Last Sunday we headed down to the Gold Coast to check in with one of V's nieces, along with her partner and kids. For a 10 o'clock departure from the northern suburbs where I live, with a half hour McDonald's stop at Central station, and a bus ride on the other side, it took like forever to get down there - about 1.15 that afternoon by the time we actually arrived at Broadbeach. We had skipped lunch at Pacific Fair, the nearby shopping complex, to give us an excuse if we wanted to bail early.
We had scones there, and the two kids were entertaining enough, and the usual familial gossip, and ended up spending about two and a half hours with them. V said she thought the niece would appreciate it, because for that family Queensland is a fair bit out of the way. And boy kids grow up quick - when V came up last May, admittedly fifteen months ago, the younger of the two children was about six weeks, this visit she was walking, geez.
Was a nice visit, and hardly gave us any time before Pacific Fair closed to have a look around. Eh, more than enough shopping malls or markets or whatever over the previous week I am sure though. Although the home furnishings place, Loot I think it was called, I always have a soft spot for those - I think it comes from my time in Ottawa and being with K. She loved nothing more than wandering around homeware stores with me, and the difference with the current situation is that if we saw something we liked on the other side of the Pacific, we could buy it, because there was a house to add it to.
Now with me living up here and V down there, and her house already full of stuff (a vase that I bought her for Xmas will end up at work I am sure), we need to firstly get together and secondly get a bigger house to add 'our' stuff to. I do like homeware stores though, although maybe not as much as new shirt shops LOL.
Another two and a half or three hour commute back home, in time to watch Australian Idol LOL. The perfect Sunday night. V and I were thinking about heading out to catch a movie on Monday evening, after my work, but then when we got home, I saw a roast in the fridge for Monday night - roast or movie, hmm tough choice LOL.
V was tempting me to ring in sick on Monday, and really, I should have. I was so not in a work state of mind that day, and it was a messy messy day. Customers getting more on my nerves than usual etcetera. V had come in to town in the afternoon to do some shopping and to get out of the house, so caught the train home together (aww LOL). Had our roast, scoped the times for movies later at night, slumped in front of the TV to watch Oz Idol results, and decided we were too wiped to go out at 9pm and likely get back sometime after midnight.
Watched a bit of the Ashes, but didn't stay up all night (c'mon England c'mon!). Had a nice relaxing sleep, last one for another few months with V - geez I hate long distancing, have I ever mentioned that before LOL? In the morning watched Sideways, love that movie - during her time here, V watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sideways and Garden State with me. Link the dots together in all three movies, wimpy repressed guys, strong headstrong women LOL. She also watched half of Closer one of the days I wasn't home, but she couldn't really get into that, not her cup of tea.
Had pizza at the airport (one of the things that we wanted to do, but didn't have time for - one of the many, mini pizza just isn't the same), and then saw her off at the gate - tears etcetera. I hate long distancing, and guess what I have found myself in again hmmph. It always is so good, so comfortable when we are around each other, feels so right, like peas and carrots as I heard in Forrest Gump the other night, but it just seems so difficult to actually organise getting together, both for these short trips and the longer term possibilities grr.
As my favourite and most frustrating saying goes, we shall see what happens I guess LOL - lots more to catch up on in my next post, Katrina, Ashes, the election back home, in New Zealand.
Later peeps
Pauly
We had scones there, and the two kids were entertaining enough, and the usual familial gossip, and ended up spending about two and a half hours with them. V said she thought the niece would appreciate it, because for that family Queensland is a fair bit out of the way. And boy kids grow up quick - when V came up last May, admittedly fifteen months ago, the younger of the two children was about six weeks, this visit she was walking, geez.
Was a nice visit, and hardly gave us any time before Pacific Fair closed to have a look around. Eh, more than enough shopping malls or markets or whatever over the previous week I am sure though. Although the home furnishings place, Loot I think it was called, I always have a soft spot for those - I think it comes from my time in Ottawa and being with K. She loved nothing more than wandering around homeware stores with me, and the difference with the current situation is that if we saw something we liked on the other side of the Pacific, we could buy it, because there was a house to add it to.
Now with me living up here and V down there, and her house already full of stuff (a vase that I bought her for Xmas will end up at work I am sure), we need to firstly get together and secondly get a bigger house to add 'our' stuff to. I do like homeware stores though, although maybe not as much as new shirt shops LOL.
Another two and a half or three hour commute back home, in time to watch Australian Idol LOL. The perfect Sunday night. V and I were thinking about heading out to catch a movie on Monday evening, after my work, but then when we got home, I saw a roast in the fridge for Monday night - roast or movie, hmm tough choice LOL.
V was tempting me to ring in sick on Monday, and really, I should have. I was so not in a work state of mind that day, and it was a messy messy day. Customers getting more on my nerves than usual etcetera. V had come in to town in the afternoon to do some shopping and to get out of the house, so caught the train home together (aww LOL). Had our roast, scoped the times for movies later at night, slumped in front of the TV to watch Oz Idol results, and decided we were too wiped to go out at 9pm and likely get back sometime after midnight.
Watched a bit of the Ashes, but didn't stay up all night (c'mon England c'mon!). Had a nice relaxing sleep, last one for another few months with V - geez I hate long distancing, have I ever mentioned that before LOL? In the morning watched Sideways, love that movie - during her time here, V watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sideways and Garden State with me. Link the dots together in all three movies, wimpy repressed guys, strong headstrong women LOL. She also watched half of Closer one of the days I wasn't home, but she couldn't really get into that, not her cup of tea.
Had pizza at the airport (one of the things that we wanted to do, but didn't have time for - one of the many, mini pizza just isn't the same), and then saw her off at the gate - tears etcetera. I hate long distancing, and guess what I have found myself in again hmmph. It always is so good, so comfortable when we are around each other, feels so right, like peas and carrots as I heard in Forrest Gump the other night, but it just seems so difficult to actually organise getting together, both for these short trips and the longer term possibilities grr.
As my favourite and most frustrating saying goes, we shall see what happens I guess LOL - lots more to catch up on in my next post, Katrina, Ashes, the election back home, in New Zealand.
Later peeps
Pauly
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