Hello, my lovely readers 🙂 I hope that you all had a great weekend! Here’s what’s on our plates this week… Monday Paula Deen’s Broccoli Casserole – I like many of Paula Deen’s recipes {Perfectly Imperfect, don’t hate me!}. And I was feeling the need for some Southern Cooking this week, so this menu relies… Read More Menu Monday!
I’ve got my work schedule for the next few weeks, and the great news is that I have a couple of days off during Chris’ university’s mid-semester break. Soooooo… I decided to plan a mini-vacation! It’s time we did a bit more exploring in our new country, don’t you think? I do! So, where are… Read More Mini Vacation to Waiheke Island
I’ve decided that for however long we’re in New Zealand – whether that is 5 years or 50 years – we are staying put. No more moving, no more packing, no more unpacking – this is it. The thing about moving to another country is that you can’t just unpack and throw away the boxes. … Read More Moving Day Carnage
I subscribe to a free NZ shopping site {somewhat similar to One King’s Lane or Gilt Groupe in the US}. Every now and again they have great deals. I’m not an impulse buyer, and one thing I like about this group is that it’s not the typical 24 HOURS ONLY! kind of sale. Many last… Read More Envirosax!
Three views from our windows… Mid-morning sunshine that warms up the living room (L – R: Vero Centre, Lumley Centre, and the park) A view of the park across the road Our “view” of the Sky Tower – tallest structure in NZ & the Southern Hemisphere Okay, so that last “view” isn’t all that great,… Read More Sunny Saturday Photos
Hello, my lovely readers! Hope y’all are having a great week thus far. Ours has been busy, but that’s a post for another day. We had some friends over for dinner this week. The apartment is still pretty barren, but in this case it was a good thing. Our friends have a little one who… Read More New York Pizza in New Zealand
I have loved working at my current hospital, and I’m very sad that tonight is my last night there. When I first started looking at jobs in South Bend (this was when we were still in Massachusetts), I knew that I wanted to work in an ER. I was one year post-nursing school and had… Read More 10 Things That I’ve Learned in the ER
Good Things I’ve sent off my NCNZ application. Fingers crossed! Our Visa applications arrived yesterday at the NZ Embassy in Washington, D.C. I started P90X (not doing it every day because of my work schedule, but doing it at all is better than not) I finally got my last schedule for work – I’ll only… Read More Good Things, With a Few Not So Good Things
I’ve found another reason why I can’t wait till we arrive in New Zealand: Kagi Jewelry. “Tie the Knot” Necklace – Ribbons & Pearls Kagi Jewelry was started by New Zealander Kat Gee. She has such a great story – she loved to design jewelry as a child and continued making it her spare time… Read More Be Still, My Shopping Heart
Am I the only one out there who doesn’t feel like the year is coming to a close? I’m being serious. I think that being in college and then marrying a grad student who then became a professor has messed with my schedule. I think of everything in terms of school years. This year isn’t… Read More New Year, New Country
I’ll be the first to say that the NZ tourism videos have some cheesy music. However, the scenery is amazing, and whenever I watch them I keep thinking to myself, “Oh my gosh – in MAY I will be living there!” It always gets me so excited and makes all of the work and stress… Read More Can You Believe that I Get to Live There?!
