The Monday and Tuesday at work

 Hi,

Turns out I forgot to post yesterday.  Oops.  I got to work after a great PT session that left my arms as mere accessories, really.  Decorative, not functional.  Good bench session.  Met Roanne and she asked for a bagel date.  Which - excuse me - but Roanne, plus an iced latte and a bagel.  A terrific combo not to be missed.  So I said yes, but do I have time for a shower first?

She said yes.  I jumped in the shower.  Sang away with enthusiasm and little skill.  Got dressed, sat at my desk and got ready to head to my bagel date when Laura asked if I was coming to the 8am workshop session.

No.  Should I?  Yes, she said.  And sent me the invitation.

So I stood Roanne up.  She said next time I say yes, but can I have a shower first, she is going to say:  No you #!@#!@ cannot have a shower first.

Bwhahahah.

It did get worse for her too.  She went for a bagel at lunchtime to make up for her poor choice of date for brekkie.  Ordered and paid for her bagel and cream cheese.  And they took her money then said:  we just ran out of cream cheese, choose another bagel.  

What?  And all the bagels she wanted had cream cheese on them.  So she was not happy.  Left there with her peanut butter bagel and wondered at why a shop could run out of its most popular topping and they not have a contingency plan.

I was in the doghouse.  Roanne is sure there would have been cream cheese for the brekkie date.  Hahah.

Work iced latte

Busy at work.  Then Mike sorted out Mevo and he wanted to try it out. A car that you rent by the minute.  You use the app on your phone like the scooters.  You find a close one, and you can reserve it so it waits for you.  They have Audi plug-in hybrids. Nice car.

We live outside the CBD zone, so we have to keep paying for the car if we drive it home. That makes it a bit dearer. But we left it outside our house overnight and drove it in again the next morning. Total cost: $50. Dearer than an uber each way, but cheaper than a taxi each way.

Mevo ride home

Parked and recharging, back in town

Elly and Tom popped over and Mike cooked home made burgers for them.  It was a lovely catch up.  Moxley quite likes Tom.  I think it is his dog she can smell.  Hahah.

Off to bed after Elly and Tom left.  I was getting quite tired.  But it is my sleep in morning on Wednesdays.  That was pleasant.  With the car outside waiting for us, we did get in nice and early.  And Roanne was there so we went for a brekkie date and she got her bagel with cream cheese.  I may have one paw out of the doghouse now.

Ugly bagel iced latte morning

Busy day again at work.  

Hope you are all well.  Have a good day.

Love,

Angela

The weekend that was wet

 Hi,

What a weekend of wet.  The rain did not let up and Mike and I stayed at home for all of Saturday and quite a bit of Sunday too.

Breakfast in bed

Saturday saw us stay in bed instead of getting up to brave the conditions for boot camp.  The spouting often overflowed through the day and it was like living inside a waterfall.

We read books and I doom-scrolled a lot on social media.  West coast and Marlborough were badly hit by the weather.  I also kept an eye on Toa the wee baby orca stuck in Plimmerton.  

We postponed the house warming visit to Ana and Daniel on Saturday night.  Good call as cars stuck on SH2 were there for hours.  I read on Sunday it took 9 hours for someone to get to Eastbourne.  There was a lot of slips and flooding.

Getting up Sunday I was having a leisurely shower when Mike told me I had to be ready to leave in 5 mins.  I was like:  what?

Turns out we had forgotten brunch with Kara and Neil at La Cloche.  Lucky it was a close venue.  Mike threw me out as he found a park.

Hello Kara

It was so good to see Kara - she has not changed a bit.  She is trying to settle into Wellington, as is Neil.  Hopefully she can join us for the ski trip in August down south.

We got home from brunch at 1.30pm and Mike asked me to stay to help with putting the van seats in.  I was going to go to the Otago v Wellington Farah Palmer cup match at Jerry Collins field in Porirua.  Fortunately Sally and Andrew got back from the Surrealist exhibition (yes - the infamous one from the Sydney visitor weekend) and Andrew helped Mike while Sally and I checked out cats on the internet.

Twitter showed our supermarket was ankle deep in the carpark

Headed over to Ana and Daniel's place with Janine at 5.30pm.  Saw a very swollen Hutt River and debris all over roads everywhere.  But not an issue really.  

Their house is stunning.  Brand new - I think they have only been in it for 5 or 6 weeks.  Beautiful.  Our in Trentham.  Lovely dinner.  Allyson came too - as did Amy.

Drove home - in pouring rain!  Hahah.  I was more worried about the cockroach that wandered around as I drove home.

Working from home today.

Cold.  But not raining and the wind has dropped.

Take care.

Love,

Angela

The Thursday with working from home

 Hi,

Whenever I work from home, I only seem to get pictures of the cats.  A lot of pictures of the cats.  Hahahah.

Moxley on the chair next to me

Smudge next to the heater

Both stretched out luxuriating in the heat

Toe beans

After work I got pinned by Moxley to the couch.  Mike had stayed at work for a work function and then headed to the Michael Fowler centre afterwards to protest for trans rights.  A SUFW conference was taking place inside and the council had said yes to it, but also lit up the building in trans colours.  And a fair sized group of protesters had gathered outside.  Mike included.

Pinned

Got home to find Ange's birthday present for Mike had arrived and I hadn't heard.  In my defence it is super windy which masks any noises.  The house is creaking in the wind and there are bangs and knocks all the time.

Thanks Ange

Went to bed nice and early.  Up for an iced latte catch up with Andrew ahead of his day.  

Friday morning iced latte with Andrew

Weekend looms large.  The weather is really rather awful so not a lot of outdoor stuff is likely.  Boot camp tomorrow (my right leg is sore so I may be restricted in what I can do).  Dinner out with friends tomorrow night.

Hoping Aussie gets some good news in terms of their covid numbers.  Lockdown from last night for Melbourne.  Sydney still in one and cases climbing.  :-(  Good luck, you all over the ditch.  Hope we are careful and can keep it out and get more vaccinations done.

Have a good day.

Love,

Angela

The Wednesday with work

 Hi,

Busy day at work yesterday.  I did get away for lunch with Barb and Juliet though - that was good.  And ate with them in the work cafe.

New pies at work

Roanne found some new pies they are trialing for the retail market.  The one above was scrumptious.

After work we went out to say goodbye to Jayshree who is moving to a new job on Monday.  Stayed there until Mike drove in for it and also said goodbye to Jayshree.  And it turns out she lives just around the corner from Sally and Andrew.  So we drove her home and collected Andrew on the way.

Sally then put tea on for us.  That was nice to not have to worry about finding food.  And that was lovely.

Headed home and had the best sleep ever.

Up for PT session but the bus never came.  I waited for ages.  Went back home and as I got to the front door - it drove past.

So now I am working from home.

:-(

Have a good one.

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday with lots of work

 Hi,

My day yesterday was hard yakka.  But - there you go.  I did have a workshop at work to help me be a Rainbow ally.  That was cool.  Nice and interactive.  Turns out the facilitator from Rainbow Tick is a good friend of Iona and Col's.  Funny.

Moon and Venus last night

Went home with Ange and Barb as Ange had the car in town.  Made it a lovely commute home - thanks Ange.

Enjoyed the moon and Venus close together in the night sky.  My camera couldn't really cope with it - but it was beautiful to see.

Got tea ready and when Mike said he was close, I assembled it.  Mmmm.  Yay for Buddha bowls.

I was so cold at home that I convinced Mike he needed a bath.  He had pulled his calf while out running after work.  Oops.  I don't think the bath helped that much - but it made me warm and very mellow.  Job done!

Iced latte - with no ice.  Hahah

Up for work and in on the bus.  Brr - it was cold.  Stopped off for an iced latte at Ugly Bagels and they had no ice.  My crestfallen face must have tugged at the person's heartstrings as she suggested an iced latte - with just cold milk.  I said yes.  Hahahah.  And it is okay, readers!

My day stretches long.  Looks a long way off from this side of the day.  Might need more iced latte before the morning ends.

Have a fantastic day.

Love,

Angela

The Monday back at work

 Hi,

Quite a busy, stressful day at work.  It had highlights - which revolved around eating or exercise.  Hahahah.

Ugly bagel with Roanne

Early iced latte date with Roanne - that was a good way to start the day.  Also had lunch with Barb at TJ - I do like the poke bowl with teriyaki tofu.

Work needed a selfie with my licence

After work I wandered to the gym for a quick 30 min spin session.  And then walked back to meet Barb at the cenotaph as she had also just finished a 30 min spin class.  We walked up to Northland together - she showed me the military track up to Northland school.  I must take Mike home that way.

Got home at 1915 and Mike had tea ready to go.  Buddha bowl.  Delicious.

Mmmm - lovely dinner

I was freezing so I jumped into bed pretty fast - with the electric blanket on a nuclear setting.  It was like being grilled.  I'd have to move to avoid getting cooked too much in one spot.  :-p

Slept okay - although when I woke up I had a text from Mike at 3.17am telling me about his dream.  :-o

In for PT session on the bus.  And made it to work ahead of a freezing cold downpour.  It is 2C this morning here.  Brrrr.

Have an awesome day.

Love,

Angela

The weekend with Mike surviving Battle Hill

 Hi,

Friday night saw me going to indoor cricket with Celia.  We got to the venue and the team looked at me expectantly and asked:  Have you played before?  

The disappointment on their faces was obvious when I said I had never played and only learned the rules as Celia drove me here.  

But - indoor cricket - where have you been all my life?  Loved it.  Okay - I cannot bowl.  Like - seriously cannot.  One of my balls whizzed past the head of one of my fielders.  And she wasn't even close to the line of the wicket.  She turned to look at me.  I apologised - a  lot.  To everyone.  Constantly.  But I guess the random nature of my bowling meant the batters had no clue - and I think I got 3 wickets.  I know I got two for sure.  

The whole match went by in a blur.  I batted with Celia.  We were chasing a big score.  I didn't do a lot to make a dent in the chase.  Our partnership scored 3 runs.  Each time you are out you lose 5 runs.  Guess we were in the black by the end.  Home late - 10pm.  Oohhh.  Slept well.

Mike and I went to boot camp on Saturday morning.  Mike's legs hadn't quite recovered from his 1 hour PT session on Thursday morning.  Boot camp tried to loosen him up.  Hahah.  Good fun.

From there we bought a few groceries at the Willis St New World before heading home.  Mike got packed and headed off in the van for his Survivor Weekend at Battle Hill.

Birthday party pic from the previous weekend

I stayed home in the warmth.  It was certainly freezing outside.  But not too bad, really.  Pretty sure Mike was going to survive.

Up Sunday morning to the smell of break wafting through the house.  Mmmm.  Nice brekkie - fresh bread.

Mike got home mid morning with a lot of wet things as it had rained overnight where he was.  We cleaned up and dried things out.  

Made vegetable pie for tea at Sally and Andrew's and then jumped out to get some kitty litter and kibble.  The checkout woman chatted to me as I bought the stuff.

Her:  "So, you have a cat?"

Me:  "We have 2 cats"

Her:  "What sort of cats?"

Me:  "A black cat and a calico cat"

Her:   ...

Me:  "They are very cute"

As I wandered away, I figured I should have known enough to say what type of cats we had.  Like...  Persian.  Or Siamese.  Or domestic shorthair.

I don't think she was expecting me to say the colour of the cats.  Anyhow - the cats have their essential supplies.

Home to dump the cat provisions and collect the uncooked pie and head to Lighthouse Petone to meet Sally and Andrew to see Black Widow.  Woot!

Mike is thrilled to be at the latest Marvel movie

It was good

Excellent movie.  One of the best of the series.  Nothing so far can match the first Guardians of the Galaxy.  But this came close.  Superb.

Back to Sally and Andrew's place to cook the pie and recap some of the pivotal Marvel movies that was part of the back story of Black Widow for Mike (and Sally and Andrew).

Google throwing up pics.  This is Toby's first day at Wellington High School

Had dinner and enjoyed all the news - especially Marion and Malcolm.  They went unconditional on a house in Blenheim and they move there very soon.  Malcolm has work starting Aug 2 there.

Back home and Mike was asleep in seconds of getting home.  I turned around and he was gone.  Went downstairs and he was in bed - with most of his clothes still on.  By the time I got to bed he was well asleep.

Up for PT session in 3C morning.  Brrr.  Deadlifts.  50kg.  Trying to avoid the football as it is too nerve-wracking.  1-all now with 15 mins to go.  Gah!  After England were up 1 nil for ages.

At least I was happy with Ash Barty winning Wimbledon.  Oosshh!

Have an awesome week.

Love,

Angela