A Day for the LADIES!!

The itinerary for Thursday 20th August went as follows:

0700 - wake up and head off to the gym for a late workout

0800 - home and showered

0845 - pick up Kaye and Rachel

0910 - pick up Rozy

0930 - arrive at the SIT Hairdressing Salon for the First Year Elementary Hairdressing students to do our hair.

0945 - Level 3 Floristry student delivered our corsage

0945 - Student Cafe delivered our coffee/hot chocolate and cake.

The final product of our 2.5 hours of pulling, tugging, washing, drying, curling, hairspray and much more!!!

1145 - out of there

1200 - meet up with Alan, Lyndon, Maddison and Aaron for lunch at Bain Street Demolition Village. Wow - an awesome place. See earlier blogs regarding this hidden southland secret.

The men were advised what to wear, although their costume is still wearable today!! Some things never change.

1400 - drive to Riverton for a spot of country shopping. It would have been too embarrassing to do shopping in Invercargill. Just crossing the road we had about 4 cars toooooot their horns!! :-)

1500 - drive to Mores Reserve which looks over Riverton and have coffee. We were meant to go to Tuatapere for coffee at a old fashion coffee house.

1600 - drive to Invercargill the long way home. Some of us enjoyed the scenery but others need to rest their eyes. Heheh.

1700 - Thai Dee for Tea.

1930 - Attend the secret function.... no it wasn't cycling at the Veladrome, or a party at a fancy house, or getting groceries, or going for a walk in the park It was to the Ballet - La Sylphide. A beautiful show.

2015 - Find the lost car keys... hmmm someone went to the bathroom and left her keys on the back of the door... blame the costume with no pockets - will have to remedy that.

2030 - Drop Rozy home for her well deserved sleep

2045 - Drop Kaye and Rachel home - although just have to jump in the tub for a little relaxation.

2200 - Check out the 500 odd photos of the day

2345 - Home for sleep.

What a day, really enjoyed my time and hoped the ladies did too.

And another Birthday

It was Maddison's birthday at the beginning of August. She turned 2.... what a lovely age. Here are a few fabulous photos.

Maddison loves lady birds... you will have to ask her when she's 21 what she called them.

Another Birthday

Yes, another birth has flown by... this day doesn't give away the day it was. After work I was picked up by some of my very caring friends and driven to a remote location. During the journey we had a narrator who endeavoured to remind me that "Roanna, you live in a cave at the end of the earth and it is XX years since the hearld of your birth...". Sorry the XX is purposefully left out...hehe!! When we got to the remote setting we sat down and had the best birthday meal out (a BBQ cooked on a little hot plate). For the young folk amongst us we had pass the parcel. And to made the even special we had tea in lamp and candle light. After tea it was, a trip all the way home (some of the way on the back of a truck holding the hot lamp).

Heres a few photos of the special occasion.

And being totally spoilt I was given a Cuttlebug!! One of the ultimate Scrapbooking tools. Wow it is sooooo cool.

21st Birthday Party

It was a good friends 21st birthday party back in June although she celebrated it in July and here I am blogging it for my records in August!!! Shocking!!

The theme for the day was "Cast Iron Man" so... the day started off at 0900 with an early morning swim in a costume (I decided to wear my milking overals with my wetsuit underneath - its a bit hard running in gumboots full of water)... then at 1030 a ride at the Veladrome ... then lunch at Otatara hall ... followed by a casual walk around the Otatara bush.

Here are a few photos of the day.