Cup cakes and ukuleles

This afternoon I went to Victoria Park for the 2011 Taste New Zealand event. It was great foodie experience (and lord knows I love my food!!).

I discovered this awesome cup cake place called Petal http://www.petalcupcakes.co.nz/ which had beautiful packaging that you open it up to find this divinely delicious cup cake. Perfect!

The only bad thing was that I was pretty sure I was being stalked through the event venue by a guy with a ukulele.

We sat down to eat and watch a band play early in the afternoon. The band included a guy with a ukulele. We then got up to walk around the stalls and everywhere I went it sounded like ukulele guy was right beside me.

It was seriously freaky, until it was pointed to me that there were speakers throughout the park that were feeding through the tunes from the band.

Picture of an 11 year olds desk

Grace has her desk in the family room, mainly due to space in her room but also to help her not lock herself away. She just finished tidying it and I love how it represents where she is at. Lots of art, Lego still displayed proudly, pillow on chair covering her phone ( she is still adhering to the no phone in her room rule, yay!), pottery on display. A beautiful blend of child and teenager!

Everyone is growing up

Turning 50 is a weird milestone - I dont feel 50, and I dont really put a lot of weight behind milestone numbers. But I do like reflecting on life, and I feel I have grown, learnt from many of my mistakes, and lived a pretty great life. The biggest change is watching just how much Grace has grown this year. Today I washed some of her baby clothes that I found so I can store them and it took me right back to when my whole clothes line had tiny little outfits on it. This year, she everything has changed and I am in so much grief for the loss of some of the old routines, it hurts!! She is still my little button and I see that side of her when she is unsure or overwhelmed. I need to manage my patience through these growing phases, as my sister said "give her space and grace". She is the kindest, funniest and sweetest girl and I love her so much that it honestly hurts. I hope she knows that. She seems to have all my worst moments front of mind that I wonder at times if she sees ...

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