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Wanganui Road Trip
I don't think I have written anything about Wendy on here yet, which is strange considering that she's the first person that I met when I moved here excluding Nicole, Manuel and the taxi driver. Wendy and her fiance, Steven, are good buddies with Nicole and Manuel so we see them often...especially because she's an amazing cook. Wendy's birthday was this past week so we went on a little trip to Wanganui which is about 2 hours outside of Wellington to her family's place for some fun outside of the city. Steven picked up me and Nicole eeeearly Saturday morning from the house and we ran back to pick up Wendy and then we were off to the train station!!! 
It's not that big or extravagant at all but I thought it was cool. Plus in the left corner there is a dry cleaners called 'Platform 9 3/4', just like in Harry Potter!! I still need to go to the real one but that requires going to London. 
Wendy and me with our coffee...seriously, these people can drink a lot of coffee...and all of our bags of party food. mmm. 
Apparently this is me trying to look cool on the train with my coffee and shades. This is the very front of the train and if you were to open that little door with the window, you would fall out...so don't do it. There's a little room on the right side that looks like it could be a bathroom, it's not, that's where the driver sits. Also...I'm modeling my new waterproof jacket that I had to get because as soon as it starts raining, which it does every other day, my pea coat weighs 30lbs. 
So since this was the first time on the train, of course Edward had to come. Nicole and I had forgotten that Wendy hadn't actually met him, when he came out of my bag she almost spat out her coffee.
This is Wendy's face as she learned all about Edward and his adventures so far. As if she didn't think I was a bit weird already...
Edward rides the train!! Sitting at the front window, watching the other train come into the station. 
The conductor came on board and he was a great sport! Seriously, he didn't question this or give me strange looks at all. I just asked if my little man could take a picture with him and he was like 'sure.' 
And we're off to Wanganui in the countryside of New Zealand! What's funny, is that Nicole thought that this was my first time on a train because I was so excited and had even emailed her Dad to tell him this. Lies...all lies. Sorry Daddy Day, I have ridden our Amtrak system several times but never a little commuter train like this. It was kinda like that time when Nicole told me and Van that she had never been to Disney World, yet when we got there, she kept remembering things. Come to find out, she had been there twice....
Scenery from out the windows. We passed a marina with lots of boats. 
And rolling hills.
And since we're on an island, of course we passed some water. That is not the South Island in the background...it's something that I can't remember. 
This is the train station where we got off to meet Wendy's mum. Not quite in Wanganui yet. 
The restrooms at the train station were out of order and we all thought we were going to die so we went to the shopping center across the street to find a toilet. These people were outside playing the violins. They were really good!
Waiting on the corner for Mum and her big blue truck. 
Yellow tomatoes! What do you do with those??
Hey Daddy! Look, Jack Links! They only have the little packets and just these two flavors.
After the Grocery store, we picked up Wendy's Nana (not pictured). We were all so hungry so we cute through a 'mall' to get to this little cafe that Wendy suggested. So in this shopping center, there was a store called Garage Sale where there was a lot of weird stuff. Nana got really distracted, while Nicole and I found this awesome sweater. If they hadn't wanted 35$ for it, we would have bought it. But 35$...for a Humpty Dumpty/Potato Man sweater. Really??!
The yummy cafe where we dined for brunch. 
I told you that they drink a lot of coffee here...they just make it so appealing, it's hard to say no. 
After brunch, we stopped at this awesome Trading Post. Nicole and I almost bought the entire store...not really, but we wanted too. It looks really small but it's HUGE! 
Look Kathryn, this matches that bowl thing you gave Mom. 
This fake old man...and woman next to him...scared Nicole because she came around a corner not paying attention and she thought they were real. It was hilarious. 
More countryside in the big blue truck almost at Mum's house. 
SHEEEPPS!!!! I was so excited about all the sheep that I kept seeing out of the windows, you know because sheep are a huge thing in New Zealand. Wendy's mum said that their neighbors had two little pet ones that they leave tied up outside all the time that we could go play with. Nicole was also excited because this was a first for her as well!
The little girl sheep was our favorite. She was so sweet and soft!
I would like a lamb please. 
At this time, I was attempting to play with LambBoy but he was just interested in eating. That's really all they do. Eat grass. and poop.
Nicole with LambGirl.
I tried to put my glasses on LambGirl. She was pretty curious but didn't want them on her face. We forgot to take Edward to meet the sheeps because we were just too excited. 
However, he did get to meet the chickens that Mum has at her house. Wendy's little sister had no problem handing over her job of feeding the chickens to me and Edward. 
I have no pictures of the actually party, but we had lots of people there and we had a great time. And lots of great food! Happy Birthday Wendy!!!!!
It's not that big or extravagant at all but I thought it was cool. Plus in the left corner there is a dry cleaners called 'Platform 9 3/4', just like in Harry Potter!! I still need to go to the real one but that requires going to London. 
Wendy and me with our coffee...seriously, these people can drink a lot of coffee...and all of our bags of party food. mmm. 
Apparently this is me trying to look cool on the train with my coffee and shades. This is the very front of the train and if you were to open that little door with the window, you would fall out...so don't do it. There's a little room on the right side that looks like it could be a bathroom, it's not, that's where the driver sits. Also...I'm modeling my new waterproof jacket that I had to get because as soon as it starts raining, which it does every other day, my pea coat weighs 30lbs. 
So since this was the first time on the train, of course Edward had to come. Nicole and I had forgotten that Wendy hadn't actually met him, when he came out of my bag she almost spat out her coffee.
This is Wendy's face as she learned all about Edward and his adventures so far. As if she didn't think I was a bit weird already...
Edward rides the train!! Sitting at the front window, watching the other train come into the station. 
The conductor came on board and he was a great sport! Seriously, he didn't question this or give me strange looks at all. I just asked if my little man could take a picture with him and he was like 'sure.' 
And we're off to Wanganui in the countryside of New Zealand! What's funny, is that Nicole thought that this was my first time on a train because I was so excited and had even emailed her Dad to tell him this. Lies...all lies. Sorry Daddy Day, I have ridden our Amtrak system several times but never a little commuter train like this. It was kinda like that time when Nicole told me and Van that she had never been to Disney World, yet when we got there, she kept remembering things. Come to find out, she had been there twice....
Scenery from out the windows. We passed a marina with lots of boats. 
And rolling hills.
And since we're on an island, of course we passed some water. That is not the South Island in the background...it's something that I can't remember. 
This is the train station where we got off to meet Wendy's mum. Not quite in Wanganui yet. 
The restrooms at the train station were out of order and we all thought we were going to die so we went to the shopping center across the street to find a toilet. These people were outside playing the violins. They were really good!
Waiting on the corner for Mum and her big blue truck. 
Yellow tomatoes! What do you do with those??
Hey Daddy! Look, Jack Links! They only have the little packets and just these two flavors.
After the Grocery store, we picked up Wendy's Nana (not pictured). We were all so hungry so we cute through a 'mall' to get to this little cafe that Wendy suggested. So in this shopping center, there was a store called Garage Sale where there was a lot of weird stuff. Nana got really distracted, while Nicole and I found this awesome sweater. If they hadn't wanted 35$ for it, we would have bought it. But 35$...for a Humpty Dumpty/Potato Man sweater. Really??!
The yummy cafe where we dined for brunch. 
I told you that they drink a lot of coffee here...they just make it so appealing, it's hard to say no. 
After brunch, we stopped at this awesome Trading Post. Nicole and I almost bought the entire store...not really, but we wanted too. It looks really small but it's HUGE! 
Look Kathryn, this matches that bowl thing you gave Mom. 
This fake old man...and woman next to him...scared Nicole because she came around a corner not paying attention and she thought they were real. It was hilarious. 
More countryside in the big blue truck almost at Mum's house. 
SHEEEPPS!!!! I was so excited about all the sheep that I kept seeing out of the windows, you know because sheep are a huge thing in New Zealand. Wendy's mum said that their neighbors had two little pet ones that they leave tied up outside all the time that we could go play with. Nicole was also excited because this was a first for her as well!
The little girl sheep was our favorite. She was so sweet and soft!
I would like a lamb please. 
At this time, I was attempting to play with LambBoy but he was just interested in eating. That's really all they do. Eat grass. and poop.
Nicole with LambGirl.
I tried to put my glasses on LambGirl. She was pretty curious but didn't want them on her face. We forgot to take Edward to meet the sheeps because we were just too excited. 
However, he did get to meet the chickens that Mum has at her house. Wendy's little sister had no problem handing over her job of feeding the chickens to me and Edward. 
I have no pictures of the actually party, but we had lots of people there and we had a great time. And lots of great food! Happy Birthday Wendy!!!!!
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