Just thought I'd let you know I was going tonight...because I know you're just as excited as I am!
And I can assure you Caleb is over the moon about getting to come with me to this life changing event...he might even dress up...
Ok ok fine I'm kidding there will be no dressing up, and Caleb may not be as excited as I am, but I'm still sitting on the edge of my seat! And I know deep down somewhere in his brain he's as excited as I am
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Ok so i'm a bad blogger
Hi all,
I know, I know, I havent written in a long time. So much has happened though! I will put up some photos for you to see a snapshot of whats going on!
Out with Caleb and some of his friends
This is Caleb's brither Josh and sister Tahlya
A beautiful skyline of Auckland, I love this city!
I was trying to take a photo of Rangitoto...it's hiding behind us
Minus the laundry in this photo, this is the best apartment in the world!
With the best kitchen in the world! (Other than my kitchen on Elm st...obviously mom!)
I know, I know, I havent written in a long time. So much has happened though! I will put up some photos for you to see a snapshot of whats going on!
This is Marilee and I...of course!
Caleb and I being goofy one night
Out with Caleb and some of his friends
This is Caleb's brither Josh and sister Tahlya
A beautiful skyline of Auckland, I love this city!
I was trying to take a photo of Rangitoto...it's hiding behind us
Minus the laundry in this photo, this is the best apartment in the world!With the best kitchen in the world! (Other than my kitchen on Elm st...obviously mom!)Sunday, May 24, 2009
Just an update
So I thought Iwould write and update you all on what's going on in Auckland, because I havent really done so in a while!
My job is going really well and everyone I work with is really nice. I'm working mostly three days a week unless they need me to work more. It's really nice to be working again after my extended holiday. Holiday's are nice but sometimes I miss working!
I fell down the stairs a while back...I know I'm a super big clutz... and I bruised my tailbone. I think I might have cracked it because it's still hurting when I sit down, or walk up hills. But it's not a big inconvenience or anything and will heal itself up in a couple weeks.
Oops i've got to run! But i'll write more soon and put up more photos!
My job is going really well and everyone I work with is really nice. I'm working mostly three days a week unless they need me to work more. It's really nice to be working again after my extended holiday. Holiday's are nice but sometimes I miss working!
I fell down the stairs a while back...I know I'm a super big clutz... and I bruised my tailbone. I think I might have cracked it because it's still hurting when I sit down, or walk up hills. But it's not a big inconvenience or anything and will heal itself up in a couple weeks.
Oops i've got to run! But i'll write more soon and put up more photos!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Starting my new job tomorrow
I got a job! Finally! My first day is tomorrow and i'm pretty excited. Being the backpacker I am I budgeted the clothing that I could fit into my backpack by squeezing in as much as possible. Unfortinutally I had to pack for all sorts of weather and situations, and this limited the amount of 'work clothes' I could bring. But I think i'll manage for a little while, though I miss my green shoes!
Ok enough about clothing, here's a little info on my job.
It's an administration position at an IT company. No, stop laughing, I know I dont have the best track record with computers, or technology in general, but I'm doing admin, not the actual IT work. And it should be fun! Maybe I'll learn a little bit more about computers and how to use them without having to call IT to help me. And if I do run into trouble, everyone there is IT so someone's bound to help me! So i'm going to be working three days a week, at the start it will be Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and its for about 5 hours a day. I'm writting reports to customers letting them know whats going on.
But I should get to bed, I need to get a good nights sleep before my first day at a new job! I hope its lots of fun, and if not I'll just make it fun!
Ok enough about clothing, here's a little info on my job.
It's an administration position at an IT company. No, stop laughing, I know I dont have the best track record with computers, or technology in general, but I'm doing admin, not the actual IT work. And it should be fun! Maybe I'll learn a little bit more about computers and how to use them without having to call IT to help me. And if I do run into trouble, everyone there is IT so someone's bound to help me! So i'm going to be working three days a week, at the start it will be Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and its for about 5 hours a day. I'm writting reports to customers letting them know whats going on.
But I should get to bed, I need to get a good nights sleep before my first day at a new job! I hope its lots of fun, and if not I'll just make it fun!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Photos: Auckland, Rangitoto, Tongariro!
Here are some photos of my first few weeks in New Zealand!
MARILEES 21ST BIRTHDAY!
Lany (Mar's little sister), myself, Marilee, and Robin (another friend visiting from Winnipeg)
Some of the decorations! A 21st birthday is a big one that people celebrate in New Zealand, even though the legal age is 18. So a lot of the time the birthday person rents out a bar and invites all their friends! Which is just what Marilee did! So we decorated it up a little and got all dressed up and had a great time!
Day Trip: Rangitoto
Mar and Robin and I did a day trip to a dormant volcano island called Rangitoto, which was amazing!
There were lava caves to explore...dont worry it was old lava, not new stuff...
Inside the caves! My head lamp came in very handy, and looked very stylishEaster-Long Weekend
Ohhh it was so cold!
13 more to go!!!! It was just under 20 km in total!
Mount Ngarahoe (AKA Mount Doom from the Lord of the Rings)
Emerald Lakes (or one of them atleast)
Mar and I
We just finished climbing that!
Gordon, Marilee and I!
Can you believe it! we ran into our gym teacher from high school!
The next day a bunch of us went kyacking!
We adventured under into a bridge, and they were channelling water so we first went under the bridge and then portaged across to this stream and then went into the bridge, and then had a race...of course
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Easter Long and the week leading up to it
Easter long weekend was amazing! But i'll get to that in a minute.
This past week Marilee took Tuesday off so we could climb Rangitoto (i cant spell or pronounce anything here) which is a dormant volcanic island just off the coast of Auckland. It was amazing and so much fun even though we had spent the night before dancing and were a little tired. This island was so lush and green and just beautiful and we had a perfectly clear day so we could see the harbor and downtown. I'll put up pictures later but they don't do it justice. If anyone is ever coming to Auckland, Rangitoto would be my first recommendation.
Alright so that was a highlight of that week which leads up to this past weekend, where instead of climbing a dormant volcano I climbed an active volcano! Because this was a 4 day weekennd a bunch of Marilee and Gordon's work mates decided to rent a couple baches...bach's... I don't know the plural..basically it's a cabin..outside the city maybe 4 or 5 hours drive. So there was 12 of us total and we had two baches and 4 days! We got there on the friday and just hung out all evening and relaxed and had a few beers. The second day we (well most of us) got up early and took a bus to the Tongariro (once again I'm unsure of the spelling) Crossing and prcceeded to climb for a long long time. It was 20 km long and fantastic the whole way! And no, if anyone's wondering I didnt see any fresh lava. I'll put up pictures for you later so you can better understand what it was like but it was definitly worth it...even though a lot of it smelt like sulfur. Oh and also for you Lord of the Rings fans that may be reading this...I was climbing up beside Mount Doom, which was pretty neat...even though i'm not a huge fan myself. Ok so that was saturday. Sunday was just as beautiful so we decided to work a different set of muscles and go kyacking for the afternoon. That was awfully eventful and filled with a lot of waterfights and people falling into the water and it even involved an adventure upstream into a bridges waterchannel. Then today we woke up and packed and tidied up and drove home, sadly, back to real life and into the beginnings of my hunt for a job!
This past week Marilee took Tuesday off so we could climb Rangitoto (i cant spell or pronounce anything here) which is a dormant volcanic island just off the coast of Auckland. It was amazing and so much fun even though we had spent the night before dancing and were a little tired. This island was so lush and green and just beautiful and we had a perfectly clear day so we could see the harbor and downtown. I'll put up pictures later but they don't do it justice. If anyone is ever coming to Auckland, Rangitoto would be my first recommendation.
Alright so that was a highlight of that week which leads up to this past weekend, where instead of climbing a dormant volcano I climbed an active volcano! Because this was a 4 day weekennd a bunch of Marilee and Gordon's work mates decided to rent a couple baches...bach's... I don't know the plural..basically it's a cabin..outside the city maybe 4 or 5 hours drive. So there was 12 of us total and we had two baches and 4 days! We got there on the friday and just hung out all evening and relaxed and had a few beers. The second day we (well most of us) got up early and took a bus to the Tongariro (once again I'm unsure of the spelling) Crossing and prcceeded to climb for a long long time. It was 20 km long and fantastic the whole way! And no, if anyone's wondering I didnt see any fresh lava. I'll put up pictures for you later so you can better understand what it was like but it was definitly worth it...even though a lot of it smelt like sulfur. Oh and also for you Lord of the Rings fans that may be reading this...I was climbing up beside Mount Doom, which was pretty neat...even though i'm not a huge fan myself. Ok so that was saturday. Sunday was just as beautiful so we decided to work a different set of muscles and go kyacking for the afternoon. That was awfully eventful and filled with a lot of waterfights and people falling into the water and it even involved an adventure upstream into a bridges waterchannel. Then today we woke up and packed and tidied up and drove home, sadly, back to real life and into the beginnings of my hunt for a job!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
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