The first day back after spring challenge

 Hi,

I am back at work after a huge short break away from work to tackle our second Spring Challenge event and then a wonderful overnight cruise on a Doubtful Sound. I will write a special post about it all.

But for now, I got home yesterday (Wednesday) and Ubered to our house. Fed the cats and then a bit of toast for myself.

Mike got home after his architect forum meeting. And we chatted away. I showed him some pics of the trip.

Off to bed. had a great sleep. Early rise for a ride in and PT session soon!

Hope you have a great day!

Love,

Angela

The Tuesday with a good run for Mike after work

 Hi,

So busy. Did get lunch with Juliet and Barb yesterday - and it is Juliet's birthday today!

Iced latte with Juliet and Mike

Weaving session

We also had a good weaving session as part of te wiki o te reo Māori too. Celia and Claire helped me lots as I fumbled the weaving instructions.

Start of my whetū

A whetū that looks very lumpy

Gemini cafe iced latte

Mike went for a run after work and we went home on the #13 bus with Barb. Great way to end the day. She told Mike all about her France trip.

Packed up for the race and the time away. Yay!

Up for my dermatologist appointment this morning.  8,45am with Dr Taylor. All good. Booked again for next year.

Have a great day!

Love,

Angela

The Monday with Mike home at last

 Hi,

Mike got home after a huge delay with his flight here on Monday morning. And he got two migraines in the morning too, one after the other. So in the end, when he landed, he went home and went straight to bed for a bit. The Dunedin half marathon must have taken it out of him.

I voted on my way home. Yay. Civic duty all done.

I voted

The library has a voting box and I noticed a lot of places have them. I was doing my bit at work to drum up people's interest in voting.

Got home and saw Mike and was so happy. Maybe even happier than the cats! Hahahah. He had recovered ok from the migraines.  We had some tea and watched some YouTube and went to bed.

I am a bit nervous about the race this weekend and work. So my sleep was less than ideal. But up for a bus ride in and my session with Quentin. Bench 35kg 6 reps x 5 sets. Then triceps and biceps and then hip and adductors. Groan.

Right. Time for the day at work to being. best grab a shower.

Hope your day is a mighty fine one.

Love,

Angela

The weekend with me at home all alone (and Mike and Toby in Dunedin)

 Hi,

Congratulations to Mike on his Dunedin half marathon. With a visit to Sydney in the run up to it, it was tough finding training time. But he did well - 2 hours 27 mins. And that was with fierce headwinds for the turnaround to the end. Good on you.

Meanwhile, I was pining at home for him.  :-)

Kowhai flowing

New bike in the garage

Friday saw me pick up the new bike from Giant. And I rode it home. It is really beautiful. Saturday saw me tidying up Christine's stuff so we can use more of the garage. I spent a few hours boxing up the awkward shapes and labelling the boxes with the contents.

Maureen came over to finish off with me. We got the old commuting while bike back up on the wall to save more space. Then walked to Chillax to get lunch (for me) and coffees.

Tūī plundering the kowhai

Packed up Christine's stuff

More space

Bike up

Iced latte at Chillax after garage work

Ange came around in the evening. Ok. The night.  9pm delayed match for the All Blacks v SA in Wellington. And I can't believe I watched such a terrible performance. The South Africans were on fire. But no one on the ground could do anything to counteract the onslaught. And that is telling.

Cats chill

Went to bed at midnight and the Black Ferns quarter final started in Exeter against....  SA. So I popped on a You Tube commentary - and promptly fell asleep. Woke up at the end ti hear they had won. No idea of the score.

Anyway - yay Black Ferns.  They face Canada on our race day in the semis! Go, go!

Drove my new bike out to Kaitoke and met Maureen for a ride up the incline, down to Cross Creek and back.

2 hours from the car park to Cross Creek and back up to the summit. And I think around 2 hours 50 for the whole thing - including stops. We got caught in unexpected drizzly rain. Oh well.  We got cold and wet and when I drove home at 1pm, I had the heater on nuclear setting the entire trip home.

Sunday ride up the incline

At Cross Creek

New bike is wonderful

Thank you for the fun, Maureen.

Sourdough

Got home and made some bread. Tidied up. And got ready for the week ahead. Sleep terribly wondering about Spring Challenge.

Walked into work. Mike's early Monday morning flight home is delayed, and now he has another migraine on the plane. It's a shame for him. Not unexpected after his week and weekend though.

Have a great week!

Love,

Angela

The Wednesday with lots of work

 Hi,

With a busy day at work, my intention to walk home was thwarted. I just wanted to curl up and bake some bread. So I caught the bus home. Fed the cats and started the baking process.

Sourdough

I chatted to Mike for a while. He is good. He showed me his nice hotel room near Barangaroo - not far from Darling Harbour. He is going into the office today instead of the off-site team session he has had this week so far.

He flies home tonight - but only as far as Chc.  Then onto Dunedin for his half marathon and a visit with his mother and Toby!

I checked flights out to Dunedin - but they were around $1500 return. So - no!

Good sleep. Went to gym this morning. Bench. 42.5kg 6 reps x 3 sets. Then Larsen bench - 32.5 kg 8 reps x 3 sets.

Data brekkie. Then home for working from home for the day!

Weekend is good. Rugby Saturday night. Hoping Ange will come over for it. Elly is at noho so can't come. All Blacks v SA. AT the cake tin. Bit worried about them winning two on the trot.

Hoping to pick up the new bike too. Let's keep fingers crossed.

Have a great day.

Love,

Angela

PS: Mike got a migraine at 3pm (AEST) on Thursday, just in time for his check-in and customs processes to get on the flight home - that was delayed by two hours. Luckily his migraine wasn't too bad and he got to shake it off in the airport.

The Tuesday working from home

 Hi,

Busy day working from home yesterday. Ange came over to get the water blaster so we had a nice catch up.

Smudge on my desk

Moxley in her cage

Smudge snuggles

Bed time buddies

After work I stretched dough and got that ready and watched YouTube and then went to bed.  Good sleep. Up for porridge and a walk in.

PT session with Quentin.  90kg  3 x 3

Will walk home after work.

Sharon had emergency surgery last night - on her bowel. But it was as good as it could be - all went well. Hopefully she recovers fast. Love to her.

Have a great day.

Love,

Angela

The Monday back at work

 Hi,

Well, after getting home and tidying up a little, I was straight into work. Busy there. The cats were happy I was home though. Hanging out with me and then pretending they don't like each other and yet seem to be very close on the deck.

Cats in the room with me

Then lounging in the sun on the deck

Shane and Holly brought us back some goodies

Shane and Holly got back from their mystery weekend to collect their car and dropped off some goodies. Mike had dropped them at the airport last Friday. So now he has a lovely bottle of wine from central.

Off to bed for me. I was so tired from staying up for rugby. Hahah. Slept like a log. Forgot to remove my 5.30am alarm though. That was a shock. I think I fell back to sleep for my 6am one.

PT session with Quentin in the garage gym at 7am. Bench 40kg 6 reps x 4 sets.  Then squats. Only 40kg. But heels raised so depth was the focus.  5 reps x 4 sets.

Tuesday morning at 7am

Tuesday morning at 8am

Got the yellow bag out for rubbish just in time. Phew. And Ange is coming to pick up the water blaster soon too. Might even get a cup of tea with her if my meetings stay relatively sparse this morning.

What else?  I will walk after work today into the bush and up to the Skyline track. And I think I will walk to work the rest of the week.

Have a great day!

Love,

Angela