Lismore

For reasons to be revealed later, X and I will basically not be able to spend an entire day with each other again. At least not until the end of the year. So we decided to seize the day (carpe diem!) and headed off to Lismore to see his younger brother J and his girlfriend, B.

Lismore is about an hour and half down South, in New South Wales. It's relatively large town, centred around a huge sports field.

Church (speaking of which, I was given a bible by a member of my church! I am so touched.)

The flooding levels are pretty scary, as proven by the picture below.

Yogi is the cutest mutt on earth, though her enormous size might not suggest so initially. A favourite activity of hers would be sitting on guests' feet (namely yours truly) and leaning against them. She pretty outweighs me, so I either get squashed against the couch or topple over. Either way, I remain immobilised and am forced to pet her.

After spending the day with them, we headed to Byron Bay. It's a very touristy coastal town about half an hour from Lismore. We headed to The Balcony for dinner. X and I have fond memories of the place where we'd spent our 2nd year anniversary back in 2007.

Our starter. Note to self - sourdough bread tastes heaps better in a sandwich than on its own.

Iced chocolate for me and a Pure Blonde for X.

Our Paella. Back in 2007, when we'd first had it, it was amazing. The portion was so massive, X and I both couldn't finish it. And then now, while it was still pretty tasty, it had probably halved in size. Thankfully, I wasn't very hungry.