back in the box

first a little catch up on yesterday.  the day started with a company meeting in auckland which was actually very good.  then i whizzed across the road to meet Andy Shudall.  andy works for tscf and is a friend of the Em and Dave Bish for those that know them.

we met under the 20 metre santa.  i had some wigs in my bag which i was thinking of wearing when we met, but thought that might be a bit elaborate for a first meeting, so stuck to my normal hair !  We had a great time and he furnished me with a fantastic muffin and a bowl of hot chocolate.  We hope to meet up with andy and his family in the new year for some jolly times

late afternoon there was a general downing of tools at the office as people got dressed for the wild west theme xmas party.  this was the scene in our office before the taxis arrive.  not too dissimilar to a usual friday afternoon to be honest.

here’s what i needed up looking like as a ‘Westie’ (the slang for those who live on the west side of Auckland)

Our CEO played his electric guitar along with one of the bands at one point. He was also in demand for photos, as seen here with a normal sized cowboy and a chap wearing a horse’s head

i got home around midnight so that wasn’t too bad.

we’ve spent most of today working through packing boxes.  jane’s done great works in the garage whilst i’ve been trying to sort through various of my own boxes. 

Sometime this afteroon the girls went to play with some friends and had a great time

And I know some of you have been concerned about our christmas candles.  As planned they arrived safely via the container (rather than as melted or broken shrapnel in our bulging cases) and we’re rapidly progressing downwards

This evening we went to the cinema to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in 3D which we all really enjoyed.  we only decided to go 20 minutes before it started but being so close we arrived on time, had really big seats, popcorn, drinks and chocs.  It’s a really nice cinema with good visibility so we’ll be back !

tomorrow promised church, more boxes, and perhaps a trip to a twilight market.  see ya