http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. --Marcel Proust Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:23:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, it feels like its been ages since I've done this last, and certainly much has happened. My tone may have changed a bit because I started reading The Lord of the Rings a few days ago and its just in me now. Alan and I saw Mom of safely ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/the-rest-of-it.html We're back from our first major road trip of the South Island and it really was alot of fun. I spend this morning uploading and sorting through the 377 pictures Dad took this week and put them in more managable albums. The weather was warm and sunny for ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/sun-sand-and-sea.html Mom and Dad arrived safely in Christchurch Monday morning as Alan and I eagerly waited at the wrong terminal. Luckily we realized our mistake quickly and ran over to the international terminal for a long awaited reunion. We were so focused on just spending time together on the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/off-to-a-good-start.html After almost a year of waiting and after months of planning, Mom and Dad are five days away from their first taste of New Zealand. I thought I'd write alittle about our plans over the next few weeks. Its not a formal itinerary, but it has pitcures! ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/its-worth-the-wait.html We celebrated a very warm and delicious Thanksgiving meal yesterday. I squeezed by with a few minor disasters and one very good roasted chicken. I had to go with the chicken as I only found frozen turkeys in the supermarket, but it was really good. Along with ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/happy-thanksgiving.html Brighton beaches 05 November 2006 Alan, Doreen and I went to the beach (with Saura in tow) to watch the fireworks for Guy Fawkes Day. This is the day to celebrate the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which Catholic extremists planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in order ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/guy-fawkes-day.html Here are a few photos that I have of Nik's first year. I can't believe how much he's grown! That goes for Josh too, those boys are growing so fast. I wish I could be there to celebrate, I really miss you all. I hope you ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/happy-birthday-nikolas.html Rock Garden, Hagley Park I am officially done with studying until February, so...Woohoo! I felt relief that was almost equivalent to finishing the MCAT's after these New Zealand university exams. They are held in a "standardized test" style where you go to a lecture hall and proctors give the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/ive-already-packed-away-my-books.html My window sprouts There is nothing like writing in the blog as a good procrastination technique. I'm really just having problems getting started this morning, so this is probably a fit exercise in waking up my brain for a long day of rote memorization. Not alot has happened since ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/i-should-be-studying.html Its been quite a while since I've posted here, but I've definitely been very busy with school. I have just changed my enrollment to the Masters of Health Science Health Information Management Program, so I have a whole new schedule for the next year and a half. Next ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/whereintheworldisaura/spring-updates.html