mossum
6th October 2006, 05:08 PM
well ........ where to begin ;)
Soooo much has happened so i'll just ramble , on & on & on ......
We arrived 6 weeks ago today , had 4 weeks off & just bummed about the South Island - did all the wonderful & usual touristy things - queenstown , 4X4 lord of rings safari , gondolas , fox & franz joseph glaciers & mount cook ( via helecopter no less !!) Had a wonderful time - spring was kind to us & we had pretty much constant sunshine .
Week 3 dawned & we decided it was time to think about re entering the real world . I sent CV's to 5 local practices ( dental nurse ) and was interviewed by 3 of them LOL - a bidding war for me followed & I eventually settled on $20.50 an hour :raebanana could have gone a bit higher i suspect but I bottled it ! Paul went for 2 job interviews (cabinetmaker ) and has accepted a job at a local furniture factory $18 an hour for the time being & a promise of promotion & pay rise in the new year .
Both jobs are pretty easy & very laid back compared to our UK jobs - every one seems really nice too . We have just both finished our 2nd week at work .
Now - house !! We looked & looked & looked a bit more , here there & everywhere & time & time again we returned to Rangiora about 30 mins north of Christchurch . We've been to so many open homes we were dizzy , but we found it :D :D It is in our opinion - a dream !!! for those who like a nosey heres how to look at it www.devlin.co.nz id#dre489 - the roof is not as bad as it looks - its actually a kind of fabricky stuff thats meant to look aged apparantly . Thankyou GBP££££ . Getting a mortgage was simple & easy - took letters & payslips to the bank & we had our yes in 10 minutes - in fact ASB have been exceptional & I cant reccommend them enough . We move in on the 8th December .
Our container was delivered today to our storage facility($40 a week) & our really big tent was confiscated by MAF- we get it back next week & it will cost us around $75 to $100 to be cleaned (we are paying MAF directly ) everything else was fine - all we have unpacked is this computer - boy we really really missed it !!
Paul is having moments of severe homesickness but on the whole is doing well - I think our own 4 walls will help a lot . Its not easy living with my mother - let alone the dreaded mother in law !!! at least now we know the end is in sight & home is waiting for us !!
Going to sign off - as Pauls hovering desparate to get on the comp too !!
love to all - keep those chins up ! you will get here soon .
vic xxx
Ri
Soooo much has happened so i'll just ramble , on & on & on ......
We arrived 6 weeks ago today , had 4 weeks off & just bummed about the South Island - did all the wonderful & usual touristy things - queenstown , 4X4 lord of rings safari , gondolas , fox & franz joseph glaciers & mount cook ( via helecopter no less !!) Had a wonderful time - spring was kind to us & we had pretty much constant sunshine .
Week 3 dawned & we decided it was time to think about re entering the real world . I sent CV's to 5 local practices ( dental nurse ) and was interviewed by 3 of them LOL - a bidding war for me followed & I eventually settled on $20.50 an hour :raebanana could have gone a bit higher i suspect but I bottled it ! Paul went for 2 job interviews (cabinetmaker ) and has accepted a job at a local furniture factory $18 an hour for the time being & a promise of promotion & pay rise in the new year .
Both jobs are pretty easy & very laid back compared to our UK jobs - every one seems really nice too . We have just both finished our 2nd week at work .
Now - house !! We looked & looked & looked a bit more , here there & everywhere & time & time again we returned to Rangiora about 30 mins north of Christchurch . We've been to so many open homes we were dizzy , but we found it :D :D It is in our opinion - a dream !!! for those who like a nosey heres how to look at it www.devlin.co.nz id#dre489 - the roof is not as bad as it looks - its actually a kind of fabricky stuff thats meant to look aged apparantly . Thankyou GBP££££ . Getting a mortgage was simple & easy - took letters & payslips to the bank & we had our yes in 10 minutes - in fact ASB have been exceptional & I cant reccommend them enough . We move in on the 8th December .
Our container was delivered today to our storage facility($40 a week) & our really big tent was confiscated by MAF- we get it back next week & it will cost us around $75 to $100 to be cleaned (we are paying MAF directly ) everything else was fine - all we have unpacked is this computer - boy we really really missed it !!
Paul is having moments of severe homesickness but on the whole is doing well - I think our own 4 walls will help a lot . Its not easy living with my mother - let alone the dreaded mother in law !!! at least now we know the end is in sight & home is waiting for us !!
Going to sign off - as Pauls hovering desparate to get on the comp too !!
love to all - keep those chins up ! you will get here soon .
vic xxx
Ri