Well, 2010 is in full swing and the journey into this new decade has begun. But before I get onto what I'm getting up to this year, I need to tell you what happened in December...
It must have been at about 3am on 12 December 2009 and I just couldn't sleep ... frustrating as hell! So I finished the book I had been reading. I forget which one now since there have been a few over the last few weeks. Eventually it was a decent enough hour and I called my friends Colleen (in Madagascar) and Megan to say happy birthday. Finally my delight woke up and we got ready for a nice day out. We took a leisurely drive over the Helshoogte pass and decided to make a stop at the crocodile farm. Went on a little tour of the premises with a guide - very interesting, definitely want to take the kids there. After that we made our way over to Boschendal for a very romantic picnic lunch. We found our table and took in the beauty around us. Once we ordered our drinks, Gareth toddled off to fetch my camera from the car. Once he got back he sat down and said something that made my heart leap!
... "I want to ask you a question...."
Yip! He popped the question right there as we sat under the shade of the trees on the lawn surrounding Boschendal. I was totally GOBSMACKED! We had spoken about it before, so I knew it would happen one day. Just didn't know when. ...And there it was!!! He chose the most beautiful ring for me! And no, I didn't have anything to do with the choice at all - this just shows how well he knows me!
Oh, and I said yes, just in case you were still wondering :)
So, now we were officially engaged and we started looking for a wedding venue...
OMG what a shock! The prices are HORRIFIC!!! Its almost as if most of these venues are charging rates for those lucky few who fly in from overseas and can afford it. The one place we went to was charging an entry price of R65000 for an evening wedding! Its sad and somewhat insane.
Well anyway, after a few weeks of searching we found the spot. And that led to getting the date set :) :) :)
We've now paid the deposit and the date is set. We're trying to keep the wedding small and rather spend the money we would have on a big wedding on the honeymoon instead! Of course that means a lot of people won't be able to join us on the actual day, but we'll make a plan to celebrate with them when we get back from honeymoon :D
Right now I'm getting my bridesmaids organised to go show them the venue so that they can help me with some of the details ... heaven knows I could use the help. We've just organised an engagement get together to celebrate.
Someday soon I'll put a pic of the ring on here and some pics of the engagement gathering.
Keep you posted!
xxx
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