Weekend Wrap

Another Monday is upon us, the weekend is but a memory and there are 5 days of work to get through until you are free again. I shall try and ease that pain of the Monday blues with the weekend wrap!

Another Friday night of relaxation. After another full week at work all I could be bothered for was to go home and relax with my girlfriend. So after the weekly shop was done that is exactly what we did, we relaxed. A home made chinese feast and some ice cream were in order and then slobbing on the sofa.

Satruday, like most Saturdays, started off nice and tamely. After getting out of bed at about 9.30 I had some cereal and watched some T.V. My girlfriend then left to head to her parents on the Central Coast and I awaited my lift to rugby. The plan was to stop somewhere and get some food. We soon found a distinct flaw in our plan, there was no where to be found around the place we were playing! Hungry and a bit cold we went and watched the other teams play, then someone gave us the great news that there was a pie shop 2 mins down the road. We were in the car faster than you can say Steak and Mushroom.

The game was played on a bog of a pitch, but we won by a point which is always nice. It only really hit home how bad the facilities were at the end of the game. Caked in mud and with a train up to the Central Coast to catch I had to wear a hoodie, beanie, put my jeans on over my cycling shorts and give my extremely wet klit to a friend to take home so as to not get all my clothes dirty. I was then dropped t the station looking like someone that could do with a  good bit of TLC, a shower and some hot food and waited for the train. It came in and on I got. The looks that people gave me were priceless. I don’t think they could have looked more disgusted had I openly pissed on the seat next to them.

The journey was uneventful apart from that and soon I was in the car with my girlfriend on route to a hot shwoer and a change of clothes. After a quick spruce up we were off out. The first destination a 30^th birthday party. This was a very family orientated affair. There were children running around and people sat around talking, eating and drinking. A couple of beers here and off we went again. To a 21^st this time. For the first time in my life I had to sit on the ‘adults table’. I was no longer the young spring chicken anymore getting drunk, I was sat having adult conversation about how drunk they were – it starts.

A few more beers in and then off home and to a nice warm bed – good Saturday

Sunday started much the same way as Saturday. A welcome lie in and a lazy breakfast. This was soon shattered by the arrival of a ball of energy in the form of a 2 year old. Much running around after him and getting shot by a water pistol followed then we were momentarily relieved of duties as we were off to do a spot of shopping. This was a very succesful trip. After seeing the state of my hoodie, my girlfriend, very kindly, decided that she would buy me a new one as she would not be seen in public with me in my current one (I still don’t see the problem with it). I also got a nice new shirt and enjoyed an Iced chocolate and a doughnut and the relative peace of not having to chase after the 2 year old.

Back at the house normal service resumed. I was back doing the chasing around the coffee table and getting passed a ball, before repeatedly being shot, with the now empty water pistol and more bizzarely a plastic corn on the cob.  After a nice lunch it was time to be on our travels again and head for Sydney.

Before getting to our  seemingly long deserted flat, we called into a friend to pick up some books and enjoy a hot chocolate, a catch up and a look at her new born baby ( young child overload. He is very cute though so that is ok). Then finally home.

No rest for the wicked though our final stop was a friends house for a small gathering, some home made pizza and a spa. This time it was my duty to be the designated driver whilst my girlfriend had some much deserved and well earnt wine. The pizza’s were superb and then the spa was just he right temperature to not noticve how long you had been in there until you noticed you looked like a prune. Getting out was a different story. It was freezing!!!!

After we had (in record time) put our clothes back on it was time to head home. On the way up to the flat we picked up our washing from the washing room and then it was over. The sofa called and we gladly fell into it for an hour or so. A 20 minute skype comversation with my mum and sister and then it was time to sign out, not even enough time to consider that I hadn’t watched Homes Under the Hammer. Oh well there is always next weekend. That is the thought for today tune in tomorrow for something else. Laters

Weekend Wrap

It’s back, I have been having the dreaded writers block for a few weeks, but don’t you worry it is time for some new material, and to start us off it is the weekend wrap.

This weekend has been particularly busy. Friday night was the calm before the storm. I had a nice quiet night in. I vacuumed the flat, did some washing, watched some rugby and wound down from the working week.

Saturday was rugby day. After a morning of getting my stuff ready to go, making some lunch and watching a bit of T.V it was time to head off. My girlfriend and I couldn’t find a place to park in the ground so had to park outside the ground but it was directly opposite so that wasn’t bad. We then dismantled the league leaders getting a bonus point win. My girlfriend, freezing on the sideline to the point she couldn’t feel her toes anymore, was not upset when the game finished and we headed for home.

A quick turn around and we were out again. Darling Harbour our destination, for a mates birthday dinner. Having not eaten anything since before playing rugby I was, to say the least, peckish. The banquet (as it was called) was gratefully received and quickly devoured. On the way home, a pit stop was made at ’The Chocolate Room” for some unnecessary indulgence. It was so good, but both me and my girlfriend were feeling the effects all the way home. Bed was a welcome sight.

Sunday. This was the day for our 6km obstacle course. We were off at 2 and it was an hour’s drive away. We had a hearty breakfast at about 10.30 and were on our way an hour or so later. The drive was incredibly quick. We had harboured in getting stuck in traffic time and there was none, so we were half an hour early for our registration.

After a brief rain shower that kept us confined to our car, we got out and went to register. After registration, there was a quick pit stop and then we were off. There were 20 obstacles in total to negotiate ranging from climbing over a sheer wall to a flying fox, to crawling through a mud pit and scrambling up very small tubes.

The going was tough but it was fun. We completed the course in just over an hour, both very proud of the achievement. Next came the clothing change. This was a lot harder than it sounded. With only one towel between us and not wanting to get mud all over the car, there was much hopping and manoeuvring until we were decent for public and off home we went.

After a brief thought to do the weekly shop was quickly dispelled, the only option we had for dinner was a take away – a thoroughly deserved take away. The sofa was our number 1 allie until we wearily headed for bed and the ache that the next day would bring.

Sleep was a little while coming with all the adrenalin and excitement of the day, but when it did come, my god it was good and I awoke this morning with the usual feeling of ‘Oh bollocks, it’s Monday’ but onwards and upwards. That is the thought for today, tune in tomorrow for something else. Laters