... well sort of. We were given loads of hints, and a five-minute warning; and they wouldn't serve us any tea even though the other table had tea. Apparently we were outstaying our welcome, or they wanted to go home, or some other lame excuse. ;-)
I am most pleased with this photo as I am half-hidden, my favourite pose.
And that was even though Fi Fi had struck up a rapport with the lovely Japanese waiter by comparing foot sizes with him.
Luckily the food was delicious and the company most excellent. As has become commonplace with blogging dinners there was lots of laughter, much silliness and perhaps one or two more glasses of wine drunk than was advisable.
We may not have set the 23+ person record set by a recent Melbourne bloggers dinner, and we may not have been able to convince Eleanor to belly dance BUT we did stay on until the collective staff of the restaurant grabbed each one of us by the arm* and ushered us to the pavement where we continued talking for some time.
I am most pleased with this photo as I am half-hidden, my favourite pose.And that was even though Fi Fi had struck up a rapport with the lovely Japanese waiter by comparing foot sizes with him.
Luckily the food was delicious and the company most excellent. As has become commonplace with blogging dinners there was lots of laughter, much silliness and perhaps one or two more glasses of wine drunk than was advisable.
We may not have set the 23+ person record set by a recent Melbourne bloggers dinner, and we may not have been able to convince Eleanor to belly dance BUT we did stay on until the collective staff of the restaurant grabbed each one of us by the arm* and ushered us to the pavement where we continued talking for some time.
We know you're jealous, and with good reason. :)
Oh, and looky what I got from Frogdancer. Beautiful handmade coasters. Love them. All because I booked a restaurant.
*ok, so some exaggeration, but not much.
14 comments:
Such a fabulous evening! Thanks for organising it M!
Happy Easter!!!
I'm so annoyed that I couldn't make it, but believe me you're all better off without this horrible lurgy that I've got.
So... while I was lying in my bed with a burning fever.... you were all eating at my favourite restaurant.
That's so unfair.
Still.... I'm glad it was fun.
you girlies are so lucky :) what a wonderful evening it must have been ... great effort - le xo
Jealous. Jealous. Jealous.
Looks like you had fun though!
May I just add ME TOO!
Jealous jealous jealous
Looks like a hoot!
Cheeky you not showing your face. :p Such good times, though! Was great to meet you and the rest.
(I forgot I had this blog from my time overseas -- not much to see as I abandoned it halfway through the year.)
Hello again, and thanks for organising it. It was great to meet everyone, and it was a such an enjoyable night, with so much laughter.
haha
I'm so glad you didn't mention the alarming speed with which i was snatching up food and snorting it up without chewing.
Yes, I thought it was a bit sad the waiter denied us our tea after I had shown him my lovely Thorpy-sized feet..what more did he want??
I hope that very dainty little Froggy returns to Sydney soo. I'll have to bring a CRATE of wine next time...
OH MY GOD FIFI!!!! I didn't drink all the wine.....
(Though I was glad you brought red.)
M, I love your title. I was thinking of something similar but you snuck in ahead of me while I was being chauffeured done the Hume highway by my son. (On this trip I was able to knit 2 scarves there and back. I love good time management like that.)
What a fantastic night. () I had such a great time. ^& These blog meets get better and better. &^*%$ I'm determined not to let 30 years go by before I make my next trip back to Sydney, like the last time I was there. @&^
I love punctuation. M knows what I'm doing...
I knew you people were wild. Yes, yes, you pretend to be sweet and demure, but those staffers obviously saw your rowdy side. Or they wanted their table back. Or wanted to go home and open their own wine. Or some combination of the above.
Like Fairlie, so jealous of these blog meets! They sound so fun!
Looks like you had a wonderful time. Such fun!
Froggy I didn't mean YOU drank all the wine!
We were ALL looking around for more!!
Hello! I've been sent here by Eleanor, who has insisted I see how much fun she had recently, with all her favorite bloggers.
I think she's taunting me.
Yes. I'm sure of it.
Hehehehehe...poor ickle Eurolush is feeling jealous..heheheheh....
Oh, and next time we all meet, I am SO not being the designated driver again!
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