Happy House - Remuera, Auckland
I've arrived and what a treat has greeted me here! The Crawford's have a wonderful home. It is bright and new and HUGE! Well, bigger than I am used to. It is in a really beautiful uptown community. I haven't met the parents yet, but the Nanny (Pip)and the two children (Pia, 11, and Rory, 12) are very nice :) The children are quiet around me, but that is understandable as I am a stranger. Right now I am listening to the cleaners work around the house.
When I was first shown my room I was so delighted. It has a double bed with white comforter and extra pillows for show. The bathroom that is mine to use has an elegant shower with the best designed showerhead I have ever seen! It adjusts along a pole to make as high or as low as you like, within the limits of the pole length. It is the first shower I have used here that has allowed me to shower the whole time while standing upright! Oh Blessings!!! (that's for you annie)
As well as a beautiful home and family, they have two pets. One is an older cat, Rangi, who has just been to the vet, so she is not highly interactive with me. The other is a pooch about four years old. His name is spooky and he is a Swedish Vallhund, which is a very rare breed that used to be referred to as the "Viking Dog." He kind of looks like the mini-me version of a husky! hehe. He is a fun little dog. I just got back from taking him for a 40 minute walk around the neighbourhood. His short little legs did quite well keeping up with my long gate. We even had a race up a hill and I only won by a step or two. Poor Spooky is exhausted now.
Pip and the children are away at the mall. I opted to stay home as being at a mall will only encourage me to spend money I don't have! Before they went though, she dropped me by the Conservation Volunteers office in Ponsonby (another suburb of Auckland) to get registered for my Volunteer expedition. I am really excited about it now. I should be going to some of the nicer parts of the parklands around Auckland. All of this excitement has left me ignoring the fact that I have made no plans yet for new years, or any days thereafter. But I am blissful in my ignorance. I have a feeling, that like everything else so far, I will pull something amazing together when the time is right.
Needless to say, I am "quite happily situated here." (That's a P&P quote from A&E). I am looking forward to meeting the mom and dad of the family and have high hopes to be spending a very very merry christmas here.
When I was first shown my room I was so delighted. It has a double bed with white comforter and extra pillows for show. The bathroom that is mine to use has an elegant shower with the best designed showerhead I have ever seen! It adjusts along a pole to make as high or as low as you like, within the limits of the pole length. It is the first shower I have used here that has allowed me to shower the whole time while standing upright! Oh Blessings!!! (that's for you annie)
As well as a beautiful home and family, they have two pets. One is an older cat, Rangi, who has just been to the vet, so she is not highly interactive with me. The other is a pooch about four years old. His name is spooky and he is a Swedish Vallhund, which is a very rare breed that used to be referred to as the "Viking Dog." He kind of looks like the mini-me version of a husky! hehe. He is a fun little dog. I just got back from taking him for a 40 minute walk around the neighbourhood. His short little legs did quite well keeping up with my long gate. We even had a race up a hill and I only won by a step or two. Poor Spooky is exhausted now.
Pip and the children are away at the mall. I opted to stay home as being at a mall will only encourage me to spend money I don't have! Before they went though, she dropped me by the Conservation Volunteers office in Ponsonby (another suburb of Auckland) to get registered for my Volunteer expedition. I am really excited about it now. I should be going to some of the nicer parts of the parklands around Auckland. All of this excitement has left me ignoring the fact that I have made no plans yet for new years, or any days thereafter. But I am blissful in my ignorance. I have a feeling, that like everything else so far, I will pull something amazing together when the time is right.
Needless to say, I am "quite happily situated here." (That's a P&P quote from A&E). I am looking forward to meeting the mom and dad of the family and have high hopes to be spending a very very merry christmas here.
so said Crys at 1:01 PM
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blessings indeed! keep up your high hopes for feeling comfortable and happy there! if you're in doubt, just start thinking of the family in your elegant shower, i'm sure that'll make you feel more at home;)
annie***
ahahhahhaa! or I can read that comment and feel happy and light through and through! eeehahahaha
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