Good grief, these photos are so old! But whats new around here, eh!?

From when we drove north from Christchurch in a camper van. 

I'm pretty sure this is Taupo.

Home.

At home I frolic and rollick with the dog, which never comes to my calls. (I'm calling him in the first photo, he just sat there with his head tilted to one side). I eat soup in the sun and never have to wear my coat. There are babies and chickens. And we listen to vinyls in the garage drinking coffee.

It's pretty nice. 

Can't wait for our next visit.

Above, Sam's birthday last year. Amazing amounts of cheese and sunny riverside times.

Below, Napier with Nina and Vince. Maybe even the last time I saw those folks in person. Sheesh. But look at those chubby little Sparrow.

In Slovenia. Where it was almost too hot. But I wont say that. 

My cousin has an amazing vineyard. And the doorway my lovely cousin, Marija, curtsies in front of is the entrance to the wine making...dungeon? It's rather amazing but my camera's not really suitable for dark, damp places such as it was.

Stay tuned for next weeks installment of "going back in time with Jess"

From a weekend in Wellington when Sam's sister came down.

It was pretty fun and we drove back up to Hamilton like a happy family should. 

Not the Family Portrait on the Desert Road. Lovely.

From visiting Nina at her parents in Waipawa for the weekend. 

(of course this was an age ago)

We had walks in the brief sunshine, ate icey-sliceys with homemade passion-fruit sauce, sewed in the kitchen and convinced her dad to watch what appeared to him to be a girl movie but wasn't so bad in the end. Oh and of course, schnuggled the late Pushkin.

I love these photos.

We have left Wellington. I made my course selection for France today and my choices for accommodation last week. Its all go! Jacob's having second thoughts about Korea and may go to Georgia instead, which would be way more awesome and exciting and he wouldn't have to pay back his flight cost when he breaks his contract. Or pay interest on his loan for being overseas for too long.

Before we left Wellington I got all the films I had lying around developed.

Prepare to be inundated with photos.

These are from New Years. Such fun times! Soon I will be this warm again! But right now my nose is freezing off and i'm using the cat as a hot water bottle. tehehe.

Some photos from a little bit back. Mum and dad tempting the dance floor, Jacob skidding the snow, my first snow balls and attempting snow angels. La La La-ovely.

Film from when we were further north.

So I'm missing the north already. We attempted a swim yesterday and almost froze our paws off! Not fun. But then I just told myself it was like swimming in a mountain river. Prefurable in my nanas togs.

Before we left to come back down to wellington we had a lovely picnic in the woods at Jacobs house for his mamas birthday. Its was so lovely. There were ferry lights, delicous foods and amazing company. All amoungst the tree.

Then we went of and watch King Kong in the botanical gardens. Its was incredibly hilerious.

I heart old films.