Thursday 27 October 2011

Rugby!

Last weekend.. 
I was graced with being able to watch the All Blacks win the Rugby World Cup.
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I can't say that I thought it was the best game that I had seen.. as just the week before I got to watch the Aussies get their asses handed to them on a platter in the semi-finals.. which is always a delight. I did however enjoy the act of watching the game.. eating nibbles.. having a few beers and yelling at the screen like a seasoned sports watcher.. even though all I am seasoned in.. is watching tv trash! lol 

It was a semi enjoyable way to spend my Sunday, then afterwards I decided to stick with the kiwi theme of the day and make a very traditional Sunday roast dinner! Lamb roast and all the roast veg deliciousness! Minus the lamb of course!

Thursday 20 October 2011

Animals!

Right before Em's birthday, we discovered a nasty looking lump on Nemo.. so off to the vet we went with the little tike.. it took me back to just a year ago when Cato had to go to the vet for issues and in the end passed on. I still miss him.. lots. Not really a happy time but Nemo came back sporting a lovely little legband.. where they have shaved him underneath so that they could take some blood. He wasn't the happiest of campers and actually spend more time crying than usual. 
With him all booked in for surgery.. all we could do was wait it out. We had Em's birthday and the weekend and week passed and here I sit blogging while waiting for Em to bring the little tike home. I got news from her to say that he was fighting the sleep side of things when they were putting him under.. he really doesn't like to go to sleep unless it is on his own terms. It's the grumpy old man in him!

11:11am update: Surgery went well and he will be home soon.. he will milk it. 

12:45pm update: He is home with his ring [photo]

Weather!

We have had very up and down weather.. mainly down! It has gotten colder and you can really tell that it is heading into the wintery stages of the year. Which means I actually get to wear the two new jackets that I got last month.. however they aren't so good in the rain.. so I think I might just have to master walking Nemo in the rain with an umbrella-ella-ella-ella. Oh great now I have that stupid song in my head. Douche Jo!

The weather however, has made for some lovely views from our kitchen window...

Food!

Well.. what a total little slack blogging bum I have been as of late! Not even a single post for October! Sometimes one just doesn't feel inspired enough to write about anything and sometimes one is just too busy.. being in life. Doesn't mean you have been busy doing loads of stuff.. just means you have been busy just plodding along.

Last weekend however.. Em has her birthday dinner.. where I got to put it nicely.. shit-fucking-faced. Put before that took place.. I had the lovely task of making the wonderful Chocokin! Glorious layers of chocolate and pumpkin cake with a yum yum maple cream cheese frosting all around and inbtween.. oh baby! it's the shizz!
Em and I tag teamed the sandwich cake as we usually do and we made 2 beautiful beasts! [photo one] and [photo two] Oh and I also broke out mah mad ice cream making skillz and whipped up a batch of butter pecan ice cream.. recipe supplied by Ben & Jerry's baby! [chocokin & butter pecan foodporn

There were many laughs while drinking over the course of the evening.. everyone with big belleh's full of glorious food. As the night progressed my vision got more and more blurry and then by the time it was time to walk Nemo before attempting to pass out.. I was all over the place walking down the street with Em.. I think she regretted taking me along.. but it was nice to be out in some freshness.. I do remember having to stop. I do remember not falling over coz I gots da mad skillz! I enjoyed my night muchly..

However.. I did not enjoy my morning muchly.. my head and mouth felt like something had crawled in and died. After some peanut butter on toast and a coffee and a little lazy morning.. I was back to my normal charming self.. which as you all know by now.. isn't so charming.

I am glad I don't do birthdays every week.. and I am so glad that my birthday gets over taken by christmas. It really is the perfect excuse to not have to deal with or do anything.
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