This Easter weekend Mel and I ventured over to Melbourne as there were a fair few other YSA's heading over there the annual basketball competition... but mainly because I had never been to Melbourne before. We left early Friday morning with about 3 or so hours of sleep, we didn't leave on Thursday because it was Emily King's 18th birthday party and I had promised her that I would be attending and bringing along an awesome present. The present I got Emily was a gumball machine...well really a jelly belly dispenser filled with gumballs because I searched far and wide and the only proper gumball machine I was able to find was this AFL one which would not do at all...well anyways Emily loved it.
We headed off for the dance and found that everything Melbourne takes forever to get to which was annoying. The dance was held in a random hall which was a bit weird and proved a challenge to find, but once we got there wasn't too bad. After the dance, a bunch of us went to Krispy Kreme's which made my night. Jonny discovered that we were able to get a free sample of a fresh, hot doughnut which was quite nice...and while experiencing the Krispy Kremes, Jonny took the chance to share a few of his token jokes(I had heard the majority of them before so they weren't quite as funny as the first time but still quality).
On Sunday we hit up conference at the Tennant's ward and then after went to a Family Easter lunch/dinner where a lot of extended family and friends of the family were present... we didn't really know many people but there was good food..there were also a few interesting dishes such as a jelly dish which apparently didn't turn out as planned and as a result was given the name of 'alien vomit'. Afterwards we went back to the Kannar's and watched a bit of One Tree Hill, then Mel and I went to the Murphy's place. There wasn't as many Adelaide people at this gathering(well Jonny was there with his jokes again), so we got to met a few people from Melbourne we hadn't met before... and was introduced to the 'Awkward Turtle' which a hand signal made when you are in an awkward situation so friends will come and rescue you...this then evolved from a hand signal to a full body movement...I am yet to use this...but when I do it will be epic.
The early morning travels were great, with lack of sleep not being a problem as our travels were filled with candy and a bunch of Cd's I made the night before containing many classics by various artists such as Prince, UB40, Backstreet Boys, The Cure, R.E.M., The Killers and other randoms, making for some awesome car karaoke. We made our first stop in Horsham at Maccas where we met up with Mike, Jonny, Simon, and Adam who were enjoying a nice breakfast...we missed Maccas breakfast so we resorted McCafe hot cross buns n frappes, which was a good change from candy. We then went our separate ways and continued our journey to the land of Melbourne.
After several more stops we finally made our way into Melbourne and as we travelled down the east link I noticed that Melbourne has a fair few random statues such as a huge crow eating a french fry or a square worm, a hotel, and something that looks like a large piece of farm machinery with leaves all over it or something. When we came to the Kannar's household where we were apparently going to be staying...they weren't home but they left the doors unlocked so we could shower and stuff. As we entered the house it felt so weird, like we were intruding because neither one of us had been there before and we had to search the house in order to find the bathrooms. Once we had showered and were dressed the Kannar's had returned home and I finally got to meet my 2nd cousin, Sally and her husband(Mel had met them before on a previous trip to Melbourne). They then informed us that we would not be staying with them but around the corner at my dad's other cousin, Craig Tennant's place. After we finished getting ready we followed Sally to the Tennant's and were amazed to see how huge their house was. Inside was really nice as well and we later found out that Craig's wife, Lesley was an interior designer, thus explaining why it was so nice.
Our Great Aunty Pat(Grandpa Foster's sister) was also staying at the Tennant's for the Easter weekend so we got to know her a bit better. We had hot Milo's and watched a bit of TV with her and she randomly got a buttered roll and started dipping it in her Milo which we thought was a bit weird..so yes we discovered that she's pretty much a girl version of grandpa which was hilarious. She told us many stories about grandpa when they were younger, like him wanting to help around the house by weeding..but instead pulling out all his dad's bean plants. She also showed us a picture of Nana with her friends when she was younger which was interesting.
We headed off for the dance and found that everything Melbourne takes forever to get to which was annoying. The dance was held in a random hall which was a bit weird and proved a challenge to find, but once we got there wasn't too bad. After the dance, a bunch of us went to Krispy Kreme's which made my night. Jonny discovered that we were able to get a free sample of a fresh, hot doughnut which was quite nice...and while experiencing the Krispy Kremes, Jonny took the chance to share a few of his token jokes(I had heard the majority of them before so they weren't quite as funny as the first time but still quality).
On Saturday we woke up later than planned so we just got ready and headed off to the DFO in the city where Katie works and met up with Laura and Emma Korte. We spent the majority of the day looking around the shops and even though I didn't actually buy anything was still good fun...but exhausting. Mel and I then checked out Federation Square and the Ferris wheel..or should I say 'The GIANT Wheel'...we also saw some weird statue that we couldn't actually come to the conclusion of what it was, and some bell display thing. We then headed up to Elliot Rancie's party where there was a small fire, in which we toasted marshmallows..the night was good fun.
On Sunday we hit up conference at the Tennant's ward and then after went to a Family Easter lunch/dinner where a lot of extended family and friends of the family were present... we didn't really know many people but there was good food..there were also a few interesting dishes such as a jelly dish which apparently didn't turn out as planned and as a result was given the name of 'alien vomit'. Afterwards we went back to the Kannar's and watched a bit of One Tree Hill, then Mel and I went to the Murphy's place. There wasn't as many Adelaide people at this gathering(well Jonny was there with his jokes again), so we got to met a few people from Melbourne we hadn't met before... and was introduced to the 'Awkward Turtle' which a hand signal made when you are in an awkward situation so friends will come and rescue you...this then evolved from a hand signal to a full body movement...I am yet to use this...but when I do it will be epic.
On the Monday before returning home we went with the Tennant's and the Kannar's to a beach at Sorrento for most of the day where we had a picnic lunch and played a variation of volleyball that then turned into a game of catch standing in the shallow water..if you failed to catch the ball then everyone else was obligated to splash you... as a result many became soaked.
At about 6ish we finally made our way back to Adelaide. We had already listened to the Cd's I made so we decided to explore my old CD collection and I must say...'there ain't no party like an sclub party!'
Overall, from my first trip to Melbourne I thought it was a nice place with nice people, despite the random statues and the travelling distance between places, and I enjoyed getting to know my extended family.
