NZ, and post NZ

May 3rd, 2011. From bottom left: Sicha, Nikie, Eden, Milton, Kate, Dad, Leia, Me and Aunty Helen...then in the centre Grandma. 

New Zealand!
Yes, I haven't updated in forever and I did get back from NZ almost 2 weeks ago. But here's a picture I shall treasure forever. Love the fact we could all be in it, using the awesome timer on my camera...which I actually didn't know how to use until that day. We balanced the camera on a tissue, sitting on Grandmas walker...genius!
This was my last full day in NZ and not too long before we were on the road back to Christchurch.
I was only in NZ for 5 days, but in a way with all the travelling I did, it felt like a long 5 days. But still, it wasn't nearly enough time, as I knew it wouldn't be anyway. And it was hard to say bye so soon after saying hey. Regardless, I was sooo happy to actually have the opportunity to go across and see everybody again.
I am already making plans to travel back there late 2011. :)
To sum up the 5 days, about 80-90% was travelling. And the flight over there was my first experience travelling across the sea solo. I wasn't too nervous about it actually, and I was quite excited to be doing something on my own for once. Everything went smoothly and I was so proud of myself. Haha.
Of course, there was that one day everything went to shit...when I travelled down to Fairlie on the Sunday. Firstly, I missed my bus in the morning...Nana told me the wrong pick up point...and I never double checked...so then I rebooked the last seat to Timaru in the afternoon (bout half hour drive from Fairlie) and the wrong bus picked us up...over an hour late...and having no way to contact Dad, I was stranded in Timaru for just over an hour at night. I wasn't too afraid because I had a vague idea of where I was. Luckily the bus driver who dropped me off called my dad and told him I was at the station...then I just had to wait for him to come get me. He wasn't far away...thankgod.
Everything thing else went well though, and I came back on the Wednesday with Eden and Leia.

House-sitting
So before I went to NZ, Dad and the family...plus Eden and Leia went a couple of days beforehand. When they left, I moved into Dad's once again.
Being there this time was the best...I felt so relaxed and having the whole place to myself felt great. Then of course, I met them all over there on the weekend after and then coming back to stay again at Dad's till the following week.
Hmm...I miss that place, I always do every time I have to come back to Mum's. But this time was horrible. I had this like, emotional episode the night I came back...just felt all wrong to be here.


And now...
Not to skip over things too much but really, there's more going on and I'm not really updating as well as I normally do.
But basic thing to note is that things really aren't much different with the exception on the couple of things.
Work know I'm having my operation now.
Living back at Mum's, is tolerable now.
I miss my friends.
and...I really want to do the things I really really want to do with my life.
I still feel frustrated alot of the time, but I know I don't have too long to wait now.

More from me later.
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