November goodness

November 30, 2021

November goodness

Okay, one of my absolute favorite things about Aotearoa, is the cattle that are always out and about hehe. I love cows and sheep and so during golden hour one day, Arihia and I pulled over to take some pics!

Enjoying all the simple moments and little things that bring a whole lot of happiness hehe.

Thank the heavens for technology that allows for me to stay connected with different family members and friends. I swear on most days I'm video calling somebody, and that gets me by haha. Especially with living so far.

Here's what some of those calls look like:

Video calls with my sisters.

We love and miss Taimona.

Papa and I are big real fruit ice cream fans hehe. We have a place and everything and some of the employees may or may not recognize us when we visit hehe. This was a really nice time spent with him, eating our fave treat.

Strawberry real fruit ice cream.

A sunset one night. The sunsets here are really becoming one of my favorites. AZ is still on the top for me, but I think NZ is a close second.

Goofy/random hangs with this lot haha. I swear this summer is gonna be a fun one with this group.

IYKYK. Lol. Shoutout to Temple View security.

I've decided that I need to try and go for walks as much as I can haha. I enjoy it, but don't do it as much as I could be so that's one of my goals lol. So here's my view on one of my walks. So dang pretty in the view.

I drove to Tok for a few hours on a Sunday. It was so nice to see my family and quickly get to catch up with them. It was definitely needed for my soul hehe, so I was so dang grateful that I made it safely back and forth to spend some time with them.

Big boy.

Lots of cuddles.

Emma, Tia, and I decided to drive out to Rags to catch the sunset. Can't get enough of views like that. It was nice being able to look at something different, with being in level 3.2 and all hehe.

This day was such a stunnah! It was sunny, and hot out, so that calls for a real fruit ice cream stop hehe. Us girls went out and sat under the sun just chatting. It was such a fun time out with them.

Cute hehe.

Another walk, and with some company.

A random mix of pics from the month. Lots of hangs with the gals. Grateful to have people to keep me company hehe. Random drives, eating out, and puzzles haha.

Some real exciting times for Strantzy boy! or better yet the future Elder Kendall hehe. He got his mission call and was called to serve in the Brisbane Australia mission. Super excited and proud of him! Can't wait for him to get out there.

Drove to Tok for the night to go to Hoana Rose's graduation celebration. Was so proud of her and grateful to witness her finish one phase and then start getting ready to move into the next. Can't believe how fast times are flying by for some of us older cousins hehe. Was also super nice to see lots of family! So grateful for mums side of the family and the times I've gotten while living here, to meet and create relationships with some of them.

This chick and all her awards hehe.

Emma, Kara, and I went out to this gorgeous lookout in Raglan to watch the sun go down. We chucked on some pretty dresses and we were on our way. I posted a few pics in another blog post, but here's a few more that I love.

Kara.

Emma Karamea.

Some of the views:

Tok represent lol.

"Spider monkey" shot.

The sun setting.

So much appreciation for Carrie and Josiah! and they're sweet baby girl. They've been such a blessing to me since I've been living over here. More than they'll ever know. So they were kind enough to invite me out to this picnic at Zealong Tea estate. It was the prettiest day, with such yummy food! Had the best time hanging and catching up with them.

So grateful for Carrie and our friendship.

Love this sweet girl.

Pool with the crew hehe.

Strantzy's bday celebrations! So we chose to drive to Raglan for a picnic but plans kinda changed and we ended up just walking on the beach and watching the sun set! Which was so freaking nice. Kara and I got these party hats and we had those to wear through out the night hehe. Which was fun. It was a nice night, good weather, good views, and nice company.

The crew.

LOL.

My most fave pic of Kara.

Some of the pretty views from that night!!

Real fruit ice cream stops with these two. Was so nice to see Jess and catch up with her! It had been far too long hehe, so I enjoyed sitting with them both, just laughing and talking.

Thanksgiving in New Zealand! Aunty Dina was so lovely and treated us to thanksgiving dinner for us Americans hehe. We went to this place called the bank and had a nice meal together. Grateful for those three ladies.

Lots of love for Aunty D.

Baby gewl.

HAHAHHA. My all time fave pic.

Grateful for walks around the view. Grateful that Kara joins me and we get the chance to just get out and enjoy the sun and chat. Grateful for the temple.

Grateful for my family! Sister Hawea got to call us all on Thanksgiving, so that was a nice treat to get to call and chat with them.

This lot and I went to an escape the house which was quite fun! We were team yellow and got out in fourth place which was lit ha! Afterwards, we went to taco bell for dinner and played pool. New goal for the summer, become skilled in the craft of pool lol. I'm getting there ha!