The weekend with mulching and walking

Hi,

The weekend was busy - even if we were still in Wellington.  The cats have us all wrapped around their little paws.  If they get fed early, they "forget" and pester us again closer to their dinner time.

The cats are prowling

Toby's Year 13 school photo

Toby got his school photos (finally).  And - well - he was joking with the photographer and his pic is quite funny.  He looks like he is acting, somehow.  And I think someone said it right - he looks like a gangster sidekick.  Hahah.

Mike's home made iced latte

We spent all day Saturday mulching in Ellie's back yard with no photo to prove we did it.  Mike and I went to collect the mulcher from Malcolm's place - and found Anthony there, looking more and more like his dad.  Grabbed the mulcher (Anthony had instructions from his dad to check Mike was using enough tie downs) and headed to Ellie's house.

She wasn't there when we arrived, so we hauled the mulcher up to her back yard and started work.  Weirdly, it went well for about 90 mins before it decided to putter to a stop.

We figured that meant it was time for a break.  Had a cuppa and some crackers with Ellie and Doro and then got stuck back in.  Ellie's rescue dog, Tiffy, is a lot happier around us now.  She doesn't like Zoe though.

Mulching resumed, alas we didn't get through all of the pile. But we headed back home around 5pm (saw Malcolm when we dropped off the mulcher) and ordered pizza for Toby and Tessa.

It looks like Greece!  But it's the orthodox church near Christine's place

Next day was a cracker. Mike got stuck into the fence and got it finished at last.

Ellie (in camo overalls) helped get the final coat of paint on

Careful with that hammer, though, Mike!

I got picked up by Celia to go and meet Christine for a walk up Mt Vic.  Best idea ever.  And the weather was exceptional.

Dappled sunlight

Manic selfie

Christine and I are in the hobbit hiding hole.  They CGI'd in the tree roots!

Wellington looking mighty fine

Secret garden that Christine knew about in the monastery

Celia and boat sheds

Joe's Garage iced coffee - and vegetables from the market.  Just because.

Back at 12 for lunch at Joe's Garage and Celia spied a table that she reckoned were full of Avatar crew.  We had a lovely lunch and chatted away for a while.

As we left, Christine asked the table of potential Avatar crew if they were indeed from the Avatar team.  And one chap said yes.  Christine gave a fist pump and wandered away and I heard the guy say to the rest of his table:  should I have said yes?

Hahah.

In contact register now - just in case.

This was also the first time I ever got to use the govt covid app.  Yay!

Sunday evening stunner

The day stayed stunning to the very end.

And Monday dawned cold and wet and windy.  Brrr.

It's Mike's birthday eve.  Woot!  But my idea for date night will have to wait for next week because the weather is looking pretty bad.

But we've got dinner out tomorrow for it with Sally and Andrew.  Woot!

Take care,

Love,
Angela


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Thurs June 11

5pm: Mike leadership meetup with Ange, Janine, Jen W

6pm: Form and Brewer with Ange, Janine, Jen W

8pm: Abrakebabra with Janine

Fri  June 12

Mike @ Dragonfly 5 pm with the PT group

Mike @ Circus

Mike @ Fringe karaoke

Home at 1am.

Sat June 13

Angela and Mike @ Frank Kitts park PT session

Malcolm's house ~ 10.30am and saw Anthony

Ellie's house - 11am - 5pm

Doro was there too.

Dominoes pizza delivered to our house ~ 6.30pm

Tessa here Sat/Sun

Sun June 14

Angela to Mt Vic with Celia and Christine

Angela @ Joe's garage 12 to 1 pm (Note:  Avatar crew also there)

Ellie at our house painting the fence, 1 - 3pm (ish)

Mon June 15

Angela @ Frank Kitts Park PT session

Angela @ CityGPs for flu jab and Hep A booster 8.45am - 9.10am

The Thursday with Mike and Toby out and about

Hi,

After a day at work (but from home) it was time for Mike to head out to his leadership Meetup session.  I was in a meeting with Ange and she said she was about to head in for it too.  So I teed up Ange driving Mike in while in the meeting.

Caused a bit of mirth as they all know Mike and Ange and here I was sorting out their evening together.

Friday morning sunrise

Boot camp Wednesday morning

I wasn't feeling super well so I was in bed nice and early.  I think I was almost asleep when Toby came home.  And he didn't have a key so I had to get up and let him in.

He decided on a shower - so I listened to him and Alexa discussing music selection choices for quite a while.  (Toby:  Alexa.... next.   Alexa... next.  Quite often.  Funny thing was, it was my music likes and I thought each song was brilliant.  Oh well).

I was almost asleep when Mike got home.  And that got the cats fired up enough to chase each other.  Which would be okay, but it is followed by Mike and Toby shouting:  Moxley, be kind to your sister!

Often right into the bedroom where I was trying to sleep.

Hmmm.  The universe was telling me something.  Mainly:  stay awake.

Once I got to sleep, I had a good sleep.  Hahahah.

Weekend looks like mulching and painting.  But Christine wants to walk up Mt Vic on Sunday - so that sounds like a jolly marvellous idea to me.  Yay!

Enjoy your weekend.

It's nearly Mike's birthday.

Love,
Angela



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Thurs June 11
Toby to orthodontist ~ 2.30pm
Mike to town with Ange for Meetup 5pm - 6pm, to Fork & Brewer with Janine, Jen and Ange 6pm-10pm 

Fri June 12
Mike to Verve 7.30am
Mike to Leuvin 8am - 8.45am
Mike to work 9:00-9:30

The Wednesday with a day in the office

Hi,

We had a good day in the office yesterday.  Life slowly returning to normal.  The city was busy - but not too busy.

Mike selfie

Are you taking my picture, or yours?

Not sure I trust you

Ok - you have gone mad

Yep - quite mad

With Barb and Juliet @ Verve

And we went a bit nuts on the iced latte options.  Mojos gave me one and I also got brekkie.  Mike ate brekkie at work before that.  I need to sort that out too.

Lunch set me back $20!  Ouch!  Haven't done that for a bit.

And we also went out for drinks after work.  So that was extra cost too.

Staying at home is far better for our budgeting.

Drove Ange home (car cost $25 to park for the day under work - more expensive that Clifton Terrace but way closer to work than that).

Cooked tea - chicken schnitzels for the boys.  Crumbed mushroom for me.  Yum!

For the first time ever, I left my phone at work.  Sigh.  Felt weird.  Mike had to set the alarm.  Hahah.  But I was reunited on Thurs morning.  Had my session with Quentin and then walked to work.  Our desks are wiped clean every night at the moment.  So no phone there.  But as I scouted around, I spotted it tucked away on the reception desk.  Yay!

Flat.  But reunited.

Went back to grab Mike from his PT session and then off to Machete for iced latte.  They have survived the lockdown with rent relief and wage subsidy.  It was good to see them all.

Right.  Have an awesome day!

Take care.

Love,

Angela

Contact register:

Wed June 10
Frank Kitts Park group PT session:  6.30am - 7.15am
Work

                    Mojos on waterfront 8.30sm ish

Lambton Square Pharmacy - Mike @ lunch time

2 degrees - Mike @ lunch time

Yoshi sushi - Mike @ lunch time
Lunch @ Verve 12 - 1pm for Angela
Drinks @ Bin44 5 - 6pm

Thurs June 11:
Superfino Willis St 7am
CityFitness Willis St 7 - 8am
Work for Angela 7.45am for 5 minutes
Machete 8 - 8.35am

The Tuesday with a migraine for me and Toby

Hi,

Another stunning day in Wellington yesterday.  But Toby's migraine was contagious and at 3pm I got my own.  Boo!

View on Tuesday from my desk

I was ready to ride my bike in for Wednesday - go to the group PT session and then into work.  But my migraine meant I was in bed super early and Mike had decided to drive in.  So when I woke at 5.30am after a wonderful sleep, but with a woolly head, I decided to take all my stuff in with Mike.

Lucky I did that as I do feel a bit dizzy still.

PT session was okay for my head - jack-knife crunch was the worst.  And hauled all my stuff to my new workplace.  Found the showers.  Found a place for my gear.

I think I am good to go.  Just - no mosh pit for me today.  Hahah.

Toby is back at school today too (I hope). 

Right.  Better get sorted.

Enjoy your day.

Love,
Angela

The Monday at work and level 1 at midnight

Hi,

There you go!  No active covid cases in New Zealand at all.  There will be some again - but for now, we are free from it.  40000 tests done in the past 17 days and not a single case to be found.  That's such good news.  And it seems our economy might not be as battered as they thought - overall.  There are definitely sectors that are suffering.  And of course, some people lost their own battles with covid.

And life goes on.  But the world is different now.

The view from my desk

Monday was so busy at work.  Crazy stuff.  The weather was stunning all day.  And today is a carbon copy.  Except not as cold.

Drove into town for our PT session at the gym!  Wow.  First time in there since mid March.  It was quieter than usual for 7am - but I saw some familiar faces for the early morning crowd.

Back home after popping into my old New World haunt to grab paper towels (we forgot them at the weekend).  Life is just bustling.

Motorway was packed coming home.

Yep - life is fast returning to normal.  But - with a hint of change in the air.  Let's see, eh?  Let's see if we can get kinder to others.  Treat people with more respect.  I can only hope.

Enjoy your day.

Toby is home with a migraine.  Probably caused by the crazy appointment woes with the dentist yesrerday.  He waited in town for 3 hours to go there.  Waited for 20 mins once he got there.  And then got told there was an issue and they rescheduled his appointment.

He was sad when he got home.  But I had cooked fish and mash for tea - so he was okay for a bit.

Right.

Time for work.

Have a good one.

Love,
Angela

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Tues June 9 Mike and Angela to gym at Willis St 7am - 8am.
Angela to New World Willis St 7:50am - 8am

The weekend in Wellington

Hi,

 Had quite the social weekend, really.  Up early on Saturday to go to the Frank Kitts park group session.  Good fun.

Then off to the supermarket on our way home.

Headed out to Vinyl at 4.30pm to meet Janine, Ana, Daniel and Allyson.  I think it might be the first time I have met Allyson outside of our online quiz.  I enjoyed the music at Vinyl - old school.  Hahah.

We tried to find somewhere to eat - but everywhere was full.  So we stayed put and enjoyed the food at Vinyl.

Celebrated Janine's permanent residency.  Woot!

Home far too late for me.  But I stupidly read until 2am.  OMG.

Up on Sunday to meet Kaustubh and Aparajita down from Auckland to collect the last of their stuff.  Mark came to meet us too.  Pandoro - for old times.

Mike selfie @ Pandoro

Iced latte @ Pandoro

Good to see these people!

They are all well - it was so good to catch up with them.  They have been busy during lockdown.

Left there to collect Toby from home and head to La Cloche, via Animates to get kitty litter.  Tessa arrived for lunch too.  Sally and Andrew were already seated. 

Mike and Toby queuing for La Cloche

Iced coffee dessert @ La Cloche

Shame I didn't get a selfie with Sally looking at the camera because she is sporting a black eye.  Her right eye is a nice colour, courtesy of a collision with the corner of her dresser as she bent to plug her phone in.  Ouch!

Selfie @ La Cloche

Back home to finish painting the fence.  Well, its first full coat.  Second coat to come. 

Fence looking mighty fine

Up early Monday for Frank Kitts group class.  I had to defrost the ice from the windscreen.  It was cold.  The car dashboard showed the snowflake symbol.  I think it says 3C.  Brrrr.  I made a mistake and wiped the side mirror with my fingers.  Took the entire journey for them to stop feeling numb.

Ice on the windscreen this morning

Gorgeous day here.  A Dunedin day.  Frosty and clear and calm.

Enjoy your week ahead.  I think Australia has Queens Birthday today.  But we have no more public holidays until late October now.  Boo!

Love,
Angela



Contact Register:

Frank Kitts group 8.30 - 9.30am
Saturday June 6 Thorndon New World ~ 9.45am - 10.30am
Saturday June 6 Vinyl from 5pm - 10pm.  Janine, Allyson, Ana and Daniel
Sunday June 7 Pandoro with Kaustubh, Aparajita and Mark
Sunday June 7 Animates Kaiwharawhara ~ 12.30pm
Sunday June 7 La Cloche with Sally, Andrew and Tessa 12.30pm - 1.45pm

The Thursday with Toby's second play performance

Hi,

It is so cold!  Brrrr.

Thursday saw Mike doing deadlifts for the first time in a few months at Quentin's house.  He did so well.

Mike starts deadlifts

100kg!

Looking good

Thursday also saw Toby giving his second performance @ 6pm of his play.  He was amped when David dropped him home.  Apparently he nailed it.

Mike was out and about catching up with some of the WTMC Lodge crew on Thursday night. He had a good time I think.

Iced coffee @ the deli with Ed

Ed selfie

I barely woke when Mike got home and had a good sleep.  Up to get ready for a coffee with Ed.  As I approached the cafe, June was leaving after her caffeine fix so I got to catch up with her briefly.  Chatted to Ed (he bought me a vegetable pie which we shared and it was delicious) and got an iced coffee.  Ed and June had navigated the lockdown in good form.  June also started a new job under those conditions and did so easily.  She's great!  Ed had his boys for most of it and they all got through it pretty well.

It was good to see Ed.

Back home and into the working day.  Got a busy day.  Weekend is beckoning.  Wet here for it - but clearing slowly. Mike is out on Sat evening with Janine to celebrate her permanent residency.  Woot!  Good on her.  NZ is lucky to have her here.


Have an awesome day and enjoy your weekend.

Love,
Angela

Contact Register:

Thu 4 June
7:15-8:00 Mike and Angela to Quentin's for training
5:30pm-11:00pm Mike to Fork & Brewer with Andy S, Amelia W
8:00pm Dominos pizza delivery

Fri 5 June
8:00-8:45 Angela to Deli in Khandallah with Ed/June