Sunday Funday!

a day of firsts: first rugby match, first meat pie!!

So one of the guys in our program (i don't know if i ever mentioned that there are only four guys haha and two are twins) one of the twins works for Cancer Council, which is an organization that raises money for cancer research. their ambassador for the program is Benji, who is the star player of the rugby team the tigers, so on sunday, pretty much the whole group of us all volunteered at the rugby match on the tigers home field, vs. the raiders.

We had to leave pretty early in the morning and go to the field (which was pretty far in a more suburb area i think in west sydney), so basically our deal was that if we worked before the game started (from like 11:30 until the game started at 3) and then afterwards, we got in for free, steal! hahah but actually it was really amazing because we all were volunteering for about like 5 hours just for fun! what a good deed :) and for a great cause!

so we all paired up (april and i were together) and before the game started (all the fans turn up at like 12:30 because they get all the food and have to get a good spot, because the stadium gets packed!!! the stadium is mostly like a grass area instead of seats which is really fun because everyone just picnics :) ) .... so we had to sell these raffle tickets and shoes laces etc for the cause, and just imagine a bunch of americans selling these hahahah ... lets just say i got a kiss on the cheek from some random drunk australian and a way too many creepy looks :).... there were soo many of us volunteers that it was pretty hard to sell anyways hahaha, but just being there was so fun! and we all get some traditional hot chips (fries) with tomato sauce (ketchup) and potato wedges with sour cream, and of course i had to get ice cream too (snickers and mint chocochip :) )

so my partner was april, and one of her life dreams is to be a mascot, and she got to be one!! hahaha she got to be a bear and she was the cutest mascot ever! i swear she is going to be the next snow white at disneyland (no joke im actually serious) haha and brad was a banana, and kaegan was a bird... and then the mascots had to do a run race on the field and i got to go on the field!! and it was on tv!! and i was soooo close to the hottesssttt rugby players ever!!!! it was soo fun!!!

and then we all watched the game together! and then afterwards had to stick around to get donations.

then we all headed back and had a pretty eventful bus ride full with drunken roudy tiger fans (who won!!! yayyaa)

then we all went to Harry's Cafe De Wheels, which is the original meat pie cafe!

i got a chicken mushroom cream one, and to be honest, it kinda just tasted like a chicken pot pie hahah but i tried their famous beef curry one topped with peas, gravy, and mashed potatoes (i was not as much of a fan of that one haha) but i haddd to try a famous meat pie! and mine was definitely tasty! then the whole crew went to an irish pub right next door, got a booth, and probably all drank at least 5 glasses of cider! (big glasses haha) but it was really fun just to sit around and get to know the crew... we played a good few games of "never have i ever" hahaha

then katie and i headed home together and stopped for a magnum for her. and i had cookies and another crunchie chocolate bar :)

then sleep because work tomorrow!!