Yes I am still alive!

Hey peeps!

Sorry about the lack of posting, we've just gotten web back and moved into our new place blah blah blah. Anyway its all getting more normal now - so I promise to do much more blogging from here on in!

So yes, we moved house - I'll put some pictures up for you to see. We're living with Nick and Zelda in an apartment in Eden Terrace - which is city fringe so still close to town ;o) so I still walk to work!!! Its a great apartment, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathooms. We've got the ensuite which is really lovely and novel. It does make kirk st look like an absolute hole!!!!

What else, work been going well - I've been on training to Rotorua for a weekend and then we went to Taupo to do the Great Lake Relay - see www.relay.co.nz - we came 64th out of 144 composite teams. Not too bad. I think it took about 17 hours for us to run and walk 188 kms around the lake! That was great fun!

I'm going on a mini secondment at work to a clients. Luckily even closer to our house ! Thats about it, all is going well and I'm happy. The weather has been pretty good - even better!

Anyway I'll post some pics soon.

Hope you are all well! Lots of love Chenola xxxxxxxxx

Gonzo and Chonkey reunite!

Gonzo and Chonkey reunite at Cottesloe Beach. It was noice, bit special, bit different!

And Gonzo at Cottesloe...
And Gonzo at the South Perth Foreshore!
(isn't he the cutest!)


-Just in case you have no idea what I'm on about - When I was in London I picked up these two finger puppets at the Spitafield Markets. One is Georgia's (Chonkey = Chenoa Monkey) and mine (Georgia + have no idea??? = Gonzo - Oh cos I didn't like Chonkey so he became Gonzo, I thought was on par with Chonkey) I carry him everywhere and he has fun. But more fun when he sees Chonkey!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hi guys,

Just a few pics of holidays at Smiths Beach, notice the theme - hot and sunny.

Have a lovely Christmas, and see you all soon.

Ciao Ciao xxxxxxx

You've not experience sun until you've been to PERTH!

Hello,

Well sorry, the last blog was a bit late plus I didn't put all the photos up that I said I would. OOOH well when I find them I'll put them up.

So I arrived in Perth last night. Fuck Perth shits all over Auckland (remind me not to give my blog to people who live in Auckland...!!!!) For one, they think they know what nice weather is, hell NO now Perth knows what nice weather is thats for sure. The sky is clear and blue, its not windy as all hell and I don't think it may start raining randomly while I'm out walking!

Today is Bec's wedding, so I'm getting my hair done with the girls and then we're going to do Bec's make up then go get ready ourselves. I can't wait.

Anyway, hope everyone is well and enjoy the festive season as I doubt I'll be blogging much in the next month!!!!!!

Love ya farking xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Masquerade Ball

Hi again,

So like I said we had our work christmas function on the Friday that just passed. It was loads of fun- it was at St Matthews in the City (a church!) just across from Sky City. They had it fully decked out loads of free booze and great food - SO SO much seafood. I love seafood and I love the seafood in this country!!!! I drank champagne all night (hmmmm) Georgia and Pondy will remember how that always ends up. But I was pretty well behaved - you know the whole I've just started work thingy....

Thats all I can say, I'll put some pictures up that I thought were funny. I had a lot of fun with two Filipino girls - Maricel who also just started work and Jennifer (her flatmate)! I also found a horse... muahahaa. So needed a photo with him too. Check out Will dancing (yes, he was REALLY DRUNK!!!)

Ciao ciao xxxxxxxxx

Stanmore Beach

Ciao people!!!!!

So I've been pretty damn slack on the posts. I started work 2 weeks ago and I'm actually enjoying it. Its quit a shock and its pretty hard going back to public practice after being in commerce for awhile.. plus you all know I did sweet FA at HMT!!!!!!

Whats been going on....well on Friday we went to my work's Christmas function - it was a masquerade (sp??) ball - it was great fun! I think a couple of the girlies took pics, so I'll put some up when they come through. I had a great time I got up and danced to the cheesy music, Will danced too - although he was way more smashed than me!!!!!

Then yesterday Mark, Caroline, Will and I went to Stanmore beach - thats where the 2 pics above are taken. Mark took the pictures, that last one we didn't know he was taking photos of us being all smushy and loved up ;o) Its a good picture tho! Cool tree! I managed to graze my knee getting into that tree too how is that possible. The beach was lovely, really quiet. I walked along and checked out all the rocks and shells. Nice and relaxing!

Anyway, I will put a few more pics up that Mark took. Enjoy!

Love ya x x

North Head

Hey guys! On the weekend that just passed we all went on a day trip to North Head! Which is kinda on the north shore (I think, I could be completely wrong). North head was a defence fort set up in the 1800s against a feared Russain attack and then expanded later for WW1 and 2. It was good fun traipsing around, although someone could have told me because I wore flip flops!!!! Anyway, it had great views of the city and lots of fun tunnels and stuff :o)

Here are 2 pics, sorry I'm being so rude in the pic - its cos Mark took the photo!!! We always give each other the finger... hmm that sounds random! anyway you know what I mean!

Kiwi road trip anyone??

Hey guys, ok I've been pretty good with the posts recently! I haven't put any photos up of our holiday away - here are some scenic ones below. Sorry, I know there's no pics of me or Will!!! Mark took some of us all on the weekend that just past when we went to North Head - on the North Shore, so I'll put them up too!

This is at Rotarura - at Te Pui, we could see all the geysers going off, stunk big time of sulphur but was cool to walk around and have a look!

This is the beach near Tauranga - near Mt Maunganui reminded me of home a bit, with the sand and the beach paths. You can see it was a tad chilly when we went but we still went for a walk along the beach :o) I even got a nice shell!!!

We stopped here on our way to Wellington - its Haku falls, we just stopped at a look out point, there was just so much water - you can't really see from the pic. But it was really pretty!

The whole holiday was fun, we spent loads of time driving, well I should say Will drove lots but it was good to spend so much time together after being apart for so long it meant we could talk about stupid stuff, serious stuff, just anything we thought of! Apart from the crappy weather I had a great holiday! Wellington is really different to Auckland - bloody crazy windy but was interesting town centre... we caught up with Listy - a mate of Wills there too. That was fun, we went out and got trolleyed!!!

Rotaroura was cool too - LOADS of motels! See why they call it rota-vegas! We had a nice dinner there and were very touristy and went to Te Pui to see the geysers and then we went on the luge - thats is so fun!!!! They're like these little carty things and you go zooming down this track and have to catch a chair lift back to the top!

That was my first holiday in NZ! Plenty more to come I'm sure.

Til next time, love ya x x

New home!

Yo biatches! So yeah, I'm a bit slow on the blog update, but here it is! So here are pictures of the house in Auckland.... yes, and I'm living with 3 boys! They're pretty clean and very nice and easy to live with so I don't mind!!!!

The first one is from the front (duh) and then there's Merk, Caroline and Will in the kitchen - Will's cooking us scrambled eggs!!! Then there's the backyard and our bedroom, its weird I don't really think of it as our room yet... maybe cos all my stuff isn't here, to be honest I don't think all my stuff will fit when it arrives!

I'll post one about our holiday soon too. So far everything is going a OK, job hunt is going well I just miss London SO MUCH and miss all the girls in London too! I get pretty frustrated but it'll better, just need to settle down... SLOW down ;o)

Anyway, hope you like the pics!

Til next time!

Love ya x x x x

Chenola's first post!

Hey guys

Wow... my first post!!! Aww on my new blog! Well it was decided that because I am moving countries I should get my own blog. Mostly, I'll be honest its for Arna - you skank ho you better bloody appreciate this!!!!!

I'm leaving London on the 26th September. I can't believe it, it feels so soooo surreal and definitely has not sunk in yet. It probably won't hit me til I get on the plane or off the plane in Auckland!

Its my going away party this Friday, not excited about that either?!?! Whats going on. I'm sure I'll be fine when I get there!!

Anyway, enjoy leave me rude comments if I'm not blogging enough. Its hard when I don't have a digital camera but I'll see what I can do in terms of pictures!!!

To new beginnings!

Love Chenoa x x