Is it dinner time?

Oops. Sorry. Haven't blogged in a good while. Our Christmas break was just so full of catching up and chilling out that blogging fell well and truly of the list of things to do! We are now back safely to NZ and woke up this morning at 4am. Jet lag is bizarre and more bizarre because you want strange foods at strange times. So right now it is nearly 6am and I feel like eating dinner - I suppose that makes sense because in the UK that is what most of you will be preparing right now. The flights back went smoothly and weren't nearly as bad as I had anticipated. Our house in NZ is still standing - though we are wondering about some possible earthquake damage along our garden wall which is made up of large stones...suppose we will never know!

Our time at home was just great. It felt so good to be back with people, places and things that just felt familiar. The goodbyes were not as bad as last year because I knew where I was coming to and what was waiting here for me. Having said that, it is never easy leaving behind the people you love.

On a more positive note, it is the summer here! Apparently. We have woken up to heavy rain, but it feels warm at least. Think Ben is going to pop to the supermarket soon to buy something nice for dinner...I mean breakfast!