My Goodbye

Today I was going to write a post about how much fun I had over the weekend with Ben and some of my friends in Amsterdam, I was blissfully unaware of what was going on with you at home.

I had said my good-byes before I left New Zealand, but I had never prepared myself for this day. 

You were such an amazing lady and I will miss you so much, there is nothing that I want more than to come home and see you one last time before you are put to rest with Poppa.
To come home and support Mum and the rest of our amazing family but I know you understand that I cant, and you know Ben is here for me and being the most supportive amazing person that he always is- I am also so glad you got to meet him and that you loved him.

I will always hold millions of memories of you, of all our Christmas' and holidays up north at your place, and all your visits to us.
I will always cherish the last few years of you living just down the road from Mum, I will never forget the look on your face when I came to visit you, the smile I would get that truly warms my heart.. and the heartfelt 'thank you' I would receive when I would leave like you really appreciated my time- it was always a pleasure.

I love that you gave me heritage to be proud of and raised a little girl into an amazing woman who I get to call my Mum.

I love you so much and it really breaks my heart that it was your time to go while I was so far away, I would have loved to have just one last hug and kiss, tell you one last time that I loved you.
But it was your time and Poppa has waited 22 years to see his wife again, and that makes me happy.

I love you Grandma, for the love you had for all your 20 something grand and great- grandchildren. You would tell anyone who would listen how amazing we all were.

Love your youngest Grandchild (something I was always so proud to be)
Rest in peace you amazing lady.
23/12/1917- 11/02/2013
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Waitangi Day 2013

Waitangi Day for us was certainly a different experience for us this year, no public holiday but we sure had fun,

Waking up hungover on Saturday was fun... Ben and I got ready, brought our beers from the offie and off we went to meet the 4000 other Kiwis in London to join the crawl.

It was like nothing I had ever seen really, about half were dressed up as kiwi icons, from tangy fruits, to fairy bread, kiwifruit to Shortland Street stars- was a sight to see.

We walked around from pub to pub around the Underground Circle line, for about 5 hours we walked, we stopped, we got more booze and kept on walking.

It was such a good day! After the crawl we went to a friends house to continue on- as if i know how to call it a night.

Safe to say after 13 hours of drinking it was a bloody good day! Even though I seem to be getting sick now!


Off to Amsterdam in 2 sleeps! Off on our second International trip. Wooohooo!