For a couple of weeks when the mornings were getting darker and daylight saving time hadn't yet kicked in, I could maintain my leisurely 7 a.m. rising hour and still see hot air balloons making tours of the city whilst I had breakfast on the couch.
Taking a hot air balloon ride is an entry in my 'Tea Box of Fun', although, when I did pick it out, I decided that we didn't have $600 to spare at that time, and so it re-entered the fray. Grant isn't very keen on the idea but I think he's still scarred from when, just after we moved to Melbourne, a hot air balloon got wedged between two buildings outside work. It was a surprising time for all involved.
The last time we were at Sandy Point, a friend of Mr and Mrs Booker's came around to show us her photos from a recent hot air balloon jaunt over the Yarra Valley. It looked very exciting and beautiful. Hopefully, it's made Grant feel more relaxed and conducive to the idea.
General Sumo recommends:
Telling Grant how wonderful a hot air balloon ride would be
Wow, imagine what a great birthday present that would make! I only wish we could take The Who.
Making a Tea Box of Fun
Last year, when we felt like we were just doing the same thing over and over again on weekends, I created the Tea Box of Fun. It is an empty lemon tea box filled with scraps of paper upon which are written things that we'd like to do and that are possible to complete in a weekend. So far, we've only done about three things in there. Wedding planning and, more so, obsessive work tendencies can get in the way of Tea Box of Fun intentions. Now that we're back on more even ground though, the Tea Box is making a comeback, sending us to the movies to see Duplicity recently.
I remember when I lived in East St Kilda, I was walking to the tram stop one morning and heard this weird wooshing noise and distant chatter. Didn't know where it was coming from until I looked up to see three hot air balloons hanging quite low right above me. Fabulous! Dale and I were supposed to go at sunrise over the desert in Arizona but it was cancelled due to rain. Fail.
ReplyDeleteI really like your idea of a tea box of fun! I think it's something we might have to try as our weekends are very predictable and boring. Thanks for the idea :)
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