Bye, Bye Di! *sob*

A couple of us at work went out to dinner with Di as a farewell meal for her last day with us....sob!

We went to eat at an old style Aussie pub called the Maindample pub. And being thursdays, its seafood night! Yum!

Turned out each of our girlfriend/ husbands had something on (Phill had an after-work meeting with the school committee) so it was just 6 of us.

I had fisherman's basket which had squid, fish, prawns, scallops, chips and salad. It was yum! And I ordered a basket of garlic bread and herb bread too for appetiser.

We had a good time chatting about anything and everything.

Our photographer, Ken, was also there and one of the things we talked about which I thought was rather poignant was the amount of work wives did. Ken said that it was only after his wife died that he realised how much work she did for him and how he should have appreciated her more. Di said the same thing too about how her dad felt when her mum died. Ken mentioned that some husbands return home after a day's work and say to their wives, "So, what've you been doing the whole time" but in a tone that suggested they didn't do much. Ken said if only husbands knew. Well the same can be said of wives, it can also be said of husbands who do alot. I know how in some households husbands do as much or more than wives, but unfortunately, that tends to be the exception rather than the norm. Averagely, wives still do far more.

At the end of the dinner, we left at about 10.15pm, we literally had to be kicked out, or almost anyway, we agreed we'll do regular meals together at least once in 2 months. I really enjoyed the conversations.