An Impromptu Night at the Beach

Just because we can... had a beautiful night at the beach with some girlfriends and their boys watching the sunset, eating fish n chips and enjoying a glass of bubbly! An absolute perfect night! :)

This is what it was like when we first turned up around 6.30pm. Nippers was finishing up, so there were many kayaks in the water.

This is where we lay down our towels to enjoy the beach activity. The boys went instantly in the water and said how warm it was.

The girls having a chat with one of the Dad throwing a ball to his son in the background.

The start of the sunset over the pier and the yacht club. 

The sunset continues... reflecting into the water in low tide.

The city lights in the background, a paddle-boarder coming off for the night.

We ended up leaving the beach around 9.10pm... it was the most perfect night - still waters, no wind, beautiful sunset, gorgeous company and just a lucky place to live.

Independence Day - Australian Style!

Invited my gorgeous (in personality :) ) ex real estate, but very married and expecting friend Rowan over for dinner tonight to have an impromptu Independence Day feast. We made Angus Beef Burgers on Ciabatta bread (gourmet hamburger) with colby cheese (as American cheese looks artificial and is impossible to buy in Australia), tomato, lettuce and tomato sauce (sorry didn't have any ketchup!) with a side of corn on the cob. I drank Miller beer (it was a toss up between that and Budweiser at the liquor store), while Rowan couldn't help himself and went for the Carlton Draught (such an Aussie - a boy from the Manly beaches!). We finished the meal off with a bottle of Merlot and some M&Ms (you'd think I'd be sick of them by now!). I handmade my little American flags as I couldn't find any at the shopping centre, so a friend of mine suggested I print some off the web and glue them to toothpicks, so I did! 

Rowan showed me beautiful pictures of his trip to Greece and Italy with his pregnant wife Nat, and I showed him my pics of New Mexico and Arizona with my boys. Had a few laughs - talked some serious shit... friendships, work, bringing babies into the world, etc. Will be sad to see him leave when he moves to Sydney. Such a good mate! 

Kids in the background watching Austin Powers... glad it goes over the top of their heads... won't be for too much longer though... :) Suzy xx