Hey guys!

fall is here!
freaking cold...a bit rainy, yet still beautiful. we should be used to it being from the northwest anyway right? but we did go from summer to summer...so we are in a bit of a shock.
we are still Internet, phone and t.v. free in our teeny weeny flat. so we apologise for the absolute lack of communication. it has been very interesting living without those three things that we have become so accustomed to, and a bit dependant on. Especially when you are all so far away and the computer is our life line.
Jobs are going well. Pauly is kicking ass at data entry, and I am finding my niche at Trelise Cooper...getting really good at multi tasking.
looking forward to a nice Oregon summer. Hopefully you are enjoying the spring, look for tulips for me!
Happy Spring.
Love you all
~s&p

still alive

hey people~
well despite popular opinion, we are still alive and working in Auckland. the last whirlwind weeks have seen us starting new jobs and getting settled into our adorable studio flat. did we mention we share a bathroom with two others? kinda like being back at UPS in the dorms. So far we haven't had to wait too long to get a shower, and the water is usually hot. what more could you ask for right?
last night we drove out to the north shore to pick up our new bed! happy to be up off the floor! I will try to take some pictures of the building and flat for you all to see.
missing you all very much and hoping that your lives are full and happy. cant wait to be in them again!
all our love,
s&p

good news!!!

hey guys!
great news, paul and I have both found work! I am at Trelise Cooper! Hooray! And paul is kicking serious ass at ASB (new zealand bank). Also, we have found a darling little apartment and are mostly moved in. Although we are reluctant to move out of the Parkinson's home, we are excited to have a little honeymooner pad.
This week has been absolutely frantic! between moving and starting new jobs, and sewing my brains out on curtains, patchwork quilt, and pillows....we have both been bad about checking e-mail and blog. so please forgive us, and know that we are thinking of you all and will respond as soon as we get more than three seconds to do so.
ok. cheers!
xoxoxo, s&p

oh how we miss you

how wonderful it is to hear from you all. it makes me smile with slight tears to read your sweet comments and words.
we still have no word on jobs yet...very very long aaster holiday weekend here! most people get fri,sat,sun and monday off! so frustrating!

ok, just heading to crawl in with that beautiful man i married.
love you people, a lot!

goodnight,
s

huntin!

well guys&girls ~

we so love your comments on the blog! ny and ha-bay we love you too! and miss you more than you know!
we are in the process of job hunting right now. While the job market is exceptionally favorable for the seeker, as there are more jobs available than people to fill them at the moment, we are going to be quite particular with the kind of work that keeps us here. We have both agreed that if we find great resume boosting employment we will hang around for a while longer. However, if all we can find is retail/customer service/hospitality work then we will head home. Yes home! god we just miss you people! so as you can imagine home is sounding pretty good. Sarah has a job prospect in the works that we should know about fairly immediately. And now is looks as though P may also have some work at ASB (banking) as a temp. So we will keep you all posted. Promise.
ok, all our love to the people!
Sare&pocket

working in Q-town

Paul- very serious bartender, working at the bar at alpine village. our wonderful friend Matt manages this hotel and gave us a free room and some work for a week or so. work included housekeeping and bar tending. AND we got free meals out of the deal! you couldn't ask for a better host.

still at alpine village, this is our view...not too shabby!

the beautiful hotel we were fortunate enough to be able to clean, and sleep next to. an extraordinary place, and they the new Wolverine movie crew is staying there at the moment

shotover river&skippers canyon

the most pristine and clear river we have ever seen. and they are allowed to run these jet boats up an down. terrifying to watch them almost slam into the rocks. we later learned that last year there were two deaths that happened while engaged in this activity
skippers canyon...so scary! there were several signs of danger warnings as we were entering the canyon. we made it half way down and had to turn around because we had no 4-wheel drive. passing two suv's and rafting buses on our way up, edging our way around about two inches from the cliff! put a little hair on our chests