End of O-week

Well, all the orientation type activities are finally over. And I say finally because I was beginning to feel unable to continue because my feet and legs are always always sore. Nevertheless, I've been having a good time and have found it hard to find a few minutes to just sit down and tell you guys about my week. But now it's Sunday morning and I can't really remember a thing I did...

Wednesday was my first day off and I think I used to hang out with ryan. We found a really cool sushi shop called QQ sushi (I think). It was kind of like a subways sushi shop-you got to chose a type of rice and then two meats and three salads. Either that or you could go for one of the pre-chosen ones off the menu. It was very exciting and quite tasty too. I convinced Ryan to get the seafood one with me. It was a fairly relaxed day.

Thursday was the day mum came to visit. So I don't really need to tell you about that. If you want to know, I'll pass the task on to mum. Although she's probably already told you all the exciting stuff. BUT, on Thursday night we went on a cruise. The boat was fairly small and when I saw it I was a bit worried for my stomach but I sat on the top and it wasn't very rocky so I was able to enjoy the cruise. We went all the way around Somes Island and back. It was sunset as we left, but unfortunately not the most spectacular one.


Friday was supposed to be sports day but me and three other girls (Bex from my apartment, Sabrina from the 6the floor and Claire opposite ours and also from Palmy) went to Lower Hutt. At first, we were going to catch a bus. But being opposed to buses I suggested catching the train so we went to have a look and lucky us, all trains were free on Friday! So we asked a kind fellow which train we should catch and headed off to Lower Hutt. We went shopping there of course. In the gigantic shopping mall which I think is called Queensgate. You'll know what i'm talking about. And we bought some frying pans there too mum! So now we're all set.

On the Friday night there was a circus themed party for all the first year hall students. Having nothing circus themed to wear, after returning home we went to have a look in supre for bargains. I found a metallic silver dress which I thought suited the occasion quite well. The party itself wasn't that great but oh well. It was one way to spend a Friday night. Here is a photo:
That's me, Vanessa, Bex and Sabrina.

Saturday was also a free day. I went out and had lunch with Ryan and his parents and then we just hung out and explored a bit. And mum, I went to Shed 11 to see the portraits but Aunty Lindsay's one wasn't there...? You did tell me there'd be one of hers there, right? It was cool nevertheless. Although Ryan wasn't too impressed with the winning portrait. But he prefers realistic art to abstract stuff.

From tomorrow I'm starting all my lectures and whatnot. Wish me luck!

Love Erin