Rugby World Cup - Round up one

The Rugby World Cup has started and it has taken New Zealand by storm!

Every news story is laden with who is injured, who is on form and what the current odds are. I have decided that I useless at piking the winners. I am in a virtual rugby comp at work, yeah I am currently 21/23 - I fully SUCK.

Watching the games is much better. We had Pool tickets which meant we were going to all the Wellington games (except those that were transferred from Christchurch). Our first game was on September 11th and it was South Africa vs Wales.

I was very surprised to see that the stadium was almost packed! And even though NZ wasn't playing, the atmosphere was incredible.

To me and our group, we were rooting for any team playing AGAINST Australia or South Africa. We would support the under-dog - it would totally be awesome if some little random country took out a game!



The next game up was South Africa Vs Fiji - So of course we were supporting Fiji. It was freezing cold but we made an effort - dam that cheeky safa that snuck in with his flag!

After 2 Safa games back to back I can confidently say that the South African supports are the worst people, they were loud, rude and just general A-Holes!

On the way to the stadium we bumped into these Philippine dancers - who were totally awesome! And of course some drunk Safa had to jump in and make a dick of himself! gggrrrr

This weekend we watched USA take on Australia, the first 7 minutes were even! But of course USA got hammered!!!! We dressed up as cowgirls, jeans, checkered shirts and hats :) It was really cool.

Next weekend we have the mighty All Blacks, who are going to give Canada a hiding!!!!

Fortnightly Countdown - 9th September 2011

Five things I'm looking forward to:
1) Rugby World Cup - we have tickets to all the Wellington Pool Games PLUS the quarter finals! Our first game is this Sunday night which is South Africa vs Wales.
2) My birthday - 18th October people! Don't forget!
3) Christmas - Christmas usually involves a big cooked breakfast with my mum, dad, sister, brother-in-law and niece, and then me and Cody spend the afternoon with his family. But this year we are going up to Galatea to see Cody's sister as her little baby would be just 4 weeks old :)
4) New Years - This year we have booked the batch at Lake Ferry (you may of remembered me talking about the infamous batch here) for 1 week! We have friends coming to stay and will spend a whole week just relaxing on the deck and playing on the beach aaahhh bliss!
5) Roxette - Roxette is playing one live show! Its on February 11th 2012 and its Auckland but I am totally prepared to make the journey! YEAH BOY!

Four things of interest that made the headlines in the last fortnight:
1) An overloaded school bus was rear ended by a logging truck in the Bay of Plenty. 28 children were injured, some critically with one eight year old girl in an induced coma in Auckland's Starship hospital.
2) The worst songs of the 90s - I am a little upset by this list, I would more name these as EPIC songs of the 90s. I remember driving around town in my first car, with a load of mates and blaring 'Who Let the Dogs Out', it was cool.
3) Dangerous Gang Member Caught - Thank Christ for that! this is one scary mo-fo. And after reading what he did I am surprised he was paroled anyway!!!!
4) Pike River Mine Enquiry - On November 19th 2010 29 men lost their lives in the Pike River mine explosion. An enquiry into the ordeal has just started.

Three must read books:
1) Room, By Emma Donoghue - Iinspired by Josef Fritzl's incarceration of his daughter Elisabeth, and the cases of Natascha Kampusch and Sabine Dardenne. The story is told from the perspective of a five-year-boy, Jack, who is being held captive in a small room along with his mother who has been there since the age of 19. The book tells of the life of Jack and Ma and about their escape attempts. Epic read.
2) Madeleine, Kate McCann - Kate and Gerry McCann's personal account of the disappearance and continuing search for their daughter. I was very iffy reading this story, and now that I have I must say that it doesn't portray Madeleines family all that well. Good read non the less.
3) The Bronze Horseman, Paullina Simons - The book begins on the 22 June 1941, the day Russia enters the Second World War after Operation Barbarossa. Tatiana Metanova, young and innocent has no idea that from this day on, her life will never be the same. Not only will the war change her path, but also meeting the handsome and mysterious Red Army officer Alexander Belov. The relationship between Tatiana and Alexander develops against the backdrop of the Siege of Leningrad and in the face of many difficulties. This novel is not only a love story but also an inside look into how the Russians coped in the times of WW2. This novel was an eye opener and I read it 5 times before discovering the rest of the series.

Two new purchases of mine that I love:
1) My pasta machine - it was number 54 on my life list was to learn to make pasta from scratch. To do that I had to have a past machine. I was in Stevens one day buying measuring spoons when they had machines HALF PRICE! So I got me one. I have tried one attempt at pasta...... it was ok.......but now I have the machine I can practise more :)
2) Loreal Matte Morphose - Now I am 99% of the time a Revlon girl, but Revlon no longer make my Matte foundation that I feel in love with - typical. So I had to find a similar product that had the same texture and the same color. This was pretty much bang on, except of course the price!

One Rugby World Cup Prediction:
Opening game - New Zealand vs Tonga.
New Zealand to win by 12 points.

Did you know:
The length of your foot is the same as the distance between the inside of your elbow and wrist....go on try it!

One of my childhood friends FINALLY gets married

I actually think she was EVERY girls childhood friend, but Barbie and Ken have finally tied the knot - my invite must of got lost in the mail cos we used to be really tight......

Barbie & Ken were married at Faraway Castle, in Plasticity. The bride bought her dress from The Fairy Godmother shop and her shoes from the Cinderella Store. The groom wore a suit from The Prince Charming Emporium. The couple met more than 50 years ago (yes I know they look young). Barbie was tired of waiting so she asked Ken to get married. I always knew Barbie would marry Ken, sometimes I helped her practise, but then she would sometimes marry my cousins G.I Joe......I'm glad she picked Ken though, G.I Joe was way to rugged for this princess.

In the end true love won.

I love her gown! Any of your forum girls know who the maker of this one is? 

I love a good wedding and I epically love going over the wedding porn, like any good wedding they hired an excellent photographer and had all the 'must' wedding shots.

There was the getting ready shots, the service, bridal photos and of course the reception, including first dance:



They looked so happy on their special day, I wish them all the best for the future and cant wait for the little ones to come along :)