After an intensive working week Friday managed to pass by and our weekend of fun began.

Friday night we had the UNO gang over to farewell our friend Lucy as she has accepted a dream job up in Cambridge and is moving there this weekend. We had a great night with many interesting conversations about music. A particular highlight was seeing Madonna’s new filmclip. Her song rocks.

Saturday, Michelle met Jaimee and they went wedding dress shopping. Being the groom I’m not allowed to know details but Michelle said she did find some dresses that she liked. While the girls were doing girly things I tasked myself to find flights back home and to try and arrange a potential honeymoon destination.

After an exhausting day we were glad to relax with friends at Pat’s house. As usual Pat made our tastebuds jump with glee by cooking the best tasting pizzas.

As the clocks rolled back one hour in NY and London on Sunday, Michelle and I embarked on a trip into central London. We had a hankering for some Chinese so where else would you go but Chinatown.

After satisfying our cravings, we walked up Regent St to a travel agent that specializes in London-Australia airfares. We were successful, managing to book our flights back home for the wedding the next year.

Our next task was to buy me some much needed new clothes. Braving Oxford street for the first time, I managed to buy a new pair of jeans, two tshirts, and a pair of new shoes. I so desperately needed new shoes as my current pair wore right through last week.

To top off our successful day, Michelle and I walked down to Soho to review one of the He Who Knows Challenges. Make sure you come back for that exciting review later in the week.

Last night we caught up with David to have some birthday drinks. We went to a bar called Babble and it was really awesome. Actually you could say the place was on fire, literally. Michelle put her handbag down on the table and went to the bathroom when she got back our friends Louise and Flavia told us how they had put the fire out on her bag. Needless to say that Michelles bag is totally ruined. Just an excuse to buy a new one :)

A great night all-round. It was great catching up with the Aussie contingent and sharing a few beers with Davo.

Ben and I have just finished watching a DVD that dear friends Cathy and Grant made of their gorgeous new baby girl Amelie’s first week. Being so far away, we really appreciated sharing in the experience and watching such amazing and intimate footage. It’s not the same as being there and meeting Amelie but it’s the next best thing. Couldn’t help but get teary-eyed at the miracle of it all, and our feelings of longing to be there with them. Thanks guys.

We really appreciate the photos and news updates we receive of all our newborn friends in Brisbane. Keep them coming! (the news and photos that is, not the babies!!!!)