Birthday Booy!

Monday morning, Darren's birthday and I think he's feeling his age! Trying to hide the fact that he was hobbling he did admit that his legs were a little stiff after the footie - well it's been a couple of years since he's played!!! Unfortunately Darren has had to work on his birthday, but I cycled into the city to meet him for lunch. On the way I stopped on the South Bank for a while, when a ute pulled up full of iced coffee and music playing. I got a free coffee and then they asked if they could take photos of me with the promo girls! Very strange experience! Lunch was lovely, although not long enough, and Darren went back to the office laden with muffins for the underwriting team! I went back down to the South Bank to get my bike to cycle home, and was interviewed by MX (a vox pox newspaper) and they took a headshot picture to put in an issue - again a strange experience - seems like a day for those!

When the birthday booy got in from work, we got on our bikes and cycled down to the South Bank where we went to Federation Wharf. There's a really nice bar on the river that has a bbq and does fabulous hotdogs (Chilli, duck or lamb). The sun was still shining and the Riverside was really busy and we realised that had we been in the Uk Darren's birthday would only just be beginning! After eating, we walked to the Crown Plaza and went to the cinema to see 'Couples Retreat' - Gold Class! Gold Class is a cinema where there are only 28 seats that are set out in couples and the seats are like massive arm chairs! The seats also recline back until you are lying down - bliss! We didn't go for it, but they can also bring you a 3 course meal throughout the film! We just went for a beer and a glass of wine instead!  Really nice to be able to kick your shoes off and settle into a reclining arm chair to watch the film with a drink - and I managed to stay awake!  After the film we walked back along the South bank and saw the city all lit up - very pretty - and then cycled back to the apartments. I'm happy to celebrate Darren's birthday any day of the year!!!