Surviving a year in my job although I'm not sure if that is a good thing!
Reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones
Having friends visit for some good old fashioned shopping
Toddling around Sydney again and getting out to the Blue Mountains
Seeing Sleeping Beauty by the RNZ Ballet
A nice weekend in Auckland including a great steak at Marvel Grill in Wynyard Quarter
Starting motorcycling - thanks to Wellington Motorcycles, Motomail, 1 Tonne, Solomotoparts and the ever-patient Dragon
Vineyard trip to Hawkes Bay - great tastings at Black Barn, Elephant Hill, Moana Park, Te Mata Estate, Askerne Estate and Hettinga Estate
Seeing the Taupo carvings by boat and tramping around the Central Plateau
Seeing more of family
Cricket on Sky!
Snow in Wellington
Rugby World Cup - even though the final was nail-biting and not the best game of rugby!
Downton Abbey
The flying shark and arsing about with helium
Finally biting the bullet and buying some amazing shoes from Shoes of Prey
Protecting my assets with Thunderpants
The downsides include (and not limited to!):
Christchurch earthquakes - February, June, December. It just doesn't stop.
24 hour on-call
Still living and working in a city neither of you like - including expensive living costs for little benefit
Getting too much rain when trying to go camping in Queensland
Not getting to the South Island this year
Ongoing rubbish driving from the Wellington road muppets
Wanting to move back to Christchurch but the cost and timing is bad
Slow driving to get anywhere from here
How about 2012? Hopefully we can continue to achieve some personal milestones including a trip to North America and my new tattoo from Jackson St Tattoo... Guess we'll see what else it brings soon.
The Rose
