Saturday 10th December - Work xmas party

Gaz and i were awoken today by the pitter patter of rain on the tin roof which soon turned into torrential rain. We had 3.8cm of rain in an hour which resulted in our road being flooded. I managed to get some pictures of it this time! Luckily once the rain stopped, it drained away pretty quickly.

This afternoon Gaz and i went looking at air conditioning units for the spare bedroom. Unfortunately they arent going to be practical as they require a window to stick a funnel out of. We asked the woman in the store if there was an alternative to sticking the tube out of the window because all we have are double doors....she suggested we stick the funnel out of the doors and celotape cardboard to the gap between the door and the wall?!!! I dont know if she thought we lived in a sh*t hole of what but there is no way in hell we are celotaping any cardboard anywhere in our house! We decided that as mum and dad will only be spending 3 or 4 nights in the bedroom, it may be worth saving $1000 and buying a few fans instead and keeping the air con on throughout the house all day. 

3pm this evening was my works christmas party. It was held in the surf club on the beach and it was a really good turnout with almost every member of staff there with partners and kids. There was a spit roast and lots of food...the weather had cleared up so it was warm (but not too hot) and dry...although it was a little windy. In the distance we enjoyed a spectacular lightning storm over the sea. Gaz was introduced to all my work colleagues and we enjoyed everyones company. At 8pm, people were tailing off from the party so we offered to give Mark, his wife Lisa and their daughter a life home (as they were both over the limit for driving and we had spent most of the evening talking to them). As Gaz got out of the car, Mark invited him out on his boat which is great! Gaz will definitely take him up on the offer!