The World Of Jadeey

I'm off to Hamilton this weekend to visit my family. I got cheap fares on Grabaseat, although it means I'm stuck with stupid times. I'm really excited though. On Saturday I'm going to watch Linc's swimming lesson and I'm going to get to cuddle Jacob and see a bunch of people who I don't see anywhere near enough.

It does mean I get no sleep-ins over the weekend though. That makes me a wee bit sad. But it's worth it.

I've bought Jacob a little Hurricanes outfit so he doesn't grow up a total Mooloo. I saw little Black Caps outfits too. You know what my baby will be wearing when I have one! :P

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I'm off up to Hamilton tomorrow after work. I'm really looking forward to it.

It's 8.20pm and i've got a lot to do to get ready. I had planned to be all packed by now, but I'm a slacker so I haven't even started. I'll go and do it shortly.

There won't be any blogs from me over the weekend cos I'll be too busy with family and !wedding!

Catch y'all on Tuesday.

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Just got back from Hamilton. I had lots of fun. Tomorrow I should get around to posting all the posts from while I was away.

It was an awesome trip and went way too fast. Now there's only 21 days until I start my NEW JOB. Exciting and scary all at the same time. I've got a lot of stuff to get done before that. It's going to be a very busy few weeks.

Sleep time now. Gotta make my bed first cos I was good and washed my sheets before I left but didn't actually make the bed. I'm regretting that part right now. I'd like nothing more than to just crawl straight into bed.

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Last day in Hamilton.

Mostly just hanging out at home and hoping that the time goes a bit slower. I'm going to miss everyone up here when we have to head back. :(

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Went to the cricket today.

Melissa and Shane were supposed to come as well but unfortunately it was a bit too crowded so they had to leave.

Linc had a lot of fun. He played with the kids sitting next to us. (The kids' dad was pretty hot too!).

Another great day. Such a great holiday. Sucky that tomorrow is the last day.

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I went up to Auckland today. It was very hard to get there, much harder than it should have been. My bus didn't show up, but thank goodness there was 1 seat left (yes just 1!) on the next bus an hour later.

I finally got up there and was supposed to head out to Sylvia Park. Unfortunately trains weren't running! Mark came and picked me up and finally I got to hang out with my friends. I had lunch with Mark, Kat, Corrina and Emma. Then me, Kat and Emma went and saw Twilight. We even got free tickets!

Mum and dad had come up for an afternoon of shopping so I had dinner with them at Waggamama and then we drove back to Hamilton.

A fantastic day

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Boxing day has been fairly restful.

We all sat down and watched the Twenty20 match. It was a really good game - ended up as a tie which mean it was decided by a Super Over. Unfortunately we lost the super over when Chris Gayle hit 5 sixes. Sheesh he's a gun. Wish he was a Kiwi!

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Yay it's Christmas day!!

I got a good stack of presents:

Bro town season 2 and 3
Chocolates
Some cool jewelery made my my lil cousin
A cookbook
A school calendar made by Linc

I had a lovely breakfast with Melissa and co... Then went to Matt and co's for lunch.

It really has been a fantastic day.

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Today me and Melissa went shopping with her best friend, Michael. It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be despite being Christmas Eve. We actually found a park fairly easily and the shops weren't too packed.

Shane's mother and step-dad arrived today too. So far it's been.... Interesting. They are very loud. (But very nice)

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We treked up to Hamilton today. The drive was longer than normal because we had Nana in the car so needed some extra stops for her. Plus we went through Rotorua to see my Nana's brother-in-law and sister (Great Uncle Bill and Great Aunty Dora).

Interesting fact Uncle Bill and Aunty Dora... Aunty Dora is my Nana's sister. Uncle Bill is my Pop's brother. Aunty Dora and Uncle Bill got married and then my Nana and Pop got married.

Anyway, Dora is in a rest home now because she is blind and at the beginning stages of dementia. Bill still lives at home, but he has Alzheimers. His daughter comes to see him every day to give him his breakfast and dinner. Neighbours and home help bring him his lunch. He sits in his chair, sleeps and watches tv. He never leaves the house, the only reason he doesn't have to live in a rest home is because he has no desire to step outside his front door. If he ever starts wandering they'll have to move him.

I haven't seen Bill and Dora since I was little. I have many memories of going to their house. Uncle Bill would show me and Melissa all his war medals (He was a prisoner of war for most of WWII), we'd watch their giant tv and we'd go to the theme park. Those holidays were awesome. It was very different this time. It was sad.

At one point while we were visiting Bill he told us that Dora would be home soon and would be happy to see us. Of course, we knew she wouldn't be because she doesn't live there anymore. Then he talked about Pop, forgetting that he passed away 8 years ago. After that we went to Dora and took her for a walk. As we were walking she was talking about how Bill had always wanted them to buy a house in that area. A few minutes later we realised she thought she was back in Lower Hutt because she pointed out what she thought was the entrance to the Hutt Rec. (Her and Bill lived in Lower Hutt before I was even born.)

It's hard to see relatives and loved ones getting older.

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I've just started on my Christmas holiday to Hamilton. No blogging for a while - but I'll back-date blogs when I get back as usual.

I hope everyone has an awesome Christmas and gets all the presents they want!

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Usually I'm really into Christmas, but for some reason this year I just can't be arsed. I'm looking forward to seeing people - especially my Auckland pals that I haven't seen in 6 months or so - but other than that I just can't be bothered. I'd really rather sleep.

I'm off to Hamilton and I think that's the main thing giving me the 'can't be bothered' attitude. I love that I'm going to get to have Christmas with my Hamilton family - far too often in the last few years I haven't seen them at Christmas - but I hate travelling. 99% of the time going away is the opposite of relaxing. So, even though I want to see everyone, I also can't be arsed. It's a confusing mix of emotions that's for sure.

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Finally back at Waitarere.

I got carsick again on the way down. And sulky cos I had an argument with my mum. So I put on my iPod and fell asleep. That cured my sulkiness and my carsickness thankfully. Apparently riding in the back of the car, with my parents in the front, sends me straight back to childhood.

After we stopped for lunch everything was fine. These days arguments with mum don't last long (and aren't loud or awful) like they did when I was a teenager. Lunch was in Taihape at the Brown Sugar Cafe. It seems to be something of a tradition to stop there whenever we go past.

This afternoon me and dad went for a nice long walk on the beach. I've really missed my walks on the beach since I stopped living in Waitarere. Then, like a good girl, I mowed the lawns while dad cooked dinner. It felt like the beginning of this year when I lived there with him. To finish up the evening we all watched the documentary Enron. It was fascinating. (I'm such a geek)

All in all a wonderful holiday.

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I'm so glad we didn't drive back today. The initial plan was to do that, but Dad decided to take Monday off work so we can drive back tomorrow instead.

Today Melissa and I went shopping with my parents then came back for a swim in the pool with Lincoln, Brittany and a couple of others. Melissa's friend Michael came over and the three of us ventured into the pool for a little while, but quickly gave up and got out when it was obvious we were going to be splashed to death by the kids if we stayed in there.

After swimming it was off to my brother's for a barbeque. My sister-in-law's brother came too which was cool since I'd only met him once or twice before previously.

Not looking forward to six hours in the car tomorrow. If only I could apparate!

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After a crazily early morning, we are finally in Hamilton. The drive wasn't too bad. I got a bit carsick on the way. A stop in Taupo and a switch from the backseat to the front cured that, thank goodness.

The baby shower was fun, but I have to admit I was happy when it was over and it was just me and my cousin. We've spent the evening watching Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and Seven. And, more than that, talking.

Not sure what's on the agenda for tomorrow yet, other than a barbeque at my brother's house. I love holidays.

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Just got home.

As soon as I got back to Wellington I had to rush straight to the local movie theatre for the monthly quiz night. My team came third again. So far we've come third every damn time. We really want to come either second or first next time!!

I had an awesome time in Hamilton, which I will update you on when I type up my blogs for the last few days.

I've got a terrible cough at the moment. I start coughing and just can't stop. At the airport today I'm pretty sure I made a guy think I was about to throw up because I had hiccups at the same time I was coughing. It must have looked weird. And it hurt!

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Went to my brother's for dinner tonight. It was really fun. My sister-in-law is a FANTASTIC cook.

I can't believe it's Sunday already. Tomorrow morning I have to get on a bus back to Auckland and then a plane back to Wellington. Suck! Holidays go way to fast. It's not really fair. Time should slow down.

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We went shoppping for baby stuff today. It was fun. I fell in love with the baby store. Baby stuff is so damn cute.

Shane bought himself a big flat-screen tv and some dvds. So we've spent the evening watching dvds in big-screen glory. Fantastic.

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Argh!!

My ears are totally blocked from the flight. I seriously can't hear anything. It's very frustrating. Oh and the pain in my ears while we were in the air (heh). It was very bad. And it made me sad.

What am I? Dr Seuss?

Right. So I'm in Hamilton. We went out for lunch today to a place called The Office. You can imagine how inwardly excited that made me.

Tomorrow we're going shopping for baby things. Yay!

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