Well my friends Lachlan and Waz have flown back to Melbourne, so my Mardi Gras is officially over for the year.

Friday the boys arrived and came to my house as they couldn't check into their hotel until 2pm. After a couple of drinks I took them to their hotel where they checked in and then came back to my house. We then headed to Oxford Street for the start of Mardi Gras Madness and I got home at about 2.30 am Saturday morning.

At about 10am the girls downstairs buzzed to say it was time to go to yum cha in chinatown for breakfast. That complete I can home and relaxed until 2:30 when it was time to go and help set up the VIP viewing area of the parade on Taylor Square. Finally finishing up there at around 11pm it was home again for a quick shower and change of clothes before heading to the dance party, gettiing there at about 12.45. I finally managed to find the boys at about 2.30 and had a fantastic time with them and their friends. I must add at this point that it was the first time ever I have been seen in public with my shirt off - one of the boys unbuttoned it and then removed it completely while we were dancing - oh my! We ended up leaving the party at about 7.30am then it was home for me and back to the hotel for the boys.

By about midday Sunday the boys were showered, changed and back at my house ready to head back to Oxford street. Home again a little after midnight for an actual sleep (shock horror).

Up again at about 9am Monday and a phone call from the boys saying they were coming over & we would do brunch as they needed to check out of their hotel. I managed to drink a cup of coffee, eat a slice of toast and push the scrambled eggs to the side of the plate. We then slothed at my house for a few hours before hitting the bars again a little after 2pm.

Dinner was at Betty's Soup Kitchen where I had half a beef and veg pie and some salad. Then back home with the boys for them to collect their bags and then head back to the airport for their flight home.

More photos from my camera phone can be found here...

As for my earlier post about maybe finding a boyfriend at Mardi Gras, well that didn't happen. In fact the only snog I got was from one of Lachlan and Waz's friends as a sympathy snog! :(

Thankfully I have the rest of the week off to recover before heading back to work!

You might wonder why I'm writing a year in review post today rather than at the end of December or the beginning of January. There is a good reason for it being done today.

12 months ago on January 14, 2006 I moved back to Sydney from Melbourne
- Road Trip (Jan 13 2006)
- Alive (Jan 17 2006)

So much has happened in those twelve months.

On January 30 2006 I started my job at XYZnetworks
- Work! (Jan 24 2006)

My car clicked over 100,000KM
- 100,000 (Mar 28 2006)

I have moved house 4 times
- Five Dock (Jan 22 2006)
- Waterloo (Apr 16 2006)
- My parents house (Jul 30 2006)
- Surry Hills (Nov 25 2006)

Stayed at the Radisson Hotel Sydney for 5 weeks for free
- Sydney Photos (Augst 28 2006)

I turned 37
- Another year gone (May 28 2006)

Had a car accident
- Weekend wrapup (Oct 16 2006)

Discovered Effen black cherry vodka
- Effen vodka! (Oct 23 2006)

Got myself a boyfriend
- BF (Dec 18 2006)

And travelled interstate
- Melbourne 3 times (pleasure)
- Adelaide once (work)

So that's it - 12 months in a nutshell (or at least a single LJ post)

Ok, so... as of last night i officially have a boyfriend!

His name is Shane and we have been dating for a few weeks.

Last night we decided to oficially become partners.

*bounce*