Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
New Zealand - Men's Skinny Jeans Capital of the World
I'm totally serious! I easily estimate that 85% of the men in my office (and now my son) wear skinny jeans, skinny dress pants, etc. on a daily basis. About 40% go with the saggy-ass look, the rest apparently like their junk a bit more confined.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Almost the best weekend EVER!!!!!
I shopped my arse off yesterday to get the stuff we need for a functional house. Found the fridge, dining table, and the as-of-yet undelivered washer/dryer and computer desk on TradeMe (kiwi version of Craigslist). Most everything else from amazing sales - $40 spa towels for $9.99 - 50% off the $500 microwave!!!! And Joe got a TV that meets his standards, so he's quite happy for now. We watched The Lego Movie last night and everything is awesome!
The ONLY thing that kept this weekend from surpassing all others is the fact that one of our circuit breakers is broken, so we have no heat or electric in the bedrooms. We don't really know how to re-program the HRV system to only heat the living room, which is where we slept on air mattresses last night. Also, I apparently don't know how to keep a fire going for more than an hour.
Apparently our rental company doesn't work on weekends, but I'm sure we'll get the electric issue fixed on Monday and the few other minor things we've noticed.
All-in-all, we are very pleased with our new adobe and hope everything works out so we're here for a while.
The ONLY thing that kept this weekend from surpassing all others is the fact that one of our circuit breakers is broken, so we have no heat or electric in the bedrooms. We don't really know how to re-program the HRV system to only heat the living room, which is where we slept on air mattresses last night. Also, I apparently don't know how to keep a fire going for more than an hour.
Apparently our rental company doesn't work on weekends, but I'm sure we'll get the electric issue fixed on Monday and the few other minor things we've noticed.
All-in-all, we are very pleased with our new adobe and hope everything works out so we're here for a while.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Moving day
Moving to our rental house today after much drama. Sooooo looking forward to unpacking and putting these suitcases away until our trip back to Colorado next year (or some cool weekend trips in NZ).
Our furniture currently consists of 2 air mattresses and 2 jumbo bean bag chairs. Hopefully our shipping container will get through customs without a hitch so we'll have our real furniture by this time next month.
Our furniture currently consists of 2 air mattresses and 2 jumbo bean bag chairs. Hopefully our shipping container will get through customs without a hitch so we'll have our real furniture by this time next month.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Commence the new gig...
First day at the new job - super excited to get my brain focused on things other than appliances and what New Zealand has against stick deoderant. Roll-on is so 70s!
Special shout out to my girl Ellie, who made the awesome jewelry I chose for today's momentous occasion!
Friday, July 4, 2014
Happy 2 Week Anniversary to Us!
60 degrees and sunny episodes lasting more than an hour makes for a lovely winter day to tool about... Took Joey to Howick Beach for a few minutes. Have never seen anyone get so much enjoyment from throwing random stuff into water.
Loving life on this little island!
Loving life on this little island!
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