What a man

Last week Pick and I went to a Wednesday night class on the 5 love languages. It was really interesting and ever since it's been a hot topic of conversation. Many church members were there and we have all been trying to figure out each other.

This weekend I went away on Ladies Retreat (which was encouraging and I met many women from other churches around New Zealand). When I arrived home Pick surprised me with beautiful flowers (lilies are my favorite) and a hair straightener! I was thrilled. My hair has been driving me crazy. "Giving gifts" was not my primary love language, but these gifts hit the spot. So, here I am with my straight hair and flowers.


P.S. Did you see the Colts/Giants game? Pick and I saw it at a friend's place with cable TV. I felt so bad for Eli.

The boxes arrived!

Yeah, they arrived a few weeks ago, all 9 of them. It was like Christmas for us. Here is a pic. of Heidi's clothes box. If you're travelling across the Pacific and notice some women's clothes floating- send them our way.

Going up the Mount.

The most recognizable feature of Tauranga is Mt.Maunganui. It is off the coast, but attached to the mainland, and can be seen in the distance while driving around town. The Mount is a hub of activity. At anytime during the day there are people walking around the base or climbing to the summit. There are hard core climbers, scalling the sides, runners breezing by, and leisurely walkers sociallizing as they go. There are kids flying remote controlled planes, and people paragliding off the top, while others collected shells that are covering the sandy beach. And of course, typical to New Zealand there are many sheep grazing lazyily, unaffected by passers by.

Last week Pick and I walked to the top one day, then walked the perimeter the next. Both walks were beautiful (and a bit of a much-needed work out!) Here are some pics.

Love you... and miss you... Heidi