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Work, Play and a Trip Down Memory Lane

30/9/2012

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Busy week at work for Steve and I. Friday couldn't come soon enough! That feeling was shared by my colleagues so we had a little wind down sessions Friday afternoon where we had drinks and snacks and enjoyed each other's company. There are  lot of talented and committed people working on this project...lots of big brains!

Kylie (my boss) and I enjoyed some time with these guys who all work on the project I'm on before heading to another drinks session with colleagues from the People & Culture team of which we're also a part of. Belonging to two teams keeps things interesting!

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Here you see the Recruitment team (most of them) and they're great fun and really good at what they do. It's a privilege to work with inspiring people!




Steve and I met up afterwards and enjoyed dinner out at Pei Modern. We celebrated our 8th anniversary this week!

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8 years of marriage! Look how much younger and thinner we are!

We love our wedding day and I'd love to do it all over again...to the same man I might add just to reassure him!

We celebrated on the actual day (Tuesday) with a dinner outside in an alleyway in a very typical Melbournian cafe / bar. Prior to that I was having wine with the ladies from work so it was a whole lot of fun if not romantic.

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It's strange to think that when I was selecting things for the wedding; dress, hairstyles etc. I wanted to choose things that were timeless so they wouldn't date and in years gone by when we look back at photos they wouldn't seem as if they were from another era.

Well, that's an impossible feat so to all brides out there, don't bother. Just go with what you want; trend, fad or tradition! I look back at these photos with a lot of love but they are pictures from an early noughties (2004) wedding. The curls, the strapless A line dress, Steve's cravat and frock coat, the roses and calla lillies...all of it! Even the style of photographs has evolved.

I guess it was naive of me to think my choice would be timeless. Well I guess the most important thing is that Steve and I have a marriage that is timeless and that resounds true!

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Today I met up with my ex boss and friend Jacqui and Pete and Tom. We enjoyed lunch by the river and a little walk trying to spot crocodiles in the Yarra River!

As always the boys were entertaining telling me that they're now 4 and have pedal bikes.


This weekend in Melbourne has been a big one! Saturday was Grand Final Day (kinda like FA Cup but much bigger). It's almost like a public holiday and everyone stops to watch the game. Shern and Jon were kind enough to invite Steve and I round to their's to watch the game and enjoy sausage rolls and a BBQ - so Aussie of us!

And today is the National Rugby League final so another sporting day. We exercised by making a chicken and veggie pie and eating it!

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