We went to a gorgeous engagement party this evening. It was held in this stunningly old, renovated character home in the heart of old Fremantle. It was so pretty and oozing swankiness. It was a great party! I knew so many people! I was happily floating around to different groups all night, talking, chit-chatting, catching up with some old faces and taking silly pictures. It was fuuun.

Conversations ranged from baby mice rice wine, to the over-rated home renovation experience, the joys of a commercial aquarium in your lounge room, filipino fruit salads, and why on earth does Han’s Cafe put bamboo shoots in their fried rice??

I may have insulted the barman. Who was (kinda cute) and frantically taking orders for cocktails, juggling bottles, ice, cups, straws and 5 varieties of fruit. First I asked for beer. He gave me a half smile and a list of cocktails I could choose from. So I asked for a non-alcoholic strawberry daiquiri with cranberry juice and crushed pineapple. I could just see him rolling his eyes on the inside and going “Good lord, she’s one of THOSE girls.” And I was so going to say, Hey buddy you’re the one with no beer.

I had a busy morning too. I rushed off to get a haircut. I sat in a cafe, glowing from my head massage, reading my novel and eating a bowl of curry laksa. Then did some grocery shopping, and arrived back to a house in busy mode. My inlaws are in transit from Scotland and are staying with us for a couple of days. But we had a party to go to in the evening. And babysitting needed to be arranged. Eeep! Anyway, everything turned out superb in the end!

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