A new favourite song.

I just heard this on MTV and had to share it.

Had yourself a Merry Christmas?

I hope your Christmas was as merry as mine.

We started with a pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Jenna and Mike came around with Tyler who went down for a sleep just before breakfast, so we got to have some adult time. After breakfast we swapped presents, and I was very happy (and thankful) for the gifts I got. After breakfast we sat on the deck in the sun for a bit and I got to play with my fave little man, then Jenna, Mike and Tyler left for Jenna’s parents.

Mum and I relaxed for a little while, then we headed up to Jenna’s parents for lunch. Which was very very yummy. Ham, Turkey, Salads, Potatoes, Chocolate, Deserts, conversations, Tyler, and general merriness.

After lunch Mum and I went to Gran and Granddad's to give them everyone's presents, so they wouldn’t have to hull them home from the farm. They loved their presents. Lots of pictures of all their great grandchildren.

Once we had been able to relax, and I’d had a nap, we left Gran and Granddads and went to the farm. Sat in the sun, enjoyed everyone’s company, and then had Christmas dinner. Ham, Chicken, Roast Veges, Salads, Bread, and so much more yummy food.

I love Christmas in general, but I really loved this Christmas.

It was our first Christmas with Tyler and he is just growing up so fast.

I put up…

This little beauty this evening.

Absolute Addiction

Since I found it, I have been in love with www.designsponge.com. I had to stop going onto it for a while, my ideas list was getting overly full and there was nothing I could cut off the list or save for later cause they were all equally amazing. Today, I went onto Design Sponge for the first time in a very long time and I relived the feeling of falling in love with it. The ideas running through my head right now are insane. I can not wait to start some new projects… Maybe one day soon I'll finish the ones I've started.
Yip, I believe this is love.

Awesome Cup

This is me last night. When I felt ten times better than I do tonight. But the cup is awesome. Wickedly awesome. The Lemsip Cold and Flu drink that is in the cup is what is really killing my week about now. Not to mention it’s only Monday. Thanks cold/flu (I haven’t haven’t yet decided which one my symptoms are leaning towards).

PS. Still loving the cup!

Can you feel it to?

Cause I certainly can.

Christmas is in the air!

It is on it’s way!

It’ll be here sooner than we know!

So…

You better watch out,
You better not cry,
Better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
Santa Claus is coming to town.
He's making a list,
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out
Who's naughty and nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

As much as Christmas is my second favourite time of year (selfishly, my birthday is my first) I am super slack when it comes to present buying. So far, I only have a tiny gift for my mum, a tiny joint gift for my brother and his partner, and books I bought for Tyler yonks ago. Luckily, I only have four people to arrange presents for. And, I am super proud because one of the presents I do have I made myself – off an idea I found online!!!

Christmas PARTY!

I am going to start by explaining that there is no way I could explain the absolute love I have for my job, and in order to love your job you have to love your work place. Yes, we have our problems, like any work place. However, these problems compare in utterly no way to the pure agony I used to go through every day as I dragged myself to my place of work.

Our Christmas party way a blast. We drove to Puhoi on Saturday afternoon to kayak from Puhoi to Wenderholm. After we drove up to Leigh, where work had hired a house for us to stay in for the night, and we had dinner at the Sawmill Cafe, followed by a small party back at the house.

The kayaking was fantastic. Relaxing. Fun. Enjoyable. Entertaining. It took us around two hours to kayak eight kilometres. We spent the time singing, talking, enjoying the scenery, and running into trees.

The house in Leigh looked out over the ocean and was the perfect size. There was even a fish pond built next to to back yard deck.

Dinner was nice, nothing like the reviews we had received, but still nice. We all got along very well and laughed so much. We were meant to be staying for the live bands that were playing from 9pm. But, they didn’t start till 9.45pm and they weren’t up beat enough for our party, so we ventured back to the house and the ones going back to Auckland went on their way.

We stayed up until around 2am standing on chairs singing and dancing, watching everyone do the most hilarious acts, sharing our deepest and darkest’s, talking smack, and giggling about but all.

This tops the fun we had at conference by a huge million. I can not wait for the rest of the fun that is going to come to this job. From doing something I am extremely passionate about, to enjoying every aspect of it fully; this is something I truly love.