Welcome to My Weekend

Happy weekend everyone! It's been a great one for me. I did a lot of studying, homework and project work, but I also had a chance to enjoy the weather. I spent some time at the library, went to a barbecue, visited the Parnell baths and rose gardens and saw a concert in the park. The Parnell baths is an enormous public pool. One of the neat things about the baths is that they are chlorinated salt water. I took a book and had a nice relaxing time.

Parnell Baths

The Rose Gardens are also in Parnell. I had been there before for the Parnell Rose Festival back in November, but as I was close by I thought it would be nice to go for a walk among the flowers. I really want to visit the Auckland Botanical Gardens sometime this summer. I've heard great things about it and there is a sculpture exhibition on at the moment that I would really like to see.

Rose Gardens

The Auckland City Council puts on "Music in Parks" every summer. Each weekend there is a series of concerts in parks throughout Auckland. There are three themes this year, Jazz in the Rotunda, Summer Sounds and Culture Garden. Jazz in the Rotunda is held in the domain each weekend. I attended the Murray McNabb Group concert there today and really enjoyed it. There are also "Movies in Parks," but I haven't attended any yet. I need to look up the schedule because I love a good outdoor movie!

I also made myself a tasty lunch today. I had sweet potato fries and quinoa salad and yogurt with pomegranate seeds and white chocolate for dessert! So delicious! I've been browsing through some online sites for recipe inspiration recently. My two favorites are here and here.

One of the happiest parts of my weekend was getting this (picture, seen below) in the mail from my amazing cousin Aiden : )

sorry for the dark photo!

Thanks for reading!
Until Tomorrow...

Lots of Love,
A