On Friday I was pretty excited because after nearly 6 months, it was the day I was going to be reunited with mum and dad! They weren't arriving until 12 am Saturday morning, so I had some time to kill during the day but I had to go into work anyway to complete Andy's study with a VO2 max and then needed to tidy the apartment for their arrival. The VO2 max (where you find out your maximal oxygen uptake - basically exercising at your "maximum", for those of you that don't know) only took around 10 minutes to complete as the workload increases each minute and very quickly progresses to a hard work rate which is difficult to sustain.
I found it a little annoying because it didn't really feel like my maximum as my legs seemed to give up and not able to push the high work load rather than actually having to stop because of fatigue, but I still managed a VO2 of around 42 ml/kg/min which isn't bad I guess. When I got home I spent the afternoon and evening just chilling out, tidying the apartment and viewing an amazing sunset while waiting for the text to go to meet mum and dad!
It wasn't until 12 am that dad text to say they were here, through security and customs and on the bus heading to the city and I was straight up and out to go and meet them. It was sooooo good to see them and we were all a little teary as we exchanged hugs outside the station. As they arrived so late we headed straight back to the apartment where they unpacked a few bits while we had a bit of a catch up before heading to bed.
On Saturday we all had a bit of a lay in, especially after a late night on the Friday, and had a pretty lazy day. We went out around lunch time to go and get some food shopping but before that I thought it was essential I took them to a slightly more important shop - Dan Murphy's, a huge liquor shop!!! I think they both had a bit of field day in there, as did I the first time of heading into the shop, finding it unbelievable how many different varieties of wine there were and of course we brought a couple of bottles for the evening. After a bit of a struggling trek back to the apartment carrying a large amount of shopping and wine we had a quick snack and went out on another walk. After a very long 30 hour journey out the day before the last thing mum and dad wanted to be doing was sitting down! I took them to Albert Park lake which can be viewed from my balcony and then into the Botanical gardens for a little wander and it was a sunny and fairly warm day so ended up being a nice walk. Jas also returned from her 3 week New Zealand trip during the day and in the evening we all happily opened up the wine and had a Saturday night in with nachos, fajitas and a good catch up!
Today we were heading off to the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) to see a one day international cricket match between England and Australia where we were hoping England were going to pull out a better performance than they did in the Ashes, especially as we were going with Darcy the Aussie and I didn't want him to have any more reason to give us stick!!! The cricket didn't start until 2.30 pm and by the time we got there we missed the first couple of overs of England batting and not surprisingly we also missed the first wicket - good start, good start!!! It was a very sunny and warm day sitting in the MCG, which made great weather for watching the cricket with beer and it was an enjoyable day. England didn't seem to start off that well and it seemed like we was going to have a very short day, however they managed to reach the end of the 50 overs with a score of 270. When it came to fielding however, they were terrible and Australia from the start were clearly going to win - which they did! Because Australia batted so well it kind of made the cricket a little less interesting but entertainment was provided in other forms of the crowds where a lot of banter was being thrown around and led to amusement in the form of people getting kicked out, but going out in style, which again provided more entertainment! You can't beat the nutty Aussie fans! By the time we got home around 11ish we were all a little red and very tired and crashed very quickly, especially knowing we had another big day tomorrow going to the Australian Open to support our very own Laura Robson and Heather Watson!
For pictures of Mum and Dad's first couple of days in Melbourne Click Here - Mum and Dad Arrive In Melbourne & ODI Cricket Eng vs. Aus
For pictures of Mum and Dad's first couple of days in Melbourne Click Here - Mum and Dad Arrive In Melbourne & ODI Cricket Eng vs. Aus
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