Little Sprouts

I must be a newlywed because I'm so glad that Gordon is back from Australia! He came home last night at about 7:30 and the rest of the night we cuddled. I did survive without him here but it was painful to go to bed alone each night. Whenever he's here my mind is at ease and not so wound-up. I swear that I would check the locks on the house at least three times each night, chalk it up to my paranoia of someone breaking in. My cooking also reverted back to being a college student. When I don't have someone else to cook for my cooking degrades to grilled sandwiches and ramen noodles. After a couple days of that I got a couple of meals together for some variety. I find that I like using bell peppers a lot now because they are easy to cut and use. My favorite now is English Muffin pizzas which are so easy to make and each person can customize their own little pizzas. I bought some more to make for a dinner this week for Gordon.

In the realm of gardening I've had a little bit of success! I'm not sure if my all of my egg carton seeds will sprout but I have three little sprouts of marigold coming from one egg carton. Then my cornflower, I called it a coneflower last time, is sprouting beautifully. There are so many cute little sprouts. I also have some little aster seedlings popping up. I always feel like I've accomplished something by growing plants from seeds. I have some other plants that I need to plant after I get back from Labour Day weekend. I'm kinda worried about my little seedlings and leaving them alone for the weekend. I'm sure if I put a lot of water in the trays then they'll be okay. I work so hard to make sure my plants are okay, it's one of the things that I'm good at.

I got my haircut this week as well. It took me awhile to encourage myself to walk in and get an appointment but I finally did it. I took some length off of it, about 1 1/2 inches, and got a little bit of layering. I can't believe that my hair has gotten so long. This haircut has reduced some of the pull that my thick hair was having on my scalp so that feels great! I guess the key is making sure to make thick hair layered a bit to reduce the weight it has on your head if your going to have it long. I haven't had long hair since I was a little girl.

I went to the same church again and was introduced to some very friendly and nice people. They kept asking me questions about where I was from and what I did and whatnot. One girl works at the McDonalds in Bulls and took my number so we can go have coffee sometime. She lives in Fielding but her Mom attends the church in Marton. I also made contact with some Creative Memories consultants so now I have scrapbooking workshops to attend which is super-awesome! I'm going to try and go to one tonight, its from 7-10. Gordon teased me and said that I finally made a friend.

I'm feeling a bit more at ease here in New Zealand. I did do my American duty and vote in the elections via absentee ballot. Right now my ballot is making its way back to the States. Oh, I wanted to wish my friend Jen a Happy Birthday. For some reason I was thinking that it was her husband's birthday but my friend Patty reminded me that it was Jen. There are elections set to take place here in New Zealand in November as well. We'll see who wins this time around whether it's National or Labour. It really is small potatoes compared to America but I still think that this election is important as well.

The big upcoming event is the party that Roger and Christine are putting on for Gordon and me. Apparently the guest count is about 50-60 people. I had no problem being the center of attention for the wedding but for some reason I'm terrified this time around. It's probably because I don't like to be the center of attention and there will be a lot of people that I don't know. Since being in New Zealand, I've regressed into my shyness. I'm slowly coming out of it but it will take some more time. I'm sure there will be a lot of the same questions so I better get ready to repeat myself lots of times. It should be a good time though and Gordon will be there which will make it better. I have no idea what they have planned other than the fact Gordon and I are supposed to show-up. It's nice that they've decided to do this. I'll let everyone know how it goes and I'll take my camera to make sure I get some pictures. I'm still working on Thank You's so don't think I've forgotten about any of you. I'm just slow, a work in progress, but they should be on their way soon. We do have to save up money for stamps though because they're about 1.50 a postcard to send to the States. Have a great week!