the 1st may long weekend

welcome to my attempts to be more regular at filling people in with my life... haha. i don't even know if that many people read this any more...

well, as i sit at the computer, waiting to skype my brother for a catch up (have tried a few other friends, but no-one seems available.. grrrr), i think, how else can i waste 20mins at midnight... and tidying my room just doesn't really seem like a fun option... i don't have any photos (what's new??!!) but i do have some ramblings, so here we go...

it's a long weekend, so whilst i should be in bed at this time on a sunday, i don't feel the need to be. weather is forecast to rain tomorrow as i catch up with pip and woody and their lovely daughters...oh yeah, it rained this weekend last year aswell... of course. haha. but to be fair, i remember the weather in sydney being not that exciting when i left (granted it was the middle of winter) and at least here it is light till 9:00pm now... awesome!

i had a lovely day in the park yesterday with rach, alex and nina with the sun shining and having nothing better to do than sit in it. then we went to go to alex's housemates party, but we couldn't get into the pub with our bags (of picnic rugs), our soft drink and my bottle of vodka... at least in london you can drink alcohol in the parks without getting arrested, so yesterday was a very lovely civilised picnic with wine and vodka in hyde park... thanks girlies! had a great day.

today i went to street caf, they've just set up a sunday one in the city. and i loved it. i am really enjoying working with the guys. they aren't all homeless, but most of them are or have been at some stage and just want a bit of food and 'company'. for some that just means sitting down in a safe area with others around them but not interacting. it will be sad to leave these guys, but i have heard of a similar community back in syd called rebecca's community, so i might look into it.
don't really know what i am going to do when i get back home, but have a whole heap of areas to look into which is really exciting. also, don't know how long i will stay around for, but that is cool too. i'm learning quite a lot about myself over here and will enjoy continuing to grow back in aus but in a different way i am sure.

oh and this evening schelle and i went to christina's baptism. it was really nice to support christina in her public declaration of following christ. it was great to experience another church in london.

well, i think that is my time almost finished before i can ring my bro... night night... i'll try and write more regularly, but don't hold your breath!

love to you all
xx