In prep for our trip {which at this point is Dave & E’s trip and my maybe trip!} I popped in to Kmart to get some socks and undies for E , and spied this sweet and cheap shoulder bag which will be just perfect for …
LEARN FROM THIS PEOPLE. I make these mistakes so you don’t have to mmmkay, I’m a giver like that. Don’t leave something potentially trip-ruining til the last minute if you can do it earlier. Case in point. I {like most NZ’ers} assumed that I would …
Oh my. What a week, the stress has been almost all consuming, but it’s Sunday again and time to reflect on all of the little moments that helped me through the week!
First up: Rugby. I am LOVING that our team The Western Pioneers won the 2012 North Harbour Premiere Rugby Conference. Dave and Ethan spent Saturday afternoon at North Harbour Stadium cheering the boys on {with a huge Kumeu contingent!} and the boys got to bring the silverware home and send Silverdale home empty handed – much to the delight of the enamored junior players who spent an afternoon learning about what Club Pride really means. Ethan {who normally shies away from large, loud crowd functions, was front row and centre as his triumphant team arrived back at the clubhouse with trophy in hand and sang their team song! He then collected as many autographs as he could and declared it an AWESOME night.
Loving a sneaky after-boy-in-bed takeaway mission! So bad, but SO good! Our local makes better fried chicken nibbles than any famous alphabetized chicken establishment you can think of, holla Huapai Takeaways, we love you {only occasionally and NEVER more than twice a month ; ) }.
I popped into the Takapuna Markets for a quick solo {!!!!} scout around this morning and picked up some lovely spinach which I promptly used in a fab recipe I’m fixin’ to share with you – practicing my southern-speak for hanging with our friends and fam in Florida. I also scored these 3 beautiful orchid stems for a measly $3! Love.
Choco-Ade? Are back?!
I die. I loved these bikkies as a kiwi kid and I still love them in their marvelous re-release. Good on you Griffins for listening to your customers, Georgie Pie anyone?
So in love with our doggies this week, and every week. There are lots of suitcases around however, and Mum has already arrived in Chicago so the dogs are on high alert. they know something is going on and they are worried. Many extra cuddles are going around as we prepare to leave them in the capable hands of my cousin and his lovely girlfriend. Watching the Olympics is also excellent for rainy Sunday dog TV.
Oooooohhhh. So love new recipes that are amaze, and perhaps even better than you had hoped! Found a cracker today, will share soon x
Things I’m Loving is hosted by Meghan at MNM’s
I wholeheartedly believe that no matter what is happening in your life, there is always something you can be thankful for..no matter how simple it is.
Just so everything was on the up-and-up I used the webs definitive random number generator that I’m sure you’re all familiar with ……… Psychic Science {or, the first result from Google that was free!}, Free custom random numbers for lotteries, prize draws, gaming, divination, research …
As I wind up my final week at work before three weeks of stress vacation {!!!!!} I find myself being the perfect Gen-X’er and wishing to consume more, MORE MORE. Just in case you were looking for some ways to part with your cash, this …
I am loving dark chocolate {I keep a king sized block in my bedside cabinet and have a couple of squares each night before bed}. This is nothing new, and really, if i’m honest this photo is actually just a by-product of falling in love again with my DSLR. Taking snaps with my iPhone is so handy and convenient and the pics go straight into my photo stream. You can’t take photographs like this with your iPhone though……..yet. This week I am going to take my Canon with me wherever I go and enjoy taking real pictures again!
We are all loving the rugby season. E’s team is doing so well, with some HUGE wins under their belts, 75-5 this weekend! E plays his wee heart out every game and makes us so proud.
I took this pic at around 6.30pm last night. When E finally finished playing rugby for the day. He had one of his team mates over for a play after their game, and than Dave took them back up to the club at 3pm to watch the Prems beat Takapuna! So it was rugby all day, and the guys loved it. What was left of Ethan’s skin under the mud did not love being rubbed clean however!
Today was rainy and gloomy and we all had a busy day yesterday, so we lazed a little this morning and it was lovely! There was no rugby, no netball practices at 4pm {WTF was that about team mates?}, no painting, no gardening, in fact I was the only one who had an important ‘to-do’. Dave has a possible promotion in the works so I had to update his CV format for him – fingers crossed!
I really look forward to our Sunday breakfasts. Dave cooks something delish every week. This week it was Smoked Salmon, Brie and Scrambled Eggs. Don’t get me wrong It was great, there was just something about it that was not quite right and I can’t put my finger on it. One of these things didn’t go with the others, any ideas?
I love french braiding my hair, it’s possibly a little too young for me now, but I figure if I keep it looking messy and casual I might be able to get away with it now and then.
Last weeks goal was to get up an hour earlier Monday through Friday. I completed this 3 out of five days, so will go for all five days this week. The extra time did allow me to dry my hair in the mornings instead of tie it up in an unbrushed top-knot {which is how I wear my hair 95% of my life}. I am sick of being time poor! My hair won’t be this long come Wednesday as I am visiting a new stylist to deal with my roots and ends before the wedding – 8 days til departure!
Things I’m Loving is hosted by Meghan at MNM’s
I wholeheartedly believe that no matter what is happening in your life, there is always something you can be thankful for..no matter how simple it is.
This is a post that I started the other night and never finished. Feeling so sad that nothing can change your mood. Having two sad things combine in your head into a giant mean-sad combo that takes over your being for a while. It makes you feel …
Last month I received a gorgeous wee book in the mail to read and review. I was excited. I love books and LOVED this book in particular as it gave me a chance to go back to those precious long days {and short years} of …
First day back and school and 45kms done – another 15 to go before we get home {I’m typing this at my own personal nightmare location – the pool, that’s another blog post}. Monday’s are a wee bit chaos-flavored as I drive in circles to get E to swimming right after school. Monday is our ‘be prepared’ day. Afternoon tea and swimming gear must be packed and taken with us when we leave the house in the morning, homework is done in the truck while we wait for the lesson to begin, and dinner must be at least at concept stage so we aren’t kicking off the week with an emergency fish ‘n chip run!
I had high hopes for this morning which were quickly dashed with 2 swipes of the snooze alarm. I want desperately to be out of bed at 6am and reclaim an hour back into my day. The things I have planned for that hour! Blogging, bed making, laundry folding….. it sounds riveting doesn’t it? Problem is I have managed to get up at 6am exactly ONE TIME THIS WHOLE YEAR. I am a snoozer, a sleeper, a very grumpy morning person who likes to get out of bed on her own terms.
I am a morning failure. Tomorrow, however is another day.
Don’t you love? Had to rearrange my new wall collage to fit this little guy in. $19 from Collected by LeeAnn Yare