Two weeks to go

Sorry again - I'm just so short of time at the moment and I think to myself -oh I must get a quick post done - and then there's another day gone and I still haven't done it.  Mind you I've been managing to read and splatter the odd comment around.

The Awards Evening - it definitely deserves capital letters!! - is still consuming me for want of a better expression, but so far it's still running on track but the next three days are going to be challenging - it's this Wednesday night and I've still got trophies to get engraved - that's if I get the final winners names to engrave on them - and prizes to purchase and the run sheet is still being finalised so then have to talk to people about speeches etc.  Then there's the course I'm coordinating for the following week which has it's own set of dramas and it's month end - so need to get all my reports done plus the cost reconciliation done before I go on leave.  Then the new team member - who used to be my old team member a couple of years back before we moved from being site based to being RT Services and who was subsequently made redundant - starts two days before I go so I'll be trying to do some sort of hand over with her.  So all this frenzy means that it'll be time to get on that plane before I know it.

Terri, my boss always says "Anne can always pull a rabbit out of the hat and just make things happen" but we were in a meeting together the other day and I said "Geez Terri - this isn't a rabbit - it's a flamin' zoo!!" But you know what - I love it and thrive on it.

What else - well we went to the Jimmy Barnes/Shannon Noll concert the other week - that was really good.  We've been out to tea a few times with our friends - the local Surf Club one night, the local pub last night and last weekend had a 'hot pot' night at Shelly and Pat's place and we had our monthly ladies lunch yesterday.  So both work and play have been pretty busy.

Shelly and I at the Surf Club the other week

Sitting in the grandstand at the Barnesy/Noll concert

Ready to head off to the Ladies Lunch yesterday

Heather, me and Geraldene at the Ladies Lunch

The cardi I'm wearing is one I've had for years - got it end of season about 6 or 7 years ago and I think paid $10 for it.  Anyway it's not often cold enough with us for me to get to wear it - but yesterday was quite chilly so dug it out.  And the compliments I got - you wouldn't believe.  I went shopping in the morning and bumped into a few people I knew and they all raved about how good this cardi looked and then twice total strangers stopped me and said how much they loved it.

Been buying a few more bargains - there are some amazing deals in the shops at the moment.  Picked up a gorgeous pair of evening trousers - black satin look with straight legs tapered in at the ankle - $59.99 reduced to $19.99.  Had to laugh though - I'm no seamstress and of course I'm quite short - so have to pay to get them taken up - and it's costing me me $22 to get them shortened - more than the trousers cost!  It's dearer because there's a little slit in the side of them at the ankle.  But still a beautiful pair of pants for just over $40.

Shaz and I have to go pick up our tickets on Tuesday night so that will crank up the excitement level even further!  And finally - still creeping downwards - but not very fast - but another 100g off so a total loss since October of 8.5kg.  Would still like a little bit more before we go so really must make a concentrated effort these next 2 weeks.

Right possums - now you've heard it all - have a brilliant week.
Love Z xx