Melbourne Cup

Tuesday November 4, 2014

I saw Beck and Josh before they headed to work in the morning. Andrew got up awhile later and took me out to uni. I was meeting with my lecturer to give him a Whitewater t-shirt. We had a good talk about the uni exchange program and graduate school. After my meeting, I helped Jackie move the final things over to the new house. Anthony, Jackie, and I were happy to sit and watch American football for a couple of hours. We had some lunch then Jackie and I headed over to NRAS for the Melbourne Cup. We put 2 dollars in to get a horse. We got number 14 The Ambivalent. During the presentation of the horses we got concerned when we didn’t see our horse, but it was already on the track. When the race began everyone was cheering and excited. Our horse was in the lead for 2:15 of the race, then it fell to the back. It was still fun. I hung around a bit longer to say more goodbyes. Then Jackie and I walked around campus to take a couple more photos before I left.

 For dinner, I was invited to Sonia’s family’s farm. It was a fantastic evening. I got to see all the animals for the last time and had great conversations with her family. It was very hard to say goodbye. I didn’t cry until I got in the car and at Beck’s. She had had a rough day too so we both just sat together and cried a bit before watching the Nightmare Before Christmas and going to bed.