Like I mentioned a previous post my dad was held up again. He was at the tollgate waiting behind trucks – seeing as there was just one booth open – when the guys came to the car. One on either side. They took all his money, cellphones, wallet and stuff that was in the car.

It is so annoying and I can’t help but wonder how many more times this is going to happen. Not only is it an inconvenience but it causes me to worry even more about him and he’s been so irritable and angry that it makes it harder. He seems to be getting better now though for crying in a bucket, enough is enough.

I don’t think I can handle any more. Besides all the drama around my dad we’ve decided that we are going to look for another place to stay. We really want to have a bigger place and our own space. We’re hoping to stay in the same area but Willie was in another area the other day and he really liked it. It is a little further from work but I don’t think anymore that that should be the only reason why we choose an area. It would be nice if it was close but we would rather choose an area we like.

Cody has developed a hair problem – No thanx to my failed attempt at bathing him – and now has a bald patch. After taking them to beach his hair was very knotted and he kept pulling at the knots to get them out. Well he successfully pulled out a big patch of hair. Needless to say that is also irritating him but with some lotion it is getting much better and he is well on his way to becoming a hairy chow again. Good news!! The dogs thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the beach. They ran and ran and ran…..and mostly Willie had to run too. They were so excited that they temporarily lost their hearing and we had to scream and shout at them when they started wandering off. They were so exhausted afterwards but they enjoyed it so much. Our dogs – mostly – love water ad swimming so it was such a treat for them as we were right at the river mouth so it was nice to swim but still had loads of sea sand. All in all a good trip for them. Not so much for us…….

Like I said……it’s been a crazy couple of weeks……

Well, again, it’s been forever since I’ve been here to update. It’s been a hectic few weeks.

First of all I would like to say thank you to everyone for all the birthday wishes. I had such an awesome birthday. Babe, thanx for making it even more awesome.

After all the fun and happiness of the wedding we’ve had some really bad luck. My dad was held up again at the tollgate. So irritating and scary and inconvenient. Luckily he SAPS was there in a flash to sort things out and help as much as they could (Insert sarcastic look here).

We also got the wedding album. Wow what a awesome surprise. It came out so much better than expected and i just want to show it off to the world.

I have the best husband in the world. I just do. He is awesome.

That is pretty much the summary version. I will follow up with more detailed posts.

Happy birthday to Jackie for Saturday – 20 September – Hope you had a good one and it was so much fun spending the afternoon with you guys.

I thought I would spend my day doing all the little things I’ve been wanting to do for so long now. Well it’s two thirds through the day and it feels like I haven’t done anything. Still some time though so I might just climb into some beading, maybe some scrapbooking.

Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes I have received.

One of the things that happened to me during the planning of our wedding was the huge eye opener I got regarding relationships. Family relationship but mostly friends. It is rather amazing how a huge event in your life can really show you who your friends are and who you can depend on.

There were a few people that I considered to be my friends and so many of them really stood out. They spoilt me, went out of their way for me, gave up their time for me. Without asking for anything in return. Then there were the people that I really thought would stand out and they didn’t. Going into this we had agreed that we would tell everyone that there is no obligation. We know times are hard and it was very last minute and we would not take any offense to anyone not being able to make it. Loads of people were honest with us and we really really appreciated it.

What got to me was people having really silly excuses and felt it necessary to tell me lies. About unimportant things. People that suddenly didn’t have the time to say anything to me – not even about the weather – when before we would have endless discussions about anything and everything.

Most interesting to me of course is the family member that insisted they were coming, never pitched and till now have not been in contact.

It’s not about what these people do for me or did for me. It was about wether I (we) mattered to them as much as they mattered to me (us). I don’t like people lying to me. The thing I appreciate the most is honesty. A while ago I was quite upset with a friend of mine because she said she wouldn’t be able to do certain things for me. It took me a little while but I now realise that she was friend enough to be honest with me and I appreciate that most of all.

One of the things that was just reconfirmed for me was that my best friend is Willie. He is everything I need and want in a friend. I can tell him my darkest secrets and my mundane stories. We ca be quiet together or do silly things together. I am so lucky to have him as my best friend.

Ok, rant over. My shoulders feel a little lighter and I am smiling again. Roll on spring.