This weekend Amy, Kate and I went on a luxurious, ladies weekend in Auckland.

From the moment we stepped into our luxurious, chocolate, massage oil and bubbly laden suite (courtesy of my favorite flatmate ever Fiona), we knew this was going to be a weekend to remember. Somehow, Fi managed to hook us up with the honeymoon package for two nights in a row (for Mr and Mrs Ferguson), complete with bathrobes and full buffet breakfast (you really don’t want to know how little we ended up paying for it all).

We proceeded to spend the weekend getting makeovers (‘smoky eyes’ were all the rage), drinking fancy cocktails, eating at the finest establishments (yes, yesterdays 4.5 hour lunch may have been a little overboard), and shopping at places I wouldn’t normally dare set foot in.

Oh, and we went to the Pussy Cat Dolls concert.

For people who try to pretend everywhere we go that we are in fact international supermodels, it was a great honor to have the entire school group on our plane mistake Amy for a celebrity and want to get photos with her. We also spotted several members of the Shortland street cast (my FAVORITE soap opera) AND I won $55 at the casino (which I managed to keep due to Amy dragging me away at the peak of my winning streak). I even think we started a new trend of lying down on the glass floor of the sky tower and giggling hysterically – I am convinced a queue was forming to get in on the act.

I have a sneaking suspicion most of Auckland (especially the taxi drivers) are still recovering. We sincerely apologise for our over-exciteness. We don’t apologise for our singing abilities and for wearing about 5 times as much clothing as our fellow concert goers (apparently we are getting old).

An extra benefit of the pain I caused my credit card this weekend, is that the horrendous amount I paid for a skirt at Kate’s Favorite shop has been rewarded with my FIRST NEW FRIENDS at the gym. I was the object of much attention in the changing room.

For the first time in months, I arrived at work on Monday exhausted but totally refreshed and excited about the week ahead. For that alone, it was worth it ten times over.