Just when you thought I'd disappeared completely... I'm back!!
I'm relaxed, well-rested and currently a very happy lass... and here's the photo to prove it!!
To all my faithful followers, my apologies it has been so long but life has just happened around me for the last - almost 2 months!! Where has January gone?!
So, the update since December? Well, life is amazingly busy but great. I had an awesome holiday down south pretty much going from seafood meal to seafood meal with Shaun and his family as they encouraged this maori girl to rediscover her Ngai Tahu roots! Since December I've tried fresh crayfish (several times... yum!), paua fritters, prawns, kina, mussel fritters and scallops wrapped in bacon and fried in garlic butter (a bit of a favourite that one!). About half way through my holiday, my "system" (!!) felt the effects of my seafood binge and I had to revert to european solids for a few days but was back on the mussels after a trip to the Nelson markets one weekend!
I haven't had a swim in the ocean this season but I did get to snorkel (kind of!) when I went for a swim at Pelorus on the way back from Nelson. It was freezing but great fun!
I've had some interesting moments in my new job... some blond moments and some great laughs already. I've learnt how to get out of the carpark after hours (I may have had to ring the previous DY but I got out eventually!!), I've had my desk 'done over' by a few eager youth leaders (who shall remain nameless!) - and I actually think I got off quite lightly but don't tell them that!! ...and I've discovered yet again, that no matter how much I do there's still more to be done!
I've heard from my session mates... I think we all want to poke out our tongues at the Newmans and the weather they are enjoying (tough life in that air-conditioned office isn't it Doug?!). My home corps (Kilbirnie) is great - I'm looking forward to journeying the next little while with them and other than the occasional bout of windburn (oh that it would be sunburn!!) I'm readjusting to all that Wellington has to offer!!
I've found my Saturday morning cafe down in the heart of Kilbirnie, I have a few Saturday trips I want to go on to discover the different communities at my feet and I'm getting used to life as a fully-fledged, real-life officer! I'm challenged by the youth in this division - they are an awesome bunch who have a lot to offer and who are screaming both with talents and with their voices pretty much saying "use us Lord!!" - I think more exciting times are ahead! They certainly aren't lacking in ideas or passion - not a bad place to start huh?!
I'll put a few photos up from the last couple of months on the photo blog shortly. Parachute was a great weekend - my favourites were definitely Shawn McDonald (if you haven't got his albums BUY THEM!!), Third Day and Dave Dobbyn (even though I piked because of the rain!!).
Hope to be able to blog photos of my first niece or nephew next time! *the Kaz* will have to take a back seat to Aunty Karen until I've exhausted it!! :-)
