tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333471418231609182024-03-12T21:12:35.642-07:00The Smith-Case FamilyThe Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-90511351683757263912017-09-16T00:45:00.000-07:002017-09-16T00:45:02.824-07:00My garden<div style="text-align: justify;">
My garden has now officially become my favourite hobby! I love planning areas in my garden and watching it take shape before my eyes. Spring has arrived in Auckland and every day something new buds. The first thing I do when getting home from work is take a little walk around the garden. It's mine, it's alive and it's relaxing...<br />
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The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com4Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.76333150000005-37.2549887 174.11788450000006 -36.4419307 175.40877850000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-19369415156181952212017-09-16T00:41:00.002-07:002017-09-16T00:41:38.142-07:00Martinborough<div style="text-align: justify;">
Now that Sarah, my oldest daughter, and her partner Terry have bought a home in Martinborough and moved there to live, Martinborough has become one of our go-to places when we have a few days out of Auckland. Randel and I have driven down a couple of times this year and I recently flew down with Chantelle to spend some time with Sarah over her 24th birthday. Here are some photos of the last summer (February) and winter (June) trips.</div>
The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com9Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.76333150000005-37.2549887 174.11788450000006 -36.4419307 175.40877850000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-25977921674188124052017-09-16T00:41:00.001-07:002017-09-16T00:41:17.061-07:00New Zealand South Island<div style="text-align: justify;">
Randel and I finally took a much anticipated visit to New Zealand's awesome South Island. After seeing Camilla off to University in Dunedin in February, Randel and I drove to Queenstown. From there we explored beautiful Wanaka, Arrowtown and Glenorchie. The scenery did not disappoint, it was absolutely stunning and the mountains in that area are nothing short of magnificent. Here are just a few of my many many photos from that trip.</div>
The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com1Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.76333150000005-37.2549887 174.11788450000006 -36.4419307 175.40877850000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-88363831347321854802017-09-16T00:40:00.001-07:002017-09-16T00:40:16.697-07:00Camilla begins life at Otago University <div style="text-align: justify;">
I'm posting this six months after it began but better to keep a record of our happenings to look back on than not at all....Camilla began her Bachelor of Science at Otago University in February this year. I was very proud of my little girl, still 17 and embarking on this very exciting journey into adulthood, university life and her new life in a new city, Dunedin. Given that's its now heading towards the end of her first year there, I know that it was a wise decision and Camilla is not only doing really well at Uni but also thoroughly enjoying Uni and Dunedin life. While I miss you Camilla, I'm so very pleased that you are achieving this dream. <br />
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Camilla's final school ball. Camilla wore a beautiful black mermaid style dress for her final college ball. She had a "ball" as always.</div>
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<br />The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.76333150000005-37.2549887 174.11788450000006 -36.4419307 175.40877850000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-85726855957260521292016-05-08T00:20:00.000-07:002016-10-12T00:33:36.733-07:00Graduation DaySarah recently graduated with her Bachelor of Arts from Auckland University. Whilst I missed her graduation ceremony due to being overseas at the time, at 12am on the other side of the world, I very proudly watched some videos and looked at the real time photos kindly sent to me by Randel. Well done Sarah and my wish for you is that your future career provides you with much opportunity as well as an abundance of joy xxx<br />
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<br />The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.76333150000005-37.2549887 174.11788450000006 -36.4419307 175.40877850000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-72808002880841773442016-03-11T04:53:00.000-08:002016-03-11T04:53:07.764-08:00Hi, I'm Carol from New ZealandThis post is a link up to Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life.<div>
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I'm married to Randel and am mom to four wonderful girls aged between 13 and 22. We share a love for life, for travel, for our families and currently for home renovation as well. Needless to say, our home life is usually very busy and entertaining. I'm also grateful that we have a wonderfully happy home.</div>
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I've lived in Auckland, New Zealand since 2003 having spent 35 years before that living in Durban, South Africa. Randel was born in England, raised in Australia and found himself living in New Zealand at aged 20. We call him the "Postralian" and he still identifies as a Brit (Pom) and Australian. I absolutely love New Zealand. We are seeing as much of New Zealand as we can and we have also over the past few years begun to fulfil our joint love of international travel.</div>
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The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-31406968111979907022016-03-11T04:33:00.002-08:002016-03-11T04:54:23.524-08:00My Nearest and Dearest<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Looking back at our photos and remembering just how fortunate Randel and I are to have you four girls in our lives. May you remain good friends and look after each other forever xxx</b></div>
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The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-78982455846223622782016-02-28T23:50:00.002-08:002016-02-28T23:52:53.326-08:00Sky City Hotel Randel and I finally took advantage of last years' birthday present from Bev and Richard which was a night of luxury at Sky City Hotel in Auckland Central. We had the most delicious Mexican dinner followed by a half hearted attempt at gambling at the Sky City Casino (It's more fun to watch the serious gamblers doing what they do best we have decided). We ended our romantic little escapade with breakfast before heading home the next morning. I hope we get to do this again soon.<br />
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As our girls are getting older and more independent, Randel and I are benefiting from more and more time to ourselves. We decided to make good use of our time alone this weekend and did a road trip on Saturday up north to Whangarei, returning on Sunday afternoon. I love the drive up North and the greenery and scenery never disappoints. Whangarei is 160kms north of Auckland and a very quaint little city. We stopped on the way up and on the way down at various little towns including Warkworth, Wellsford and Waipu where we visiting some very interesting antique / collectable stores.</div>
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<br />The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-3343251120367322682016-02-14T23:01:00.000-08:002016-02-28T23:53:32.910-08:00Goat Island Marine Reserve<h5 class="" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: National_SemiBold, Arial, 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Langtinghei SC', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
Goat Island is New Zealand’s first and most accessible marine reserve and an amazing spot for snorkelling and diving. We managed to get all four girls together on Valentines Day, a very hot February Sunday and headed off for a family day of snorkelling and fish spotting. The beauty of nature is amazing and enjoying the snorkelling experience with all our girls made it even better. Love you guys!</h5>
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The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-5407969803834931222015-12-18T17:13:00.000-08:002016-03-11T03:23:50.874-08:00Chantelle turns 18<div style="text-align: center;">
Chantelle turned 18 on the 18th of December!! We celebrated with a family dinner at a restaurant of her choice. Chants chose The Lucky Buddha, a lovely and diverse restaurant in Auckland City. I love you Chants and love being around you. I love your determination to succeed your own way, your beautiful smile, your compassion and acceptance of all humankind and your peaceful personality. I'm looking forward to seeing where you take your life and to experiencing your future with you xxx<br />
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Randel chose a family trip away white river rafting to celebrate his birthday this year. We took a day off work and school and started our weekend early by heading down to Rotorua. We all love a roadtrip and the three girls made themselves comfortable in the van on the way down.</div>
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We spent our first afternoon in Rotorua enjoying the luge and beautiful view of Lake Rotorua.</div>
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<br />The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-87551452299726006152015-03-26T04:20:00.000-07:002015-04-05T04:23:57.073-07:00Camilla turns Sweet SixteenCamilla turned 16 on the 24th of March and celebrated with a BIG birthday party. I love this girl and wish her an extremely happy life ahead. One thing I know for sure - she is going to live life to the fullest. Love you Milly, you are an absolute character and a joy to be around. xxxxx<br />
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Since my recent and new found love of all things garden, I've become slightly obsessed with our garden beds. Whilst I'm still a long way off becoming knowledgeable about plants, I'm thoroughly enjoying planning the garden beds, removing plants which have simply been left there due to having been planted by the previous owner and planting a few new plants. </div>
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<br />The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0Auckland, New Zealand-36.8484597 174.76333150000005-37.2549887 174.11788450000006 -36.4419307 175.40877850000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-13072353318458998322015-01-02T22:51:00.000-08:002016-03-09T15:44:35.655-08:00Tauranga and Mount Maunganui<div style="text-align: center;">
Randel and I have just enjoyed three very hot, busy but at the same time relaxing and lazy days in Mount Maunganui. We basically "looked after" Camilla and three of her friends who were fulfilling their long time dream of spending New Years Eve at Mount Maunganui (as anyone in New Zealand will know, "The Mount" is the to-be place for youngsters on New Years Eve).</div>
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Amidst all the fetching and carrying, Randel tried his hand at surfing, we trawled the shops in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui and ate far too much!!</div>
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During our Mediterranean cruise, we had a whole day on the island of Santorini. This day is one which stands out in my memory as one of those extra special family events. After disembarking from the ship, we caught a bus to Perivolos, a beautiful black sand beach. After sunning ourselves for a while, we swam in the cool and clear waters of the Aegaen Sea.</div>
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Venice, what a magical city. Randel, myself and our daughters spent 24 hours in this gorgeous City of Canals. We fitted in as much as possible including a gondola ride, shopping for Murano glass and Venician masks, meals of Italian pizza and pasta and a visit to St Marks square. Our accomodation in Venice was also nothing short of spectacular and I just loved observing the way of life for the friendly locals. </div>
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The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-23222952321037943762014-08-19T03:06:00.001-07:002016-03-09T15:42:03.581-08:00My School Ball PrincessEarlier this year, Chantelle attend her first school ball and what a ball she had! The theme was The Great Gatsby and from what I hear, Chantelle enjoyed every minute of it and spent the night on the dance floor....<br />
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<br />The Smith-Case Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362771659056626357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533347141823160918.post-10207326043116777762014-08-19T00:44:00.001-07:002016-03-09T15:45:15.112-08:00Sarah is 21!In the spirit of updating my blog with notable occasions in my life, I'm finally posting about the biggest milestone in our family this year.<br />
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Sarah turned 21 on the 9th of June!!! and we celebrated this important occasion with an Arabian Nights themed party at home. I ordered a beautiful Arabian themed cake, we had candles burning in jars in the garden, two marquees, a firepit and shisha!! It turned out to be a wonderful party and one we will remember forever. Happy Birthday Sarah, I love you. <br />
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