"Riding in a Rollercoaster"

The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster for me, filled with the highest highs and some sucky lows. Today's 'Top Five Friday' is a Top Five Top-Up to make up for last week. Just to explain how the two weeks have been for me, today I'm counting down my Top Five Highs and Lows of the last two weeks.



Lows



5. Uni Stress - The last week before a mid-tri break are always busy, busy. This time I found it to be excessively painful. I had a workshop assessment on Sunday, followed by an Essay to be handed in Monday, a Tutorial Presentation on Tuesday, and another Essay due on Friday. I was feeling the burn. Train delays and cancellations cancelled out any scrap of time management. 



4. House Stress - We found a flat. We love the flat. We applied for the flat. We were told we could have the flat. We were told friends of the landlord were interested. We had already started buying furniture. Lots of it.



3. Fingers meet slamming door - At work last Sunday, I was date rotating the Coca-Cola drinks fridge. I held my fingers over the top of the door with one hand. Then I slammed it closed with the other hand. My fingers, for some reason, held on to the door. My team mate bandaged my hand and I left work early. Fossa?





2. Feuds - It's been a fortnight full of feuding. With family, with friends, with everyone. I'm not so sure if the first three points on this list took my politeness and tolerance levels to zero, or whether the feuds were just one of those things.




1. Wisdom teeth - As if having a bung hand isn't enough. The wisdom teeth on the right side of my mouth started to kick up a stink on Monday night. I got virtually no sleep that night. Luckily I have a fantastic Man-friend who dosed me up on painkillers, got me a bag of frozen peas and stayed home the next day to take me to the dentist. Love.

After a trip to the dentist, the pain is slowly fading. Back to the dentist next week to get one pulled out. Eeek!





Highs



5. Cousin Leah gets exciting news - On Leah's Birthday, her long-time love Jason popped the question. After hearing the exciting news, I rang her to find out the details. I didn't get much out of her as she was in a giddy mood. She was Love drunk.



4. Uni success - After all the hard work I'd been putting in, it was great to get some results back. One B+ and Two A+. Too bad I didn't make it a hat trick. Even so - I am stoked.





3. House Stress = Gone! - After all the stressing, we got the house! We are now the proud tenants of a lovely little flat. We are moving next weekend. Pictures to come soon-ish.



2. Brother-in-Law to be puts a ring on it - Brad's sister Bex, went on Holiday with her man-friend Andy, for their first year Anniversary. Whilst they were away Andy proposed. How exciting! Two family weddings to come - one on each side!




1. Family time - On Wednesday I hopped over the Rimutaka Hill to the Wairarapa with one of my Uncles. We spent the day looking through Family treasures from my Grandparents house that were put in to storage, once their house was sold. It was awesome. So many memories. In the afternoon we popped back over the hill to pick up my little cousins from school. It was great getting to see their classrooms and look at some of their work. So proud!







Congratulations to Leah & Jason and Bex & Andy!



Watch this space for the birth of my cousins baby, perhaps this week.