100 Cool, Funny, and Lovable Things about New Zealand

...in no particular order :)

1. Eating souvlakis from Dmitri’s on the banks of the Avon
2. Wandering around the Arts Center
3. Walking on the beach when the sun makes the water sparkly
4. Being on the beach at night when the moon is full and magical
5. Collecting 1000 perfect white seashells
6. Finding paua shells on Kaikoura beach
7. Hector’s Dolphins in Akaroa
8. Wanding around Akaroa on a sunny day
9. There’s no hiding upstairs
10. Carmel Fudge Ice Cream Cones
11. Snorkeling with upside down seals
12. Feeding the ducks Domino's Pizza crust
13. Painting in the courtyard
14. Listening to street musicians downtown
15. Screaming during the Ghostwalk at the Arts Center
16. Riding the bus and watching it plow throw a minivan
17. Squished in with smashed Kiwi's at Sullivan's on St. Patty's Day
18. Riding through the mountain roads to Kaikoura
19. Manta Rays at the Aquarium
20. Waking up to coffee and a smoke in the morning sun filled courtyard
21. Playing in the ocean on a moonlit night
22. Having random old ladies stop on power scooters to tell jokes
23. Listening to Stig, the piano player, croon old American and British songs at Fat Eddie's
24.  The awesome fries with crave worthy dip sauce at Fat Eddie's
25. Spicy Wedges at the Aroma Cafe, Kaikoura
26. Watching Oystercatcher birds on the shore
27. Black swans floating on the Avon
28. Walking, walking, walking
29. Canterbury Museum
30. Crazy costumed girls running around Cathedral Square on a scavenger hunt
31. How the downtown benches light up at night
32. Drunk middle aged women shaking it to congo drums downtown
33. Kelly’s first Guinness at Sullivan's
34. Fish & Chips
35. Drunk on Rum & Coke on the beach at night
36. Laying in soft tall grass listening to the iPod
37. Tsunami freak out!
38. Beach Haven, even if it is haunted
39. Purple centered daisies
40. Rainbow lights under New Brighton Pier at Night
41. Buskers
42. Outdoor sculptures downtown
43. Flowers, flowers, flowers
44. No cookie-cutter houses
45. Silly Kiwi Birds
46. Wall Murals
47. Tai Chi on the Beach
48. Burger King, the only food that tastes like home!
49. Being offered a getaway car for the Tsunami
50. The beauty of Christchurch Cathedral
51. Bicycles and Mini Coopers hung on building walls
52. Ring Tailed Lemurs
53. Kelly making a fool of herself trying to twirl poi!
54. Maori Tribal Patterns
55. Watching Sand Artists paint in the sand
56. Kea Birds
57. Kelly finding a new painting style
58. Finding random creativity and writing on the beach
59. Sound of the waves
60. Wallabies (Greg's Roos!)
61. The tire swing on Southshore beach
62. Getting Married on "Our" Beach
63. Having a totally unique wedding ceremony
64. Fitting into a wetsuit for the first time
65. Watching seals argue over territory
66. Watching seals watch you like you’re silly to be swimming with them
67. Looking at the mountains around Kaikoura from the Jacuzzi
68. Nerding events
69. Sweet Chili Sauce!
70. Being stalked by Storm troopers
71. Cruising Akaroa Bay
72. Climbing Cave Rock, Sumner
73. Christchurch Botanical Garden
74. Amazing trees
75. Reading on a beach blanket on a warm day
76. Arts & culture shows on TV
77. Indian Curry
78. Our stuffed Kiwi
79. Random Graffiti, Artwork, and Stickers around downtown
80. Chinese food
81. Florescent Sunsets
82. Aloe Drinks
83. Photos, photos, photos
84. The Edge FM 88.9 and more power on 95.3 :D
85. Window cat, the black and white cat who jumps our garden fence to come visit through the windows
86. Martial arts classes
87. Random hidden antique shops
88. Free music downloads with every purchase of Mountain Dew
89. 4"x4" perfect square canvas
90. Giant Whittaker's Chocolate Bars
91. People watching at the Bus Exchange, i.e The kid with the angel wings
92. The haunted gift giving book shelf
93. Clove Incense and candles
94. Thick white living room carpet that Celia loves
95. Celia's artwork development
96. Learning, learning, learning
97. Recycling
98. Meeting random people at the beach
99. Cannibals!
100. Becoming closer as a family