I am grateful for ... beautiful distractions!

This blog is late I know, as has been my last few, but I do have valid reason (or excuses - however you look at it) this week it is because I was sent up to Auckland early on friday morning for work, only to return late Sunday night. Monday is just a no go zone for me, not because it is Monday but because not only is it Monday after work I collect the girls from school and spend the rest of the afternoon literally driving between Leah's jazz class, Rachel's netball practice, Leah's Jazz class, Rachel's jazz class only to return home just in the nick of time for the dinner bath bed ... Monday nights and Tuesday morning I always feel like I need another weekend, when it is straight off the bat of a working weekend I feel like I need a tropical island holiday!!!!

Anyway ... enough ramblings!

Now most people would whinge about catching the crack of dawn early morning flight for work ... not me ... no soreeee ... I was thrilled, I got to watch the sunrise from the plane window, worth the 4.45am start!! We can't all go flying around at sunrise to see something like this :

This photo was taken out of my plane window, those in NZ will recognise this landmark immediately .. Mt Ruapehu, so the fact that it was taken on route from Taranaki to Auckland one will really appreciate it grand splendor!!

This next one was moments later as the sun peeked it's head over the horizon, also taken from the plane window:

This almost took me back to my days in SA when I travelled more for work, I always loved the early morning flights, and not for the sunrises, there is just something peaceful about the world so early in the day.

The next part of this was the drive home on Sunday night, most people would whinge about enduring a 5 and a half drive home after a long working weekend ... with the Boss! BUT had we not driven home, leaving late in the afternoon we would not have seen the Sunday night moon rising, it was a sight to behold, bright and huge. It was the closest the moon had been to the earth in several years.

Just think any other Sunday night I would have missed the whole thing, i would have been cooking (or the likes), and that aside I can honestly say I don't think I have ever actually watched a moon rise ... beautiful!

So there is a lesson here and it is not drive around late at night with your boss, no it is the situation may not be ideal, but there is good in it  ... or in the least a beautiful distractions.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR BEAUTIFUL DISTRACTIONS :-)

(please note no bosses were harmed in the making of this blog)