OMG one year already
 

This time last year was our last weekend in the UK :o

Cannot believe what we have done in the last year

1) emigrated to New Zealand
2) brought our 3 dogs our a week later - the MOST expensive part of our emigration by far :lol:
3) Neil bought a motorbike
4) bought a Ute, then bought a little 17yr old car for me when we realised we needed more than one in this vast empty country
5) rented a house in an olive grove
6) bought a house with 2.5 acres in the country
7) bought some furnitue
8) Neil decorated the whole house befoer we had 11 UK guests over and
9) GOT MARRIED
10) Neil had two jobs but then the market went quiet
11) bought a New Zeland puppy, Blue Merle Border Collie
12) carried on sorting the garden out :lol:
13) bought a Mercedes :o
14) bought a spa :blush:
15) realised the value of tarmac :lol: our drive is potholed stone and we need to save up for a proper surface - worried about dropping the bikes - need about $20,000 apparently :?
16) I went to Malaysia for the first time (work)
17) Neil got a really safe and secure job at the port, at long last
18) got PR

Still to do
1) paint the roof - not trivial :(
2) re-paint the deck
3) paint the garage doors
4) trim endless leylandi hedges (they are a much needed windbreak here)
5) HAVE A HONEYMOON :lol:


What shall we do in the next twelve months?? :lol:

Going out for a lovely meal to celebrate tonight :thumbup:

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Congratulations, it's incredible how much you've achieved in a mere 12 months :thumbsup:

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Wow you have certainly done a lot in a year!
Congratulations and enjoy your evening out!:drinkwine::drinkwine:

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:thumbsup: Ditto the above! :thumbsup:

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It hasn,t all been plain sailing and i came close to getting on a plane at least once, but i,m fairly sure this is now home. Thank you to my beautiful wife for putting up with me :wub:

Neil

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Awwww stop it you two!

Congrats on your first year! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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:thumbsup: nice one congrats on one year

Dewb

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Hi J & N
Sorry missed your 1yr anniversary post!!......just wanted to add my congrats and say 'good on you!' :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Hope life continues to be all you wished for and you get that honeymoon as soon as!!
B x

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Congrats, sorry a bit late in replying. Cant believe it's been a year for you both, well done. Wishing you both a belated 1 year anniversary here in NZ:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

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What a fab update - Honeymoon sounds fab , on the deck , watching the paint dry , eating olives & watching the dogs play ??

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Congrats on the first year . :wub:

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Congratulations!

You have achieved so much in your first year :thumbsup:

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should probably add: survived our first earthquake :ohmy::ohmy:

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Fantastic:thumbsup:

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So glad things are working out for you both here. Hope you don't have to live through another earthquake in the near future :D Bevissa