toys? Aside from a bear or two, we have a gecko and, I kid not, a toy Eppendorf tube. And a small man made entirely from used parafilm. I'm thinking of acquiring a garden gnome to complete the ambience...

It will be good to have all the siblings together. It'll be the first time since 'cakes wedding!

Goose said...

It will be good to have all the siblings together!!

Having looked around the lab, we have two Snoopys, a monkey, and a rubber snake... Not to mention the large number of rubber insects and the voodoo skeleton that my boss has in his office...