2011 xmas holidays

To recap

This is what I have been doing for the holidays:

24th December: flew to Canberra to stay with my brother John and his family. It was great to see them again.

25th December: Got up early to open the presents. I got a few nice ones. In the afternoon my mother, sister Pauline and her fiance Barry Wiley arrived. They had driven down from Batemans Bay. They were a little bit late but we had a nice late lunch and dinner. I have never eaten so many prawns. There were more presents to be had. I had a lot of fun with the kids as always.

26th December: In the morning we left Canberra and drove up to Sydney. The trip was ok but the car was a little bit cramped. I was glad when we arrived.

In the evening we attended a party at the house of my neice Caitlin Lang and her fiancee Jarrod. Other family members were there and I met a few people i had not seen for years. When the party was over we went to my sister Maryanne's house in Mosman and spent the night there.

27th December: Pauline, Mum and myself left Sydney and drove up the New England Highway to Armidale. It was a great trip but once again, the car was a bit cramped and I was glad to get to Armidale. We stayed overnight at the Hideaway Inn, which was nice. We had dinner at a local pub.

28th December: Drove from Armidale to Brisbane via Casino. Once again it was a good trip. Sitting in the back seat with the top down I could hear sounds like bells in the trees. It was Bellbirds singing. It was interesting driving into Brisbane.

29th - 30th December: Generally relaxing, taking life easy. Did some shopping in Brisbane.

31st Devember: I went for a walk to the tennis centre and watched some of the qualifiers playing. I couldn't see anyone famous around. In the evening, Pauline and myself went to Suncorp Stadium to see Brisbane Roar play Melbourne Victory. Harry Kewell scored for Victory after 2 minutes. The Roar looked a bit ragged but scored a goal before half time. They scored two more in the second half and won 3-1. It was a good game and my first A-League match. I was very impressed and I felt that it was a good way to spend New Years eve.

Coffee Connect Xmas party

This afternoon, Coffee Connect held it's Xmas party at the Sawyers house. It was well attended and I got to meet a few new people. It was a nice party.

A new computer monitor

I went to the gym this morning for the first time this week. It was a hot day and I really sweated it out. Afterwards, I bought a new Samsung monitor for my computer. It took me a while to set it up but it looks and works just great.

Connect Church xmas dinner

This evening we held the Connect Church Xmas dinner. It was held in the Connect Church Hall, which was packed out. There were a lot more people there than last year. We had a really great dinner. The food was great and my table got served first.

We also had some music. Pastor Simon outlined the vision for 2012, which will be, Bendigo GO.

We expect the church to really go ahead next year.

He also outlined the people who will have ministry positions and who will help release the church members into the 5 fold ministries. It was a really great night and next year should be a great year.

BUCO xmas break up

Tonight I attended the BUCO Christmas dinner. It was held at the All Seasons Hotel in Strathdale. About 200 people attended. It was not a bad night. It was the first time in three years we had everybody together. The food was OK and we had dancing at the end which was different.