In rememberance

It's hard to believe that it's been a year since I lost my dear brother Kale.


Kale was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in October 2007. He fought it well, after the diagnosis the doctors put him on a medication trial because he was one of a handful of patients in South Africa who had this diagnosis and they didn't actually know how to deal with this type of Leukemia.
Kale was the type of person you could always rely on. He was always smiling, always seeing the glass half full and never had a bad thing to say about any one, no matter who you were.

Anyway, we celebrate the life he lived now and remember him for the ray of light he was.

Corrinne

Snowboarding on Mt Ruapehu

Well we proved we are slowly becoming Kiwi's this winter.

A group of Cameron's workmates were planning a trip to Mt Ruapehu this winter and Cameron & I decided that as it fell on my birthday, it would be nice to go along.

We drove down to Taupo which is about a 5 hour drive south of Auckland. It was a long drive, but it was so worth it. The weekend was incredible. And the mountian was breathtaking...

The first day we got out onto the mountain there was a blizzard and we were caught in it (Not a good first impression of the snow I tell you). The mountain was closed so we were forced back in doors. But on the second day we were out there bright & early and on the snow....




And considering it was my first time ever on the snow, I didn't do too bad, even if I say so myself...


We are so hooked on this now that we are definitley going back next year.Can't wait!!

Corrinne

Living in Auckland

Life in Auckland has been good. I won't lie and say it's been easy but after a year we are settled and enjoying life.

We have met some really incredible people (and some not so much) and there have been those who have impacted our lives in such a big way (and some not so much!)

Here are a few pics of the past year in Auckland.





Corrinne

SkyCity Lunch

My manager decided that as an incentive, after a long semester we deserved a little time out. So she treated us to a wonderful lunch at Sky City.

Sky Tower is one of the 12th tallest building in the world (taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris or Sydney's AMP Tower.



Not everyone could make it, but those who did had a really good time.


We took the train from Papatoetoe (South Auckland) and went into the city. It was really nice because it was my official first time on a train in NZ.


The lunch was incredible and the view from Sky Tower over Auckland city was amazing.It wasn't my first time at Sky City but every time you go there you relish in the beauty of the city, the harbours and the 80km views of the whole of Auckland.








After lunch we roamed around Sky Tower. We went up to the observation deck where a part of the floor is made of glass and you get to look straight down 328 meters to ground level, it's very scary and not for the faint hearted.

My babies

My life has been blessed with incredible people, including obviously my wonderful husband, but of all the people in my life there are 5 little people who have brightened up my life. Okay they aren't little people any more but they are and forever will be my babies.








Corrinne

Our Wedding

After a 3 months engagement, we tied the knot in a very small, simple ceremony.





It was a real joining of 2 families.











What is it about weddings that bring families together?