It was a little weird spending my birthday so far away from loved ones but my family and friends, both old and new, made sure that my first Kiwi birthday was one to remember.
Unfortunately as I had to work there was still no change to the 5am alarm clock! After waking up I opened my card from Chris to find out that he had booked us a weekend away in the Bay of Islands and a boat trip to see some wild dolphins – literally a childhood dream come true! I then had a very brief Skype call with mum and Mike … cue the first tears of the day. The second tears of the day came when I found out that they had organised a cake to be delivered to me…. just as good as I’m still waiting on the cake that Chris promised to make and I’m writing this almost 2 weeks later! The cake was delivered to my work as the delivery man wasn’t keen on leaving the cake on the doorstep with all the ants – now that’s service for you! The nurses on the ward all sang happy birthday and we tucked in to the rather delicious cake pictured below.
After work I headed down to the SkyTower with Chris and two friends from work, Katrina and Rosemary. We ate dinner in a revolving restaurant at the top of the sky tower with an amazing view over the city (when the clouds cleared enough to see!). I thoroughly enjoyed myself but you’ll have to ask Chris what he thought of the vertigo-inducing meal!
After dinner we headed to Giapos for what must be the most amazing ice cream in the city! The picture below doesn’t really do them any justice.
A big thank you to all my family and friends for their birthday wishes….although I was feeling pretty home sick it turned out to be quite a good day!
Was strange you being on the other side of the world Gemz and there were def tears here too!! But then lots of smiles when the cake company went out of their way to ensure you got your cake. Def amazing service.x