First, a big Happy One Year Anniversary to Lisa and Tim! I can't believe it's already been one year since they tied the knot. Such a special memory that I'm sure no one will ever forget. I can still remember dancing on the Royal Argosy (is that the right spelling???), getting told to be quiet while in the courtyard of our hotel, and watching people get hit in the face with flying fish at Pike Place Market. So many funny memories that I will never forget. Congratulations again!!
Secondly, a big Happy 25th Birthday to Lisa P!! This past Saturday, Lisa turned the big quarter century and I know she celebrated in style. With friends from school and work she painted Milwaukee red while calling me throughout the night, just to say hello. I was quite flattered.
Thirdly, some good news from this side of the pond. My knee is good to go and I am ready to kick some butt this weekend. This past weekend we had our regular season game against Mt. Lawley, which was a must win for us. Previously I stated that we had cemented a spot in the playoffs, but I was wrong. We had to win this past game to make the playoffs, and we did it in fine style. Down by 2 goals at halftime, we came back to win by 4 goals. Very exciting and a huge relief for me because now I can actually play again!! Very thrilled. Our game this Saturday is again against Mt. Lawley, so we know it will be tough but I am confident we will be victorious!! What a great feeling it would be to win some more games and come home as a Champion!! Wish me luck!!
Fourthly, my tenure at Meerkats is over and I am a bit disappointed. I had a great time and learned a lot and have already started missing some of my co-workers. What made it even harder was that they had a going-away gig for me on Friday afternoon. We had cake, sausage rolls, meat pies, and they even gave me a really nice present, an official West Coast Eagles team jacket. Very nice of them and really unexpected. I can't wait to show it off around Milwaukee.
Lastly, since I am no longer working I am sorry to say that their will be no more pictures. I am using Jared and James' computer and their provider only allows a certain amount of uploads/downloads a month. And, since they are Packers' fans, their entire allotment is spend on downloading Packers' clips. I will see if I can find a way around this, but I'm not too confident.
Anyways, less than 5 weeks until my plane touches down and I couldn't be more excited. I will miss it here terribly, but home is where the heart is, and my heart is in the Midwest US.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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3 comments:
Ahh Patrick we are so looking forward to you coming home, but I can read your sadness in leaving all that you have come to love there as well. At least you have wonerful memories and lots of new friends that can come to Milwaukee for a good time. Play your heart out and keep taking pictures even if you cannot post them we can see them when you get home. After all you know, just from your pictures, we know you will miss Australia as muc as you missed the US.
Love you
Aunt mary
Patty--WOW... two shout outs to your Seattle family in a row! Thanks! We had a wonderful anniversary--and yes, Royal Argosy is the correct spelling. We actually celebrated our 1-year on the ship again.
Your Dad and Sally are here to visit for the weekend. Everyone is so excited for you to return to the USA. What an adventure!
:) T&L
Kick ass in your game this weekend - the 1 month countdown begins to your trip back across the pond!
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