Sydney surprise

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After a quick break in Western Australia we looked for some cheap flights and headed back to Sydney to celebrate the christmas and new year holidays. We arrived in Sydney and quickly sought out a house share on Bondi road two minuets from the beach, we bought another car and got jobs...well I got two days work in before christmas, and Emma enjoyed success as a foxtel sales rep A.K.A Door to door Sky T.V salesgirl. Thus becoming the breadwinner!!

An added incentive to return was to surprise Emma's sister Claire and her Fella Phillip who were heading out to visit Phillips sister Teresa and her boyfriend Alan who live in the beach suburb of Maroubra.

We hatched a plan with Teresa to be sunning on the beach whilst she brought them down for a walk (them still believing we were in Western australia Broome). cue much screaming and hugs!

After that it was party time and we've been cramming in all sorts firstly a night out in Cooggee for christmas eve, Then Christmas day cruising around the harbour bridge on Teresa and Alans New Boat!! followed by christmas dinner (thanks Teresa!!) in a park we moored the boat up next to, a V-good day indeed.

Boxing day me and Em chilled on Bondi beach Whilst the other four headed south camping for 4 Days in Jarvis bay. After that it was the beach either in Maroubra or Bondi, lots of chillin bat and ball top trumps and body boarding and surfing (or trying to).

New year was spent at Rushcutters bay with a fantastic view loadsa food and loadsa drink and loadsa fireworks.. In the new year we had more beach time including a full day at Palm beach (the set of home and away) nights out in Bondi Darling Harbour and a night at the theatre to see "Billy Elliot" it was brilliant!!

Were writing this now after just packing Claire And Phillip off to the airport. And they've Knackered us out!

Thats all for now. Happy new year everyone! : )

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Photos

Teresa BBQ
Team photo

Christmas eve
Nice strawberry Phil

Christmas Breakfast
Field mushroom with fried baby tomatoes on melted camembart

Christmas day
All Aboard

Under the bridge
Father christmas enjoys a beer or two

Christmas day
Pulled the Yatch up for dinner

Toilet Break
Sorry Phil

Lifeguard Festival
Go Go Go...

New Year Fireworks
Courtesy of Daily Telegraph...our pics didn't capture the how great the fireworks was.

Comments

[MUMMY BRADY]

party time
Looks from the photos you all had a great time and the weather fantastic! One thing that springs to mind is WE WISH WE HAD BEEN THERE WITH YOU ALL TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND BRING IN THE NEW YEAR! I am sure we were all thinking of each other. All the best for 2008 and happy travelling.

[Me]

Thats better made me smile a couple of times did you see bobby's ghost in summer bay, she lives in Ailser's fridge , Santa looked pissed off must not have had free bar on boat also stop breathing in on photos so it looks like you gotta six pack let the belly free.. And on one photo caption read 'camp for a day' You sure it was just a day Paul as you look Camp quite alot to me.. Hi Emma good to hear your working so you can both eat/drink/live , he has always been work shy just ask his folks

[Laura]

Looks like you had a great christmas/ new year. Can't believe how different it looks over there. Lucky sods. Its pelting it down here! Keep enjoyigng yourselves and take care. xx