September went out quite nicely, I must say, but I’ll only sum up the interesting bits for you:
Thursday, September 25:
Andrea, Jamie and I spent the afternoon booking yet more things for our South Island trip. This session included booking buses (like our day trip out to Milford Sounds), hostels, and other odds and ends. We’re almost there!
After a full afternoon of planning and money-spending, we decided to reward ourselves with dinner. Which, thinking back, was probably a bit incongruous. Oh well.
We decided on The Flying Burrito Brothers, which is a Mexican place on Cuba Street. I feel like it may well be one of the only Mexican places in Wellington. Perhaps even in New Zealand, who knows. Mexican food really isn’t that big over here. Possibly because there aren’t too many Mexicans…
Regardless, that’s where we went. The restaurant is kind of weird, because most of the tables are in the stone-walled basement of the building. It’s dark and candle-lit, and actually slightly difficult to read the menus. But the food made up for it. I got quesadillas, along with corn chips, salsa and sour cream. It was all delicious – and affordable, too.
Leaving, however, we got followed halfway up the stairs by one of the Mexican employees, who didn’t bother trying to hide the fact that he was watching our backsides as we went up. What a creeper. But at least we all had a good laugh.
Friday, September 26:
Friday was a busy, fun-filled day. I spent the afternoon shopping with Jamie and Andrea. The goal was to find Jamie a dress to wear that evening to The Sound of Music. She actually found it quite early in the excursion (a slick little black number), so we roamed around town for a while, finally ending up back at my place with some “juicy” Starburst Babies. These are perhaps even more disturbing than the regular Babies, because they are filled with goo that squirts out when you bite them. Classy.We half-watched an episode of The Office as Jamie and I got ready for the evening. We bid Drebo farewell around 5:30, when we were set to meet Denise for dinner before the show.
Denise, Jamie and I grabbed dinner at Café Italiano, and then dessert at Kaffe Eis – the BEST gelato in Wellington. Then we made our way to the Opera House for the show.
The Sound of Music was very good. The show was pretty much just based around the music and songs, which was a-okay by me. Most of the singers were good, the Von Trapp family house set was awesome, and they didn’t leave a single song out. Some of the stand-outs for me were the adorable little girls who played Marta and Gretl, the little boy who played Kurt (that kid could SING!), Uncle Max because he was funny, the nun’s chorus that could sing some mean a cappella harmonies, and, of course, Maria. I give her credit for taking on the role – those are some big shoes to fill! But she did a fantastic job, hitting all those impossible notes of Julie Andrews’.
Did I mention how much I love The Sound of Music? Haha. I used to absolutely torture my family with it when I was younger.After the show, we all took some photos, and Denise went back to her place. Jamie had planned to go back up to Brooklyn, but Greg didn’t feel like driving down to get here at 10:30, and no more buses were running up there at that time. So she just decided to stay with me.
I tortured her with the Season 5 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy. Torture because Jamie is very squeamish, and hates even the mention of blood. Which is unfortunate, because I think she’d really like the show if she could find the courage to watch it.
And, can I just add…. YAY for Derek and Meredith!
Saturday, September 27:
We had yet another Office marathon on Saturday, when we caught up through Season 4. Which was perfect timing, since Season 5 had started just two days earlier.
Jamie left in the evening because her Ohio roommate, Katie, was flying into Wellington that night. There was an issue with her flight from Fiji to Auckland, however, so Jamie had no idea what time she was actually going to get in.
That evening, Andrea came over, and we watched the first episode of Season 5 of The Office. It was great being caught up at last, as well as finally being in-the-know when Jamie wasn’t! She’s not allowed to start watching Season 5 until Adam gets here. Which means Andrea and I now get to keep Office secrets from Jamie. Ah, what a role reversal. And what great secrets to be keeping! I won’t write them here, just in case Jamie is lurking… But if you watch The Office, you’ll know what I’m talking about!
Sunday, September 28:
I met up with Jamie and Katie Sunday afternoon for lunch at Hell’s Pizza. Katie reminds me a lot of a miniature version of my friend Whitney. She’s very blunt and sarcastic and, therefore, very funny.
After lunch, we took Katie on a tour of Wellington. She’s here for the next 3 months, doing conservation work out in Lower (or Upper? I don’t remember) Hutt. Jamie has a feeling Katie may just stay indefinitely, however. And judging from Katie’s reaction to the sun-kissed city that afternoon, I think I’m probably inclined to agree.
We walked down past Queen’s Wharf, and then along the Harbor and Oriental Bay. It was a perfect Sunday afternoon, and there were hundreds of people strolling in the nice weather.
It’s days like those that remind me how much I love New Zealand.
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