Awww...

I love my boyfriend.

He's so good to me and I don't know why!!!

Now, I'm not normally one for effusions of love and affection just because I like to keep these things close to my heart. (So to speak)

But he's outdone himself this time so I should say something about it. Firstly, on sunday it was the 6 month anniversary. Which is a significantly long time if you're me and not too long a time if you're him.

We had church - but he got one of his friends to basically break into my house and lay out a treasure trail. Not too extensive a trail but it involved little me to you bears and notes and roses and the Grey's Anatomy season 2 dvd box set AND soundtrack.

Now if that wasn't enough. Because it certainly WAS - he then took me to Orton Bradley Park (which is about a half hour drive) and had a picnic lunch. We hung out there for awhile until it rained and THEN we went home and got changed because he told me he'd made reservations for dinner.

At a REALLY nice teppenyaki place that you can NEVER just walk into. You actually have to make bookings. And he'd made them WEEKS in advance.

He completely outdid himself. And it was just the best day ever. EVER. Real life seems a little mediocre now....

The Roxx

Rockclimbing for Events last night! Excellent!! I was a little wary being the unatheletic sort and I wasn't sure how we'd go...but it was surprisingly fun and actually not as hard as I thought it would be!!! :)

Us learning how to strap ourselves into our harnessess. Fun and VERY attractive!

Scarily high, right???Mitch and Jay - the non climbers...
Heh heh...actual CLIMBING!!
Me attempting to belay with the help of instructor-man!


Contented group photo!!

So yes. VERY fun night. I'd even do it again! Woohoo :)

Bbq was good times. Great turn out, tons of food and it was GOOD too!

Dessert was fantastic. I did a banoffee pie and Janina baked a cheesecake. We also attempted a white chocolate and boysenberry mousse. But it didn't mousse so well. Whoops!

So despite the weather, we managed and had lots of fun :)

My car, on the other hand is causing no end of trouble. I have a flat tyre but the dealer that sold me the car neglected to mention that the wheel nuts are lock nuts - which means that you need a special key to unlock them. Which he neglected to give me.

Hence, we can't change the tyre. Hence the car is undrivable. Hence my dearest boy is trying to sort it out for me as the car is stuck at his place and I'm currently sick in bed.

Yes, sick...again. I swear I'm falling to pieces. My rubbish bin is filling with tissues as I type this. NOT fun...

*thump* *thump*

Lol. Matt Redman's dancing generation is playing and the bass is wicked cool. Teehee.

Today is a day off! I have much to do. Firstly, I want to organise my wardrobe as it has slowly degenerated into something resembling disorganisation in the 5 months we've lived here. *sigh* But that's okay. The painting's going good so I'll hopefully get a bit more done today. Otherwise I'll probably have to wait till next weekend.

And finally there's the bbq tonight...I want to make meat patties, potato salad and maybe banoffee pie - if I summon the energy to walk to the supermarche. Lol.

Meanwhile, iTunes is updating and I'm importing Michael Jackson's number ones - because Michael Jackson rocks my world. Only old-school MJ though. Recently ol' Michael's been a little dodgy. Or a LOT dodgy.

Last night was random, impromtu movie night and food and Liv's. Which was really great. Lots of fun, GOOD food and we watched the Inside Man which is one heckava random movie. But it was surprisingly good - despite my not really liking Denzel Washington too much.

I reccomend it to one and all!!

creative day!!

Hamner yesterday was grand...we left quite late because I decided that my room needed a new layout and so that too awhile...but there's so much more space now and my stylish new MP160 has a table for itself and doesn't live on top of my wardrobe anymore.

Anyway it was absolutely PISSING down with rain up there. And by the time we GOT there it was 5pm. So we had an early tea and hit the hot pools. Which was fun! It was freezing out of the water though!!! But it was nice. Also good because Isaac'll be studying for exams lots now and being stupidly co-dependent I like having time to spend with him.

It's a long weekend! I've spent today making photo blocks and painting. All going to plan I'll be able to sell my photos online soon :)

YAY. Though the verdict is still out on whether or not people will buy them. But I'll post them up on trademe and we'll see how we go! Lol. The painting is more for me. Now that I've moved my room around there's a gappage in wall space. Poop.

But that's okay. I have a giant canvas to use up anyway... :)

Finally...some pictures

Okay, as promised. I have photos. We FINALLY, FINALLY got broadband. Even better, we caved and got WIRELESS broadband. Woot. Yeah, the excitement around here is contagious. We've all installed googleTalk - which has proved beneficial to us not communicating in words but by typing. Although we also discovered it allows you to call people for free. (Which prompted a run from the lounge to bedroom so we could hear each other better...)

Anyway, Kaikoura.

I love it cuz it's by the beach. It's awesome. AND there's SEALS. I love SEALS. (Yes, it does require random capitalization...)

Beach/seal colony when th tide is out and there are no seals there. Look at the mountains!!!
Being the adventurous souls that we are we ventured out further...but still no seals.

Nope...still nothing. Lots of sun though!!!
We had a challenge/bet in which every meal - bar breakfast - had to be seafood. Hence, crayfish for tea!!!

The seagulls got a little hopeful - we threw rocks at them instead. Yeah, mean, I know. But they're such scavengers!!!!!

Sunset from just outside Kaikoura - isn't it pretty!!!

Taking stupid photos in the car :) Teehee.

Food at Seafest - which was great!! This was teppenyaki and it was SOOOO good. Mmmm....

SEALS!!! Aren't they SO CUTE??????? We were walking down the road - on the highway (BAD IDEA) from a seal colony because we were positive we'd seen some further down and then there they were just below us!!! We just stood there watching them for like half an hour. AND THEY WATCHED US TOO!!!! SO CUTE!!!!

FINALLY...a specifically 'awww...' photo to end on...yay!

In a complete change of topic, we went to see The Devil Wears Prada last night and it was GREAT. Anne Hathaway looks SO different in this movie. I loved it. It brought out the commercial side in me because I love pretty clothes and pretty scenes like New York and Paris and I pretend to know lots about high fashion. It's so self-indulgent of me!!!

I'll probably buy it when it comes out on DVD. Which it probably already has in the States. :P

Back!!!

...from Kaikoura!!!

...at work!!!!

...on top???

Lol. Lots of pictures to follow - Kaikoura was awesome, work is less so.

However, I've finally finished with the damned team leader recruitment thing. Yay! Now I don't even have to worry about it anymore.

Last night was Moroccan food with Jeremy and Helen. It was actually really fun :) I was a little concerned that it would be difficult to make conversation. The food was GOOD but highly expensive :P As a one off however, it was great.

And now, to work :P

Gah.

I've barely been at work this week. I managed a half day yesterday. Hopefully I manage at least a half day tomorrow.

I went to the doctor today. $40 later and he tells me that I have a virus and to let it run it's course and that he's not prescribing me anything because there wouldn't be any point.

Gah.

This is why I don't like doctors. Mainly because they never tell me anything I don't really already know. (Of course, now that I've said that - something's gonna come up to prove me wrong!) But I guess it was worth it to make sure the boy had peace of mind.

He's been working pretty hard core on this project of his and he keeps worrying something's wrong with me.

I'm just gutted though. We're supposed to be going to Kaikoura this weekend and I've been confined to either my bed or the couch for the past few days :P

I really want to feel better. Otherwise it's kinda pointless to be going to a Seafood Festival. :P

Something to scare the children:


Lol. Us lit by the bonfire at the Hangi night. The light is really whacked and we look extremely strange!!!!!

Ugh.

Sick day...

Ironic as I've spent the last three days of work scouring the leave calendar to analyse sick leave. I just feel like utter crap and have felt that way since yesterday.

My head feels all stuffy and I'm tired. So, so TIRED. But, naturally, I couldn't get to sleep last night. Because the world is a topsy turvy place like that.

I have no idea what I'm going to do today. The coffee is burnt because we're still unused to the flash-as stainless steel digital Russell Hobbs wonder machine. Someone appears to have put it an hour ahead and as such it had been brewing for 2hours by the time we got up :P

AND there was a giant spider in the sink.

Eww...

I may go back to bed. It sounds so appealing right now!