My first hang over in Thailand

Bob busts out a couple of tunes

I have been struck down not only with the worlds worst hang over but also the flu.  Friday night we went out to the local pub called The Outback for my new friends birthday.  It is a great little pub about 800m up from where we live.  It is owned and run by a couple of Aussies, Bob is one of them.  He reminds me of the blokes my dad used to hang out with back home in Townsville.  All red faced from too much grog and sun and I bet his liver is totally shot but he is great value.  He even pulled out his guitar for a little impromptu sing along, and he is not bad either.  We felt very comfortable and relaxed with our new friends.  They hail from all over the place, NZ, Aust, England, Germany and Brazil just to name a few.  My new friend Karen has also adopted Lillie and Judd as her grandchildren and her daughter who is about 17 is very keen to babysit for us as well and the kids both love her.  It is a real comfort to know there are such nice people nearby. 
I have also been invited to join a netball team, I haven't played in years but I would love to get back into it again.  Since Marcus has joined a Rugby team I may as well have something of my own. 

Judd and his new friend partied all night

We finished up Friday night around midnight, Judd partied on like a real trooper and Lillie crashed out in her pram.  I was well beyond tipsy and the next morning I well and truly paid for my double Vodkas and lemonade.  What was I thinking? 

It has taken some of the anticipation away from this coming Saturday, Grand final Day.  We have a babysitter for the whole day and night and we plan to find a pub with the game on and then hit the town in a big way.  Marcus and I haven't been out by ourselves since we got here and we really need a date night.  I even want to go and check out a GO GO Bar, just to satisfy my curiosity and I am sure Marcus wont object.  I don't want to turn into one of those wives who cannot trust her husband to go out for a beer with the guys while we are living here.  I need to be able to trust that yes maybe they will go to one of those bars, which is a bit hard not to since nearly every bar has bar girls there to attract in the men and then do whatever else the man has money for.  But this is Thailand and I need to be able to believe that Marcus may look but he wont go any further than that.  If I don't have that trust it will make both of our lives here miserable.  Anyway I am sure he knows the consequences if he does slip, no second chances we both agreed on that before we got married and that goes for the both of us.

So Saturday ended up a total waste, I couldn't move for fear of my head exploding and Lillie was tired and still sick from her dose of the flu and some teething thrown in just for fun.  Poor Marcus had to step up and take over and thankfully he did so without me even having to ask him.  I think he could tell from the way I looked that I was in a bad way.  He fed the kids, bought me lunch and basically just let me lie in my misery on the couch.  This morning however I woke with a nasty flu which I believe Lillie has so kindly passed on to me, but thankfully the pharmacists here in Thailand hand out medication without prescriptions so Marcus went up to the local and brought me back a nice big does of Pseudoephrine and paracetamol and some chocolate.  What a champ, it hasn't made me better but at least I can power through the day without collapsing in a sweaty heap. 
Its funny we moved here to get away from the cold weather and the colds and flu that seem to pass around everyone in a constant rotation, and not even 8 weeks into our trip and it has tracked me down.  I think it is a sign that I am not taking good enough care of myself lately.  The dining out every night, drinking much more than we used to and the lack of exercise.  I was hoping to change that this week by hitting the gym and pool once a day while the nanny has the kids, but now I will have to wait until this flu passes before I attempt regaining what little fitness I used to have.  I have to get stuck into it, the really good weather is just around the corner and I want to feel comfortable in bathers when we hit the beaches.

We did go for a little walk around the village last night, it was so peaceful and surprisingly quiet.  There were quite a few couples out having a moonlight walk and a couple of joggers too.  I really feel comfortable and dare I say, happy here in our new house.  I just need a few more little homey touches to brighten up the house and some outdoor furniture like a hammock and we can just relax and enjoy this lovely lifestyle.  We both need to re-wire our brains and start thinking and acting in a much more relaxed and slower manner.  Say good bye to the crazy, always-on-the-go mentality that had us both so tense and frazzled back in Melbourne.