Quiz Night

Question at quiz night at the Petone Working Men's club this evening:

In New Zealand, in what direction does the sun set?

Another excuse to celebrate

So yesterday, May 17, was the day that we originally thought we'd be kicked out of the country. That is, the wording on my work/holiday visa was not very good, and made it sound like the visa expired a year from when I applied. Once I met another coworker from Ireland, though, she explained that the visa actually expires a year from when we enter the country, which of course makes much more sense.

Here's the wording, just so you don't think I'm an idjit:

"This Visa allows the holder 12 months from the date of issue to travel to New Zealand. Date of issue: 17 May 2009."

Apparently the wording means that I had an expiration date on when I could start using the work/holiday visa.

Anyways, the point being that Bryce and I went out to dinner to celebrate that we are still in NZ. We went to this nice Spanish restaurant, Gusto, in Petone. They served truffle soup in shot glasses at the beginning of the meal. Pretty sweet; don't be surprised if I do that one day at a dinner party.

Friday Evening

It's been a little bit of a rough week. Some of my parents of the special needs children are so fragile-- I try and handle them with as much care as I can but sometimes it seems that no matter what I do there will be a mini explosion of anxiety. It's pretty stressful when it happens.

Needless to say, relaxing was in order this Friday night. My handsome husband and I went out to Kilim in Petone for Turkish food. I absolutely wolfed it down. Yum.

The staff was a little eager to push us out the door, but I think I'll forgive them because they have amazing food. It's BYO, so we brought our own bottle of wine. We didn't drink it all, so on the drive to the dvd rental place I held the wine up between my feet-- it's nice to have less strict open container laws. That is, I don't think there is an open container law.

Bryce bought some Guinness so I think a Guinness cake is in our near future again...