It was a BIG, BIG weekend at Moree with the family gathering to help Lorraine celebrate her 60th birthday. A good time was had by all especially Lorraine who partied into the wee small hours of the morning with the help of family members and friends.
Graham and Anne arrived on Friday as did we. We were all booked into the Dragon & Phoenix Motel which had a thermal spa and a restaurant attached where the party was being held on the Saturday Evening. We had dinner at Phil & Lorraine's on Friday night after meeting Phil at his office (the Golf Club) for a few drinks beforehand.
On Saturday morning we had breakfast in downtown Moree at a little coffee shop before having a nostalgic wander through the main street. In the afternoon the boys and Anne played golf while I rested up at the motel and met up with Kay and Greg and Lyn & Richard when they arrived . Butch top scored with 39 points and Anne parred the 4th to score 4/4 and got nearest the pin on the over-the-water 3 par hole which were great achievements.
The party on Saturday night was a merry one with about 60 or so guests enjoying a smorgasboard of food and depleted the red wine supplies somewhat. We had plenty of impromtu dancers and singers to keep us entertained with Phil and Butch leading the Marty Robbins impersonations. I turned into a pumkin shortly after midnight but I understand that there were others partying on until the early morning hours.
Sunday Morning (late) we all met at Phil and Lorraines for a Bacon & Egg rolls breakfast prior to having another game of golf. I played with Janice Cross (Lorraines sister) & we had a lovely day - beating the boys (Graham and Peter) easily for a keno ticket which was the highlight of our day. We also beat the other group of Phil, Tommy, Richard and Hoges in the team event which was another keno ticket win. After golf we stayed on for a few drinks and dinner at the club.
Graham & Anne stayed with friends on Sunday night and Kay & Greg headed home to Ipswich after visiting the Moree markets with Lyn & Richard.
Monday morning we had breakfast with Lyn & Richard at another coffee shop in the main street before checking into Phil & Lorraine's to say our farewells. We needed to be home by late afternoon & were lucky enough to have a smooth ride all the way through with no traffic hassles. The countryside was lovely and green for most of the way and a very pleasant change after having had a few trips through in bad drought years. I did not have too much chance to catch up with a lot of people but did manage a quick hello to a few that I missed on my previous visit.
It was great to be able to have a family get together at Moree under happy circumstances.
As we are so far scattered we do not have too many opportunities for family gatherings.
Now it is back to reality for the rest of the week.
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