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Drive to survive
Last night Ky and I arrived back to NZ, and despite a delay, drove up to her sister’s place that night. We got in just before 5am. It was the right thing to do, and I’m so grateful that I had Ky staying up with me to do the driving.
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Flight fatigue
Our long series of flights this trip is almost over; thank goodness. We are descending into Auckland now, and due to some foul weather in Melbourne, we’ve been slightly delayed. If we get to our car by 1:30 AM, we will have done well. Ky and I are very fortunate to be able to spend…
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Wedding
I’m just driving home in the Uber after our good friend’s wedding. As always, it was a blast. My favourite weddings are cross-cultural occasions, and that’s what this was. The bride grew up in Vancouver, her husband in Melbourne. To add to the variety, her father was born in Trinidad, her mother in the Phillipines.…
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Cooking
It was 43degrees Celsius, 109 degrees Fahrenheit today. Far, far too hot. Tomorrow will be milder, but thank god for AC.
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Nap time
Octavia is now firmly on a single, two hour nap schedule from 12-2. These days, as I wake up well before dawn to make North American calls, it has been my nap time as well!
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The Mitre Tavern
Today was Australian Monday, but American Sunday, so I took a much needed day of rest. Sort of. It still started at 6:30, and we had to move house, and there are always tasks to do. But I did get the chance to spend 2.5 hours catching up with my oldest pal at the Mitre…
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Birthday dinner
I am back in Melbourne for a friend’s wedding, and last night was treated to a three course birthday dinner put on by my sisters. It was very special. I love spending time with my sisters and their partners, and it’s always hard with us being split over oceans. The really went all out, including…
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Date Day
Today Ky and I had a lunch date together. If you have young children, I would highly recommend it. Octavia was looked after by Aunty Victoria, although 80%+ was just her napping. We were able to have a long, luscious, two hour meal, and come back full, happy, and able to take the reins again…
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Day Date
Today Ky and I had a lunch date together. If you have young children, I would highly recommend it. Octavia was looked after by Aunty Victoria, although 80%+ was just her napping. We were able to have a long, luscious, two hour meal, and come back full, happy, and able to take the reins again…
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Decade
10 years ago, our family adopted two cats, Pinger and The Other One. Overtime, Pinger was renamed to Paddy, and sadly passed. Other One, as she was more commonly known, became Little One, and recently turned 10. Happy birthday Little One!