A delightful "almost" end to 2009

Meegs:
WOW! I'm having SUCH a great day today ... really ... its just ... unbelievable ... I'm wondering how else it can be improved (dripping with sarcasm)

Gareth:
why, whats wrong?

Meegs:
Ihave a pair of jeans on right ... so they felt a little "funny" when I got into the car ... turns out they ripped on my fat ass and I now have a gaping hole on my ass!

LOL

something to blog about again i'm guessing

...

stop laughing

Gareth:
lol
so, now what?

Meegs:
now I pull down my top and sit here all day hoping nobody sees my lily white ass

Gareth:
lol
time to start carrying a spare pair of pants around? :P

Meegs:
no ... time to start loosing some serious weight ... if this isn't a sign then i don't know





... And thats how the year almost ended ;)

Jimmy The Fish

Ok, so I haven't done a review in a while ... thought I'd do some catching up :)

Gareth and I recently decided that we needed to go out for an early dinner (5pm on a Sunday!) and so we hopped in the car and drove through to Jimmy The Fish in Stellenbosch.

They've got insane specials on a Sunday from 5pm onwards. About 40% off of pizzas and a large percentage off of their sushi too. I'm not a sushi fan (oh stop booing me - I did try, but that damn gag reflex of mine isn't helping when the fish hits my pallet!), but Gareth is ... so he had fun :)

I had a Thai noodle dish which was heavenly and some veggie sushi ... which somehow still tasted like fish in some weird and warped way ... yes I know ... its probably all in my head.

All in all the food was divine! The service was brilliant! It was a great evening spent with great food and awesome company :)

Ok - so that's the food part done .... next time I'll tell you all about Whipstock ... and no ... that's not where some of you deviants will find crops and the like ;)

Laters!

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OMG!!!! LOOK AT THE TIME!!!!!

.... actually its more like "LOOK AT THE DATE!!!!!" ... (feels her pulse and tries to calm herself with breathing the palates way as her heart begins to palpitate) ... (lol! as if!)

OK I was only pretending to panic ... I don't do "panic" very well. I feel panicked sometimes, but try not to show it too often ;)

so back to the "OMG-LOOK-AT-THE-TIME/DATE" comment/title .... well have you actually realized yet that its only 67 days until Christmas ... yes, you heard me! 67 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!!! That's only just over 9 weeks to go ladies and gents. That's a whopping 1608 hours! Or 96480 minutes!!!! Ok well that might be a little bit of overkill ... but 9 weeks left ...

oh dear lord ....

I have to start saving up ..... thinking of Christmas gifts for the kids, my parents, my extended family, my love .... *sigh* .... see all I'm hearing now is kaching kaching kaching ... well hopefully things will be fine and it won't be a headache but a great pleasure ...

Don't get me wrong ... I love Christmas time .... I get great pleasure from giving someone special to me a well thought out gift. That special something (no matter the cost) that tells them I was thinking of just them when I bought it or made it and it comes from my heart. Kids on the other hand don't really seem to see gifts in that light ... no, they tend to feel its more about quantity than quality. Ok, that is a bit of a generalization, but its a true one. How many times have you heard of someone buying an extremely expensive Fisher Price toy for a child only to have them use the box as a molecular-neutralization-laser-gun-thingy ... or a boat. They have excessive fun opening all those gifts and ... then what? That expectant look on the face as they peek to see if there might be another gift tucked under an anemic twig-like branch of the plastic wanna-be Christmas tree. Its preferable for them at this stage to take all their gifts from the big fat red berry of a non-existent man and move them to their bedrooms and play there while mommy has some time out with her love on the very comfy couch.

I'm actually really looking forward to having a very relaxed and enjoyable Christmas with family and new extended family this year. Its going to be beautiful. I want to decorate (if I can afford to) and make an elaborate meal. I want to make some gifts and buy some others. I want to make it awesome for EVERYONE involved. This has to be a great Christmas ... because I want to relive some of my amazing Christmas' of the past ... through my kids of course :D

I'm thinking though (if today's weather is anything to go by) that the menu has to be a cold one ... I'm not seeing snow on the horizon again until next winter and I'm SO not going to slave over a hot stove for hours cooking the turkey who has just had his ass feathers plucked for my (and my guests) benefit. No, I'm thinking cold meats - aka gammon, cold roast meat, cold roasted chicken; cold salads, breads and lots of pudding. Perhaps buying an umbrella or a gazebo of sorts would be a great idea ... then we could eat outside. I'm hoping we can do a Christmas lunch at our place this year instead of at my parents - but we'll see if that works out or not closer to the time.

And gifts? Well ... I'm very much in the mood to make some of them actually. Apricot jam, plum jam, marmalade, biscuits and perhaps a calendar for the grandparents .... well ... that's of course if I actually have time to do that all now that I'm working full time. I think we might close for a few days over the Christmas holidays, but I'm not sure yet. If that is the case and finances work in my favor, then I'm going to be baking and jam-making up a storm. I love making gifts for people. I find it very therapeutic and most people enjoy getting something that's a bit more personal and from the heart.

So what have you got planned this Christmas? Have you got any good recipes you'd like to share? Or do you need a few???

If you're stuck and have some gifts to give, I've got some splendid ideas for you! Why not have a photo shoot and use pics from that shoot to have Christmas cards, gift tags, wrapping paper or calendars made? Yes, I'm a one stop shop for all those things. I can even have puzzles and mugs done up with your pics. Or how about a few bottles of wine with a personalized label using one of your pics? That is also available :)

If you're interested, let me know - you know where to find me :)

Anyway, best I sign off for now ... keep in touch!

xxx
Meegs

As I've matured, I've learnt .....

I've learnt that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've learnt that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.

I've learnt that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion (not proof) to destroy it.

I've learnt that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better have a big willy or huge boobs.

I've learnt that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.

I've learnt that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished.

I've learnt that we are responsible for what we do ... unless we're celebrities.

I've learnt that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.

I've learnt that 99% of the time when something isn't' working in your house, one of your kids did it.

I've learnt that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.

(Thanks to Marlese for these gems!)

Its been a while!

No, I promise I didn't fall off the face of the earth. I be alive! I be alive!

It has been just over a month since my last post. I've been working hard and settling into my job - which I am loving to bits!!! What an awesome bunch of people to be working with! I've set myself up in a cozy space and have made myself very at home - yeah yeah, as only I can.

A lot has happened over the last month. Besides the job. I've been enjoying my relationship with Gareth even more ... its been such an amazing experience for me. We sat down with the kids last week Thursday and spoke to them about him moving in. It was the cutest thing to see their spontaneous responses. Raechel bounced up and down and said "Yay! Uncle Gareth is moving in forever!" Danielle was telling us how she's so "cool" with it. Ethan's only concern was that he wouldn't find a space in the bed if Uncle Gareth was there, after which we both assured him there would always be plenty of for him AND his sisters. Famous last words! G and I were lying down - me reading and him faffing on his laptop when the next moment we had all three of them tackling us on the bed for a rather large cuddle session filled with loads of tickling and laughter! LOL! What fun!

Life is great all around at the moment - I've been so happy, content and blessed over the last few months. I couldn't have wished for more! The only downer I encountered recently was news that my friend had to deliver her stillborn daughter. My heart truly breaks for her. She is such an amazing, wonderful and loving person, that for something like this to happen to her and her husband is unspeakable. It really makes you sit back and take stock of your life. Where you are and what you have. Makes you value every moment. Life is so unpredictable and most times its very unfair. My new friend Alison said it quite beautifully one evening: "Life's a bitch because if it was a slut it would be easy."

So what have I learnt over this last month? I've learnt that terrible things happen to really amazing people, but that those people will survive and continue to push through because the ones they've lost wouldn't want them to stop for anything. I've learnt that I love doing what I do in the work place. I love making people laugh. I've learnt that feeling love, affection, adoration, tenderness, friendship and all those wonderful things are mine for the taking in an unconditional way. I've been shown again how resilient children really are. I've been made even more aware of how amazing, caring, loving and awesome my friends are.

So all around, life is moving forward swiftly. Its being very good to me right now and I'm loving it. I'm just taking it day by day and enjoying the ride so far. I'm hoping that good times will not end and I will continue to make decisions that, at times are not particularly comfortable to make, but will take me to a place that I want to be. The "big picture". It might not be what other people "envisioned" for my life, but thankfully its not about them (since its my life to live). Its about what I need to do to gain the happiness that I deserve. Its about what I need to do to be the example I feel my children need to have.

So, I'll raise my glass of pink bubbles to the powers that be and be grateful for all I have, all I've gained and all I will achieve in the future. And to all of you along for the ride .... buckle up, keep your hands in the vehicle at all times and if you need to use the barf bag, its a little to your left ... no ... your other left ...

xxx

Hi ho hi ho its off to work we go :)

What can I say about the new job..... well ..... I'm LOVING it so far. I started on Tuesday (due to Monday being a public holiday). Yes there are nerves involved, but seriously ... this is going to be a great place to work and a great company to grow with. What it involves is me doing admin, book keeping and some HR things. Its a very challenging and exciting place to be.

My life has definitely taken a new direction and I'm very excited about it!

Yes yes yes, I'll keep you posted!
xxx

Ok you can release your thumbs now :)

Thanks to everyone who sent me all the good luck. I got the job :) :) :)

I am now officially a working lass again. Keep me in your thoughts for the first few weeks so that I get into the hang of things quickly :)