Greetings everyone - I'm happy to report that Ann Marie has arrived, and we've been having a great time the last couple weeks. The NZ weather has cooperated - a little colder than ideal, but the weekends have been sunny and calm! I've finally gotten my act in gear this weekend and post more about what we've been up to.
As many of you know, Ann Marie and I enjoy cooking together. Last week, we decide to take more advantage of specials at the local grocery store - specifically where meat was concerned. We figured this would be good for the wallet, and also get us to expand our cooking horizons. So, on Thursday we bought lamb chops. After seasoning w/ salt & herbs, we threw it in the oven for ten minutes and then dined. I tell you, this was honestly the best home-cooked meal I've ever had. To prove it wasn't a fluke, we tried again last night with Andy and had excellent results!
We've made a couple trips to the botanical gardens (pictures above and below) which is just up the road - it's a nice combination of manicured gardens and nature reserve. This morning we ate at the breakfast & lunch cafe near the rose garden. This past week we also had dinner with Carsten & Sarah, added some decor in the apartment, and started to make some travel plans (we are hoping to go up to Auckland next weekend via the overland scenic railway).
Tonight we are off to a house party and the first All Blacks match of the Rugby World Cup! The whole country is in a tizzy for this event to start, even though the first few games should be easy wins.
1 comment:
Sounds like a blast E! Keep up the blog!
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