The Tuesday with ANZAC Day

Hi,

Having a day off in the middle of the week was fun.  It gave me an extra Friday night feeling (on Monday evening) but also an extra Sunday night feeling (on Tuesday evening).

I did get an iced latte with Rex on Monday

I tried to go to sleep early on Monday night - the boys were out watching the latest Fast and Furious movie with Sally.  I may have almost got to sleep by the time they came home.  Put paid to that for a while.

I was up at 4.30am and had some cornflakes before heading away at 5am.  Got a good place at the Pukeahu War Memorial on the rails and was in place by 5.20am.  I parked in Wakefield St and walked up easily.  Made for getting away at the end easy too.

Dawn service was stunning

And what a day for it - no wind and clear skies.  The church chap leading the prayers pointed out the crescent moon and Venus shining like a beacon close by.

I got back home at just after 7am and Mike got up and we had (second) breakfast.  Then he was off to visit Andrew and their woodworking project continued.

Toby and I chilled out at home.  I tidied a bit.  But that was about it.  Cooked tea (fish - Toby ate everything on his plate - he loves fish).

Back at work again today and everyone seems to be back in force.  Monday was really quiet - both at work and in town.

But - the day off yesterday does give me a three day working week!  Woot!  Roll on the weekend.

Have a great short week.

Love,
Angela

The weekend before ANZAC day

Hi,

What a lovely weekend in Wellington.  Mike and Andrew had a project on to keep them out of mischief (pre-fabricating bunk beds for the lodge).  That meant i hardly saw Mike at all.

But Toby and I went into town Saturday afternoon and watched a movie (Lego Batman - it was ok) and then caught up with Sally, Andrew and Mike for a drink at Bin 44.  Then Mike, Toby and I had something to eat while Sally and Andrew went to their dinner date.

Wellington by night

The evening was beautiful and I wasn't the only one trying to capture it on my camera.

Sunday was much the same - I cleared out the spare room downstairs because Christine is likely to live with us for a while.  Her flat is being renovated and her landlord has asked her to move out.

Stink for her.

I cooked tea for the boys and they both watched their devices while they ate.  Funny pair.

Boys eating dinner - but not really together

Back at work for today before the day off for ANZAC Day tomorrow.  I'll get up for the dawn service and hope for no rain.  Should be lovely.  I'd best check the schedule for timings.

Enjoy your week!

Love,
Angela

The Thursday with more Carl

Hi,

Happy birthday to Michael coming up over the weekend!

It might appear from this blog post that all I did yesterday was drink iced lattes.  But one was a regular catch up session and the other was irresistible - in the form of seeing Carl again!

Iced latte in the morning

James joined us and we chatted away about Carl's new position at his work in Melbourne (it just got bought out by a NZ company) and his daughter's 21st party Friday night.  Woot!  Huge event.

Iced latte in the afternoon - with Carl!

I bussed home after work and Mike timed his bus ride home for the same bus.  Took us a while to sit together though - it was a crowded bus!

Cooked tea for us all - and Fiona dropped around a huge banoffee pie for us to eat.  Yum!  So we had dessert too.

And this morning is stunning here in Wellington.  A gorgeous morning that bodes well for the rest of the weekend.  Bring that on!  5pm can't come fast enough.

Good morning Wellington!

We have a weekend in Wellington.  Mike needs to pre-fabricate some bunks for the lodge.  That's his main focus.  I want to eat crumpets and exercise and hopefully get out on the bikes.  Both the pedal powered one and the petrol powered one.

Enjoy your weekend, wherever you are!

Love,
Angela

The Wednesday with nothing much

Hi,

Despite my good plans of getting to the gym, I ended up with a headache and wanted nothing more than to sit on a bus and let it take me home.

So I did.

I even ordered pizza in for Toby because I wasn't worth a lot and the couch called my name.  The cat did jump up and sit there for 3 minutes before the pizza delivery person knocked on the door and scared her silly.

Mike got home fairly early from his impromptu beer crawl with colleagues and tramping club meeting.  What a busy chap!  I suspect he dodged a bullet there and I am pleased he came home.

But I think I might be coming down with a cold.  That might be why I am a bit bleary eyed and remembering the couch with longing.

Hope your day is a good one!  Toby is home, enjoying his school holidays.  I have asked him to come in tomorrow to meet me for lunch.

Love,
Angela

The Tuesday with Jack

Hi,

It was so nice to have Jack here for the day with Toby.  They both stayed at our house and Toby entertained Jack with XBox games and Troll 2 (which is about the worst movie ever!).  When Mike and I caught up with them after work for dinner at Spruce Goose, the three of them were chortling about quotes from the movie.

It's slightly disturbing how their tastes have all aligned.  And mine has diverged.

Mike back in the day

Anyway - I found an old photo of Mike I used to carry in my slightly bigger wallet for many year.  So I took a photo of the photo and now I have it with me on my phone.  Doesn't he look gorgeous?  This was from Nov 1991 I reckon.

Spruce Goose was good.  John joined us and we tucked into a good meal before we dropped John and Jack at the airport for their flight home.

My sleep was sketchy at best but I got up for my run this morning.  And Mike ran too.  Yay!  Mike also tried to get Toby up out of bed at 6.50am to get ready for school until I shouted down that it was school holidays.  Hahahahah!

Time to start the day.  I have a cup of tea,  I never had one all yesterday.

Enjoy your day.

Love,
Angela

The weekend with Easter

Hi,

After the hype of Cyclone Cook, it never eventuated to anything more than a typical windy day here.  Nothing out of the ordinary - but up north did get a bit of a hammering.

Iced coffee at Caffiend

Good Friday was a lazy blur - but we did get to visit Josh and the boys for a BBQ.  And it was very good.  Scrumptious steak.  And Josh has a wasp nest in his wall space that meant lots of dead wasp bodies inside and some commentary on wasps in general.  I heard he dealt to them on Saturday.

Mike playing with Smudge

Saturday morning we met Celia and James at Caffiend for early brunch.  Early meaning breakfast at 9.30am.  Hahahah.  And then some Mitre10 shopping and what not.

Sunday was egg rolling morning.  And a home made iced coffee opportunity.

Home made iced coffee - it was goooooooddddd!

I was worried about my egg and ran after it!

It was a bit battered and hammered

Photos of Smudge for Roz

Smudge looking very cute

Also took some photos of Smudge because she is so cute.  And Roz said she hasn't seen a pic of her for ages.  So I may have chased her around the house, looking for backgrounds where she doesn't blend in.

Monday we went to Caffiend again to have brunch with Sally and Andrew and take the Corolla back.

It was the Easter of brunches.  What a way to enjoy Easter.

Hope yours was fun too.

Love,
Angela

The Wednesday with presenting at user group

Hi,

Ok - it is all done and dusted for a while now.  Although I do note that I have already said yes to talking to the kids at Wadestown school about science and a career in it.  Doh!  It's like I can't learn!

Mike came and got me after the user group session and we collected burgers for him and Toby and picked up the Paua Hut key for some brave people who think they will be able to cross the Orongorongo river this weekend.

The evening at home started so late that I was in bed watching Vikings with Mike before I knew it.

I caught the bus in this morning because I went home with Mike directly from the user group last night.  The morning is wet, but so calm.

And it is the start of Easter.  Yay.  I just need to find some fruitless hot cross buns today for tomorrow morning and we'll be set.

Enjoy your Easter.  Stay dry.

Love,
Angela