We got the news mid afternoon on Friday during setup. 50 Muslim people were shot dead while inn their mosque, their peaceful place. Everyone was mourning with Christchurch and the Muslim community. For me at first it was kind of surreal, something that would happen in a faraway country, not here.

It was a strange weekend, we seemed to carry on as normal. Mels was away so on Saturday it was just Dan and I in the Cafe. I was so busy I didn’t get much time to think about it all, especially as straight after work we went go-carting! It was my first ever time go-carting and although I was a little scared at first, I loved it!

On Sunday we donated all our money from the Circus show and Magic show to the families of the victims of the massacre.

Life go’s on.

Monday we had a quick play at the pool, then Mum and I skedaddled off to Palmerston North for some last minute crystal shopping before heading all the way to Castle point.

We spent two full days schooling, playing, roaming the beaches and visiting interesting landmarks. So much for chilling out! It did feel good for our souls though and gave us some time to think about how grateful we are for our lives.

Wednesday afternoon after schooling we happily made our way back to civilization in Masterton. Straight to Nana and Pa’s  to chill out before having a lovely dinner(thanks Nana) with my Nana, Pa, Auntie Carolyn, Uncle Des, and my boisterous family. Its funny because we hardly ever use knives and forks, especially when it’s finger food; so it’s always a bit challenging to sit up straight and use a knife and fork properly when we have dinner with our rellys!

“Ahhhh”,”Mmmm”,Sooo relaxing. One of the highlights of visiting Nana and Pa’s is their bath! Chucking my homemade bath-bomb along with some epsom salts, I slipped into the hot water “Ahhhhhh”. For us baths are a luxury!

Thursday more schooling then it was time for book shopping/ op shopping! Books, books, books, one of my lifeblood’s vital ingredients, after dancing. I also scored an awesome pair of high heels!

That night we arrived late (as usual) onto the grounds, staying up even later playing with the gypsy kids! Tomorrow setup, this weekend Lower hut. Bye!