{"id":15965,"date":"2014-07-28T18:40:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T08:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?p=15965"},"modified":"2016-02-22T22:51:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T12:51:42","slug":"the-32nd-birthday-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?p=15965","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend In Wellington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?attachment_id=18495\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18495\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagtravelwide1.jpg\" alt=\"tagtravelwide\" width=\"1000\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagtravelwide1.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagtravelwide1-300x22.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I turned 32 on Sunday July 20.\u00a0 I had a week of celebrations!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I went to the park with my friends.\u00a0 We ate cheese, drank wine and played football under the harsh Brisbane winter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15966\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32park.jpg\" alt=\"32park\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32park.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32park-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We had a 12 course banquet at Gerard&#8217;s Bistro.\u00a0 There was about 80 of us eating at one huge table.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistroselfie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15967\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistroselfie.jpg\" alt=\"32bistroselfie\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistroselfie.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistroselfie-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistrofood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistrofood.jpg\" alt=\"32bistrofood\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistrofood.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32bistrofood-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32banquet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15969\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32banquet.jpg\" alt=\"32banquet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32banquet.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32banquet-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I got lots of lovely prezzies including beer, wine, whisky and a t-shirt with whisky on it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32whisky.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15970\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32whisky.jpg\" alt=\"32whisky\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32whisky.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32whisky-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Even though I&#8217;ve only been working in my office for six weeks, my colleagues made me a personalized card and got me a gift voucher to buy the new Brisbane Roar top.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32card.jpg\" alt=\"32card\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32card.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32card-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I flew to New Zealand to visit my brother Stu, his wife Cherie and their daughter Abby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dealwithit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15972\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dealwithit.jpg\" alt=\"32dealwithit\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dealwithit.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dealwithit-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Abby is pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32spiderabby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15973\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32spiderabby.jpg\" alt=\"32spiderabby\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32spiderabby.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32spiderabby-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She walks on the ceiling like Spider-Pig.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32reading.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15974\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32reading.jpg\" alt=\"32reading\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32reading.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32reading-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She&#8217;s not yet 3 but she likes to read books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32trains.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15976\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32trains.jpg\" alt=\"32trains\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32trains.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32trains-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32train.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15975\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32train.jpg\" alt=\"32train\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32train.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32train-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My bro took me to his work and showed me his &#8216;office&#8217;.\u00a0 He&#8217;s been driving trains for 12 years now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32selfie2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15977\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32selfie2.jpg\" alt=\"32selfie2\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32selfie2.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32selfie2-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We went to the Football United Double Header at Westpac Stadium.\u00a0 Wellington Phoenix vs Newcastle United and West Ham United vs Sydney FC!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dusk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15978\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dusk.jpg\" alt=\"32dusk\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dusk.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32dusk-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There was a lively crowd of 32,000 in attendance.\u00a0 A great turn out for football in New Zealand.\u00a0 West Ham got absolutely thumped 3-1 by Sydney FC (?!) and Wellington Phoenix put in a respectable performance going down 1-0 to Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32comics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15979\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32comics.jpg\" alt=\"32comics\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32comics.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32comics-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The next day we caught up with friends and got a bite to eat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32shakes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15980\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32shakes.jpg\" alt=\"32shakes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32shakes.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32shakes-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And something to drink.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32matt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15981\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32matt.jpg\" alt=\"32matt\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32matt.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32matt-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We caught up with my brother-in-law Matt who works as a chef in Wellington.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32edo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15982\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32edo.jpg\" alt=\"32edo\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32edo.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/32edo-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was a pretty hectic week but I&#8217;m pretty happy with my how I celebrated my 32nd.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s to a good year ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How I celebrated my 32nd 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