Home Sweet Home

So Mike and I have been in the new place for 1 week now, and we seem to have it all finally set up. Its in a nice little complex which has a swimming pool and gym and basket

ball courts and tennis courts for our use.

Its located in a nice area, (there are some pretty flash houses on our runs we see) shops nearby and 3miles to Mikes work, so we are able to bike there while its nice outside.

The Little Green car in the outside picture is our new ride - I'll tell more about that next blog.

All else is going well here, running is going well. Just need to get a job - just helping out at the moment at the shoe store.

Its hot as here today is around 30 and humid which means when we go for a run and we finish it looks like we have jumped into a pool, even in the morning, I wish we had. its so gross.

Lucky our apartment has AC to help keep a little cool on these days.

It is located on the south

shore

of

Long

Island:

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New Home

So Mike and I will be moving Friday 14th August to our new home. Wednesday we sign the lease but we have been approved for it and all looks good.

The place is in Bayport which is 3miles from the Shoe store Mike works at and where I am helping at the moment - until I find a job - not much success in that department at the moment.

It is an apartment complex - we looked at a few homes, but not much luck with anything there so we thought we would give this place a go. Carpet is still being put in kitchen is all new, so thats cool. its a 1 bedroom, ground floor apartment - when we move in I will send the pics. It has a pool and fitness centre all included, and tennis courts, basketball courts and a BBQ area.

One Bedroom Floor Plan
715 Sq Ft

This is the floor plan of the place, so hopefully it ends up being ok. Will get you more details on it once we are in.

SNAKE!!!!

So the other day Mike and I were out for our run, in Belmont trails when I came across my first Garden snake - its the only snake I believe Long Island has.

Mike was about to step on and had not seen it until i scared the crap out of him with my yell - he wasn't quite sure what was actually going on till I stayed where I was until the snake decided what way it wanted to go.

and that is pretty much the size of it - tho this one may have been a little shorter.

Thank goodness I do not live in a part of America which has actual snakes!

I think Mike has finally recovered from his heart attack.

Last Weeks in NZ

I now sit in the heat of the New York Summer, sweating just while I sit outside and read. But I would like to share the adventures of my last few weeks in New Zealand.Starting with the Birth of my newest Niece Sasha Joy.

Then I was off to the South

Island - Ross to be exact, to visit my two other nieces - Kaylee and Danielle who are horse mad

We went for an adventure across to Christchurch and on the way found some sweet slopes

We check out the sweet land that the Roberts were buying beautiful views of the mountains and a river down the road

Everyone was buying things - Nat was getting his new ride

and then it was time to say Bye to all and head on my new adventure in the USA with my husband - hope to keep this up to date for you all to see whats going on here.