11 years....

We have just been out to dinner (to the local pancake restaurant - excellent feed by the way) to celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary. 11 YEARS. That makes it 11 years since my mates convinced the pianist at our wedding to play "Wonderwall" by the then-great brit band Oasis. 11 years since a dear friend of ours (after a couple of quiet pints) hoed into a plate full of whipped cream in the mistaken assumption that it was pavlova. 11 years since Anna was in such a rush to say "I will" that she interrupted the minister before he could do the "forsaking all others" bit. Great memories :-)

I completed the first practical component of my uni course today in Parramatta - only 11km away from where we're staying. That 11km took me 65 minutes (count them) to drive. Sydney traffic sucks the big one - and that wasn't even trying to get NEAR the city, which we're assured by everyone is a lot worse. Tomorrow I have another practical - more of the same to look forward to. Excellent!

We have coffee and tiramisu cake for dessert later on. The diet can wait for today - happy anniversary baby.