Day 217

went for a little drive to see what we could achieve with our camera's....as per, once i got up there i was totally unmotivated....grrrr - so annoying!  more planning for next time maybe - or just less wind please wind-maker!!  it was such a stunning day, but ugh the wind once you got up the hills,  not cool.
drove back through sumner and picked up my friend pie after and went to 'under the red veranda', a cafe i had only recently heard of, but now am in love with.  it's exactly what i have been looking for, in the city, but somewhere you can sit outside and not be next to a dirty street! likey very much.  was great to have a good catch up with pie too.  we are both so busy, we rarely get to catch up.  a better end to the day, than start :)
this evening had a mate's 21st.  damn i feel old when i go to these things....and boring! i managed to stay awake for a reasonable amount of time, thanx to my new party indulgence....my bag of lollies.  bugger is i still get a hangover in the morning.....a sugar one.

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Day 208

my goddaughter turns five today...five!!!!  where have the years gone....wherever they have gone, they have gone way too quickly.  i had really wanted to get up to akl for her bday, but i just couldn't afford it in the end...maybe next year when no one else will be making such a fuss :S
happy birthday saf'

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Day 185

belated birthday dinner tonite with boy and his mama. finally got to go to bodhi tree, a burmese restaurant in town. i'd heard great things about it, and there were lots of vego options. i wasn't so sure about the fat content, as most asian countries use a reasonable amount of oil in their cooking, but figured there would be something i could eat....and there was....although my first two choices were the only two things on the menu they couldn't lower the oil in, damn it!  dang it was good too - esp the blue peas.
After we popped across the road to metro for a coffee and something sweet, for those that could indulge...ie not me, although i did have a hot chocolate, the closest i get these days.

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Day 183

happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me.  happy birthday dear meeeeeeee, happy birthday to me!
to be honest i really was that fussed about my birthday this year.  i guess as you get older they really don't mean as much as they used to, definitely not the meh numbers anyway!
we were going to head out for breakfast, but as it had been a gorgeous day yesterday we did it a day early.  so today we cruised....french toast in bed, yum!  got up middayish and slowly made our way to hagley park, where we thought we could do some corny daffidol photos, and did we what!  gotta love corn....well at least laugh at it ;)
then we headed to the art gallery to check out an exhibition i have been wanting to see for ages, seraphine pick.  it was amazing, awesome, so inspiring.
dinner was japanese.....gooooooood japanese and cheap.
thank god, another birthday over.

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