09.22.10

IM 25 YEARS OLD! OOOhh, what an age! This morning we woke up bright and early to have a birthday breakfast with all our friends. Right after, I had a photoshoot, and John got the day off so he could go with me! It’s the school holidays here, which means there was no chance I could get off of work, but I had talked to them to see if I could get out early so me and John could do dinner. While I was at work, John moved the tents around and set up back in our original spot next to Lisa and Rob. At 8:45, Rads let me leave and I ran into the bathroom to get ready.
John met me with a bouquet of flowers and we walked through town to a nice little restaurant called Harrisons. I was nervous they wouldn’t seat us since it was about 9:15. (Places here close around 9 or 9 30) but, they did, and we began our romantic evening together.
For our entrée, John got the sourdough and I got the crab cannelloni. For our mains, I got the barramundi (popular reef fish out here) with lentils and John got the lamb chops. We shared a side of truffle mashed potatoes, yummy! For drinks, John got a mojito, and I got a Lolita, which is lychee liquer with a lychee topped with bubbles. (Lychee’s are a popular fruit out here. Its like a really large peeled grape, but white.) We finished with dessert. John got a trio of homemade ice creams, and I got a poached pear in a spiced white sauce with a drizzle of chocolate. It was heaven!
We took a moon lit walk on the beach and fell asleep in our wonderfully spacious tent, with our wonderful fan and wonderful air mattress. AHHH, luxury!
Thank you everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes. I had a wonderful day!