So this weekend Susan Trodden and I went to our second Business Excellence awards :) Another reason to get dolled up .. brilliant !

Bye Trace

Well this weekend just gone, through a series of fortunate (and slightly planned, but not really) events I found myself at the Waipa Networks Business Excellence Awards.

Obviously to be taken tongue in cheek .. but still some truth in it, having had some recent experience in at least one area, maybe more.

This month certainly has been a month of adventure. I’ve met someone who lives 77 kms away in Paeroa; Lara. As a result much of my spare time has been spent in Paeroa, or with Lara in Hamilton.

They say tattoos are addictive, well if that’s true I’m hooked.

I made the decision earlier in September 2011 I would “grow” my tattoo on my left arm.

Went to the filming of TV3’s 7 days (or seven days .. not sure which :) ) What a riot ! great fun.

Man I’m terrible at blogging :) Anyway, this month I finally (after months of planning, and preparing) completed Waikaremoana.

My first Jack O Lantern. Not a common site in New Zealand I imagine, but we’ve had this huge pumpkin thing kicking around our house for a while. Today Ashleigh and I decided to have a go at making a Jack’o’lantern.

Here is the photos of one adventure, where I walked south from Paeroa by myself. Here  is another where I walked up Mount Pirongia with Ashleigh. The story for this weekend: Hurunui