Carols in the Domain!

My candle.

The city.

Thea, Mel, Heather and Dj.

Jake.

Fireworks!

Delta- this one is not taken by me, my pics of her didn't turn out too good so this one is a screencap from Tv.

Yay! I went to Carols in the Domain last night! I think I mentioned recently that it was one of the things on my "to do in life" list. It was especially great because Delta was performing, and I got to go with some of my best friends! :)
Mel picked me and Dj and Heather up about 1.30pm. We met Lauren, Libby (and baby Jake), Thea, Cassie and Louise there. We set up our tarps, picnic rugs, small chairs, etc and then entertained ourselves for many hours...some of us read (I'm still trying to finish "Cockatiels For Dummies" LOL), chatted, Thea fell asleep I think...we got some "candle bags" which contained much more than candles- random foods, hair products, dog products, even toilet paper, crappy magazines etc. Well it kept me amused. I went camera happy and took 94 photos. Thankfully it only rained lightly when we arrived, so we didn't get too wet, and it stayed cloudy so it wasn't too hot. When it started to get dark we had blankets and lit candles to keep us warm. There was a huge crowd, but most people were pretty respectful so the atmosphere was good. Candles scare me a bit, especially with so many kids around, and I did see one person set their hair on fire which was a bit scary.
Anyway the show started about 8.30pm when it was just getting dark. We were pretty far from the stage but there were screens so we could watch what was happening. And we had a pretty nice view of the city at night- I love the city. It's kind of beautiful. I love how there are always lights on, always something happening. It's a place that you can be kind of anonymous, but not so much feel lonely. Just thoughts.
So there were a lot of performers, from Australian Idol, some other Tv shows etc. But Delta, she sang O Holy Night, and Silent Night (glad it was dark for that one! I got a little emotional...it was my Grandma's favourite song <3 ) She also sang O Happy Day with Brian, and sang in the group medley at the end. Brian sang Happy Christmas/War Is Over, too. They did a really good job, some of those songs are not so easy! There were fireworks at the start and the end- at the start, it scared all the bats out of the trees which was somewhere between creepy and funny! It ended about 11pm and I think I got home about 12.30am. Unpacked (I am trying to stay organised!) and went to sleep, only to wake up for Church this morning. Yep, I actually made myself go this week, yay. I kind of got out of the habit. Anyway I am rambling so I will add photos and post this!!