Sunday, May 11, 2008

the prodigal blogger

hey. sorry it's been ages. things are nuts. peanuts. brazil nuts. pecans. hazelnuts. even pistachios. i'm naming nuts.


nationals was pretty fun, although sporting team box athletico united came 6th. we had hoped to do better. coffs harbor was a small town and it rained on us. we had some injuries. (crime box, whale, huswald) we lost a huge game to the national team from new zealand. we won two great games in the stadium on the nicest grass i've ever played on. then we lost two games in a row to sydney's wildcard to get bounced out of the semi's bracket. we ended up 6th, and the 5/6 game was lost on universe point. here's a write up of the overall tournament. here's heaps of pictures if you've got the time to dig around (mom).






i had a great time playing with team box and i have some truly great friends on that team. i'll miss playing with them heaps.






mama and i had a great road trip down. we celebrated her birthday in byron bay and i had a lot of fun returning to some of the places jesse and i saw last july. we swam on the rocky beach, had some dinner, some sleep, a great massage and a great brunch. we are adorable:




and mama shares my respect for oral hygiene.



here's me at the major coff's harbour tourist attraction, the big banana



now on to other huge news. fatten your calves. i'm coming home. first for just a few days, and then for longer.


first off i'm coming back to north carolina to be in chip and jen's wedding. it should be great. i'll be in the great state of NC from may 25 or so until june 1. i'll get to see my parents at their beach house and my sister and my nieces. then, i'll head to greensborough for the wedding. once i've supervised the nuptials and partied with the best dancing couple i've ever known i'll fly back to melbourne.







then i'm rolling off my Telstra account on June 30. i'll be throwing a hella holla send off out of 301 in late june. book your fancy dress now. stay tuned.





I'll be back in NYC on July 2 or so. back in 29. i am getting amped. book out blue and gold for a week. who wants great jones? who wants veselka? who wants boca chica? bring it. i think i'll take some PTO to get re-acclimated to the northern hemisphere. i am looking forward to the subway and playing some disc with my ambush girls. and eating some gastronautical cuisine. i'll miss melbourne heaps, but right now, i am psyched about coming home. see you soon.



p.s. happy mother's day mom. you're the best mom i've ever had!

6 comments:

D. Sloan said...

So last night I dreamt that you, some random guy, and I had to drive to Canada to dispose of a very mean donkey's remains. I hope you're as disturbed by that as I am.

On the bright side, you spent most of the trip making up funny characters and book titles.

Really gotta cut down on the evening wine, methinks.

Anonymous said...

thanks so much for your mother's day comment. the fact that i am the only mother that you have had doen nottake away from the thought.
love u
sj

Anonymous said...

whoo hoo courtney's coming back!!

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to see you at the beach!!

Nahkia

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to see you back stateside! It will be great to have you home.

courtney said...

dennis, i would drive anywhere with you to dispose of donkeys remains. i think that would be a road trip to remember. miss you!

mom, you're just like a mother to me.

ali, tell bush i'm in for log or whatever we are going to in July.

Nahkia - I cannot wait to see you at the beach. Looking forward to it!

J-Christ - See you so soon. I am psyched about the wedding.