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So long, farewell
Threw a small surprise farewell dinner for my bestest guy friend last night, who's doing the big move to Newcastle. Is bestest a word? Hmmm...

We had a great night at Kyoto Teppanyaki (in fact, I've got some pics on my new camcorder - once I figure out how to do it, I'll post them!) Then, after much hugging and back-slapping (you figure out which were the girls and which were the guys), Dan and I zoomed off to his final church Cell Group meeting in Crows Nest, then headed to Sydney Harbour National Park to take some night shots of the city from across the harbour. It was a isolated lookout with a gorgeous view, befitting the memories we were digging up from the 5 years we've known each other. It would have been a perfect farewell night if it wasn't for the galeforce winds. It took us 5 minutes just to be able to open the doors and then a mad dash to the shelter of a tree while ducking to avoid the flying leaves and gumnuts. We braved it out there for a little while before running back to the car (which was rocking) and then Dan had a breather before setting up his tripod and running back out to get a few shots. Phew!

All in all, it's just hitting me today that he's leaving. I know he's only going to be 3 hours away, and we're likely to see each other more now than when he was in Sydney, but it's just knowing that he can't just be here in a flash. Still, we're determined to take turns writing letters to each other weekly, so looks like I'm going to have to brush up my penpal skills!