When you move overseas on your own, a strange thing happens when it seems your friends end up feeling like your family. One of the first friends I made when I moved here was Camille and it was super fun as we worked together. I’ll never forget my first day and I was waiting for the office to open. We had just been hit by a massive rainstorm and even though I had my umbrella, I still ended up soggy. James arrived, he had forgotten his keys so we had to wait for Camille to get there. She arrived – soaked through as she had no umbrella!
From that point on, we became great friends. She shared my love of chicken schnitzel (or chicken snitty as they call them on the South coast) and beetroot rolls and we’d all chat for ages about everything from celebrity gossip to our latest Sephora orders. I remember Camille coming into my office to tell me in the corner that she was expecting Eveleigh (I had got a hunch earlier on…!) and the girl can cook AND cross stitch! She makes the best lamingtons, pavlova and cakes around. Raising a newborn in the city is not an easy feat and yet she and Michael are absolute naturals when it comes to being parents – Camille is so relaxed and chill and it reflects in Eveleigh so much!
In our short time all together we have had galas, benefit dinners, Kylie concerts, baby showers, bridal showers and lived through all of our travel adventures. So, this chapter now closes as we just had Camille, Michael and Eveleigh’s going away party at the Sunburnt Calf on the Upper West Side. I still cannot believe they are going back to Sydney!
Here are some photos from the party –
Deb, Katie, Camille and I –
Dan, Eveleigh, Fran, Deb, Bill and I –
And some memories –
Baby shower time –
Gala time –
Kylie concert –
Bridal shower time –
We’re going to miss them so much…. but we cannot wait to hear about all of their adventures back in Oz!