Day 154

Day 154 - Sunday - Camera died again. But you get the idea. We went to the zoo for Kates friend Meghans little girl Avalon. She had a zoo party and we were invited! We got up close and personal with the helephunks.

Day 153

Day 153 - Saturday - We went to a party at my cousins.... too hard to explain... we went to Kaukapakapa, about an hour and some north of my house, Dions place had these spectacular views across farmland to the Kaipara harbour. just beautiful!

Day 149, 150, 151, 152

Day 152 - Friday - I woke up early and came in my office. I heard bird sounds very unfamilar and discovered this pair of Rainbow lorikeets on the nextdoor neighbours roof. They sang and chortled and hopped about for ages. Non-native birds like these are a rare sight.

Day 151 - Thursday - Being back at school makes you extremely hungry!

Day 150 - Wednesday - sitting with Jen in the arts cafe having a yarn, we've both just had politics 231 lecture and are having a post hols catch up on all things gossip and intrigue. She tells me she accidentally partially disabled her friend. I laughed. that was probably not appropriate.

Day 149 - Tuesday - No image recorded... but while we're on the subject, who wants to teach me to read binary?

Day 147, 148

Day 148 - Monday - Milo the feral is now Milo 'hai I might take ovr ur bed plz thks'. Tomorrow I am back at Uni, tally ho and 4 papers we go!

Day 147 - Sunday - With no Jessie we are back to the Star Wars trilogy, Seb Kobi and Cole have been doing boy geeking time with Luke and the Jedi.

Day 146

Day 146 - Saturday - Jessies last day before she leaves us to return home. We have had a wonderful time. She and I ran round like loons organising presents for her to take home to Australia for our neices Ella and Lily, as well as July birthday gifts from me and Jess for our brother, and a birthday present from me for Dad. We went to my mums for dinner, Roast Lamb and Cream potato, Fejoa cake and hokey pokey icecream. yums. Farewells to Jess, I hope we get to do this again, it was really really cool and I loved having her here every minute of every day. I wish I could see my family all the time.

Day 143, 144, 145

Day 145 - Friday - Trip out to Piha with a minor deviation to a park we'd never even been to in Waikowhai, ended up being a great discovery and Jess had fun times on a flying fox. At Piha we climbed Lion Rock (Te Piha) and got abit of excersize.

Day 144 - Thursday - On account of late starts in the morning the majority of our activity has been in the afternoon. Seb was home with a cold so I took Jess out on our own, Ponsonby for present hunting for James, and then abit more sightseeing on Bastion Point overlooking the harbour. I should say we had some mean burgers in Ponsonby which we ate in front of cute boys... unfortunately for Jess!

Day 143 - Wednesday - Cole perked up so we went to town, did the art gallery and more shops, Jessica purchased the red coat. Good foods in High street for brunch, Harry Potter for night time entertainment at the movies. An enmasse troupe of us lot, my Mum and Martin and my friends Nicky and Chucky and their son Jayden.

Day 140, 141, 142

Day 142 - Tuesday - We stayed home on account of Cole being a sicky boy. Jess ended up doing her hair. She like me, and our other sister Kate are cursed with this high maintenance hair, but Kate and I have learned from experience that the shorter it is the easy it is to manage! in the meantime its hot tongs and loads of product for Jessica.

Day 141 - Monday - Driving home to Auckland we stopped in the Karangahake Gorge for abit more touristy action. Its a former site of a mine, so there was bits of old buildings and signs and concrete all over the place.

Day 140 - Sunday - Did some tourist stuff, visited Te Puia thermal park and showed Jess some Maoriness, looked at Geysers and froze to death in the cold. After this we drove to Tauranga and spent the night with my friend Rose.

Day 137, 138, 139

Day 139 - Saturday - We all drove down to Rotorua for smelly good times and hotsprings. I didn't know they didn't have hotpools in Australia, how weird, the world is a sad place without hot springs in it.

Day 138 - Friday - We did a bunch of stuffs, opshopping, nostalgia at Middleton Rd where our Dad grew up, and a birthday party of someone we didn't know. Its cool having someone in the world that looks like you.

Day 137 - Thursday - After much waiting and stuff, my youngest sister Jessica finally arrived in Auckland for her first overseas jaunt by herself. Picked her up at the airport and showed her the views before heading home and catching Transformers at the movies.

Day 134, 135, 136

Day 136 - Wednesday - No image recorded, getting ready for jessie means I forget to do stuff. the answer to the question selfishly is no, because my life is so much better. But non selfishly is yes, because it shouldn't have taken that for it to be better in the first place.

Day 135 - Tuesday - Hangin out with Gabriel again, me and the boys went to Amy's for the day and hung out for lunch, her kids had made a hut in the lounge, boys'n huts is good times.

Day 134 - Monday - No image recorded. Im alittle preoccupied I think. This post secret image weirds me out, I'd love to know what the brief was for the work. or in his case I spose lack of brief. come'on someone had to say it...

Day 132, 133

Day 133 - Sunday - Tired. Now counting minutes till my sister arrives from Australia.

Day 132 - Saturday - Potluck dinner at ours, 26 guests turned up to our little house, mayhem and mud coz it was raining, but we had good food and good company and I thank everyone who took time out to cook and be there and celebrate belatedly my birthday with me.

Day 129, 130, 131

Day 131 - Friday - Last day of school for the boys before end of term. They each had a friend stay the night, Caleb and Peter-James. it was hotdogs for tea. Cole, as per the usual looks like the devil.

Day 130 - Thursday - the more post secret cards I steal the worse I feel because it means I forgot to take a picture.

Day 129 - Wednesday - Im on holiday at this point, and exams are over and Im being slack. Its my friend Daves birthday and Sebs bestie Brendan. I didn't get back with Seb because of editing software though, and I didn't have any editing software myself seeings as he's an editor so, this technically doesn't apply... but they are on a beach looking holiday like.

Day 126, 127, 128a & b

Day 128b - Tuesday - Kirstys blackboard shot of us before I left to go home.

Day 128a - Tuesday - the fellas took me to Port Lyttleton for brunch after a visit to the Christchurch Art Gallery, very very cold but very lovely. Thank you very much for your hospitality, it was awesome xxx.

Day 127 - Monday - I went out for lunch with Michan and baby Misia, and later Kirsty and Adam took me driving to the Port Hills for views over the city and country.

Day 126 - Sunday - I went on a plane to Christchurch, very very bumpy times. I was going on my self appointed birthday treat to visit my friend Kirsty and see my other friend Misato. Kirsty and I have known each other since primary school and Michan and I met in Osaka when I lived there. I love plane rides, even with the bumpy bits. Oh and I love Air NZ lollies as well.

Day 123, 124, 125

Day 125 - Saturday - Nicky and Chucky came round for tea and made this awesome pizza from scratch. it tasted like yum. it had feta, olives, artichoke, salami, cabanossi, red onions cooked in wine and sun dried tomatoes on it. yummed it up.

Day 124 - Friday - Take out. We eat too much of this shit.

Day 123 - Thursday - Im 36. Seb pretended all day he'd forgotten my birthdayand then gave me a gag gift of plastic flowers. Noone else thought it was very funny, but I laughed. I spose thats why we're together.

Day 120, 121, 122

Day 122 - Wednesday - CAUGHT. cats on my new lounge, the one on the right I suspect is responsible for the kitty clawings on the corner of one of the sofas. VERY VERY NAUGHTY. Door is now shut to kittys deviance. Was also my last day of 35. weird.

Day 121 - Tuesday - Went to an art exhibition at the John Leech Gallery, my old friend Charlotte from design school days was showing with some other very amazing New Zealand artists. I didn't photograph her work as I wasn't sure if that was cool, but it was awesome and I wish I could have shared.

Day 120 - Monday - When your a feral and you domesticate u gt rly rly fat. sneaked all the chzburgers when you wasn't watchin.

Day 118, 119

Day 119 - Sunday - Bloody freezing, we went up to Mt Eden with Seb to wish his mum happy birthday in spirit, hope she heard it carried across the wind. Happy Birthday Gina, wish we could have met.

Day 118 - Saturday - Its my friend Nicolas' 35th birthday, Burgers' n drinks. Nic lives with Paul in Mangere Bridge with perfect night views across the harbour. We 3 all went to school together. I've known Nic for about 25 years, its nice to have friendships that last this long. Happy birthday Nicci xxxx

Day 116, 117

Day 117 - Friday - This is Isabel, shes Gabriels older sister. Shes feeling rotten after a tosillectomy. She told me she wished she'd had surgery on Monday and not Wednesday. When I asked why she said 'because it would hurt less today'.

Day 117 - Thursday - No image recorded, but I actually went into town and had lunch with my friend Jess who lives in Wellington. Jess' grandad was the principal of my primary school, she wasn't even born till I'd left the place. We met in Psychology class in 2004, became aquainted over her surname and have been friends ever since.

Day 113, 114, 115

Day 115 - Wednesday - Seb is on the phone to his girl Phoebe, he calls her every fornight to ensure maximum catchment of exciting news and current events. She plays games with him while they talk, makes for interesting watching.

Day 114 - Tuesday - no recorded image - Te Aho o Te Rangi Wharepu instead, purported Gt Gt Gt Grandfather, first born son of Te Whero Whero, King Potatau. Does that make us Royalty?

Day 113 - Monday - Wandering round the house looking for lost slipper. Foot is cold dammit. Took F'kin ages to find it too I might add. Who said I only lost keys?

Day 110, 111, 112

Day 112 - Sunday - I had a jewellry party and Gabriel enjoyed some of the cakes I made. I later curled up in a heap and died of stomach flu.

Day 111 - Saturday Despite the dreaded lurg about to hit our house we met up with some of my high school friends for breakfast at Frolic on Manukau Rd. The big tall one at the back Michael was over from China and us 3 shortys Me, Dave, Esma all live in the 09. The other big tall one is Brett, boyfriend of Esma.

Day 110 - Friday - my baby has a vomit bug, he's always the one who gets sick first the poor wee bugger. But not to worry, Kobi and I just got it later in the weekend.

Day 107, 108, 109

Day 109 - Thursday - A place I'm alittle too familiar with.

Day 108 - Wednesday - Early morning in the cold as Seb prepares to drive to work. Its just before 7am.

DAy 107 - Tuesday - Seb turns 34, we are at the airport farewelling Jo as she returns to Sydney. Sebs jacket makes him look like an insurance salesman.

Day 104, 105, 106

Day 106 - Monday - no pic, but in the theme of birthdays, who wouldn't want an awesome sponge bob cake like this one?

Day 105 - Sunday - Dinner at the Telfers, this time for birthday celebrations for little Emma and Sebastian. Emma was 9 on the 20th of May, and Seb's birthday was 2 days after these pictures. Jo was in Auckland visiting their Dad so it was great to have her there for Sunday dinner.

Day 104 - Saturday - after driving down from Auckland the night before, we spent the weekend with the Wards in Rotorua. Rebecca talked to me about her and Brendan trying for another baby, funnily enough she is pregnant in these pictures but didn't know.