sharing a few photos from the past few weeks, which have been varied and busy to say the least!
how i ever found time to work the first half of this year is beyond me :)
some photos from my time as a rugby world cup volunteer, which is now sadly over!
it's hard to describe the atmosphere in new zealand, particularly while wellington was hosting
as a rugby loving nation in the last 2 weeks of a 6 week tournament, NOTHING else is happening except rugby
as a volunteer, we were truly treated well. although we chose to give of our time freely, there were perks
like meeting some of the all blacks
who signed my top
sadly, i was not wearing it at the time
behind me is 1/12th of our entire naval force
yes, we are lovers not fighters
11 of the ships were in wellington all at the same time
it was awesome, especially as one of them was right outside the volunteer centre, and i was operating the mini i-site (information) for tourists, of which there were plenty
australians, welsh, south african, french, tongan, samoan, american and irish
more on the irish later
the temporary 'winter wonderland' ice rink set up on our waterfront
the name of it is funny because it's spring here
my final volunteer shift is hard to describe
20,000 irish, welsh, south african and australia rugby fans descended upon our city and i spent the whole day directing, walking, showing and chatting with many of them
it was amazing
but back to the irish
these guys thought i was giving out free hugs, so i obliged
how could i not! to describe the atmosphere as FESTIVE is a GIANT UNDERSTATEMENT
one supporting the welsh and one the irish
both happy
even mr scrappy managed to score a free ticket to the game
the welsh won by the way
and what's spring without spring tulips!
and zumba pinkathon's?
a breast cancer fundraiser i attended a few weeks back
it's not difficult to find pink in my house
me in my volunteer uniform
one of the unexpected perks of being a volunteer was winning free tickets to the ALL BLACKS v Argentina game in auckland last weekend
i'm a fan
so are these guys
they were sitting behind us at the game
mr scrappy and his brother
i took this because i marveled at how they even hold their beer the same way!
me, my SIL, BIL and mr scrappy
the all blacks doing the haka before the game
my SIL and i outside the park before the game
they live on a livestyle block and during the week these gorgeous creatures came into the world
then it was back home and on the road to collect miss 13 from her 5 day rowing camp
that's her behind the guy in the yellow singlet (3rd from the left - including the coxen)
look at her go!
they had to share the river with a paddle steamer
the final day included a regatta where all rowers were put into mixed crews to compete
guess which crew won?
and to the winners go the spoils
each crew member got to write their name on the strapping tape
now THAT's what i call a trophy!
then it was onto the BITCH AND SWAP with 20 of my zumba girlfriends (at my house)
of course there were was no bitching and lots of swapping!
everyone brought their pre-loved clothing and, well - the concept isnt' a difficult one!
the hostess is always well treated tho!
of course no swap is complete without cosmos
and red velvet cupcakes!
my friends had clothing racks to lend, which made it very organised and a lot of fun
and that's me!
Hosted by Cecily and Lolli
