The Wednesday with a run after work with Callan

 Hi,

Happy birthday.

Busy days - but at least I got away from the office for a team lunch.  It was a sad reason - to say goodbye to Harriet as she moves onto a role elsewhere.  She's such a wonderful person.  She would always say what I was wrestling with internally - trying to figure out how to word it.  I hope she is super successful with what she does next.

Team lunch to say goodbye to Harriet

After work I went for a run with Callan.  Good on him for inspiring me to get out there.  The evening was beautiful and still.  It was my fastest 5km in a long time.  So I am getting there despite having to stop to blow my nose in the cold.  Hahahah.

We met Mike and Craig at the pub after our run.  Had a drink and a bowl of chips - then Mike and I bussed home.

Off to bed and up for squats in the gym with Quentin.  Off to work and a coffee with Maureen.

Iced latte start to my day with Maureen

Another busy day at work.  Have a good one wherever you are.

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday that was like a Monday

 Hi,

Ended up walking with Callan to PB Tech after work and back - and then convinced him and Stacy to join me and Mike at Bin44 for dinner.  Awesome way to end the day.

Ubered home and fell into bed.  Hahahah.  Lightweights.

Up to a stunning day - gorgeous sunrise.  Bussed in and met Arthur at Ugly Bagels for an iced latte.

Good morning Wellington

Best Ugly Bagel with Arthur

Good to catch up with his news at his new workplace.

The day stretches ahead.  Busy.  Hoping to run with Callan after work.  Mike's physio has told him to ease off running for a week while he does exercises to help his calf.  Do that, Mike!

Have a great day.

Love,

Angela

the weekend that was a long one because of the Queen

 Hi,

So many things crammed into the long weekend.  My nose was still a bit snotty Saturday morning so I gave boot camp a miss but Mike went.  I sat in the car and read while he did his thing.  Good on him.

Home made Saturday morning iced latte

Grocery shopping after that - or Mike did anyway.  Back home to tidy and chill a bit.  Moxley was certainly chill.

Moxley is chilling

Ellie and Tom came over for beer tasting from the home brew they both did a month or so back.  And we had tea too.  Mike had cooked up a great feast and Ellie had made apple pie.

Up Sunday for a day of mountain biking with Andrew.  He took us up Te Whiti Riser.  What a superb way to spend our afternoon.  I stuck to the forest 4WD track after that.  :-)

We enjoy getting out on the mountain bikes

Andrew took the harder way

Coming back down Wainuiomata hill, I used the beautiful bike path.  Mike and Andrew tackled the track.  It looked like fun with some decent rollercoaster looking bits.

The end of it did go into steep jumps but fortunately Mike pulled out before then and follwed me down the tarsealed bike path.  Andrew negotiated his way down - said he might have even needed to walk across a section.  Must have been gnarly.  As I waited for them both, a dad told me what they were both up to as he had seen them.  Hahah.  Good on him because I was wondering why I was the only person at the bottom for a few minutes.

I made the right call, let me just say.  Bike path for the win.

Back home and Richard, Theresa, Alex and Ellen came to visit.  We ordered Indian takeaways and enjoyed chatting away to them.  Andrew visited too.  So good to see them - it has been a while for me.

Aidan was up for a school thing (Shakespeare - the Scottish play).  Seemed like a good reason for them all to come up to me.

Sunday we headed out with the bikes again with Sally and Andrew.  Rode up the new bike path just north of Waterloo station.  Across to the river.  Down to lunch in Lower Hutt.  And back to Sally and Andrew's.  About 15km.

Monday we also got out on the bikes

Giant iced latte @ the cafe in the convention centre

Headed home and sorted out tea.  

Moxley is very interested in Mike's dinner

She's not allowed on the bench

Cat is in the bag

Got ready for the short working week and into bed.  Good sleep but could have been longer.  

Flu jab day at work for me today.

My cold seems to have largely disappeared.  Hopefully that is the end of it.

Have an awesome day.

Love,

Angela

The Thursday with working from home

 Hi,

Thursday.  Snotty.  Means I missed my regular brekkie date with the Bacon Buttie crowd and burger night with Mike's friends.

Home made iced latte

Mike got home after work and we ate and went to bed.  Not much else to say really.

Up Friday and made home made iced latte to see me through my working from home day.  :-)

Weekend coming - it's Queens Birthday weekend.  So Monday is a holiday.  I hope I throw this cold off ASAP.  Imagine wasting a long weekend at home??!!!

Have a good weekend.

Love,

Angela

The Wednesday working from home

 Hi,

Wednesday was spent at home - again.  It is busy at work so I am just going from one meeting to another.  I guess it is efficient when it is a mouse click to do that.  :-)

Mike got home and we had dinner.  Buddha bowls.  Mmmmm.

Dinner

I was reading on the couch after tea and the cats decided to sprawl over me.  It might have something to do with being under the heat pump and being a heat source myself.  Hahahah.

Cats on Angela

Slept well and up for PT session at home so I don't spread any germs.

Thursday sunrise is on point

My throat seems less sore although I might be getting snotty.  Not sure yet.  Hahahah.  Who was sick and breathed on me?  :-)

Have a good day.

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday working from home

 Hi,

After a day at home, I was pleased to see Mike.  Hahahah.  And he had groceries too.  We finally have some food in the house.

Moxley chills on my lap

Moxley chills on Mike's lap

My throat got a tad worse - but nothing else seems to be happening.  So I am working from home again today.

At least the sun is shining.  Yay.

Have a good day wherever you are.

Love,

Angela

The Monday at work

 Hi,

Mike and I bussed home yesterday in the drizzly rain.  It was still raining hard off and on through the evening.  We have no food in the house so it was a scrambled eggs dinner.  Hahahah.

Attention!  Give it to me!

Dark eyes of a predator

We went to bed early and I had a sore throat.  So when I woke I checked in with it.  Yep.  Still sore.  So I am working from home today to see what happens with it.

Not sure if it will go away or get worse.  Who knows?

Anyway.  Rainy here still - but down south is bad.  Their rain has eased but even the bridge across the Ashburton river is closed as they are concerned about its integrity.

Oh dear.

I will drive in to collect Mike from the supermarket after work as he will pop in to get some food for us.  Hahah.  Good.

Have a good day.  Stay warm and dry - especially down south.

Love,

Angela