The weekend in Wellington

Hi,

We picked up our new car.  And sold our Corolla to Sally and Andrew.  All done and dusted.  I tried any excuse to drive it over the weekend.  It's very nice.

Proud car owner of a Forester

I also got my feet pampered which was rather nice.  Mike dropped me off and went on his beer tramp from midday Saturday until around 9pm.

My toes!

Wellington on a gorgeous day

Sunday saw us tidying a bit and collecting Toby from Molly's house after a 40 hour famine sleepover.  We saw their feast-ending meal at 12pm on Sunday.

The working week started with a MotoGP race - Catalunya.  Sunny, hot day and Rossi managed to hold on for 8th place.

Mike is off to Auckland for Thurs and Fri.  Yep - I won't see him much for his birthday on Friday.  He's not due to fly into Wellington until 10pm and then he has to drive to the house we have rented for the weekend in Martinborough.  It may be Saturday by the time I see him!

Have a fantastic week!

Love,
Angela

The Thursday with a follow up hospital visit for Toby

Hi,

I left a hectic working day to Uber to the hospital to meet Toby for his follow up hand therapy appointment.  They were running late there (30 mins late) so Toby and I passed the time with him asking me what the capital city of such-and-such was.  The US state capitals was too easy for me, so Toby switched to random countries in the world and I found that a lot harder.  Not sure of his list of countries as some I had never heard of!

I may have also played with his long hair at one point.  And took photos.  He may hate me later if he ever sees this.

Mum - what have you done???

And he shook his head and his normal hair style magically appeared

Fish dinner

I sent him home via Uber and stayed to work back my longer "lunch break" and eventually rode home.

Cooked tea when I got home - fish dinner time.  It was good.  And Mike ate his when he got in.

As I rode down the hill this morning a motorcyclist slowed down as they passed me and shouted that my back light wasn't very good.  It was looking dim when I turned it on in the garage and sure enough - it was even dimmer when I looked at the next lights.  So I have bought some new ones.  I will be a beacon on my way home tonight.

Toby has the 40 hour famine this weekend.  Good luck to him for that.  It starts at 8pm tonight and goes until Sunday lunch time.

And Mike has the beer tramp tomorrow.  It's a busy weekend.

Happy birthday weekend for some.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Love,
Angela

The Wednesday in Auckland

Hi,

I had a lovely brekkie with Roz in Onehunga.  Thank you for your hospitality.  Much appreciated.

Iced latte time in Mojos

It was good

Spotto!  A yellow boat!

After another busy day I grabbed an Uber to the airport and got there in plenty of time for my 7pm flight.  The time passed quickly and I jumped into a taxi and was home by 8:40pm.

I could have slept longer though!  :-)

Meeting Toby at the hospital today for his hand therapist appointment.  And trying to figure out how we collect our new car!

Right.  Time for the day to kick in.  I am swearing off iced coffees for a while.  Back to my monthly quota.  Apart from the Lewis Road one.  I am allowed that one.

Have an awesome day.

Love,
Angela

The Tuesday in Auckland

Hi,

I spent the evening with Roz and enjoyed dinner at the local Macs pub.  Had a great sleep and Roz was kind enough to get up early on her day off and have brekkie with me too.

Harbour is stunning

 I caught the train from Onehunga to Britomart (fighting with the ticket machine at the station again) and then walked through the Viaduct to work.

Tourist time!

Looking stunning, Auckland

Tasting iced coffees all over town

Tourist!

Iced coffee in Onehunga

I love Auckland!

Have a wonderful day!

Love,
Angela

The weekend with the Queens Birthday

Hi,

Turns out perhaps all I did over the long weekend was drink iced coffees.  Hahahah!

Iced coffee 1 on Friday

Iced coffee 2 on Friday

Anyway, Friday night I went out to the art show again with Celia, James and Mike.  We enjoyed wandering around and then Mike and I headed home to see Toby.

Saturday was spent thinking about tidying the house.  I thought about it from time to time.  Honest!

Sunday we had Wonder Woman booked in around 6pm.  Mike dropped me and Toby in town while he went to the airport to collect Sally and Andrew from their Nelson weekend.  I also got Toby to Joe's Garage before the movie was scheduled to start.  We enjoyed fries together and an iced chocolate for Toby and an iced coffee for me.  Eventually Mike texted to say he was at the cinema so we headed over. Vivienne and John arrived at the Embassy and we enjoyed the movie.  Well, I did!  It was mighty!

We then popped into Slim Daveys for dinner - very nice!  I'd go back there.  Mind you, it was 9pm by the time we got there, so it made for a late dinner.

Close up of Joe's Garage iced coffee - still good!

First sip of Joe's iced coffee for quite some time

Lunch!

I made lunch based on a recipe I saw in Facebook and it turned out quite well.  Kumara with egg and spinach.  Yum!  Baked in the oven.

Monday was exciting.  Mike and I bought a new car!  A wine coloured Forester (Subaru).  We pick it up later this week.  Yay!  Time to move the silver bullet on.  \

We popped in to see Josh for dinner - Toby said it was the best steak he had ever eaten.  He ate everything and beat both Emerson and Duncan to cleaning his plate.  Josh asked what the new car's name might be.  Not sure - but "Claret" came to mind.  Or maybe 'Red Stuff" because that is what I call my sparkling grape juice drink.  Hahahah.

I am up in Auckland today and tomorrow.  Busy times.  I hope the boys eat ok while I am away.  Yikes!  My flight was delayed due to fog in Auckland.  We circled New Plymouth a few times in a holding pattern.  I could tell because sometimes the sun came in the left side of the plane!  And it did that multiple times!

Hahahah!

Have a fantastic day.  I get to see Roz later.  Woot!  And Wally tomorrow.

Love,
Angela

The Thursday with an art show visit

Hi,


Ok - after a busy day at work while Mike was entertaining Wally in Auckland (yeah, yeah - he says it was work, but it always seems like he manages to squash in a bit of fun each time he visits), I did get to visit the Art Show in Wellington.

One of my faves

I am a bit of a pleb when it comes to art.  I know what I like - and it usually runs to scenery of places that mean something to me.  Nothing too abstract really.  So I was unsure what I would make of last night.  Our work is a gold partner and we needed some numbers to meet with clients and wander around a special showing before it opened to the wider public.  I got to go!  And I loved it!  A wide variety of art work.  And in the end, my favourite was slightly abstract (it's the one in the photo - on the top!).

Anyway, I stayed longer than I thought I would.  Mike's plane was delayed and he was late home.  Toby has the day off today - teacher only day.  Armageddon is on tomorrow - Mike and Toby are going.  And we're all off to see Wonder Woman on Sunday evening.

Monday is our public holiday here - for the Queen's birthday.

Have a lovely weekend.  Enjoy it lots.

Love,
Angela

The Wednesday wtih stuff

Hi,

After I got home yesterday and cooked tea for Toby, it was nice to cuddle up to read for a while.  Mike was home when I got home, because Mike and Toby had been to visit the hospital for Toby's splinted thumb.  Apparently he has a new splint and a visit to the hand therapy specialist next week.

Mike wonders if hand therapy is where someone will ask Toby's thumb if its feelings are ok.

Anyway....  I cooked tea and Mike went for tramping meetings.  By the time he got back, I was in bed.  With the electric blanket on a nuclear setting to ward of hypothermia.

Bus ride in this morning because I am off to a work function.  We're sponsoring the Art Show this year and clients get to go early to it tonight.  I am representing.

Mike is in AKL after getting up at some horrendous hour.  Back tonight.

Have a wonderful day.

Love,
Angela