week of woo

My friend Wilson came into Perth to visit this past week and let me tell you; what a week it was! I think me and Josh showed him everything worth seeing in Perth over the past seven days, but I didn't complain, seeing as I took some time off to spend with him. On Monday we went to Cottesloe Beach and ate lunch at the Beaches Cafe and that night we stayed in and had Mexican. The real tragedy of the trip was that me and Josh got him hooked on LOST. We watched all of the first season in the course of about 3 days. Tuesday we took him into the city and Wednesday we spent some time in Subi and then showed him around King's Park. I also spent this last week preparing for the big SYG Quiz Night that I've been organizing for weeks now. Thursday, we went and played Super Golf in Swan Valley and then went to a couple winery's to do some wine tasting. My advice: never do a wine tasting on an empty stomach... And Friday was the big event, the Quiz Night of the Century. Amy and I were the MC's for the evening, several people said we did a great job, but I thought my jokes were cheesy and people honestly probably didn't understand me because of my American accent. All in All, we raised close to $1000, which is awesome and will help us out enormously with SYG. Saturday we took Wilson to Fremantle, a nice cultural hub about 30 mins south of Perth. We ate lunch at the famous Cicerelo's- a fish and chips place, and then topped off our afternoon with the most incredible gelare I've ever had. Saturday night was also eventful; Amy and I planned to go and sing Karaoke and we were able to con about 6 others to join us on our magical journey. Jade and I did a wonderful rendition of Cindy Lauper's "Time After Time" and then Amy and I graced the stage with our presence with a little number by the Dixie Chicks "Cowboy Take Me Away". It was great, as always, we had a blast! Sunday was a quieter day, but church was very encouraging- we had several new faces and visitors because of Mother's Day. Sunday night we spent the evening inside playing cards and Scrabble. (Hint: if you ever want to beat me at something, just play Scrabble against me) But Hayley and I beat the boys in Spades, which was super encouraging for our egos. Monday morning we woke up early and ate at the famous Blue Duck in Cottesloe and visited the Wild Fig cafe one more time. (It was one of Wilson's favorite places)

Today I spent around the house, catching up on the work I've neglected for a week. Tonight I've got my missions class and tomorrow starts BSF up again for me. The next big event on the plate is State Youth Games, and then the invasion of the Lipscomb students in July. I just can't believe how fast time flies by. I promise I will post blogs more often, now that our internet is up and running again.