21st Birthday Parties

This last weekend I attended the 21st birthday of one of my good friends, Kirstyn. She actually turned 21 about two weeks ago, but because of everyone finishing off Uni for the semester, and things like that, she didn't have it until now.

Her family are really nice. They organised a home DVD of pictures of her growing up (that ran for about 75 minutes) set to music, I thought was a really good idea. Mum has done portfolios of photos for the three of us, but a DVD, that is really inspirational. They collected photos from friends and relatives and set them to a song or two for each year of her life. It was done in a slideshow arrangement, and really well thought out.

I had to travel to up to Lake Macquarie for the birthday, which is about two hours away from where I live in Sydney. It was a good trip, though, because I didn't have any rain. However, there was a lot of wind - those isobars were really close together. :) The Mooney Mooney bridge, though, wasn't too bad, it was other areas where the wind could get in and be annoying which was more difficult. Also, the other drivers on the road! Grrr...some of them can be annoying. Maybe they have French ancestors (j/k).

Anyway, all in all, I had a good weekend, staying overnight at some relations living up in the area (only five minutes from the party house, too), and having an enjoyable time catching up with some friends that I haven't seen for a couple of years, since they finished uni and moved away. I hope that I have as much fun at my next 21st birthday party that I've been invited to. :)

Home again, home again, jiggidee jog...

No, I don't care if I have spelt that word, wrong, either. :)

I am home again in Sydney. Hopefully, all is well on the Uni front, and I will definantly be graduating in October. Will find out on the 18/19th of this month for sure.

Prac finished well, I received several Highly Commended, and one Very Satisfactory from my teacher, making my report look very good. But the kids seemed very easy. I did let them go a little bit the last day of term, but that was only Year 9, and they had nothing better to do. Not really, but I had already set up to change rooms, and so...Year 8, though, were on a sugar high from the previous class, so I had a fun time trying to get them to sit down and listen and learn about World Poverty (no, not World Peace). Which, of course, they aren't totally interested in. But it was their last Geography double for the year, so they were overjoyed...which I can understand. I think, though, that they should make Geography and History run for the whole year, not for one semester each year for the first two of High School. Oh well. I guess it works best that way.

I got back to Sydney last Sunday. Life is alright. I haven't done much since I got back. I got in touch with the person that finds me casual work during the holidays, and hopefully I'll be able to get some work through them until I am approved by the Dept.

I have a twenty-first birthday to go to tomorrow. That is up on the central coast, around L. Mac. area. Staying with relos overnight, so I don't have to travel home, or impose upon the birthday girl's family tomorrow night after the big do. Also, it means that I get an early night and get away early from there the following day. I have another twenty-first to go to in Dorrigo on the 13 of next month. I get all these invitations from people at Uni, and I don't know how I will sometimes get around to getting to them. Mum and I, though, are planning a trip away from Sydney, which will take in Dorrigo at that time, so that's alright. :)

Anyway, got to go. Seeya' round!