Thursday, December 3, 2009

Hmmmm...Getting Older

The last couple of days have been so great, for one thing, it was my birthday on Monday and from Sunday afternoon Riaan starting spoiling me. Everyday since then I felt so special and the thuoght of getting older didn't phase me one bit.

In fact, getting older is really not as bad as I imagined it would be. In fact now that I am a year older, all I want to do is spend time with the people in my life that matter.

I have been so blessed in my life, and even more abundantly blessed with a husband that would go to the end of the earth for me and more. Even when he looks at me I know without a doubt that I am loved. And trust me, there is no better feeling in this life than that.

I realise now that age is nothing but a number and instead of fretting about getting older, the thing to do is to live each day as if it were my last.... To tell the people who matter that I love them, to attempt the things that scare me the most and to dance like no-one is watching....

Life cannot get any better than this....

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday Favourite Things



My Favourite Things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favourite things;
Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple streudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favourite things;
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
Silver white winters that melt into springs;
These are a few of my favourite things;
When the dog bites;
When the bee stings;
When I'm feeling sad;
I simply remember my favourite things..... And then I don't feel so bad

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009

Rain....



Someone beautifully said, "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass -- it's about learning how to dance in the rain."

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Thoughtful Monday Quotes...

My thoughtful quote comes from the movie Love Jones....



Darius Lovehall: Say, baby... can I be Your slave? Ive got to admit girl youre the shit girl... and Im digging you like a grave. Now, do they call you Daughter to the Spinning Pulsar... or maybe Queen of 10,000 moons? Sister to the Distant yet Rising Star? Is your name Yemaya? Oh, hell no. Its got to be Oshun. Oooh, is that a smile me put on your face, child... wide as a field of jasmine and clover? Talk that talk, honey. Walk that walk, money. High on legs that'll spite Jehovah.
Who am I? Its not important. But they call me brother to the night. And right now... I'm the blues in your left thigh... trying to become the funk in your right.
Who am I? I'll be whoever you say? But right now I'm the sight-raped hunter... blindly pursuing you as my prey. And I just want to give you injections... of sublime erections... and get you to dance to my rhythm... make you dream archetypes... of black angels in flight... upon wings of distorted, contorted... metaphoric jizm.
Come on slim. F@ck your man. I aint worried about him. Its you who I want to step to my scene. cause rather the deal with the fallacy... of this dry-ass reality... Id rather dance and romance your sweet ass in a wet dream.
Who am I? Well, they call me Brother to the night. And right now I'm the blues in your left thigh... trying to become the funk in your right. Is that all right?

Soekie, Soekie, Soekie now....

Hugzzz

Alicia

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Cape Town Here I come

I am sooooo excited.... Today is my last day at work and we are leaving for the Mother City tomorrow....This is really the first holiday Riaan and I are going on, other than our honeymoon and our anniversay this year. This is a whole week of nothing but relaxing, going to the beach and of course.... shopping, shopping and more shopping...

And I get to have him all to myself.... no work or studying at all.....

Hugzzzz

Friday, September 18, 2009

Friday Favourite Things...

Todays Friday Favourite is.....






I am obsessed with this perfume at the moment.......

Monday, September 14, 2009

It is better to be in the wrong company...

I found this article so interesting.....I thought I would share it.

Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights.

Proverbs says, "A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses." The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate - for the good and the bad.

Think about it; almost all of our sorrows spring out of the relationships with the wrong people. Instead, "Keep out of the suction caused by those who drift backwards" (E.K.Piper).

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others it increases your mediocrity. A true Bulgarian proverb confirms, "If you find yourself taking two steps forward and one step backwards, invariably it's because you have mixed associations in your life." If a loafer isn't a nuisance to you, it's a sign that you are somewhat of a loafer yourself. I have discovered that an important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.

A true friend is one who is there to care. They remain your friend even if you don't deserve to have a friend. They will see you through when others think you're through.

If you were to list your greatest benefits, resources or strengths, you would find that money is one of the least important ones while some of your greatest resources are the people you know. A true friend sees beyond you to what you can be.

Invest in good relationships. The way to make a true friend is to be one. Your wealth is where your friends are. Consider what Francesco Guicciardini said: "Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make the right ones."

As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are. Friends that don't help you climb, will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that don't increase you, will eventually decrease you.

Consider this: never receive counsel from unproductive people. Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person.

Don't follow anyone who's not going anywhere. With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships. By: John Mason

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Wonderful Wednesday Picture

So I have decided that from now on Wednesday's will be known as Wonderful Wednesday's

This is a my first Ww pic...



Enjoy!!!!

Monday, September 7, 2009

Blue Monday..........

I woke up this morning feeling like I had not slept at all. I am sitting at my desk and hoping that it was time to go home already.... Can someone say Seriously....

Hopefully the rest of the week is much better...

Hugzzzz!!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Count It All Joy...



Something to think about..... when your days are heavy, when your life's not going the way you want it to and when you pretty much want to fall to pieces whenever the moment allows, just....

COUNT IT ALL JOY.....

You will be surprised at what a difference it makes....

Enjoy the weekend my lovelies...



Wednesday, September 2, 2009

A crazy world

We live in a crazy world, and if you want to get through it with your body and soul even a little bit intact, you might as well be crazy yourself. It couldn't hurt. And it just might help.

September is really a very tough month for me. Some really sad things happened this month and the memories of those events always cause me to be a little sad and wallow a bit. But only a bit though, I have promised myself that because I realised that there a things you cannot change and living through it is so much better than not coping and falling to pieces...

On a ligher note......

HAPPY SPRING!!!!!!!!

The cold days are finally gone and the warm days are feeling amazing..... Going to be packing away the dull and dreary and taking out the bright and airy....(:-)..

Hugzzzz

Sunday, August 16, 2009

OMG...It has been a while

I don't even know where to start with the mayhem that is my life. But it isn't a bad crazy really, just a crazy that leaves me with no time to do what I want to do and even less time to spend with the hubby these days. Seems that the higher up the corporate ladder he moves, the more of his time is required on the work front and while I would never in a million years resent him for the hours and hours he spends working, it is pretty lonely most of the time.

The past couple of months have been really hectic. Let me break it down for you:

1. Work has been so unbearable and as much as I love what I do, the pressure we are under because of the ecominc crisis that we are in, makes going to work feel more and more like a chore rather than a joy. And the fact that we cannot hire any new people due to saving money and all that, makes me wanna throw something most days. :-)
2. Riaan has financial year end and his LLB assignments due all in the same period and as much as I love and support him in everything he does, I am just missing spending quality time with him.
3. My health has taken a hard knock this winter. I don't think I have been this ill, this much in years. I was just not able to shake the horrid flu and after two months of doctors visits, loads of medication and my loving husbands care, I am now in a much better place.
4. We lost our dear aunty Connie in our department to cancer last month. I am still not over that yet. Everytime I look at her empty seat, the tears feels like they are on the way. I still keep looking up at 9am most days just hoping to see her stroll in and greet us in the wonderful and amazing way she always did.
5. My friend Dorcas (who also works in my department) was so ill for almost two months, that we really thought she was not going to make it. But thank be tp God Almighty that she is doing much better and back at work too.
5. Riaan and I finally decided to bite to bullet and officially put our plans for expanding our family into action. Scary, scary but exciting at the same time. (Good news... Good news)
6. My best friend Nicky has been going through a rough time lately and she honestly takes my breath away with her courage and her strength and her will to not give in... She makes me wanna better that way..

I am hoping to be updating my blog on a more regular basis. No promises though... I am taking it a day at a time.

Hugzzzz and kisses ya'll..

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Our God-son Jamie...

Riaan and I were just chatting about our God-son Jamie and how we haven't seen him this week and how much we missed him today. He usually comes to church with us on a Sunday but he hasn't been feeling too well... :-(
He is the cutest little man in the world (yeah, yeah, the word biast does come to mind). He is absolutely the friendliest child I know and can go and be with anyone and be fine...

The video is from a couple of weeks ago when he spent the afternoon with us. He made me put him in the swimming pool and then I spent about an hour trying to get him out of the bath. Of course everytime I watch this video I smile...he's a cute kid...Yes he is...

....Being with him makes me ALMOST wanna have my own...ALMOST!

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Breathe, just breathe....

Today is such a lazy day for me. Sitting in bed at the moment posting a new entry and drinking my coffee (which Riaan makes for me every Saturday without fail, before leaving for class)... Ahhhhh, life is good...

I am feeling so much better after my recent dip in the pool of pity (thanks to some special girlies for the kind words and advice) and although I still don't know what to do, I am going to take a couple of steps back, clear my head and with baited breath....see what happens...

Enjoy the rest of the weekend lovelies....

Hugzzz and all that other good stuff

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Woe that is in Friendship

Sometimes your closest friends end up hurting you more then your worst enemies ever could come close to.

I have been going through a little bit of a rough patch regarding a really good friend of mine and I just don't know what to do about it.
I am just tired. Tired of going through the same things, year in and year out. Fighting about the same things all the time and yet it just never changes.
I remember the last conversation we had. It was a three weeks ago, a Saturday in fact, I sms'd him to ask him how he was doing, just "checkin in" and making sure he was okay.. Since then, I haven't heard from him. I guess he has too much going on right now to find out every now and then if I am okay (yeah right). The thing is though, I miss him, he's my best friend...well at least for now he is. But I don't know how long I can keep trying when he is too busy...Too busy to check in and find out if I am okay, too busy too sms or email...too busy to do anything at all. I guess he is too busy keeping the lid on his life so tight that the only person who can get in there is him.
I don't know what's worse, working and trying and not getting anywhere or slowing seeing the end of a friendship unravel as the days go by and realising that unless both of us want this, there is nothing I can do to change that...and that's what hurts me, deep down into my very being, the realization that some relationships in my life just cannot be saved. I guess that is just what life is about. Twists and turns, changes that you cannot control.
For now and until I figure out what to do next, I just need to be strong and focus on the relationships that are working and not on the one's are are not...

Someday my life will make sense... but until then....

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Happy Easter...


Who do people have to be so nasty...

I am just going to be venting a little bit here on a comment that was left on one of my posts the other day.

I guess this person got my blog address when I made a comment on Becca's blog the other day and I was just so annoyed that someone can leave a comment like this: 666. The final solution, the final claim.

Without even thinking I just deleted the comment... I choose to believe in God and all that he has promised me. I also feel that freedom of choice and religion is also exactly that. A freedom of choice... and while my decision to believe in God may not be understood by all... it should be respected because it is what I believe in and if you believe in something else... All good.. All I know is that I will not be going around leaving cooments like the one I received....

Anyhoo, just needed to get that off my chest...

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

It's called a Break up because it's broken...

I am feeling so much better after my week of being totally miserable and my sinus infection is finally clearing up.. Yey!!!

I came across this when I was off sick last week and I just had to share it. Sometimes we need to be reminded how special we are and what we deserve and I thought this book was really interesting.. Some the words were exactly what I needed to read and even though I may not be experiencing turbulence in my marriage, it's the friendship area of my life that is leaving me a little rattled at the moment..."It's called a Break up" by Greg Behrendt...

EXCERPT - Chapter One
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHH! F*#k, it hurts. It’s rocking the very core of your being. You never saw it com­ing. You knew this was going to happen. You were going to do it first. You only broke it off with him before he broke it off with you. You guys were supposed to be together forever. You never liked him that much anyway. He was such a great kisser. The sex wasn’t that great. You really liked his family. He hated your friends. You hated his shoes. You miss him soooooo much. There’s no doubt about it–breakups suck. And now here you are holding this stupid “Breakup Book” because, quite honestly, you’d do anything not to feel like this and maybe this book will shed some light on what you’re going through. Maybe you’ll get some sleep tonight. Or stop sleeping all the time.
In these first few hours or days or weeks of your breakup, there’s one all-important truth that you need to recognize: Some things can’t and shouldn’t be fixed, especially that loser who dumped you or forced you to dump him. It’s over for a reason, and even if you’re in denial about it, deep down inside you prob­ably know what that reason is. Even if you feel baffled by his decision to end it, it boils down to the same thing every time: Your relationship, despite its promise, has ceased to be right for one or both of you. It is, in effect, broken. That doesn’t make the breakup any easier to handle or change the overwhelming nature of the sadness that you feel. But that sadness, in turn, doesn’t make it less broken. If you’ve reached this point, where one or both of you feel that walking away is the best course of action, the cracks are there. And starting today, you’re not the kind of woman who settles for broken or hangs on to damaged goods, be it a radio, a pair of shoes, or a relationship. Your life is not a yard sale. It’s time to get rid of all the broken stuff that you’ve been lugging around for days, months, and maybe even years, and make the bold decision to start looking for stuff that works. The bright, clean, simple, easy, runs-so-smoothly-I-don’t-even-have-to-think-about-it kind of works. Being the first one to recognize that a relationship isn’t a match doesn’t win you any great prize–just the guilt of having to hurt someone’s feelings. So even though you are clearly wounded, getting out of this bro­ken relationship is the best thing possible, even if you didn’t know it was broken until now. “But some things can be fixed,”you say. True, but can your rela­tionship be fixed? Anything is possible, but we’d say probably not. Generally, if one person thinks that the breakup is the right move, they’re probably right even if it feels so wrong. Because unless there are two people putting on the coveralls and getting down in the trenches with some duct tape and superglue and a fierce determination, it isn’t going to happen. Need more convincing? How about this: The person you loved took a good long look at the awesomeness that is you, evaluated your relationship together, and said, “No, thanks. I’ll try my luck elsewhere.” Or you said it to him. Either way, that alone should make you realize that it wasn’t a match made in heaven and they’re not worth donning coveralls for. Anyone who assesses you or your relationship as disposable is not worthy of your time or tears. Right now, your mind is probably working overtime to come up with all the reasons that you should still be together. Your heart is hurting and your mind wants to find a way to undo the pain. Just remember, though, that any reasons you come up with are ultimately irrelevant. The harsh reality is that even if you have everything else in common, the one thing you don’t have in common is the belief that this relationship can work. That, my friend, trumps your shared love of puppies, The Dave Matthews Band, and Mexican food. It’s hard not to rack your brain, searching for reasons why the two of you couldn’t make it work, but sometimes the only real answer is the simplest one: People come together and move apart. It’s the age-old ebb and flow of relationships. Some are shorter journeys, and others were meant for a lifetime. That goes for friendships as well. We become attached to what’s familiar and sometimes we hold on to things that are safe and predictable even if they’re bad for us. A lot of the pain you are experiencing right now is actually fear. Fear of things being different than how you liked them, fear of never finding another love, fear of being alone, fear of having to fill your time differently. We’re afraid of the unknown. The answer to all the questions swirling in your head– What will I do on weekends? Will I meet someone else?–is “You won’t know until you get there.” That’s hard, and it’s scary. But for the moment, you need to concentrate on what you do know–that you and he no longer share the belief that your rela­tionship has a future. It’s broken, and the longer you stay stuck in a dead-end relationship or spend your days mourning one, the less time you get on this planet to experience a great one. So take a deep breath, steel yourself, and realize that this is going to hurt for a while. There is no quick remedy for the pow­erful sting of heartbreak, though we’re going to try to make it easier for you throughout the book. You’re going to feel like crap head to toe and run the gamut of emotions. Edgy, moody, angry, depressed, nauseated–you name it. In fact, the amount of time it takes for you to start feeling great about yourself again is directly proportional to how much it sucks right now–especially if you weren’t the one who broke it off. Because at the end of the day, someone you loved, trusted, and valued has rejected you, and that really smarts. It’s hard to not take it personally. But– and here’s the important part–the fact of the matter is, they’re wrong about you. Just because your relationship is broken doesn’t mean you are! No matter what happened between you, no mat­ter what you may or may not have done wrong, you are still a kick-ass person. And even though you might not believe it right now, this breakup is the first step toward finding someone truly worthy of your greatness.

Use somebody.. Kings of Leon

I love this song..........


Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Seriously...Seriously..

My God sister Lizette and I were planning a ladies night out on Friday evening because I have been telling her that I just need a night out with the girls, dancing or just chilling... not as a wife but just as a girl (which by the way I tend to forget and just stay at home being a wife)..

I have really been looking forward to it, to the point where we have been discussing what we were going to wear (cause a girl needs to look good you know).. Needless to say I am a little annoyed that I am stuck in bed this very moment with the flu and a severe sinus infection and I was also told in no uncertain terms by hubby that if I still sound like someone was pinching my nose closed, that there was no way I was going to be going out.. No way...

All I can say to that is............Seriously......Seriously....

Monday, March 30, 2009

My Angel....

It feels like I haven't updated for a while but life just seems to be so busy On the 4th of March Riaan and I celebrated our 3rd Wedding Anniversary.. A whole three years... And whilst it may not seem like such a long time, to us and with everything that we have been through, it means so much.
Riaan decided to take me away for the weekend on our first holiday since our honeymoon and when I say it was overdue, then it was just that...Overdue..


We spent the weekend at Sun City and it was awesome. No phones, no worries, no "shop talk"... just me and him... I came back from there so refreshed and ready... ready to face challenges and hard times because if the weekend away taught me anything, it was this... Life is always going to throw us curveballs and there will always be rain, sometimes thunder storms too, but as long as we remember how much we love and adore each other and how much the life that we have means to us... it is so worth it and it means everything...
And I am hoping that we will have many, many more.....

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Fearless (Part 2)

To me, FEARLESS is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.

We all have things that scare us to death… one of my greatest fears is the dark… that paralyzing feeling I get the second the lights go out is something I live with everyday… It hasn’t gone away but just the fact that I am dealing with it makes it easier….

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Fearless (Part 1)

When I read the quote from the cd cover of Taylor Swift's new album "Fearless" I needed to write about it. These words are so thought provoking that you can’t read it and not be left with that feeling that this passage applied to you.

I have chosen certain parts of this passage that really hit home on so many levels …..

FEARLESS is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again even though every time you've tried before, you've lost.
How true is this? I think that I have lost count of the number of times I have found myself having to get up and fight for what I want, especially when I had struggled to get up after having fallen face first in the muck. And make no mistake about it, getting knocked out is the easy as pie part… it’s the other part that is so hard. Having to pull yourself up from whatever pit you had fallen into and then taking that step into the ring again.

Over the years I fought for a number of things... I fought for the career I wanted, even after I had given up that I would ever get there. But I did. I fought for a friendship that had crumbled only to have it replaced with a stronger and more solid one. I fought for love... I fought for a marriage that was slowly breaking, just to realise that it will always be a work in progress and that it doesn’t have to be perfect....and I fight and I fight……….everyday….

I have cried and fought and laughed and fought my way out of the pit but I have always gotten up and lifted myself out of that pit…Sometimes I tried for all the wrong reasons and then there were those times when I just knew without a shadow of a doubt what it was I was fighting for… It always came down to the life I wanted and knew that I deserved…

It also helps when you are fighting a battle to have a really strong support team.. Team Turton is Riaan's team and it is a team I am so proud to be apart of.. I don't think I would have been able to be where I am now if it wasn't for his belief in me and his constant "nagging" for almost a year that I should get up off my bottom and fight for what I want.

Having his unwavering belief in me makes me feel...FEARLESS....

Mrs T... xoxo

Gotta Love Hilarie...



I saw this photoshoot of Hilarie and all I can say is Holy Moly... can this women get any hotter... and those legs really go on and on and on.....

Gotta Love Hilarie....

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Things that make me go Hmmmmm

So I have decided that Sunday's will be the day when I post something that makes me go Hell Yeah!! that is what I am talking about.

Now it can be anything, cause let's face it, there is so much out there... from music to literature to people to things that affect you in the most profound way....

If You Don't Wanna Love Me - James Morrison

So today I will start with this...

I bought James Morrison's cd "Songs for you, Truths for me" by default really after hearing Broken Strings and absolutely loving it and needing to hear it all the time. We were travelling to Sun City for a weekend away when I played this cd and wow!!! I was totally blown away... His lyrics are powerful, his voice is so soulful and soothing and I loved travelling on the long road with James....
The song below is one of my those things just made me go Hmmmmm

When you lower me down,
So deep that II can't get out.
And when you'r lost, lost and alone,
Yes you'd think it was a liers place,
You'd come back for more
If you don't want me to leave,
Then don't push me away,
Rather blow out the lights you can watch it all fade.
But I'm going nowhere I'm gonna stay.
When you just wanna fight.
When you'r closing you'r eyes
'Coz you don't wanna love me.
I'm gonna stay.
You can't push me too far.
Theres no space in my heart.
When I don't wanna love you.....

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Oh my.....

Well I haven't written anything for a few days now, not because I don't have anything to write about but because there was so much going on the last couple days that I just haven't had the time... But an update is coming soon... Very soon!!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Show me who your friends are and I will show you who you are..


I was so inspired by so many blogs that I have read this evening, starting of course with the post form Hilarie about her best friend.

I have been very fortunate in my life to have been blessed with two best friends. Bradley (who I chatted about on Sunday) and Nicky. Two very different souls but two people I am so blessed to have.

I was very heart broken when Nicky got the job of a lifetime just after I got married in 2006. She starting working for Emirates and was going to be based in Dubai.

She loves living there and the things she has done since she been there has been so exciting. I always tell her that I live vicarously through her life and travels. ( I hate flying and therefore put off any real plans to visit her even though she always asks).

She and I talk as often as we can but sometimes I wish that she was right there so that instead having to cry and tell her that I love her and miss and that whatever we were both going through, we would be okay, we could just reach out and touch each other.

She is fiesty and stubborn and has an amazing voice. She wears her heart on her sleeve and gives 100% in all the relationships that she has. She is outgoing and funny. A nice balance to my stay at home and shy self...

She is the person I want to have around when I am 80, sitting on the front porch laughing and reminiscing about how we got so lucky to still be friends after all these years....

She's one of my person's...

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Phoebe..

The Age of 2..

Today is our niece's birthday Phoebe.. She turns 2 today....

I cannot help but smile when I think of her. She is a gorgeous child. So full of energy and so smart...

This evening we went to visit her and give her gift since we are not going to be at her birthday party on Saturday. I thought that this year we wouldn't buy her clothes but rather something more educational. So I settled for a mini blackboard (perfect for her age), crayons and chalk and visual aids...

Never the less, we were so happy when she took to our gift and played with it for most of the evening...

New OTH Promo for Episode 17

Oh my....

Lucas: if continuing this pregnancy means i lose you, then we end it (shows flash back to season 1, the championship game kiss, the scene where they walk out of a church)Peyton: its not an It, luke, this is our BABY
Lucas: THEN STOP IT
Peyton: if you would like to talk about it, then call it what it is. an abortion.

I cannot wait to watch it and find out what is going to happen. An intense couple of scene's between Lucas and Peyton for sure. Chad and Hilarie are so great...

Cannot Wait...

Monday, March 2, 2009

March... how do I love thee... Let me count the ways

March is one of the busiest months Riaan and I have for the year.

Let me break it down for you:
Firstly, the happy moments......

A. The many birthdays...
1- Bradley (godbrother)
3- Phoebe (niece)
6 - Chantal (work collegue)
8- Elton (friend)
10-Harry (dad)
11-Elleanor (cousin)
12- Jonathan (brother)
14- Hazel (mom)
15- Dorcas (friend)
26- Tsepiso (work collegue)

B. Our wedding Anniversary - 4th

Secondly, the sadder moment
The anniversary of the death of my brother... He died two weeks after Riaan and I got married.. :-(

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns BUT faith is a such a funny thing....

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Being Bradley....


Today is my God-brother Bradley's birthday. He is 31 today..Now I started this blog so that I could talk about how Precious all the people in my life are... Bradley, or "My Precious Pooh Bear" as I like to call him, is one of those people.

He is amazing really and I'm not exaggerating. He is an enigma and I tell him that all the time. So private too that it is frustrating but that is also what makes him Bradley...

Some background information on my relationship with Bradley:-

We met when we were 5yrs old, became close friends not so long after that, I became as close to his family as I did to him and a while after that I became their god-child. My god-father Lazie is the pastor of our church, my god-mother Gloria is an amazing women whom I aspire to be like one day. A lady through and through. Lizette is my godsister and since I am the only girl in my family, she is the closest I will ever have to a sister and that makes me smile. Jade is Lizette's daughter, she is also entering the teenage years and my word when it comes around, it comes around hard and fast.:-). She is gorgeous though and that stresses her uncle Bradley out big time. Gran Lizzy is my godmother's mom and also such a part of my heart.

Ever wonder if events are predestined. No? I didn't think so either but looking back now, I know that God had planned for this family and I to be apart of each other's lives, long before I even knew it.

Back to Bradley... He's great. I mean he's smart.He's not a conventionally good looking guy but he is so fine and he has that something that makes him so beautiful. He's funny and he such wit about him. He's a big ol' scaredy cat. Just mention the word “heights” and suddenly he comes up with just about every excuse under the sun to not go there and do that. It's pretty amusing. He's honest. Make no mistake about it, just because you wanna hear something doesn't mean he is going to say it. He says what you need to hear. You can always count on getting the truth from him even if the truth hurts. We fight a lot.. Boy do we ever! He can be so frustrating at times. But he's a really, really good friend. He is loyal to a fault.
I'm a dreamer and a believer of fairy tales so it's good to have somebody like that in my life. God, if we ever found ourselves not in each other lives; I don't know what I would do. I mean he's my pooh bear, you know?

Well.... he's more than that ...he's everything....(or my "other man" as Riaan would put it)

So yeah...Happy Birthday my Precious Pooh Bear... I love you and wish you all of life's blessings because you deserve it.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

This can't be true...

I watched Hilarie Burton's video the other day and if I say I was shocked then that would be an understatement. I have watched and loved Peyton Sawyer for six seasons now and to suddenly be faced with the possibility that for Season 7 she might not be around....I don't know what to think..

I have just been getting so many of my friends and work colleagues hooked on OTH because I am such a big supporter of Lucas and Peyton and now BOTH OF THEM will not be returning..:-(

Frankly I am feeling a bit grumpy because of this but I am still hoping for that silver lining....

Life isn't always fair but at least there is always tomorrow to start over again...