i cannot wait to see this...

I just know I am going to cry like a baby.

the killers.

Oh my word, I cannot explain to you how amazing this concert was. It has been replaying over and over in my head since Friday night.

We have been lucky enough to have been to a lot of concerts, to some of our favourite artists...but nothing, and I mean nothing compares to Friday night. I have never been to a concert like that.

We managed to get space right up front, like really upfront, at the stage, no one in front of us. We danced and screamed from the moment they got on stage. A friend of mine warned me that we would act like teenagers, and we so did...and we did not care.

And of course we are now all in love with this man...*sigh*

My best concert ever...

just two words for today.

The Killers!

The concert is tonight and we cannot wait anymore! Whoo-hoo!

my nativity set.

I have been on the hunt for the perfect nativity set forever.

You see, it had to be just perfect. Plain. Simple. Beautiful. And most importantly, I wanted one that I can add to, so I can collect a piece each year.

Last year, while blog hopping, I saw the Willow Tree nativity set on some ones blog. It could not have been more perfect. And even better we get Willow Tree stuff here, in South Africa. So I thought I was sorted. Not really. Every single shop I went to, did not stock it. They had every other item, just not the Nativity Set. I knew if I asked them to order it for me, it would just be too expensive. I eventually gave up and decided to look for an alternative.

Up until two weeks ago….

During our weekly family Sunday lunch, my Dad walks out with a box under each arm. You guessed it….he had ordered my sister and I a nativity set each.

I could not believe it. I literally jumped around like a five year old!

He had heard me groaning and whining about how I can never find the set, so he ordered it through a shop that he goes to often. So he does listen to me sometimes :-) or most probably just to get me to shut up.

Thanks Mom and Dad! I am so in love with it. Don't you think its beautiful?

I now just need to find the perfect spot for it.

how the other half live.

I follow one of our local South African models on twitter. Not because I like her, I mean she is okay, it's just out of nuuskierigheid {I am nosey}.

So this what she tweeted in one week - it is fascinating, I tell you:


Day 1: "Oh crap, I forgot that I had tickets to the John Legend concert last night. Oh well"

Day 2: "Just rolling out of bed" - it was 15h00!

Day 3: "Oh crap. I organised a surprise birthday lunch for my Mom, and forgot to invite her. It started 30 minutes ago" - you have got to be kidding me?

Day 4: "Why don't they make 'cant remember the name' coffee sachets anymore. I heart them"

Day 4, just one hour later: "Oh wow, a years supplier of 'cant remember the name' coffee sachets have just been delivered to my door. Thanks guys"

Day 5: "I suppose I better get up" - it was 17h00!

Day 6: "How sweet, just got given a Louis Vuitton bag" - yes, that is very sweet...are you freakin kidding me?

Day 7: "I love my canary. People don't believe me, but she doesn't live in a cage, she just flies around my house"

Day 8: "Oh no my canary has flown away. I am so sad. Please come back"


And that's just in one week.

Seriously....the life of beautiful people...it must be so hard....shame.

starting to feel like Christmas.

It sure is around here.

Because tonight we are off to see the Pantomime. I cannot wait.

It has become a family tradition. Every year we kick off the silly season by going to see the Panto. And because we where away from home for two years, the hubby and I have missed out, so I am so excited for this evening.

This year it is Pinocchio.




Every year it is held at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre, which is right in the middle of the Joburg CBD. Which is just awesome. I love going into the city at night {the good side of course}, seeing all the lights. And the Civic usually has the most amazing Christmas tree, as well as the Tree of Lights outside. Will see if I can get some pics.

Oh my word, I feel like a kid again.

I have said it before...I just love this time of year.

jamie does america.

So while innocently doing some grocery shopping this afternoon, something caught my eye, that had me so excited I could barely carry on with my shopping.

It was this...
I had to do everything in my power to stop myself from buying it right away {that's a MASSIVE hint to any of my family members that might be reading this}.

I mean could this not be the most perfect recipe book EVER for me. Jamie Oliver and America all wrapped up in one. Can you stand the excitement.

I am still literally jumping up and down and cannot wait any longer to get my hands on a copy... I just do not think I can wait for Christmas.

a random update.

Thank goodness, some of you are still out there…thanks for sticking around guys.

So seen as I have been gone for a while I thought I would jot down what has been happening and some random stuff…


Well I did spend a few days in Botswana, it was great. My first time there. Except I came home with the most awful virus. I have never been so sick. My doctor called me in to go through my blood results, as she had never seen anything like it before.
They are right Africa is not made for sissies :-)

My Dad has booked our tickets for our December holiday…whoop whoop. Cape Town here we come.

I spent a week on a training course for work. So I was away from home for a week. The course was amazing, I really do work for an awesome organisation.
But can I tell you how much I hate being away from the husband, seriously it’s bad!
Am I the only one?

I go back for the second week in December, and I am already worrying about it.

I L-O-V-E this time of the year. I cannot get enough of all the Christmas stuff that is happening. I have already put up the tree. It’s not yet decorated though. That’s my task for the week.

I have done NO Christmas shopping!

I plan to get my Christmas cards done within the next two weeks. I am looking for recycled cards…just to make me feel better for sending cards. But Christmas is just not Christmas if you don’t send cards.

Oh and I still need to send a blogging friend in America a package, that I have had for months {Yes, Kylie it is still here, I haven’t forgotten :-)}

I have one week to finish New Moon, for some reason it has taken me forever to finish it. I have to have it finished before I see the movie. Has anyone seen it yet?

I am really enjoying my job. It feels so good to be back!

The hubby and I have become serious 'So You Think You Can Dance' fans. I know! Where have we been. I just love Cat Deeley. Don't tell anyone, but I think that could be the main reason I watch it :-)

I am on a serious diet. Seriously this time…really seriously.


And that’s it, like I said just some random stuff that has been happening with me.

Hope you all have a good week!

I am back.

Yes, I am officially back!

I have decided to get back to my blogging ways, I have missed it. Hope you are all still out there.

And while you are here please excuse the state of my blog, I am busy playing around with a few things. It's a mess I know! I was going to wait until I had redesigned my blog, before I came back...but to be honest that's gonna take a while, and I cannot wait!

So excited to be back!

Hope you all had a good weekend.

Chat soon.

decisions. decisions.

Well hello there!

Yes, it has been a while...far too long!

I have been taking a bit of a blogging break, it was unintentional. I landed up picking up some sort of bacteria in Botswana, and was man down for days...they are right...Africa ain't for sissies!

Anyway, the time off got me thinking about my little blog {again}, and I was wondering if I wanted to carry-on. I mean the real reason I started it, was because we were living away from home and it was a good way to let everyone know what was going in our lives. Now that we are back home, it seems kinda pointless.

And then I got thinking about what I say on here, I am never going to be writing anything mind blowing or life changing, its just random stuff....which then made me think should I make this blog private?

Decisions. Decisions.

So that's basically why I have been so quiet. Ironically, when I decide to not blog, I land up having so much to write about!

I have at least decided to carry on blogging. I am still umming and aahing about a few other things, so I might be quiet for a while longer.

I am of course still reading ALL of your blogs. Most of the time its on my phone, which means I battle to leave comments...but know that I am still here...just very quiet that's all.