Long wknd happenings

Well last wknd was a extra long wknd for me, living in Hawke’s Bay we get our anniversary stat the Friday before Labour Day so it’s a 4 day wknd.  When I first moved here I thought that was a bit rubbish as we missed out on a 3 day wknd at some other stage of the year, however now I have been here for a few years it turns out I really like it this way and don’t see why more places didn’t do it lol.

Dad came over this time, to build me a pantry and also to hang out (and of course do other odd jobs that I had found for him to do… hehe).  I think he has done an amazing job with the pantry and it looks super cool.  Like any good creator though he can spot the mistakes and not quite right bits lol.  Good thing I am the one that lives there not him aint it :) hehe.

I also got a fridge off a workmate, turns out procrastinating does pay off.  I was looking at fridge/freezers at work one day thinking I didn’t really want to get one but I really should (have been thinking that for over a year now) and one of my workmates noticed and asked why, when I said I needed to buy one cos mine was on its last legs he said they had a spare they were looking at selling and would I like to buy it.  So a not as expensive as expected fridge/freezer became mine woot woot.  My kitchen is now looking better than ever.  Some stage I will improve the rest of it but that is going to be the expensive bit so it might be down the track some stage.  Plus I don’t know what colour I want to paint it so it can wait lol.

Dad and I also went for a bush walk while he was here.  I had seen a sign for it when I went for my random drive the other week, and decided that I needed to not go alone cos it was not on a highly used road/area.  Boy was I right on the not highly used bit, we basically drove to the middle of nowhere then turned right and drove some more before finally reaching our destination.  It was the Mohi Bush Reserve and it was a very nice walk.  Took the time it said on the sign (well the first sign which said 1hr, the next sign said 1.5hrs which was weird lol) and we made friends with the cows and some sheep along the way.  Not a super flat walk, well in some places it was flat and in others it really wasn’t lol.  There were two walk options and we did choose the longer one, the shorter walk was 30mins I think the sign said.

All in all it was a very good wknd I think :) though 4 days is almost one to many when it comes to getting up for work on Tuesday morning and your brain goes ‘but I’m on holiday, what are you doing!!!’.  I am a survivor though so have managed to get up for work all 3 days this work week so far, one more to go….

My cool new pantry

Mohi Bush Reserve

Yes we both climbed the stile.... hehe

Pretty mossy ground

Maraetotara Waterfall Walk, which we did on our way back to Hastings (very very short, but pretty)

Pics from around campus

So, been meaning to put this up for a week or so now, but as you probably know already I am pretty good at the whole oh I’ll do it later or tomorrow or whatever thing, which is why it hasn’t been put up lol.

Anyhow, not much new stuff to say and this post is more a pic one anyhow.  A work related pic one at that, fun right hehe.  As I have been wandering round campus I have been seeing these cool painted rocks, no idea where they are coming from but I do like them.  I have taken photos of some of my favs and thought I would share them with you.

I also found this random but awesome little walkway on Friday when I was going to R Block, would never have known it was there if I had gone the way I normally go, but one of my workmates said there was a quicker way, and they were right :) not only quicker but way prettier as well.  Total win I say.

Last couple of wknds

Last wknd Mum came to visit, partly cos she could and partly cos I was getting a heat pump installed on Monday (yes I'm all grown up now and have a heat pump, and yes I used it one night this week when it was cold, for about an hour then I went back the the traditional blanket and hot water bottle lol).  While she was here we did a bit of exploring and sight seeing and a whole lot of chilling :) Can't really remember what we did each day but we went to a quiz at Theatre HB (and didn't come last), went and said hello to the Womens Institute statue in Napier, wandered round White Pine Bush and caught up with some of my friends and of course went to Jarks munch munch yum yum hehe.

This wknd Glenny and I went for a drive ystdy morning, to nowhere in particular, we just found a road and followed it.  Turns out it goes to Waimarama or Ocean Beach, depending on which fork you take, I took the Waimarama one.  There also looks like there is a DOC walk that way so someone will prob end up being my buddy when I go check it out (being female and it's the middle of nowhere I think its best I take a buddy when I go, atlst the first time).  It was a awesome drive with some great scenery and awesome windy parts, we all (Glenny, Cleo and me) enjoyed it a lot.

Ystdy evening Jenny came round for a movie night, and I cooked dinner.  It was very simple but yummy nachos nom nom.  And we ended up watching 2 movies, we were gonna watch one but when we finished it we wanted to watch another so we did, score for being grown ups with no bedtimes lol.

Also did a bunch a chores this wknd, the downside to being a grown up (lol).  Mowed me lawns, sprayed the weeds, did some baking, and some cooking food for this coming week, and caught up on washing (mostly).  Also did some fun stuff like finishing my book, and finishing a TV series I was watching so it was a good wknd all round really :)

WI statue, can't member her name but we had a good catch up hehe

Wandering round White Pine Bush

Waimarama

Lookout spot on the way from (and to) Waimarama, it looked better in person, just saying... lol

Mt Erin Lookout, randomly found this and had to take a photo for my friend Erin lol