Some Recaps...

OK…so here’s the deal: It’s been forever since I posted a blog but a really good one comes after this one. But just so not too much gets left out, here’s what went down between surf camp and Melbourne. 

1. We went Lawn Bowling with our “Sports” module for Anthropology class.  It was horribly boring and completely pointless and lost on me.  My favorite part was watching the old men, dressed in all white, who get really competitive, play in the sweltering heat.  Plus, my crazy teacher who is probably the coolest man ever but has a funny high voice, made us a yummy BBQ!
2. Ted, Soph, Steph, Grant and I went to a bar called “Friend in Hand” and watched our first official crab race – a big deal here for some reason.  It was LAME but we had fun naming our crabs. Hehe.
3. I made dinner for the “family” and “adopted children”: pasta with my famous sauce, from Christmas Eve, and salad with my dressing and Poppop’s favorite grilled vegetable. Go Italian alla gabs! 
4. Jonney taught me how to play pool and I’m a natural.  We kicked team Ted and Matt’s butt.  Poppop would have been so proud…I was finally doing what should be done on a pool table and not shooting pretty balls into pockets with my bare hands. 
5. Went to Bungalow 8 and danced the night away.
6. Went to a BBQ at Adam’s house and made a crazy shot in pool!  (I’m addicted now).  He lives across the street from a national park and we took beautiful pictures there.  There is also a big rock there perfect for cliff jumping that I am definitely going back to!
7. Saw part of the Chinese New Year parade in China Town and got Chinese food for dinner.
8. Went to the beach and the boys ATTEMPTED to surf.  The waves were NOT their friend but the sun was mine and I came home nice and tan.  We made the BEST dinner that night on the roof: steaks, avocado and salad. YUM.
9. The mall had a huge gas fire and closed all day…no groceries!  We went out for Mexican on Glebe St. that night and Marisa met a cute boy and Jonney got food poisoning…a big group can’t always win all the way around. 
10. Many, many “Office” parties in Grant and Ted’s room.  I always fall asleep on the floor…I am my mother’s daughter.
11. Out to dinner in the harbor with Grant’s parents (THANKS!) and drinks by the opera house. 

So…then we had midterms and over 5,000 words of papers to write and basically a sunny week was lost to my laptop and me L But, the week ended with a trip to MELBOURNE!!!  (Read the next one!)