hi to u both hope your are having a great timein the sunshine. its freezin back here. didany one tell you mark and michelle got engaged at the weekend,dont know any more goss at the moment.love ya loads and miss ya. speak to u soon

Hey you two love birds!!!! Just had a lil look at your pic's n i'm so so so jealous!!!! Youv'e missed nothing much apart from the great British weather doing it's usual stuff!!! We had a snow storm thing going on today in Brum!! Uni work is going over board at the mo, got my interview for 3rd year placements next week and my big end of year assessment as well as coursework and exams ALL within a 2 week period!!! Needless to say i think i'd much prefere to be jetting off on a boat in NZ!! By the way vic i'm liking your style on the beach-looking good!!
Anyway must be off, got an essay with my name on it, and it's looking oh so irresistible right now!!!

Keep us up to date!!! Love ya lot's, Claire xxx

Hi Guys

I am pleased you arrived in one piece it looks like you have hit the ground running and have got straight into the local culture (beer and cheap food). Phils got an interview for a team leaders job tomorrow for Tescos in Nailsworth, so fingers crossed.

Regards
Dave

Good morning, you two, it's currently 5:24am for you. i'm at uni at the mo, at least here I can guarantee the computer won't crash! Dan went back to uni earlier. I just had dance studies and it was all about 18th century ballets....went straight over my head, not sure why I decided to take it as a subject!!! Oops!
I fancy going out tonight, Dan's out in Swansea, but I expect my housemates are being boring as per usual.
I heard Den died in Eastenders last week, and Dan videoed it for me, so I think I can look forward to a night in front of Eastenders tonight instead! Sad or what!!!
Anyway, let us know what you're up to, Dan's been reading and got the travelling bug again, so I think our summer will be spent saving for next summers antics! Who knows where we'll end up!
Take care, speak soon, Kate x

Hello again, I'm in school at the moment and couldn't resist a look at the website. Tomorrow is the big day and I feel sick at the thought of it. I am trying to download my powerpoint presentation as the floppy disk drive seems to have gone on strike on our computer ay home. The phots are great and you seem to be having a good time will write late loadsa love mum. xxx

AHHH, A fellow bodyboarder, keep the good work up, will join in the auckland surf, soon!

Hey guys, just got back from Germany, snow was awesome, we only had 2 days out of 10 where it wasn't snowing heavily, had to dig out and push the vans almost every morning! Kids enjoyed it though, and I watched from my balcony laughing at them! Had my first proper skiing accident, one of the girls in my group had to be stretchered off the mountain on a skidoo! A little 5 or 6 year old cut her up and she hurt her knee. I felt really bad, but the next day, someone else had a lad helicoptered off the mountain after he fell and broke his collar bone on a black run! At least I wasn't taking my guys somewhere they chouldn't have been!
Glad to hear you guys got there safe anyway, i'm back to the real world tommorrow with lectures starting at 9am, driving the car over so we get there in time as I only just arrived home from Germany! (Yes i'm making use of the fact you're gone!!!)
Speak to you again soon, love Kate and Dan xxx

Hello just looked at your message board and thought we'd send you a message! Hope everything is going well in NZ! Bet the weathers warmer than here! Alan's arm is three times the size that it should be cuz he injured it playing rugby (what a stupid game!) Paul had a great week skiing and reckons that he might move to Spain! He also thinks that he is the champion skier! What is the name of the place you are staying in?

LOTS OF LOVE THE SMITHS
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Hi Auntie Vicky and Uncle James, i went shopping to day with Mummy and Daddy and i got some new toys and clothes. I am now the proud owner of a singing and dancing winnin the pooh that says "stuff and fluff" Auntie Abbie likes it as much as i do. I have also got my eye on a Eeyore toy for when you get home to help me learn to crawl. O also well we were out we went to star bucks i cryed and the place was soon empty. Lots of Love Amia xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi James & Vicki we all hope you had a good flight and are settling in .All thinking of you have a great time. Oh yeah and have a good time playing rugby, me and Gareth played rugby today my team beat furnase 45-15 and Gareth lost 19-5, oh well.Love to you both see you soon .ANREW, LYNNE, GARETH, MARTIN & NANNA

Hi James and Vic,
It's the first chance I've had to get my hands on the key board, can't even sit down, just peer over mum's shoulder. Thought I'd keep you up to date with some rugger scores, just been having 5mins with the newspaper here goes Widden 5 Ashley Old Boys 38. They must be missing you. I hope it's not the beginning of the slide. I'm going to watch the France V Wales game next week in front of the T.V. with a beer but could go and watch Widden the week after but I think that may be the Irish game in Cardiff. Off shopping now Mum wants some eye catching gear for her interview this week so it's a visit to Swindon. It was my idea!
Loved looking at your photos will have a closer look later on my own.
Dad

Hey guys. good to hear from you all, just updated the pictures and added a post card, hope you are all well love James and Vicky