Chat with Me- Anytime Anywhere

**Lauren** · 02-19-2011, 02:48 PM

I thought it might be nice to have a thread here where we could all chat anytime - not necessarily have to wait till our alloted hour on Thursday nights. And this week seemed like a great time to start it as there wont be a chat this week due to the Christchurch Retreat.
We can use this thread for any type of chat - doesnt even have to be DSP related - we end up talking food at most of our chats anyway!!!- so feel free to drop in and ask a question or post what you are up to or what recipe youve just cooked. - If youve got a good Margarita recipe that wont go astray at all either!!

I'll come here and let you know what Im up to lately and you might even get a sneak peek at new kits and ideas Ive got - you can also make suggestions for kits you want to see me make too. - In essense this is just a place a bit like a local coffee shop we can all pop into and catch up for a bit.

**Lauren** · 02-19-2011, 02:56 PM

Its Sunday here today and another gorgeous day - weve had a wonderful summer here in Auckland - the weather isnt very conducive to sitting inside in fronto of a computer screen!
Ive got a fairly busy week ahead with 2 lots of bonuses to make due to the retreat at the end of the week. Also got to do a lot of end of month admin duties this week before I go on Friday morning.
CathieMarie is here in NZ and is currently off with some friends of hers touring the Bay of Islands area and she is getting a bus back to here on Thursday so I need to pick her up then and then I'll be organising myself for the retreat.
Im organising breakfasts and Saturday Lunch for the retreat ladies so that means making up breakfast packs up for the 3 apartments . Lunch hopefully we will do all together.
Ive planned quite a big photo walk. - Probably longer than any other one weve done but theres so much to see in Christchurch and lots going on. Its a city known for its gardens and Feb/March is the annual festival of flowers . They have some big topiaries scattered around the city so I hope to be able to take in some of those.
There is also a Tram ride involved in the photo walk that will take us near the restaurant we are eating dinner at a restaurant beside the river.
In addition there is a parade of lights for Chinese New year in the evening so hopefully we can catch that after our dinner .
Im looking forward to the event and hope we get some good weather!!

AliceMattison · 02-19-2011, 03:53 PM

Oh my, Lauren, you certainly have a busy week! The retreat and photo walk sound like a wonderful event and how nice that you will get to see CathieMarie again. I love hearing about your beautiful country and the things going on in your life.

**Lauren** · 02-19-2011, 03:59 PM

Ive also got to take my beach photos for this week. If you arent aware Im doing a P:52 this year - one photo a week which isnt too stressful but Ive chosen the theme of Auckland beaches - and yes I easily will be able to do a different beach for each of the 52 weeks of the year as there are countless beaches in Auckland. - I want to take the further away beaches while the weather is good and so when we get some wet winter weather I can resort to the closer beaches and dont have to travel too far !! You can check out my album so far in the P365 gallery http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com...y.php?cat=7040

timelord · 02-19-2011, 06:10 PM

Hi Lauren, I am still gutted that I could make the retreat. More so the closer it gets. (The one weekend a year my husband has dibs as is a big motorbike racing event on that he races in). Will have to come from Christchurch to the Auckland one next year. We have a season pass for the gondola and live 5mins walk from it. As one child is at a birthday party, the other one want to go up the gondola. I think it is more the treat of buying an icecream at the top which is the attraction, and going on the Time Tunnel ride for the umpteeth time.
I am doing the P52 using your wonderful templates, but am a bit behind in putting them up. Might be an this evening job after the ironing

**Lauren** · 02-19-2011, 09:51 PM

Feel free to join us for the photo walk and or dinner on Friday - I can give you my cell phone number if you are free and want to meet up

*Noremacc* · 02-19-2011, 10:07 PM

That photo walk sounds like a lot of fun! I wish I could come! Hope everyone has a great time!!

timelord · 02-19-2011, 10:27 PM

Would love to join you, but dont like my chances. I am free 9- 3 the Friday, then not until 8pm (school disco, then taking 1 child to camp). I see the dinner on Friday is 6.30 so I think you would be pretty much done and dusted by the time I got there.

**Lauren** · 02-19-2011, 10:34 PM

Yes thats not great timing unfortunately - I doubt we will get to the city much before 2 or 2.30.
We are hoping to catch the lantern festival parade around from around 8.30ish at the cathedral square but i imagine it will be pretty crowded there

timelord · 02-20-2011, 12:18 AM

Never mind. Just wasnt meant to be- this time

mrshuberism · 02-20-2011, 08:41 AM

I am on again off again on the internet so forgive me if this is a question with a commonly known answer.
Lauren do you plan tours or events? It seems you are almost always involved in one of some sort every time I am here. lol Sounds like you live in the perfect region to own a bed & breakfast and your photographic eye would make you a selling point for sure??

**Lauren** · 02-20-2011, 04:11 PM

Its actually one of my dreams to own a bed and breakfast but sadly the bank balance wont cooperate - maybe one of these years!!
And No I dont plan tours or events commercially but I do always seem to have something to plan for my DSP friends. - Maybe I should do event plannning for a job !!!

**Lauren** · 02-20-2011, 04:12 PM

I can tick one job off my list. - Ive finished this weeks Gimme More Posting bonus.

Now on to the next task..... - coffee first....

happybeingamom · 02-20-2011, 04:47 PM

Lauren

I think this thread is a great idea.

Will you give us sneak peaks to kits you are making?

mrshuberism · 02-20-2011, 04:49 PM

My hubby and I have talked about a B&B as he cooks and I organize, but I am only good with people remotely (web & phone) so no go for us there, lol. Well there always seems to be people saying great things about the trips they take that include you, I am not attentive enough to know how many of them are you going verses them coming, so????

As long as it doesn't take to much from your photo and kit making time, lol, my books would suffer horribly without your kits.