ib god a cold.

A nasty common-garden-variety cold. Which is unfortunately an occupational hazard for me. The kids, their mum, and I were all a pretty sorry lot this afternoon. On the upside I had a good weekend, lots of people from Dunedin were up for a wedding, so we had Tim staying with us, and caught up with Anna and Matt on Sunday. Its always too long between seeing all our Dunedin friends, so we're thinking of doing a trip down sometime maybe a few weeks after easter.

Me and Phil

This is my fave pic of me and Phil from Chris and Kates wedding.. its pretty good for self-taken shot aye?? can't hardly tell..I was gonna put a whole lot more photos on here, but most of the ones I wanted to put on are already on flickr, so just go there!

Omega Plums

Has anyone else discovered the joys of these? I did, last year, and ive been waiting all year for them to come back in season. FINALLY I found them, ridiculously expensive, at a gourmet deli down the road. I captured the rapturous occasion of the first bite to share with you all..

Photo link

Heres the link for my flickr photos. (I think)
http://flickr.com/photos/65498971@N00/

didya miss me??

Im baaack in business baby!! finally remembered how to work this blog thing.
Although I can't figure out how to have a links section thingy like other people have in their blogs. Anyone clue me in on that?? I don't know html or whatever so if its too hard ill just flag it.
Its been a while since I last posted. We are having a spectacular thunderstorm here in chch, thunder/lightening, the whole works!
In other news, we've just booked tickets for our trip to europe (goodbye savings!). At this stage we've just booked flights in and out of London (arriving 11 Sept, Leaving UK 5 Nov with 4 nights in Singapore on the way back), and we're yet to plan what we're doing/where we're going in between. Im so excited - except when I picture me in Europe I kinda look like Lindsay Lohan. So better start working on that!

Ive figured out that its easier to post photos on flickr than on here, so ill try and post a link so you can check out what we've been up to (the usual really, attending weddings etc).

Heres a pic though, so you can see how much im enjoying my nanny work. This is Amelie (in yellow) and Juliette (in pink). This was taken a few weeks ago when they were about 4 weeks old I think.

Recent Happenings

The Ark (where Jeremy and Michelles wedding was held)
I can't get these blasted photos to appear in the right order!! anyway this is Phil and I about to head off to the ballet

Michelle walking the aisle with her Dad

Michelle and Jeremy right after getting married!

Ness and Jenn at the reception (no-we didn't co-ordinate colours on purpose - we just both shop at glassons!!)

so whats new? I procured cheap(ish) tickets to the ballet (Giselle) on trademe, so we trotted off to that a few weekends ago. Weekends have been taken up with wedding, baby showers and general socializing, as is required at this time of year! On the job front, Ive been convinced to stay on the casual physio list for next year, instead of resigning completely, so will probably be doing some casual, part time physio work next year. Also I have a job as a Nanny (yes you heard right!) starting Jan/Feb part time. The kiddies will be aged 4, 2, 0 and 0. Will be a complete change for me and I CAN'T WAIT!!

Stackermann Wedding

Last weekend Eliane Ackermann married Kevin Stack. They haven't taken on board my advice to combine both their last names to Stackermann so they are now Mr and Mrs Stack. It was a lovely wedding and reception and here are the photos to prove it! (yes i know..we go to A Lot of weddings!)

Blenheim

Frank about to cut his bday cake (and the camera-man)

The birthday boy

Me and Phil chillin'

Here is the photographic documentation of our trip to Blenheim last weekend. Anyone noticed Ive kinda stopped writing stuff on here and just put photos up? ah well, picture = thousand words and all that..

Weir Wedding

Happy Couple and thier cake
Luke and Teri
The first dance
Hamish and Ness and family
Me and Phil

On Sat 28th October (yes I know im late writing this!) our friends Hamish and Vanessa got hitched. It was an awesome wedding, with a kiwiana theme, and the whole day was very suited to the couple. Lots of fun!

Birthday Party!

On Saturday my flattie Phillipa and I had a combined bday party. This is our cake! (a combined effort. I know you're not sposed to make your own bday cake but could we really expect the boys to come up with something like this??)

More road trip photies

Pretending to be a farmer on the Weirs farm, with my baby lambie. Im in love!!

(once again these photos aren't in proper order!!)
At the Weir house
The Chasm

Can't you READ???
Can't have a road trip without coffee..
Mirror Lake
Milford Sound
Still Milford Sound.. (or fiord as it should be called...i learnt that on the boat trip)
Lunch at Milford

Labour weekend road trip

I havn't figured out how to put photos on here in order, or how to post more than 5 at once, so sorry if this is a little jumbled - this isn't the actual order we went places...the captions are below the photos.
Lake Pukaki
Church of the Good Shepherd, Tekapo
The classic Cromwell photo
Some idiots in a chinese hut

It happened!

I handed in my notice at work. Last day to be 22nd Dec - which is actually only 3 weeks before my contract expires. There would probably have been another Physio job at the hospital which I coulda applied for once my contract finished but I would've really sucked in the interview...y'know like when they ask 'whats your special interest area?' I don't think 'morning tea', or 'hometime' would suffice. Or when they ask what my goals are and im say 'finding a job that I actually look forward to going to - unlike this one". Don't think I'd get the job. So anyway ill be taking christmas off, then starting a new track in life. Haven't actually decided what yet, but may do some casual Physio work. or just something completely different. Ill get back to you when I figure out what exactly!!

Im doing it.

Tomorrow, im heading into a meeting with the boss (whom might I add is incredibly difficult to communicate with) armed with a resignation letter. If I'm offered some enticing job for next year ill consider staying on but this is quite unlikely so this is it. I couldn't even last one year in the real world. Wish me luck and stay tuned....

Godley Heads walk

Trip to see the Jones's in Dunedin

Me and my buddy Christine

Phil and I, dinner with friends

On the steps of the Jones' new house.

A you can see, we are sponsered by Kathmandu

Gav and Christine showing off their new car

(new house, new car.....we are most certainly NOT

keeping up with the Jones' thus far!!)

My brain hoits!

Just survived day 1 of my rotation to a different area of work. Got a killer headache, and some very challenging patients ahead of me. grrrrrrr. once again I wish jobs which I actually WANT to do (like retail or hairdressing or nannying) could pay off my student loan.

Robinson Wedding

Here are a few pics of the wedding we went to this weekend.

This is a family photo of my household (no-Phillipa and I didn't just dress alike to be 'twins', we were bridesmaids so it was required)











The bride and groom

trademe

I don't understand the people bidding on my auctions on trademe at the moment!
I have a book on there - not new or anything, 2nd hand, that i was given. I think it retails for about $28.. and its currently on $41!!!! -and the auction doesn't close til sunday! who are the idiots bidding on it?? don't they know they could just go to the bookshop and buy it for way cheaper. I almost feel bad, like im ripping them off or something

just playing

im figuring out how to put pics on this thing.
hehe. i like this one! so saucy. i should have been born 500yrs ago. or whenever it was that they dressed like this.