Not too much today... low key week. Big weekend houhg... my 2-4... where have the years gone?? teehee..

Need help on 2 fronts:
1. Need to take advantage of Mark coming here and get him to bring things I can't get here. need help developing this list. After hair gel, deo, KD and reese's peanut butter cups, I'm stuck. Any suggestions (particularly from fellow transients)?

2. Going to somehow celebrate Canada Day here - suggestions on how to do it at work? Suggestions on what a true Canadian meal is that I can cook at the hostel? I'm depending on you to help me represent... haha, really though, all I can think of is french toast & maple syrop but french toast isn't Canadian. Please, please, please.

To all those annoyed by my lack of contact... know you're not alone. (And that I am slowly getting back to everyone... eventually).

Happy Birthday me! (And Lindsay Praught, same year and all). Made a friend here, Luke who's also celebrating on the 27th... all the more reason to party.

Happy Fathers Day Dad (and all paternals among you)! Hope you had a good one and didn't take it to heart that only your worst child (Molly) was near to celebrate with you!

Another weekend of random nothingness. Fantastic! Saturday morning (nice to reclaim some of these weekend mornings) I swam, socialized and shopped (YEAH A MALL!!! I had been disgustingly well behaved and was in desperate need of some retail therapy). I then helped a friend move and (well showed up as everything was finding order with a plant in my hand - niiiiice) and helped Cat run "settling in" errands. Later on we went to our work do at a Thai restaurant and had a wicked night! Great chats and loads of laughs, and the best Thai food I have ever had. mmmmmmmmmmmmm... I'm still drooling....

We had an awesome night on the town to follow (I won't even tell you what time I rolled in!!) and spent Sunday lounging and catching up with some friends. Ideal weekend. Followed by the most beautiful pizza tonight with Rona, Joey & Gemma. Ever put pumpkin on your pizza? Soooo good.

Gemma & I were just talking about how we feel guilty as if we're wasting our time by never sightseeing and doing cultural things on the weekend here. BUT - I can justify... I honestly love this feeling when I am so at home in a place that I don't feel the need to do any of that and think this is more of a true "Kiwi experience" then going away all the time and sight-seeing on a regular basis. I quite honestly get sick of too much sight seeing (it can be nauseating trying to find a worthwhile way to spend each day) and really love just living as a local for awhile. Of course, knowing that I'm not here for much longer (only 3 weeks!) really helps the justification. It's all about enjoying the now, and bloody hell, I'm loving it!