Friday, Candyland, Sunday

Friday, Friday, Friday...
weekends seem to fly by so fast that when it's time to blog about them I have to sit and think what exactly I did that day.
Friday afternoon Jill and I met Sonia up for lunch at one of our favorite places called "Nando's" they have one of the best Hot Chicken Burgers around! Sonia wasn't having the greatest day so we did our best to put a little sunshine in her graying day.
Then we were off to meet up with two of the refugees that Jill has been resettling. Omerance & Grance are their names and we are preparing them for the wicked winters that are soon to follow the nice sunny days we've been enjoying.
Belinda, the youth minister at Shore Christian Church, asked me to host a girl's night at the house and I was happy to help. There were snacks, karaoke, laughter and a lot of off-key sining but over all a fun night. We were intruded by the boys of the youth group. With minimal damage to anyone and anything the night was a lot of fun, and I must admit I enjoyed it, even if I'm not the girliest person!

Saturday was the day that I had been looking forward to for awhile!!! it was CANDYLAND DAY!!!!
We got up early to go and visit to Otara Market Place which is the WestSide of Auckland! I love going to the market places it's so busy and there is always so much to look at! I had been complaining that I didn't have enough NZ clothes so I picked up a few T-shirts while I was there. An amazing food that I tried there was "coconut buns" they are coconut bread rolls swimming in coconut milk!!! they are to die for! no joke.

We stopped to grab a few chaches on the way to candy land and grabbed some food to tide our hunger because we all know what happens when you're buying food and you're hungry. not good. Candyland is an old cheese factory that was converted to make candy. there is a room just covered head to toe with rows and rows of candy made there. It all looked sooo good. We even go to go on a tour of how they make their lollies and we got to make our own! I couldn't resist buying a chocolate sheep and some kiwi lollies. We grabbed lunch at a cute hidden sort of place and then spent the rest of the day caching. I was definatley spent by the time I hit the pillow!

Sunday Aunty Jane and I went to church while Aunty Jill decided to have her own church at home. The speaker was one from the university Aunty Jane attends. She seemed to have loved it. Lunch was chinese leftovers from a night before and I spent the rest of the day working on a newsletter for my supporters that WILL BE COMING OUT VERY SOON! :) I went to c3 the church program and wasn't too thrilled that the last three services had all been about money and how we should give it to them. I don't plan to return too soon. When i got home, aunty jill, aunty jane, and sonia were waiting for me in the lounge and we all talked about our days and I went to bed... it's almost embarassing that I'm always the first one in bed!

well more adventure to come in the following week!!! wish me luck to not get hurt.. fell down the stairs the other day, my ankle didn't like it too much!

love to all!