Manawatu

I've had a great weekend in Palmerston North with my little sister Emily (only clarifying the "little" part due to "twins?" comments on Instagram) I caught the bus up on Friday evening which was actually way nicer than I expected - double decker, air conditioned... seatbelts. Guess I was dreading the kind of buses we used for school trips.

Yesterday was a gorgeous sunny day, and hot. Apparently I missed some rare decent weather here in the capital too, but it was nice to be able to wear a floaty dress and have no fears of it blowing around. We went to the Arohanui Hospice Shop in Palmerston North which had some great stuff, and unlike most of Wellington's second hand/charity stores, everything was actually dirt cheap. I bought a few more framed pictures for the hallway, another wooden tray which I may or may not use as a painting surface, and a wooden shelf for spices in the kitchen - finally! Have wanted a spice rack type thing for ages.

After that we went with Emily's friend Nicki to Himitangi beach for typical beach activities - wading, sand dunes, swimming, ice cream, followed by a spa.

We had some dinner at Emily's before dressing up and going to some bars with Nicki and her flatmate for some cocktails and a spot of pool. I hadn't been out in Palmerston North in about four years, and it was fun. Quite different to Wellington from my experience... more sleazy boys, but less messy girls - so I'm not sure which is worse!

How was your weekend?

EDIT

Oh yeah, and that's another goal crossed off the list!