Honey, I'm home!
We just had the best time away. Unfortunately, it all went too quickly, but isn't that always the way when you're having fun? Russ and I arrived at Sambar Park on the Sunday afternoon, and spent the next few days pretty much doing nothing but relaxing. We caught up on our reading, lounged around the house, I played around on the laptop, and we enjoyed the occasional (LOL) glass of wine. Many hours were also spent in the hottub, and the evenings were chilly enough to light the open fire.
On Wednesday afternoon, our friends, Yvonne and Farid, arrived. After a few more glasses of wine, and cooking dinner on the BBQ, we all proceeded to spend a few hours in the hottub. Many jokes were made about how the 'plebs' were spending the night, how we'd given the butler the night off, and trying to come up with ideas as to how we could afford to buy the house and live there permanently! After the hottub, and more wine, we spent the next 3 hours in front of the fireplace whilst Russ & Farid serenaded us with their guitars. The evening was capped off with a glass or two of Russ' homemade Bailey's Irish Cream and we fell into bed in the wee hours, all feeling very content.
Thursday was spent in Mansfield eating brunch, then back to the house to settle in for a little while before heading out to a hotel at Jamieson for *the* most delicious steaks - and more wine, of course. Then back to the house to sit in front of the open fire again, where I proceeded to fall asleep for 3 hours whilst everyone else talked. Luckily Yvonne and Farid are used to me falling asleep at some point during the evening, so it was all good.
We checked out early Friday morning and leisurely made our way back home. Now we're back to reality, and I feel like the vacation was a million years ago! Seriously though, everyone seemed to have a fabulous time, and its made me realise that we need to get away more often.
And today is our 8th wedding anniversary. We have Russ' son, Daniel, up from Tasmania, and as I'm sitting here relaxing with a glass of wine (yes, I know it's early, but I'm still in vacation mode!) he's in the kitchen preparing an 8 course dinner for us. I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but for those not in the know, Daniel is in his last year of his apprenticeship as a chef. He's keeping the dishes as a surprise, but I know it includes prawns, oysters, racks of lamb, and quite a few other scrumptious delights. I ask you, does life get any better than this?
So that's been the last week for me. It's going to be difficult to go back to work on Monday, and I have to admit, I've actually been working for a few hours today (and yesterday afternoon as well, much to Russ' disgust). All in all, I can honestly say I'm so glad Russ talked me into going away - I didn't realise how desperately I needed it.
Oh, and there will be more photos over the coming days - Farid took all the photos and I need to grab them off him before I can upload them to my Flickr account.
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to fire up the torch next weekend, and have some new beads to offer you shortly.
PS. Just got a hold of the menu for this evening - read it and weep:
Anniversary Degustation Menu
Eight courses from around the world ...
* Coriander Naan Bread with Butter Chicken Sauce
* 1/2 dozen Oysters Kilpatrick
* Garlic Butter Asparagus
* Vanilla & Cardamom Tiger Prawns with Sushi Rice
* Cherry Tomato, Fennel & Orange Salad
* Moroccan Spiced Lamb Racks with Couscous
* Persian Coffee Pot
* Cheese & Fruit Platter with Honey Bread
I think I've died and gone to heaven, and I haven't even tasted it yet. And best of all, not only did I not have to prepare this, but I don't have to pay the bill OR clean up afterwards.
Like I said, does life get any better than this?
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