The Wednesday with a lunch with Sally and a lovely walk home

 Hi,

Spin was a good way to start my Wednesday.  Woot!  Also got an iced latte at work which was superb and then had an iced latte date with Callan.

Spin start to the day

Work iced latte - Mmmmm.

Lovely Mojo iced latte

Cheers!

By the time I got to lunch with Sally from my last work, I figured I was caffeinated enough.  Stuck to water.  Had a good catch up with Sally.  Heard about her adventures - both at work and in life in general.  I hope it isn't as long between lunch dates with her next time.  Mike came too and enjoyed the conversation.  I do like Arabica - it seems consistently good.

Walked home with Mike (via the chemist to pick up his inhalers) and enjoyed that.  Was a bit leisurely - but all good.  Mike made tea and we chilled out.  Mike signed us both up for Noom.  OMG - what have I done?  Let's see if I can drink the kool-aid.  I am on a free 2 week trial.  Hahah.  Mike is committed for a year (but he did get that super cheap).

Slept okay - after an aborted attempt to stop reading and turn out my light.  Had to read again for a bit and the second time worked a treat.  But I was up 30 mins before the alarm.  Goodness.

Off to the gym - boxing.  And Mike dropped our retro TV off at work because it is game night and SingStar on someone's PS2 is not compatible with the modern TVs.  Needs a 3 plug RCA cable.  And because we don't watch TV - we have old ones kicking around.

WFH today.  Looking out for the cats as the cleaners come today.

Take care.

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday with takeaways at ours

 Hi,

Happy birthday Michael.

Moxley nabs the best seat in the house

The day at work was okay - had better.  Had way worse.  Hahah.  But all good in the end.  And I got a lift home with Ange.  So - #winning.

Janine was there on her eBike when we got home.  Then Wally, Lesley and Chelsea turned up for takeaways.  Mmmm.  Yummy Dehlicious.

Toby video chatted with us too.  Nice.

Janine headed home on her bike (good on her!) and we said our goodbyes (for now) to Lesley and Wally.  And we're hoping to rope (lure) Chelsea into a regular quiz night.  So maybe we'll see more of her.  :-)

Off to bed.  Up for Spin on Wednesday morning.  Not done that before - seemed to work okay.

At work.  Busy-ish day.  Lunch with Sally (from my old work).  Calling it now.  Highlight of my day - right there.

Have a good one.

Love,

Angela

The Monday that feels like it should have been a Wednesday

 Hi,

Yesterday ended up with scones at Pravda - and their cheese scones are pretty good.  Barb and Juliet have got a scone mission underway.  I am in for some covert missions and this was a good sortie.

I also had an iced latte there - and I asked for oat milk.  Their coffee was not as strong as Mojo and I think it tasted more like porridge than Mojo did.  But it was ok.

Pravda - but I can't comment truly on their iced latte.  I tried oat milk again and it changes it completely.

Went to Spin after work and it was a little tough.  Mike came to the gym too and did some stretches and lifting.  He left earlier than me to get fish n chips from Starfish for us to have with Wally while Lesley was at a whisky tasting event.

We certainly enjoyed the food.  I got a corn fritter and it was easily the best corn fritter I have had at a chippie.

Fish n chip night with this man

Polished that off

Wally dropped us home - which was lovely.  Mike got the rubbish ready for Tuesday morning.  And we fell into bed.

I woke in the night with stabbing pain in my toes.  The cheeky cat had taken a swipe at my toes!  She only does that to Mike.  My feet never hang out the bottom.  I reckon she crept up under the duvet to find my feet.

Off to the gym.  Was going to be bench but their were no free bench areas.  So Quentin killed my pecs in other ways.  I an typing like a T-Rex now.  Feebly.

At work now.  Feels like I have been at work for 2 days easily.  But no.  Just one Monday that was interminable.  Stretching into Tuesday.  

I need an iced latte.  Hahah.

Have an awesome day.

Love,

Angela

The weekend in Wellington and dinner out

 Hi,

Happy birthday Vince.  And that also means it is almost Michael's birthday (Wednesday).

A weekend of chill.  Woot! Up for boot camp Saturday morning and Mike was there for the first time in ages.  Joel and Quentin (reluctantly from Quentin) put my play list on for the session.  There was a lot of Rihanna and Beyonce.  :-D

Back home after checking for a few things for Mike's survivor night (groceries and we tried to find a rack to grill over the fire - with no success).  Then Mike was off to survive with his mates. At Battle Hill.  In the car.  Where he slept.

They are getting soft, eh?  Bwhahahah!

Sunday saw Mike back early from surviving.  Maybe 11am.  We chilled ahead of dinner out with Wally and Lesley.  And Beth and Chris.  At the Supply Room in Mana.  Yeah, nah.

Dinner out Sunday with this bunch

We chill with Moxley

Lesley had an entre as her main and when we finally all got ours, she got told her selection was unavailable.  Given how long it took to get our mains, she flagged the idea.  And got a dessert on the house.  Actually the dessert was by far the best thing.  And her sour beer.  :-)

Back home in the car - and the car was in karaoke mode.  Hahah.  Dropped Lesley and Wally off and then scuttled off to bed.  Slept well - up for gym.  Surprise - a 1 hour session.

Quick turnaround to brekkie with Roanne this morning before work.  In my gym gear.  :-p

Ugly Bagels iced latte with Roanne

At work.  Hoping to get to Spin after work too.  Woot!  Maybe with Wally.  Maybe not.

Enjoy your week ahead.

Love,

Angela

The Thursday with a brewery night

 Hi,

What a crazy day - after working from home all day (hence no iced latte pics) I rushed down into town to collect Andrew and Mike and head to the Occasional Brewer.

Andrew nearly caused chaos at his work by leaving before 5pm for the first time in living memory.  I think some of his colleagues were convinced there was an imminent disaster.  But no - just commitments to a brewing night.

Not sure why I was invited - but I enjoyed the process.  And Matt and Ian (old workmates) were there bottling their previous brew batch.  Good to catch up with them too.

The kit at Occasional Brewer

Mike and Richard point out where our stash is stored

The lads at work

So not a pic of me!

Is this right?

I liked the chap that guided us (Richard) - he was very chill.  But the instructions are good and Mike and Andrew have already done this many times before.  Tonight we made Turbo APA.  Yeah - I dunno either.  But my big tip is this:  sure - try the grain mash.  Tastes fine.  No - never taste the hop stew mass left behind at the end of the night.  

I dipped my finger into the soupy mash leftover - barely had anything at all on my finger.  And the hoppy bitter taste that I detest in beer stayed in my mouth for the entire rest of the night.

We finished up and left Elly, Tom, Freya and Becky to finish up their work.  They both had slow pumps that meant the final process was a bit slower than usual.

We drove Andrew home and Mike and I were back home and in bed before too long.  Slept well.  Up to a gorgeous view - sunny but cool.  

Friday night burgers with some friends.  Boot camp tomorrow.  Mike is off to survivor night and I have the house to myself - with cats.

Enjoy your Friday and the weekend.

Love,

Angela

The Wednesday with dinner out with friends

 Hi,

I certainly got enough iced lattes in my life yesterday - woot!  Not sure if my colleagues would be as pleased though.  <smirk>

Photo bombed by Mike

I did get away to meet Jo and Rex and heard about their news.  Their house is going well - half a roof on.  They are not sure of the final date as yet.  Fingers crossed it is before Christmas.

Rex also has a new job - good on him.

Oh hello Jo and Rex!

Then busy at work before meeting Celia and grabbing a scooter and heading to Capitol to have dinner.  Capitol always does a great meal.  I had the mozzarella and basil ravioli - and it was so good.  But it is all about the soft centred chocolate pudding there - and it was good.

Dinner @ Capitol

We chatted so much - and Mike said afterward he absolutely loved it.  We talked and talked and before I knew it, it was 2040 and well after my going-to-home-and-bed time.

Mike and I said goodbye, Celia took our friend home while we walked to Clifton Tce and drove home.  Fell into bed and had a great sleep.

Up for PT session.  Dead lifts for me. A full hour for Mike. He had had a stressful morning for no reason other than it was morning. I think it was good for him.

Working from home today because the cleaners and the cats do not mix well.  Hahahah.  And I need to drive in and collect Mike for Occasional Brewer after work.  This will be interesting.  Never done that before.

Have an awesome day.

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday with not much for me

 Hi,

There were highlights to my day despite the slightly sad blog title today.  Mike and I did get to see Laura (from our old work) for a catch up.  And Cuckoo does do one of the best iced lattes I have tasted.  Go try it for yourself!

Laura is good - she is settling into a new job at Squiz (I think they do bespoke websites for companies that want a cheap alternative to some enterprise software).  Good on her for making a move from a job where she'd been for ages.

Cuckoo iced latte is a frontrunner

Good to see Laura

Had lunch with Mike and Barb.  Introduced them to the wonders of Tank salads.  They both ate theirs and agreed with me.

Ange was heading home after work in the car so I chucked in my Spin plans and went home with her.  But the rain that stonked down at 4pm was almost gone by 5pm.  Wow!  We drove home with blue skies.  

Mike went for a run but pulled a calf (quite badly) and limped to a pub and met his friends to commiserate.

He got home and played with the cats and rolled his calf and we went to bed. 

Cats get close to each other

 I woke with a start at 5am and thought it was waking up time and tried to leap out of bed.  It was a bit delicious to realise I still had an hour of sleep.  And sleep I did!

Mike had a session with Quentin and missed his bus and decided to drive in.  Which is okay as we have dinner with Becks tonight after work so it is handy to have the car here in town (if anyone wants to come out with us to say hi to Becks, let me know).  I made our lunch and my breakfast and jumped into the car with Mike.  Munched on my toast and then dropped Mike at the gym and went to park the car.

The only change in my routine was brushing my teeth at work instead of home.  And leaving a dirty toast plate in the car - like one of my most favouritest people in the world does on the regular - Celia.  And - in an amazing coincidence - I am hopefully seeing her tonight for tea with Becks.

My world is coming together nicely.

:-)

Right.  Time for the day to kick off.  Have a good one.

Love,

Angela