A Show!

Guess what.... I hung my paintings at a little cafe today. I brought in about six. Now for the first time they are on display in a public place. wow! its very exciting. Thanks Carol for being so inspiring and encouraging. Thanks Morgan for being so supportive and loving. Thanks Grandma for taking up painting and just going for it. Also thanks for setting up your table and chairs and staying up late with me to paint. Thanks Momma for telling me I could do it. And thanks Daddy for making me an easel and buying me some paints when I was in third grade! Thanks God for putting it inside of me to so badly want to create. Yay! This is a cheesy post. But I love you guys.

Happy Anniversary to Us!

We had a great little anniversary. Two years today, or yesterday depending if you are in the United States or New Zealand. We celebrated both days since we weren't sure which one counted. Yesterday we walked to town and had a nice breakfast. Then we walked all the way home along the beach with our dog Miles. Tobi couldn't make such a long walk. It was supposed to rain. But it was sunny all weekend. Then we saw a movie. I had to do a performance that night. So the celebration continued next day. We took Miles to obedience school. That was fun. Miles was one of the most well behaved dogs to my surprise. Then we drove around the bay to a place called Muritai. You can see this long beach with cliffs and two light houses across the Channel from us. I have always wanted to go check it out. So we hiked out to the light houses. One of them was the oldest permanent light house in New Zealand. It was built in 1859 on top of this rugged cliff all exposed to the crazy Wellington weather. The first guy to man the lighthouse brought his family. He drowned shortly after arriving and his wife took over. She was the first and only female lighthouse keeper in New Zealand. We saw where their house once was. And they had lost one of their babies. We saw the grave sight. They had a little commune up there with cows, chickens, and eventually a school house. Then we made a little loop down to a lake and around a cliff, back to the beach. We saw wild sheep and goats. Well, I'm sure the sheep had owners. But they still looked pretty wild. The whole thing was so beautiful. Every day we look out the window and see this place across the bay. I'm so glad we finally explored it. It was about a four hour hike. Then we came home and got takeaway Thai food, and made banana splits. Woo Hoo for marriage!

Sleepy Mermaid