Always great to celebrate a birthday

In the weekend we celebrated our dear daughters birthday.

We booked a table to dine at the Orbit Restaurant, which is up the Sky Tower. Just getting there, started off been problematic ... as we tried to go up in the lift, strong winds were whistling down and would not enable us to go, the door kept opening three times. In the end the attendant beckoned us to try another lift on the other side which seemed to be more sheltered.
Whish! ... up we went at a fast pace, with the speed and air pressure, my ears popped and do not like that feeling.
 

Auckland Harbour bridge in the distance

Perched high in the sky with a birds eye view, looking down over the City of Auckland and  was fun pointing out all the landmarks and tall buildings.

Always like the Metropolis building in the center

 As it was a rainy day the visibility wasn't great but took a few photos to show you. 

Sorry they are not the best,  but sometimes we can't pick the weather and we got to be up in the clouds and see the  rain trickling down the window panes.

the pink road is the new cycle way

Yet another year has flown by
Happy birthday Victoria and best wishes for a great new year ahead
 

Made sure I had room for  dessert - pavlova was delicious

thank you for your kindness in taking the time to visit Victoria's youtube channel - appreciate that.

Hope you enjoyed a wonderful weekend dear friends and now wishing you a happy week ahead. 
hugs
Carolyn

A tribute to Grace

Grace Kelly was a role model to millions.
Her beauty, stunning elegance and demureness,  defined the 1950's and she was on the covers of magazines all over the world.
The Princess who more than lived up to her name, showed how perfectly she combined it with her predilection for good works and charitable causes.

May is birthday month for both my daughter and I.
I celebrated mine on the 16th  - here's to another year! 
A birthday is the first day of another 365 day journey around the sun
Let's all enjoy the trip! 
Happy birthdays Mays!

There is no better way to spend the day, than going out to lunch with my dear husband and son.  'The Engine Room' was the lovely Restaurant we dined at.
I was very spoilt with beautiful gifts, Journals, writing paper, books, gorgeous smelling beauty products and my husband gave me a wonderful pen. To make my day even more special, I enjoyed receiving the cards and texts from family and friends, thank you.

Montblanc created the beautifully designed  Collection,  as a tribute to Princess Grace de Monaco,
I have always admired  Grace Kelly for a long while and loved seeing her beautiful book, 'A tribute to Grace'  and was so excited when I unwrapped my present to see that my DH had given me the pen from the collection.

I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds and who was a kind and loving person. 
I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others.
~ Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco.

 A truly great example she showed and one we can all take to heart and try and live by helping others, and to be kind and a loving person.

 I hope you are all enjoying the weekend and wishing you a great new week ahead
hugs
Carolyn