Day One- Up the Gondola!

I started the day off flying from Christchurch to Queenstown- we walked right up and into the plane… it was a little awkward to do. I decided to travel to Queenstown because EVERYONE has been saying its fun and where everyone always go when they visit the South Island, even my travel book said it ‘was the place to be!’ After an hour ride we landed- I caught a little shuttle for $6 to town, booked a hostel, and set out to explore!

This place is AMAZING.

I spent about 20 mins here trying to figure out the timer on my camera!

I also fell off the back of the tree once or twice… I got a big ole bruise on my knee!

The building up on the mountain is the top of the Gondala,

the big tree line is obviously the ‘Gondala’ part of it.

This pic must have been snapped BEFORE I ate NZ gross attempt at a hotdog/corndog!

“O this place looks cute- Ill get some food here!”

“O a hot dog sounds GOOD! I’ll have that.”

“O. Its a mushed up, pale piece of meat dipped in chunky pancake batter, drenched in Ketchup”

At least I got a Fanta!- Ill go feed the fishies!

You put money in a feeder and it drops into the water!

AHH! Its JAWS!!

First thing done! Check it off my list! Now it was time for the GONDOLA!

The Ride up!

The veiw!

At the top of the Gondola- off to the LUGE!

One more Gondola to get to the top of the Luge.

Once again- The view!

Rules First.

Thanks for the Warning! Yikes!

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Luge- The Movie! I shot this using my camera while holding and trying to control the cart!

I look like a loser- but checkout my sweet helmet!

Out of everything I wanted to vacation- Laying in the grass was at the top of my list!

Second on my list- Be lazy. Lucky Me!

O-this is nothing..

Okay- Tomorrow’s pics will be a little crazier! I booked 3 bungy jumps!

Kuwait+Dubai+Bangkok+Sydney=NZ!!

From Kuwait to Dubai, then off to bangkok… stopping in Sydney… then finally NEW ZEALAND! Getting here kinda sucked- but its already totally worth it! (Im watching TV w/ a remote and using Free & Fast internet!)

I threw all my stuff together to leave Tuesday night in my cute ROXY bag…. but wasn’t able to fly out! So Wednesday (My BIRTHDAY!) I hung out, did some homework and was able to plan more for my trip!

I boarded the cramped plane at 3 am in the morning on Thursday, jumped on another different plane and crashed Friday night in tent city! Friday night I started my ‘journey’ from Kuwait to Dubai, then spent 9 hours on a flight from Dubai to Bangkok, switched planes and spent 8 more hours to Sydney- then 2 hours to Christchurch, NZ! Phew.

Dubai Airport and the City of Dubai

Dubai to Bangkok

Thank God for pictures!

Flying over NZ!

NZ Mountains

After trudging through customs and getting my passport stamped (!) I decided to try to get a flight to Queenstown (So I can hurry up and start my crazy adventures!!) I booked the flight for bright and early Monday morning and got a room in the shoddiest hotel! Budget hotel (I didn’t want to spend to much mula for one night… so I guess I get what I paid for!)

So…the Hotel was empty… and there is no central heat/AC… and dorm style bedroom furniture… but there is a TV with a remote, hot showers, no sand, and fast internet! Since the army… I can pretty much see the best out of things when they are actually shitty!

I’ve got some pictures from the flights- I’ll upload them later… right now I’ve gotta get some sleep so I can get into some trouble tomorrow!

Busy as a Beee

I’ve been pretty busy the past couple weeks! And now its CRUNCH time! I leave for New Zealand in 3 days!! I really am a hardcore procrastinator… but I think this time I waited too long to start what actually needs to be done…. My list is pretty long… and this doesn’t even include all the crap I have to do at work!

It hasn’t helped that I bought the current season of Grey’s Anatomy, Biggest Loser, The Amazing Race, and House! Although each episode takes 2 full days to download- I still manage to slowly keep up with them by watching the partially downloaded episodes! I think these shows have become an addiction!

Please, Download faster.

Right now I am between an episode in all four shows… and you wonder why I haven’t posted in a while!

Izzys Back! Mer too! I have to know whats up with the cardio god- I just gotta know!

OMG! Tracy is SO cut throat! GO HOME Tracy! You’re MEAN!

Yuk- I hate the married team lawyer dude and his wife! and Im super disappointed the old dating couple was kicked off… boo.

I at least got one thing checked off my list… me and moosea painted my finger and toe nails!

(Ma got me some super cool french tip manicure polish pen thingy- I <3 it!)

While painting my nails I had to steal some cotton balls from my roomie! Thanks! I also did an Arts and Crafts!

Yes, He is wearing a Cheese Wiz Top Hat.

Oo-oo- The weather has been perfect around here lately- it actually made me miss the smell of fall and cut grass- So today I came across some of the GREENEST grass I’ve seen around here and someone was burning paper- which smelled like a bonfire! Of course I smelled the grass and brought it home.

Well, it took me all night to download these pics… and now its time for some more TV!

IBOL the Movie!

I had alotta of time.. and alotta pictures- so I put together alittle IBOL movie!

WATCH IT HERE!

Im trying to teach myself how to make little movies… its kinda rough- but you should be able to get the idea!

CoOkies!

Yum!

Our company was sent some COOKIES!

They were YUMMY!

Im trying to catch up on my blog… but all I can think about is COOKIES!

These things are SO good!

MMmmm

Good to the very Last Crumb!!

Thanks for the COOKIES!!!!!

Pranks

Yesterday I got a package from my ma! She put 2 of everything in there! One for me and one for Iowa (but shes not here so I gave her goodies to the vultures that were standing behind me asking if they could have anything ) So with the green spider web I covered my boss’s bike to pay him back for knocking on my wall at 5am this morning.  Thanks

Lately we all have been doing pranks!

Ta da!

Putting someone’s desk, chair and phone on top of a conex was pretty funny… but then I had to help take it down… which was not so funny. (I had nothing to do with it… I was just taking pictures!)

Earlier this week someone found a box thrown away in our main dumpster. The empty box had…. something I would rather not mention…. on it- it was gross.

Anyway- it found its way back inside and wrapped with tissue paper and into the office of one of my bosses! (Theres No way I had anything to do with this one!) Anyway, it went from my boss to the guy who had his desk put up on the conex to our ‘Big Boss’ and…. he didn’t like it too much. LoL.

So pretty much tying everyone’s bikes together, hanging helmets from the rafters, putting posters all over someone’s office to putting boulders in front of someone’s chu door- we are really keeping each other busy!

I sure hope I don’t get a payback tonight! Yikes!

Neglected

Sorry Blog. I haven’t written or posted anything on you for a while. Maybe I can make it up?

Hum… let start with how excited I am about Halloween! (Which I am not really celebrating…) But our office has been sent LOTS and LOTS of goodies to keep us entertained!

Too much free time?

Hehe!

I also got a Halloween Package from my bestest buddy! She sent the hat, colored teeth, a pumpkin light, a calvin and hobbes book and a cool pirate lego thingy!

Memory Lane!

I talked to my dad today- which sparked this trip down memory lane! My pops said he was going to check out my blog so heres for you Dad!

(These pics are also meant to embarrass my two evil step sisters )

I look like a gremlin!

I loved that metal side!

I Wuved mi Doggie!

Ahh!! Shes trying to kill me! HALP!

evil sister.

5k for Fun!

 

A little faster this time!

I was a couple seconds faster this 5k… it might have to do with my 1SG running next to me… the whole time! Grr! I really didn’t want to run but I said I would… so to motivate myself I downloaded a super cool mix on my sunglasses! (That I couldn’t listen to because the guy who ran with me was yakin’ up a storm!) Atleast I improved my time!

My goal is to do a 5k in 25mins…  

So- we didn’t free shirts this time… ugh!! But I got a free runner’s number!

Community outreach

Wednesday we handed out candy to the Iraqi Orphans that came to our Base! We also gave four mini bundles my mom’s friend gave to us!

There were so many kids running and goofing around- I think the sewing kits will be put into good use sewing up patches in the knees of their pants!

This little girl was so cute! I asked her if I could take her picture and she turned and posed! She just got finished potato sack racing (I caught someone in mid-hop in the background)

Iraqi kids LOVE pictures!

This little boy was SO funny! He would wonder around and come back to us for more candy!

Here he was playing with the ‘potato sack’ <that was actually a laundry bag>

O this was funny- The Iraqi kids were dancing and made everyone do a ’stomp congo line’-type dance- Its amazing how little rhythm army people actually have!

I look stupid in the picture below- but I was in mid-dance with the little girl in yellow!

(Who kept asking me for bubble gum!)

The visit from the Orphanage was such a nice experience! It was kinda weird seeing children after 4 months of not being around them! But the little people were so much fun and it made me miss the three little boogers I use to babysit! 

This guy also wrote about the same Orphan visit- what a small world!