Leaving it Behind

Tuesday, August 5
There's a lot to catch up on. Friday, Leah came about 11:30 and we went to the store (Coles) and bought groceries to bring back to where she's staying. We had lunch together at the shopping center - more Middle Eastern food. That stuff is seriously good. After that we bummed around until Mel got off at 3, picked her up, then were off to the place where Leah's staying. We got settled, got some dinner, then headed to Leah's church to practice for Sunday... After that we pretty much went straight to bed. But not before being called a freak and a key snob (thanks mates) ;o)

Saturday was the best day of the trip thus far. We went to the city and Leah's friend Al came with us. We walked along Darling Harbour and also some of the downtown areas. The best part of the day though was hanging out with the three of them and all the laughs we had... We saw this 1/2 aboriginal guy play the dijeridoo and it was really cool, and also made for many jokes. The best joke though was coming back to the parking structure and seeing an add on the wall that said "What out! Pedestrians around" with a chalk figure underneath it. There was also another sign that said "How wold you feel if you hit a pedestrian?" Leah inquired how the pedestrian might feel. From there we had another joke about running people over and "how would you feel if..."

We left in the early evening to leave for Hills to go to church, but ended up there a half hour late (just enough time to miss the music). After that none of us were really into it or paid attention (hmm this is a bit incriminating)... We delevoped more jokes with Al there, paying out the people who are speaking out without even paying attention to what's being said. "That's good! That's very good!"

After church we went to Hog's Breath Cafe for dinner. The jokes from the day continued, along with a new one from Mel - "If we were in America..." Leah bought me my first ever drink there, a Mudslide, which tasted like a milkshake (reeeal potent). We had a great time talking and laughing (mostly laughing). We had a pretty substantial ride home, so we talked and laughed a bit more, but started to settle down. We listened to Jennifer Knapp Lay it Down, which was sweet (and is the best album she's ever made...MEL). Credit (however slight) is due to JK for our meeting, so it was completely appropriate to play that album. After getting home we pretty much went to bed because it was getting pretty late. Mel and I stayed up sitting by the heater and talking for about half an hour, then went to bed.