Weekend

You cant tell I was the one that fell!!

On Saturday night my sisters, mum and her friend decided to hit surfers. Me and Sara got dressed up in pretty dresses - dresses is the new jeans - and all headed off. First stop was to put Sara and Courtney on the Vomatron. I took this picture from a picture on my phone, i was quite impressed my phone's picture quality after a few cocktails and and dramas we decided to call it a night and spent the rest of the night on our deck girl talking (it was mostly listening to my drunk mother yabba on and on. Dont you hate drunk embarassing parents!!).

On Sunday spent the afternoon with Nicola and Dustin swimming and spaing and then headed to the moves to watch Epic Movie. I didn't really have high expectations, but because it looked kinda funny on the previews thought I would check it out. I thought it really sucked but I thought Scary Movie 4 sucked as well so if you liked that you might like Epic Movie. After I came home, i spotted this in the tree above the back stairs. I think I may have pissed it off by using my flash but how scary does it look!!

Toni

Our new house

Hi Everyone

We have finally moved into our new house.

Its in Southport again so not too far from Australia Fair and Centro, although not as close as I would like.

It is three bedrooms with a 'teenage retreat' which i live in, which has its own bathroom and semi kitchen facilites. Its a bit bare and messy at the moment, but in time I am sure will manage to fill it up.

Our home phone number is 0011 61 5561 1272. So drop me a line sometime.

Also, just to let you know, I have been regularly updating the photo gallery so keep checking it out and maybe you could even leave a message in my guestbook so I know whose readying my site.

Toni

6 January 2006

On 6 January 2006 the girls had their going away party in Napier. Think we had half of Pak 'n' Save turn up! It was a great party. It had all essential party elements:
- room full of balloons
- singstar
- great tunes
- jelly shots
- out on the lawn party
- my sister passed out in mums bed!!!
I even managed to have some friends I knew there. All in all a great party ! :)

Toni

Toni's Leaving - Hamilton

On 11 January 2007 we headed up to Hamilton with our two cars jam packed with suitcase, my mum, sisters and Katie also in tow.

Everyone got invited to Pizza at Pizza Hutt, but I can tell you it wasn't quite how I remembered it when i was 12 in Gisborne. I don't recommend going there if you have a large group of people as they dont let you reserve setting and we had about 5 tables.

We still had a great night and was great to catch up with everyone one last time before i headed back to Australia, as unless there is another wedding not sure when I will be back!

We have just managed to secure ourself a cool house and I even have my own bathroom - they call it a teenage retreat so I look forward to lots of visitors.

Toni

Home and Away

Just thought I would write a quick note to all those Home and Away fans out there. Home and Away started this week and its was a bit touch and go there for a second with Sally, but she miraculously survived and she can't remember who stabbed her, little does she know it was Rocco who she has invited to live in her house again (i think she threw him out for some reason).

Secret life

We found out that one of the new Summer Bay residents has a secret life! Its Ash, he is married with two kids. Whats worse is that Martha now knows and believes him when he says he will leave his wife for her!!!

That's all from Summer Bay for now!

Toni

Quick Note

Just a quick note to let everyone know, my family and myself made it to the Gold Coast (after almost missing our flight and having our names called over the intercom) and i am now going back to my Australian number as i don't think my NZ number is roaming because the settings are different and way too much hassle.

For those who don't know it, its +61 405 708 161

New Years 2007

Hey Kids

Welcome to my first post of 2007.

Hope all of you had a great new years and made some resolutions that you can keep!!

For New Years this year, I headed up to Tauranga and had it with Debra, Kim, Quentin, Hayley and some of their friends. It was a cocktail party (i don't know how many drinks i downed but was surprising well in the morning aside from being all kinds of tired! ;) )and all us girls got to dress up in pretty frocks.

I have also put some pictures in the photo gallery.

Toni

Christmas 2006

It was great to get to spend time with my family this Christmas. Christmas was low key this year with excess baggage a major factor. There is nothing quite like mummy’s cooking and the annual crayfish, although mental note to self. Never pose waist down with my little sister, stop eating period (I have been home a month now and don’t think I have stopped eating!!) and never let my sister wear my high heels, she towers over me!!

For Christmas all three of us got the got-to-have when you travel abroad Kiwi tops and I got the new Singstar Legends which I had to test out. Even roped my mum into having a sing!

oh and how good does my hair look!

Toni

3 December till now

Me and Katie
3 December I headed down to Napier on a bus - stupid bloody hire car company opening at 3pm on a Sunday!!!! for my sisters last ballet recital she was Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (i am secretly glad its the last for a while, cause while its fun to see her dance, not so much to see the others!!!).

On 9 December my baby sister turned 18, so although it felt like minus 2 degrees outside we hit the night clubs in Napier and danced till 2pm in the morning, haven't made that effort for a while!

An aside for the above events and catching up with Sunshine (Hey!) i have been pretty much preparing my family for the big move. We are selling pretty much everything and i have been designated to posting and patrolling the trade me accounts and organising things coming and going and that is why i haven't had time to update my site.

19 days and counting till we leave Napier!!

Toni

2 December 2006

2 December 2006

On 2 December it was time to head back down to Hamilton and have a singstar party at Kim and Quentins and with singstar legends just coming out we decided to test it out. We had a great night and was great to catch up with everyone . I think the version of Shannon Noel that was sung that night was the best ever!!! Don’t think anyone got a video of it, but got some good videos and will stick them on when I next visit a broadband computer because dial up sucks!!!!!

Me and Kim being models - we could so do this professionally we just choose not too!

See gallery for more pictures

Toni

And then onto Auckland

27 November - 1 December 2006

After the wedding I spent another couple of days in Hamilton and then headed up to Auckland to see Zac off at the airport and to spend a couple of days with Debra and even managed to catch up with Louise.

On 30 November, Tobi has his work do at http://www.spookers.co.nz/. I managed to score a date with Sean (one of Tobi's work mates, thanks for having me) and had a great night. Spookers is a "haunted" attraction in an old mental hospital in Auckland. The attractions we did were the haunted house and the 3d maze. It was great fun and me and Debra we highly entertaining, according to some, because we got shit scarred at every turn. Go to these links, and change images to 30 per page, and have a look.

http://www.emilylane.co.nz/index.php?category=gallery/Spookers/30-11-06&start=270&lightbox=

http://www.emilylane.co.nz/index.php?category=gallery/Spookers/30-11-06&start=240

On Friday night, Tobi decided to have a end of Movember party where everyone (was supposed) to dress up with moustaches.

Debra went as Magnum PI, I went as a rock star, Cameron as a dirty old man and Tobi as speedo cop!

Toni

Alies and Bryce's big day

25 November 2006

Today was the day. Alie and Bryce were getting married. The date that had been on my calendar for months and the reason i returned to New Zealand had finally come around. I got to see all my friends and to dress up in my pretty dress (that i can never wear in Australia), oh and to go to the wedding.

It was a lovely wedding and a great night, i had sooo much fun and was able to dance the night away in my flat shoes (how short do i look!). I could not not fit my camera in my bag so have to get pictures from someone else but have managed to get a couple of pictures to put on.

Congratulations and can't wait to see the official album - hope you get it before i go home - cause i didn't even see the cake!

Toni

Potato and BBQ

24 November 2006
As some of you might know, i have been hankering to come back to New Zealand to have a baked potato from the potato place in Garden Place. They do the best savory mince and cheese potato i have ever tasted and managed to feed that craving whilst having lunch with Tania and Julie on Friday. Yum (don't tell anyone, but i had one on Monday as well!!) Doesn't look good, but sure is tasty.


That night I headed to Blair and Rebecca's for a catch up with some friends and a great kiwi bbq (inside) as the weather wasn't in our favour. But the meat was good and the NZ mussels great and the real chocolate moose pudding fantastic! Had an early night as were all hoping for sunny weather on Saturday for the wedding.

Toni

Home Sweet Home ...

I am home and have had my potato!

I returned to Hamilton yesterday after a three hour flight and a crying baby for 3/4's of it, but made it safe and sound with my bottles of duty free and mega toblerones (spelling!?)

Its weird coming home, it feel like I never left, but in fact life does go on for everyone else and I kinda feel out of the loop. So just trying to catch up and fit back into my groove. I always think of home as being great and wonderful, which it is mostly, but neglected to remember that its the bad things like it cold over here, today it was sunny, rainy, windy and cold, almost four seasons in one day.

Anyway am signing off and will let you know how the wedding is tomorrow.

Toni

Thats the plan Stan

Well I found myself recently in a sticky situation. I was finding it hard to get a flatmate, work was getting unbearable and I was quick running out of money. Then my mother suggested “why don’t you come home for a while?” and I thought, wow that’s actually a good idea. I can help them pack, do some casual work and hang out with Katie

So I quit my job, last day next Wednesday, yahh!!!!!!

My only problem is that I haven’t rented my house out yet, but the real estate agent is onto it and I hope to have it rent out soon.

So I will be back as planned early (12am) on Friday 24 November 2006. I am planning on staying around Hamilton/Auckland area until 2 or 3 December and then I will head down to Napier for a while and then probably after xmas to Gis for a few days and then back to Hamilton for new years and then back to the Gold Coast in January 2007 some time!

Am so excited – see you all in just over a week!!

Especially for Daniel

Hi Daniel

This post is especially for you. I know how much you like home and away and i trust that you follow the link every week to find out what has been happening but i wasn't sure if you know that you can actually go onto their website and get this week in pictures http://seven.com.au/homeandaway/pictures_this-week.
So theres the link for you!

I have also completed a quiz online at bebo for anyone who is bored check it out
http://www.bebo.com/Quizzes.jsp?MemberId=915143035

Toni

My hair

For the last 15 years I have been unhappy my my frizzy, thick, curly, fluffy hair. It is just unmanagable and I have even been called a bouff head (you know who you are and yes you have scarred me for life). So I vowed that as soon as I moved to Australia I would change my life and spending more time and money on my hair fell into that catergory.

I found a great hairdressers who have always done a good job (see 1, 2, 3) and the best invention in the world the Wet 2 Straight hair straightner (thank you!).

So on Saturday I decided to go and get my hair done and as soon as i walked into the hairdressers I got a bad vibe and then I found out it was under new managment. Shit! I decided that I would still get it done and decided to get a cut, colour and foils. After three hours my hair was done but it wasn't exactly how I planned, the cut and colour was good but the foils. They were the worst foils I had ever seen, they are uneven, the colour has merged, it looks like I have regrowth, one side looks like I DIYed my own streak AND my sister told me it was called a bitch stripe! I don't want a bitch stripe

So I called them back and said I was really upset and I will keep you posted on my progress.

Toni

The other side ...

On Saturday Nic and Dustin came over for a few drinks. Last weekend I was telling them that the only game that I have on my playstation was singstar. Dustin said "but you don't tell poeple that though" and I am like " Yes, I am proud of the fact!". So on Saturday we cranked it out and they are totally converted. Take back that mocking! So we sung until our throats hurt and had a good laugh. Unbenowen to them, I videoed some of efforts and have posted them in my Photo Gallery. Check it out!!

Toni

Blog worthy moment

Well for sometime I have been unhappy with the National Bank. There atms machines are always down and I couldn't do inter bank banking. So I vowed as soon as I had recovered from my broken leg I would go and get a new bank account with a new bank. I was debating between Heritage Building Society and ANZ Bank, purely because I could design my own card. So because Heritage had no banking fees I decided to go with them.

Look at my two awesome cards that I will have shorlty. My new visa totally outways my visa mini in coolness

Toni

The Weekend

This was the weekend of Nicky's interview with Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. On Friday night we went through preparations for the all important interview as it would mean she would finally move down to the Gold Coast, Yah! She said it went really well and fingers crossed she will get it. They called her on Tuesday and told her its between her and another girl and would be “very beneficial” if she came down this weekend for another interview.

I asked whether she could bring koala's home and she said yes (well, she would be able to bring home animals that she would have to nurse, but wouldn't that be so cool)!

On Saturday night we decided to head over to Dustin and Nic's house to catch up as they had just moved to the Gold Coast. We managed to navigate our way there with our umbrella as it was spitting and I didn’t want to get my nicely straightened hair wet (NB – I really recommend the wet 2 straight hair straighter, it does a salon job). We didn’t make it there in time for spa but had a great night catching up with a few wines.

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Also put a few pictures in the gallery.

Toni