The Best Days Ever...

Last night hubby and I arrived home from the best two days we've had in years! My awesome parents offered to have our 4 kids for two days while we went away together to Auckland (NZ).

Now I know to some of you a trip to Auckland doesn't sound that exciting, but we felt like two little kids from the country as we explored all the shops on Queen Street, sampled different types of coffee, cuisine and bought ourselves little treats.  We gazed at old buildings and hung out in the Auckland library (which has free internet access I might add) and even got a secret peak at the revamped Auckland Town Hall.

We had no time limits, no demands... no one needing their bottom wiped or a snack to be made or the need to stop at every park that we passed. It was just us two together again - and we were actually able to hold hands and finish whole conversations with each other. It felt just like it was when we first met... and I once again realized why it is so important that we take time out as a couple to keep our friendship and love alive. We continually kept saying to each other, "This is the best day ever", and not because of what we were doing, but because we were together, just us (and probably also because we watch too much Spongebob).

My highlights of our trip would have to include discovering a little shop filled with Russian Dolls (and guess who bought me one!), exploring the tunnels at North Head, getting lost in the biggest and coolest bookstore ever, seeing my first 3D movie, buying rubber Ninja stars in a freaky shop filled with knives and numb-chucks, finding out that my husband is actually "Birdman", tasting one of my yummiest coffee's ever at ME (owned by my niece's fiancé... who is a top Barista in Auckland and roasting his own delicious Merito Espresso coffee). If you are ever in central Auckland you just have get a coffee from ME - it's here.  I also had my first Ristretto and Vienna coffees too (I'm a little obsessed with coffee I know).

Thanks so much to my sis-in-law Shelley for letting us stay at your place!  And we did miss our kids while we were gone... although another few days away wouldn't have gone amiss...

Here are a few photo's from our adventure...