SATURDAY FUNNIES...

I know I never write a post on a Saturday....but I am at work and I am looking for any excuse not to work on the budget forecast!!

This past Saturday was World Car Free Day and as an encouragement to our employees to car pool we sent them this clip and the response was awesome so I thought I would share...

MONDAY MELLOW MADNESS...

The weekend just flew past and I must admit I was kinda sad to see it go because I was having a really good time!!

Here is a glimpse at what I got up to...

On Friday we had our team building cooking lesson and let me tell you it was a whole lot of fun.  I am going to share the experience with you as soon as I have sorted through all the photos.  Here is just a sneak peak...

Some of the veg we were allowed to use to add to our mystery box!!

We learnt how to make pasta from scratch and then we each had to make a pasta
dish!!  Once the judging was over we all sat down to sample each others
meals!!

 I was meant to go see a movie on Friday night but lets just say that when cooking and someone else is pouring the wine, it becomes difficult to keep track of just how many glasses you have consumed....so needles to say I did not make the movies!!!

Saturday Tuschka and I were going to take Gidion to a local play area which has a petting zoo but unfortunately over night the clouds had rolled in and Saturday morning was overcast and drizzly.  We decided instead to go to a local restaurant chain which has an indoor play area.

Its a well known fact that I can eat breakfast anytime of the day and of ten enjoy "breakfast" for supper.

Since the rain had really started to come down after we finished breakfast, I did a quick run through the shops and then went home and crawled up in bed with my book and my puppy. 

Oh and then I took a bit of a nap..

On Saturday evening a major storm hit and it was so wonderful to fall asleep with the thunder and lightning and rain raging outside.

Sunday was meant to be a better day and the weather did end up clearing up my mood however took a bit of a nose dive.  I am not sure what upset me to be honest but I do know that everything turned into a crisis and that instead of going to church I landed up on my bed crying my eyes out because I could not find the top I wanted to wear.  And yes, it was a completely rational reaction to not finding what I needed!!!!

After drying off my tears and pulling on my big girl panties I met Lydia for lunch and some shopping.

I am craving red meat at the moment for no reason I can understand because it is not something I have ever eaten a lot of!!  So in order to tame the craving I had steak, egg and chips for lunch.  It was so good!!!

It has been awhile since I have done any crazy shoe shopping but Sunday I went a little overboard...

I loved these black and pewter flats so they went home with me

Oh please.....like you could resist these gorgous babies!!!

I have been looking for a white pair for ages....finally found them!!!

This new Maybelline mascara promised four times extra a length.......it's so easy to apply and doesn't clump, at least not for me. I have long eyelashes already so I just apply one coat to add a bit of length and volume, before doubling up with clear mascara.

I have seen a lot about "surf spray" on the blogs I read over the American and European summer months but have
never seen it here.  Then on Sunday I found Lee Stafford's Sea Salt Spray.  I have tried it out today and I LOVE IT! Not only does it do what is stays on the tin (well... bottle), it smells incredible. I get easily frustrated with my hair because it is quite thick but no matter how many layers that I get cut into my hair it still looks flat. I like having messy looking hair, on occasion. The bottle suggests to "simply spray approximately 10 times (adjust to suit)", I do find that I need more than 10 sprays for my hair, I think that has more to do with the thickness of my hair than anything. 

Last night I ended up watching Real Steel which was such an awesome movie and I loved the dance sequence. Plus Hugh Jackman..hubba hubba!!!

And that was my weekend...

TAG: IF WERE...

I saw this tag here and here and thought it was kinda interesting and so I decided to play along.

I am not sure what this says about who and what I am but here goes:

If I were a gemstone, I'd be Aquamarine

If I were a scent, I'd be Japanese cherry blossoms

If I were a pair of shoes, I'd be a pair of sexy black heels

If I were the weather, I'd be a thunderstorm

If I were a facial expression, I'd be a smile

If I were a car, I'd be a Aston Martin

If I were a time of day, I'd be dawn

If I were a month, I'd be October

If I were a place, I'd be Ireland

If I were a liquid, I'd be the ocean

If I were a taste, I'd be cardamom

If I were a sea animal, I'd be a seahorse

If I were a food, I'd be fried chicken

If I were a colour, I'd be red

If I were a musical instrument, I'd be saxophone

If I were a flower, I'd be a orchid

If I were a song, I'd be Loreen Mckennit’s Dante’s Prayers

If I were a planet, I'd be Venus

If I were an object, I'd be a book

If I were a fruit, I'd be a strawberry 

If I were a sound, I'd be a baby giggling 

If I were a day of the week, I'd be a Sunday morning

Let me know if you join in the fun!!!

MONDAY MELLOW MADNESS...

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and for all my American friends happy labour day and enjoy the extra day off!

Here is a glimpse of what I got up to:

Firstly, this was the first weekend where I had some real downtime since dad first got sick in July. He had a really good week last week going to work for a couple of hours a day, eating well and his breathing and glucose levels were pretty stable the whole week.  I think we may have turned a corner and I am very grateful for all the love, support and especially the prayers.

Spring at/on my finger tips.  On Friday afternoon I took my afternoon off and went for
a wonderful mani and pedi

Saturday was officially the first day of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere...goodbye winter!!

First I had my hair done which I am not happy with. Then after walking around and sorting out a couple
of things in the mall I treated  myself to lunch.....guess who did not start a diet on spring day!!

On Saturday evening I made these yummy yums for our picnic on Sunday.  Some are
double dipped and I am sure they could be classified as sinful!!

On Sunday it was decided that fun was the order of the day.  Now I am not fond of zoo's.  I guess being from Africa where I can and do go on safari and see our wildlife in their natural habitat, zoo's seem unnatural and to a degree cruel to me but the kids love it and it is fun to walk around.......so off we went on Sunday to the Pretoria Zoo. I would apologise for all the photos but well this is only a small portion of the 332 I took so I reckon you guys are getting off lightly!!

My Gidi at the Zoo

We have a big issue with rino poaching 

Gidion and his friend Caleb

He would not wear his hat so he had to keep his hoodie on...

Please can we get a move on now!!!

Brother and sister with green teeth from the candy floss/cotton candy!!!

Sweet...they are kissing!!

Pretty in pink for spring!

Yummy!!!

Trying to convince brother to pose for a pic

I have a thing for elephants so here is the first of many photos....

I actually went up in the cable cars..

Gidi steering and mom pushing and ouma (granny) walking

Rika, Caleb and Simone

Big conversations

He just wanted to get to the monkeys

Mr Fox

The hyaenas came out to play  

Sunscreen time

Cool dude!!!

At first I though that this king vulture was a statue but no.....

Check out that wing span...

My turn to push!!

Timon!!!

Picnic time...

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Cuddles with mom!!

Full tummies equal big smiles!!

I love this photo...."King of the world'!!

Rhino...he made me so sad because he seemed so lonely except the truth is that is he is probably more
safe in the zoo than out in the wild.

We did lots and lots and lots of walking

In the cable car

Hippos from above

He also made me sad....

The Apies (monkey) River where we had our picnic

Told you I loved them.......

The new hair....the colour is great but the cut is terrible!!!