monday morning weekend report

well, the school holidays are over for another 10 weeks, and we had a wonderful two week break. of course the weather is beautiful and sunny now that everyone's disappeared back into their classrooms, but isn't that always the way?

on saturday i went to a local farmers market and found THESE!!!

yuuuuuuuuuuuuummm!

we finished the holidays with a trip to a local winter carnival. we watched around 100 crazy folks leap into the water in fancy dress. DH figured the water temp to be around 11 deg C (that's 51 to you north american folks out there). it was around 11 OUT of the water, but probably less with the windchill as we were right on the beach.

miss 10 and miss 11 ponder what possesses people to swim in the ocean in the middle of winter
i don't know this guy, but he was pretty happy to give me a 'post-swim' smile!
this guy won 'best dressed'. he apparently makes a big effort every year
after taking photos of the crazy people, watching some street theatre and going to a photographic exhibition, we shivered our way home. the carnival's closing event was a fireworks display at 7.30 that night, but because it had been postponed from the day before and i was going out, DH took the girls on his own. this annoying street lamp doesn't do too much to detract from a great shot!
while they were watching the fireworks, i was at a fundraiser watching this movie. when the promoters tell you that this is the most fun you will have at the movies this year - they are right! i peronsally don't warm to meryl streep as an actress, but i did last night, and she acquitted herself admirably with the singing, particularly with 'the winner takes it all'. when this came on at the end, it was all i could do to stop myself from leaping up and busting a movie in the aisles. tara and i left the theatre planning parties and turns!

i know that meryl, christine and julie were probably wearing state-of-the-art push-up bras and industrial strength magic knickers, but i fully intend to be looking this fabulous and having this much fun when i'm pushing 60.seeing girlfriends young and old dancing and having so much fun together reminded me i need to organise another girls' night! it also got me thinking that my upcoming trip to NY will not be complete without a girls' night.

the only thing i'm only missing a bunch of girlfriends with which to dance and share an evening of fun - soooooooo i'm calling all new york female bloggers in the 30-50 age group who know how to have fun, love to eat, drink a cocktail or three and dance the night away (80s and 90s music preferred). daryl i hope this is you!