Feb 19, 2009 | Out and About
But HELLS I’m looking forward to it 🙂
I’m off to Betty’s Bay on Saturday to visit a guest house called The Retreat.
YAY!
It’s not *all* fun and games though … I’ll be there to review the property and write an article for one of my accommodation sites.
I used to do these reviews years ago, but because my life turned horribly pear-shaped, I put stuff like this on hold for a while. Anyhoo … back with a vengeance now and oh-so-ready to get out and about 😀
And if I get wangle one of their Indian Head massages out of them, I think I’m going to be a VERY happy cow_grrrl!
Dec 31, 2008 | Out and About
Yip, time to say adieu … it’s been real 🙂
It’s been a right flipping roller coaster too man! Wow … so many ups and downs but I think, despite all the other major events that have happened in the last 12 months that 2008, for me at least, will be remembered as my “coming out” year – the year I *finally* ended my isolation from the world after the whole separation and divorce trauma, and started reconnecting with people. And it’s largely thanks to this here li’l blog, Facebook and of course (of course!) … Twitter.
So thank you to ALL of you for helping me get through an undeniably rough year, because you’ve encouraged, supported and cheered me on to do more than I ever thought possible at this stage of my life. I seriously had visions of becoming a nutty old cat lady but with YOUR help, I’ve started to live again.
THANK YOU
XXX
Right then! I’ve just come back from an awesome evening on Scarborough Beach (I’ve never been there before, if you can believe that) and I’m now going to chill here at home with Sir G, watch a few episodes of L0ST and pop the champers at midnight. It’s a rather different way to spend New Year’s Eve, but it’s perfect – just what I felt like 🙂
Anyhoo, whatever you’re doing to ring in the the New Year tonight,
I hope it rocks and that you all keep safe out there.
Here’s hoping 2009 does not suck 😀
MORE COWBELL!
Dec 20, 2008 | Out and About, Work
So I took us all out to Greens in Gardens yesterday for our Christmas lunch.
Thanks to Chris for the venue recommendation – it’s a great spot, not too expensive,
the service rocked and the food was really good … my seared salmon was outstanding!
Dec 19, 2008 | Out and About
Only TWO hours till we go off for our Christmas lunch and then we’re officially closed for 3 weeks!!!
YAYNESS 😀
OMG, I’m sooooo tired today. Again. Went to the tweetup at Alba Lounge in the V&A Waterfront last night to hook up with some tweeple and meet some Vaalies – @SnowgooseSA and @nickjackson – down on holiday. And it was a very cool evening! Thanks to @andrevr for keeping me in drinks hehe … next time, it’s my turn, don’t forget!? Who else was there? @obox, @stii, @FeistyFemale, @ChristopherM and Fe, @_enzo … Man, I love these tweetups – it’s just brilliant to see these guys that I interact with online every day In Real Life!
But I stayed up waaaay past my bed time, got home at about 11.30, found a rather sad looking little sausage roll in my fridge to eat and then crashed at 12.30. And I overslept. Again. Sheesh … I really don’t know why I even bother to set my alarm these days!
Anyway, here we are, just 2 hours away from HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!
Hoping I can make it through Christmas lunch without passing out and planting my face in my food or something …
I’ll catch you all later – it’s time to set up those beautiful things called Out Of Office Autoresponders.
YeeeHaaaa!
Dec 15, 2008 | Out and About
Indeed. Life is feeling somewhat surreal at the moment, what with all the rather disorientating reunions happening!
Friday was my mom’s birthday and I took the team out for lunch at Wang Thai and an afternoon of gambling at Grand West Casino. Also there were my mom’s brother – my Uncle Mike – whom I’ve never met before, and his wife, who are down here on holiday. Actually, I didn’t even know that he existed until a short while ago! So I met him for the very first time on Friday and yes, that was rather strange but WOW, what stunning people they are … hearts of pure gold and such a loving and warm glow about them that you just want to be in their company all the time!! Some people are just like that you know – they totally win you right over with their beautiful spirits. I’m thrilled to know this whole new side of my family and I’m  SO looking forward to spending some more time with them over the holidays.
Some snaps from champagne and pressie time before we left the office:
Mother had a BLAST at the casino … it was definitely her day and she was on top form! She managed to win quite a few sheckles, which is great ‘cos she’s been needing a new TV for a while 🙂 AND, bless her heart, she went out and bought me an awesome massaging chair thingymajig!!
So that was Friday … reunion number 1.
Saturday was the reunion number 2 … Rustenberg Girls’ High Shool Class of 1988!! I was damn nervous for this – my memories of school are not all that wonderful, to say the least and I was never one of the “cool chicks” back then. I pretty much kept to myself and got lost in my art. So I was anxious, but really excited to see everyone again. I haven’t kept in contact with many of the girls in my year, only a handful, and I virtually never see them anyway, it’s just Facebook stuffs.
The reunion was at Groot Constantia – a picnic on the grass on an absolutely stunning day in Cape Town!
Let me just tell you quickly, Sir G was one of only TWO men who arrived for the day WAHA!! There was one other man there when we arrived and you could literally see the wave of relief flood over him when he spotted another male walking up the embankment hehehe … Shame! The other guy ducked early but Sir G stayed there with me for 5 hours – he did so well in the midst of all the shrieking, kissing and hugging 🙂
Yes, it was a strange afternoon for me. It was so weird to see everyone again! It struck me that some girls (I can’t help but think of them as “girls”!) had changed SO much and others were EXACTLY the same … I think I fell into the former category – the long dark hair totally threw people off. And I’m SURE I spotted a few eyeballs popping out and rolling down the hill when people heard that Son#1 was 17!
There were more then 60 of us there I think, a brilliant turn out! Some girls had even flown in from overseas to be there, which was awesome but I think more than 50 of us who were at the reunion actually live in Cape Town. Odd. You’d think we’d have occasionally bumped into each other somewhere along the line over all those years!
I didn’t get to speak to that many people – too many for that, but I did hook up with the girls that I wanted to see and did some superficial catching up. HOPEFULLY I can stay in touch with those few in the future …
I didn’t stay all that long (much to Sir G’s relief) as I had another whopper of a headache and after 5 hours of all that intense energy, I was more than over it all. Plus, by that stage, everyone was getting nicely pickled on the Groot Constantia wines and I was probably just far too sober. Meh.
Today sees another reunion! One of my fabulous ex-employees, CosmoTit, is over here from London for a bit of a holiday and we’re all meeting up with her for drinks tonight, IF I can lose the headache. I’m seriously sore and so tired from 2 weeks of constant pain that I’m really not sure that I’m up for it. I’ll just have to see how it goes … perhaps my new massaging thing will help.
And then Thursday is another tweetup at Alba Lounge in the Waterfront YAY! More happy reunions 😀
Well, only a couple more days of work left and I still have quite a bit to do so I’m going to love and leave you for now XXX
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UPDATE @ 3pm:
CosmoTit has called in sick so tonight has been postponed, which suits me just fine as my bloody head is killing me! We’ll have a get together when she comes back from her Garden Route travels …
My Shiatsu Massager is THE SHIZZ!! Thanks mom 😀
Uncle Mike has spent the entire day cleaning up my sty of a back garden for me!!! WOW WOW WOW … I’m completely bowled over by his generous spirit! Totally. Floored.
WE ARE DONE! Our final site has been coded and sent for review WOOHOO!!! Now we are just publishing (62 for the month so far) and doing a few updates. Thank Gary the Duck!
HAHAHA!!! Just found this pic on our Facebook reunion group … Sir G, the lone male – after the other chap fled the scene with a “good luck dude!”
Dec 11, 2008 | Out and About
It’s our 20 year school reunion on Saturday.
Farking hell … already!? Sheesh … now there’s a kak thought right there!
Mmk, I’m crapping myself just a bit – I haven’t really kept in touch with anyone from “back in the day” and it’s going to be VERY weird to see everyone again.
And possibly rather uncomfortable.
X: So, what did you study when you left school?
Me: Um, nothing …
X: Oh (loser) Well, I did medicine and went on to become Professor of Some-Unpronouncable-Faculty at Such-and-Such University.
Y: Do you have children?
Me: Oh, yes! I have 2 beautiful boys 😀
Y: How lovely! How old are they?
Me: 17 and 14.
Y: Goodness! You started young, didn’t you? (slut)
Me: I guess so; I was 20 when I had my first.
Y: Mine are 6 and 3 and they are just so gorgeous! I love being a full time Mom. Of course, its tricky juggling all the spa treatments, Pilates classes and tennis lessons with family life, but my live-in Nanny is SUCH a help!
Me: I find it hard to balance work and family life.
Z: What is it you that do?
Me: I’m a web designer.
Z: Oh, how nice for you (yawn). Where are your offices?
Me: I work from home.
Z: Aaah, I see. (so, you obviously can’t be very good/successful then)
Y: Oh look at that! There’s my husband playing catch with our kids (my life is so perfect)
X: And where is YOUR husband?
Me: I’m divorced. I’m here with my boyfriend. Meet Sir G.
Y: *gasp* (he looks a bit YOUNG!)
Z: I’m getting married next year, to a stinking rich property developer in New York. Actually, I have to jet back there on Monday for my final dress fitting with Vera Wang.
Me: Congratulations! I hope you’re both very happy … Well, it’s been swell ladies; hopefully we can stay in touch in the future?
X + Y + Z: Oh yes daaarling … we simply MUST do that! Cheerio love!
(OMG! How can she wear those shoes with that outfit? It looks like she hasn’t had a manicure since like forever! And I’m SURE those tits are fake)
Meh. Meh. Meh.
Cynical? Only a little bit …
It’s probably going to be nothing like this. I hope.
