Friday night we attended a dance hosted by the Zest for Life organization. It was a social event for people with disabilities and other dance enthusiasts in the community to spend some time two stepping together. Andy cut a rug with a few folks from his TAFE class. We were so happy to see Michael, with whom we attended the Tarrington Lanternfest back in November. Michael was waving around his cowboy hat with glee. There was so much movement on the floor that all my pictures are blurry.
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| Some community dance regulars all dressed up for the occasion. |
Saturday night our friends threw an Aussie themed going away party, which meant variations on the Australian flag, classic Aussie food, and a few bogan references. The sparkler cake was brought in accompanied by everyone cheekily singing the Australian national anthem. As an "exercise in multiculturalism," we were cajoled into singing the US national anthem. We initially resisted the duet, so in a show of support everyone loudly hummed along until the last line when the whole room erupted in "AND THE HOME. OF THE. BRAVE!" (Apparently, watching the Olympics gives you a working knowledge of the US national anthem.)
I was having such a good time that I only shed a few tears here and there. I know we told the local paper that we would miss the magpies most, but truth be told, we will miss our wonderful Aussie friends. Fortunately, we have some pretty terrific friends back in Chico to look forward to.
(The lighting in my pictures was really poor, but here are a few party shots.)
Sunday we said goodbye to our landlords and headed to the Warrnie for our last Sunday afternoon music fix. We went to see our favorite band, The Chosen Few. Good friends, good music, and good food. A great way to say goodbye.
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