holiday home: week 2 highlights

included... catching up with old workmates in Springvale for a Vietnamese lunch ~ a final dinner at Michelle's place in Yarraville before she heads off to join us in London (yay!) ~



a few days enjoying the delights of Elwood from Trish, Paris and Hugo's place: the Point Cafe with B's folks, the Turtle Cafe, Jerry's Milk Bar and the Elwood Lounge with James & Narelle ~







~ dinner in the old 'hood with Paul and Elissa and new edition Charlie ~
















~ Friday night catch up with old school friend Nicole and B's drinks in the city and Port Melbourne ~ A Saturday afternoon drive along the coast ~

~ followed by dinner with Margaret and Magnus (and the ever excitable Jasmine) ~

~ Sunday morning visit to the Dog Beach with dad ~ and afternoon tea with Deb and Sunny ~
















~ meeting nephew Samuel and experiencing the whirlwind of all three little ones (plus everyone else) together in the same place at the same time for a Donovan family dinner (good practice for upcoming Christmas eve) ~

holiday home: week 1 highlights

included... being met at the airport ~ a welcome home feast at 4am at the Donovans ~ stinking hot weather ~ remeeting hugo (who was only this big last time we saw him) ~ meeting Julia Rose ~



~ dinner with the gang at Blue Tongue ~ B's lunch with old workmates at Cafe D'orsay ~



~ lunch at Santucci's (where the number 7 sandwich is still $4.40 and the mocha coffee is still the best ever) ~



~ night out in St Kilda with the family ~



~ Melbourne's wedding of the year!~




~ capped off on Sunday afternoon with the great Aussie bbq ~




the way things are going we'll need a holiday to recover from this one.