This morning we drove down to Epping for our biggest adventure of the trip. Epping was the venue for Tex's birthday. A beautiful park where the kids had a blast and we got to catch up with Reggae & Phil, Barnes, Matt, Creany & Katy, Robbie and his folks (another we hadn't seen since I left Oz in 2000).
Katy, Creany, Me & A
Thought we'd run the boys ragged and they might relax as we drove to Reggae and Phil's for a barbie lunch. But there was no stopping them. Even Tex powered through with a couple of buddies to run around the backyard with. It was great to have just some alone time with Phil and Regs. They've been great friends over the years and nearly 3 years since we'd seen them. Not quite the same as before, now that there are 3 kids between us, but great fun.
After lunch we drove to Robbie and Linda's, where we are staying tonight. A and Linda are staying at home as the boys are off to the cricket with a large crew. I wanted A to come, but she didn't want to leave Linda to fend for herself, but any excuse for her not to go to the cricket. We went to the 20/20 match (my first - this format has only come about in the last few years) at ANZ Stadium between the Sydney Thunder and The Sydney Sixers. Thanks to Paula we have the luxury of the Commonwealth Bank's private box, right behind the bowler's arm. The irony of being in the best box, owned by Commonwealth Bank, in ANZ Stadium, is not lost on me. The most phenomenal seats with an awesome crew - Bob, Dave & son, Mick & Lara, Brooke, Adam and Mrs Summers, Buddha and Panos, and Philby. The Sixers won by 16 runs, which didn't matter because both teams we're from Sydney so we couldn't lose. Was a great game (11 sixes in a game is pretty impressive), but it was more about the company.
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, ANZ Stadium
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