For my birthday I really wanted to go snowboarding and we got the opportunity to do just that today. So at 8am the car was packed and we headed off. Again Mum, Dad and Emily all had the day off so it was a Paki affair. We got to the mountain, got geared up and were on the slopes by 1pm. Now because I've already been snowboarding once that made me the pro, for the others this was their first time. So I begin to brief the crew. I had only just started talking ab...

Can anyone say best birthday EVER!!!!!! This was my first bday back home in 5 years, so I've been looking forward to it a little more than normal. This year did not disappoint!! Mum, Dad and Emily all took the day off to spend it with me. We headed to Te Awa Shopping Centre to watch Real Steel at D Box. D Box is the first of it's kind in Australasia. The screens are like a normal cinema but the seats are pure awesomeness. The seats move with the movie, so think...

What a better way to start a Sunday than to go for a 10km walk in the country, and that is exactly what we did. It had been on the cards for awhile that we would have a go at the SBS 10k walk/run. My original plan was to run the 10ks with Dad, but as my knee was still playing up we decided to do the 10k walk with my Mum, Aunty, Cousin and Sister. Dad did have one condition though and that was we had to dress up!! So hence the camo gear complete with toy guns,...

The past seven days have been one word...........RELAXING!!!!! I have had just enough time to do everything I wanted. I've been bike riding with Dad by the mighty Waikato river, watched Sarah being tough while getting her tattoo, 8km walk with the family, tried out different coffee shops, visited Mount Maunganui and caught up with old friends. The highlight of this past week has to be my holiday within a holiday, a three day break at the beach. It started on ...

After weather issues and being delayed by a day we finally made it to the snow!! A few months ago I had been lucky enough to get a deal on Living Social for $1 ski passes, and now was the time to use them. Interestingly enough the one person who thought it was a stink deal when I brought them, was the one person who came with me. Sarah Darlington, come on down haha! The drive there was sweet, probably because I was passenger. So nice to be among the rolling ...