Feel a bit of a shit actually for putting this one in above Maggiemoo's...
So sorry you're heading off maggie, but having read your post it sounds like you've been making the most of the cold winter nights.. (even though they haven't really started yet.... you old dog...:rolleyes: )
anyway...setting my jealousy aside..
13 months now since we arrived..
I changed job about 2 or 3 months ago,,
I now have the job I was hoping to get when we first arrived..
I work from home doing Application Support for a smallish company with a few very large customers..
and it's f*****g great,.,,
It's been a long time coming but I reckon we're about as happy and settled as we have been ...ever..
The kids are in a fantastic school.. both settled in well and doing very well in school. They are both playing Rugby (one under 6's and one under 8') and 1 is better than the other but we won't go there...
He assures me he's doing his best.. :rolleyes:
The house is great,, the garden is amazing.. (not as amazing as Moggy's.. but it'll do me..)
We went through a phase where we were 'homesick'..
or at least we thought we were..
but looking back now.. I dont think we were..
We were just blaming New Zealand for the situation we were in..
At the time my job was very boring and monotonous and although we were still happy ,, the thought of that being my long term career... did start to weigh heavily on the mind..
we did struggle a bit with the money in the beginning, but that was our own fault, for doing the whole converting back to pounds thing.. 250 bucks.. cool thats only 80 quid.. we'll have 2 of them..
500 bucks later... SHIT,, why did we need two of them..
anyway.. thats all behind us..
looking forward to our first proper year in new zealand..
Last year was great ,, but there was still a whole newness thing going on... where we were waiting for the bubble to burst...
and thankfully.. the bubble is still in tact..
So far we've seen the bulk of the bottom half of the north island.. this summer we hope to be camping and kayaking our way round the south island.. with a couple of days planned in auckland in the mean time..
My folks have just gone back to scotland after a 5 week visit.. that was nice seeing them,,
They now realise why we want to stay here,,
It's a great place for the kids to be growing up..
It's an even better place for me to be growing up...
The Wairarapa is where it's at..
"The World's greatest Province" as they say on More FM..
Well.. They're not wrong, that's for sure..
Hope everyone get's what they hope for.. and when they get it , I hope it's everything they hoped it would be.
I did, and it is.