NZ Holidays

Perin and I enjoyed Halloween here in New Zealand. It is a new holiday here: all the children want to dress up and get candy and many the adults think it's one of the worst American exports of all. They have to find costumes for thier kids and give them a bunch of candy before trying to get them to go to bed.

And last night we went a Guy Fawkes party at a Perin's colleague's house whose husband used to be a diplomat for NZ in the US. So it was a US election/Guy Fawkes party. Nobody at the party was very excited about McCain, but needing Republican representation at the party, the hosts dressed the dog up.

We missed the city fireworks during a heated Trivial Pursuit match. It was a New Zealand edition, so Perin and I were a little out of our league on some of the questions. But Perin had some great saves for us, and we ended up victorious.

One great thing about New Zealand is that they still have some sweet fireworks legally available. And they're cheap! There are no restrictions on when you can set them off, but they are only on sale for three days a year leading up to Guy Fawkes. So I bought a huge box of Roman Candles and we had our own fireworks display in the backyard of the party. If you saw _V for Vendetta_ that's a nice introduction to Guy Fawkes. To really learn more, click here.