St. Kidla and the crown

Luna Park, there is one in every major city in Australia.

Yesterday Liana and Emma took Madeline and me to St. Kilda. It was an interesting part of the city. It's a very artsy part of the city. They also have have shops and restaurants, which brings me to lunch. We went to Rocco, an Italian restaurant on Aclan St, which is know for its 'cool shopping district' according to Liana. The food wasn't too bad either. Sometimes all you need to be happy is a bowl of fettuccine marinara.

After lunch we decided we should walk off our food babies, and check out these 'cool shops'. Emma ended up finding some good deals and walked away with a cute fedora hat, a Mink Pink floral skirt, and a top that her friend Kelsey has. I on the other hand had to talk myself down from buying the cutest envelope clutch I had ever seen. It was black with a white flap and was big enough to hold a piece of paper without having to fold it. It would've been perfect for something like an interview. I mean not like I have one... yet. Sadly, I couldn't justify spending $50 on a purse that I couldn't imagine ever actually using just so I could feel confident walking in to a job interview. After leaving the dream purse behind, we continued on our way and back to Liana's where we met up with Erin.

She came over after work, and we hung out for a bit before Skyping Molly. It was great to talk to her and the Aussies loved her. Sadly, Emma had to close for work so she left, and took Erin with her. I would've been more upset that they couldn't come out with us last night if Diane hadn't made me baked potatoes for dinner. I mentioned it earlier how much I was craving baked potatoes, and she made them for me. I don't know how to express how great that dinner was. Not only did I have my potatoes, but there was also homemade guacamole. I was in food heaven. The conversation at the dinner table was really awesome too. It actually reminded me of my family, and just how much I miss them.

The crown casino, also known as the first place I ever gambled in.

I caught myself about to have a sentimental moment and become overcome with a case of homesickness, so I decided I better go distract myself and get ready to go out to the Casino with the girls. It's a good thing I did too, because we ran into some old friends and some new ones. We actually ended up meeting some guys from California, and they let me play a round of Craps for them. We broke even, but its better than losing. I even got to do a dice blow for good luck on another turn. I felt like Carrie Bradshaw when they go to Atlantic City, only unlike her I wasn't very lucky.

The Californians were fun, but way to into to gambling to carry on a decent conversation so we headed back to the bar to grab another cosmopolitan when we were intercepted by to very drunk Aussie boys. We ended up meeting their other friends, which was a smart decision for us. Well, for me anyway. I got to play roulette for them. We ended up winning a lot, but sadly greed go the better of the boys and they wanted to keep betting and we lost it all.

Like all good nights the girls and our new friends ended up in a food court watching the boys eat KFC, and as exciting as that sounds we got a cab and left them not long after the fries were gone. One cab ride later were back at Liana's and ready for bed. We went big, but were ready to go home.

Cheers, mate.