Surfin Portugal

P.S This is amazing!

Update for May

So in the spirit of my new resolution here is the May Update.  We have just got back from NZ which was an amazing and extremely busy trip.  Cities we visited included Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Rotorua, Ngatea, Hastings, Darfield, Oxford and Waihi Beach.  More family then I can name.
Great time was had by all and photo's will follow.  Shout-outs to all those who made a went out of their way for us including, but not limited to The Bradleys (who drove us back and forth to the airport multiple times) my Nana (who is still going strong at 80-something), Linda (who came all the way from America to see us) and Pip (who's continuous generosity knows no bounds).
I ate more then my fair share of NZ food including tonnes of feijoas, squiggletops, lamb and cherio sausages.  Now that we are home Steve and I are on a collective health kick to work off some of the added pounds. Steve is working at a new lab at Carleton over the summer and I start a new job next week.  Nannying for a one year old little girl who lives a 12 minute walk away from me.  It is only 3 days a week and coupled with my hours at the church for Kids Ministry will make for a nice transition back into the workforce.  
I can feel it already.  May is going to be a good month!

Blogging

I've been reading the hilariously honest posts of The Happy Mamma  and they have helped me come to the conclusion that I shouldn't put so many restrictions on this whole blogging thing.

Usually posting for me is a proccess.

1. Making a list of a few ideas of things I want to post about/news to share with friends and family
2. Waiting till I'm in the 'mood' to write
3. Writing a post that is thought out, has pictures and/or diagrams and of a certain length (usually around 150 words+)
4. Re-reading said post and editing

All of this takes time and, as mentioned, the right mood.  Hence me going months without posting.  But reading The Happy Mamma I realised posts can be short and succinct while still interesting.

So here is another NYR Post twice a month.  That's all just twice a month.   One life update, one interest piece.  Easy and simple.  I can do this!

To be pornographic, or not to be

I love how this

has caused an uproar...

but this

was somehow considered non-pornographic.