Birthday Weekend

This weekend was the best birthday weekend ever. My birthday was on Thursday 30 September, and I was in Johannesburg for the week. My mother and her family decided to have a birthday party for me on the Friday night. My entire family was there, cousins and children and the works. I also invited my friends from Joburg who i miss so much. Tristan flew up for the evening to celebrate with me. I had a fab time. we had a braai and once again there was just way too much food but I loved having everybody there.

Then we flew back home on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday my friend Lesley had organised a fabulous party for me and my friends here in Cape Town. Tristan suggested that we have a Mad Hatter tea party under a huge Syringa tree in Camps Bay. well the day could not have been better. There was a Wig or Thong theme and there were so many nice things to eat and nice tea to be had. For those who wanted to, there was G&Tees....

I am so happy and feels o blessed to have had this weekend of birthday parties and have such amazing people around me. I also got stunning presents, including a Evita B cookbook signed by Evita her/himself, LOADS of sweets and snacks, an amazing dress shirt and an original ceramic from Philip Dillon-Barrett. I had such a good weekend.

30 September

30 September 1976. 6:35am. A beautiful baby boy is born to a very loving, hard working mother, and a very proud policeman father in the Mary Mount Hospital in Johannesburg. Fast forward to 2009.....

ITS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!!!!!

Its a little bitter sweet, because I am going out with my friends for dinner tonight, and my family cant be there to share with me. At least I will be seeing them next week.

So off to Addis in Cape (my fav restaurant) for dinner tonight. Ethiopian!!!!

St Patrick's Day

Its St Patrick's day today and the whole Ireland has gone green!!! Originally its a catholic holiday to honer St Patrick, but the Americans turned it into a huge feast and party that is now infected the whole world. People all over the world is celebrating it and it is a lot of fun. It also happens to be two friend's birthdays today. Happy birthday Steye and Rob.

Very good luck to have a birthday on St Patty's day!!!!

Last night at the party

So last night we had a birthday party for two at our place. Tristan cooked the most amazing asparagus chicken for me, and we watched some TV and had a nice chat and all was good. I got lots of smses, and some phone calls specially from my friends in Amsterdam, Kobus and Jaco. It was so great to hear from them and I am so happy I spoke to them. Today it is all over, and the month is also over, so the birthday week thing, doesn't even work anymore.

Birthday

So the big day has finally arrived. Its my birthday....and I WILL cry if I want to, but I don't want to. Its been a very nice birthday weekend, and running into a good birthday week. (I believe that you have a birthday week, from the Friday before your birthday to the Friday after your birthday, except when its a milestone birthday: 30, 40, 50, then you have a birthday month). So my birthday week started on Friday night with my painting party, and the weekend was spent on my friends farm in the Swartland, and today is my big day. However, I am sick and at work while Tristan is still at home, but it will be fine. I know deep down I need to do something very important and nice tonight, but I am not sure what, and I am not sure if I feel like it.

So for all who want to wish me a happy birthday, you may now begin!!!! Thanks Martin, and your wishes were just in time....

happy birthday, Rosh HaShanah, Eid Mubarak and all the rest!!!!!!

Birthday Painting

My birthday parties are rarely something plain and normal. Three years ago I had a pottery painting birthday where everybody painted their own pottery, for my 30th I had a murder mystery dinner party where there were painted squares involved (its complicated), and this year I decided to have a painting party. It was at a venue called artjamming in Wembley Square. Each person chose their own size of canvas, and with that you get a 10min art lesson, and you can paint to your hearts content. It was great fun. There were about 8 of us, and we had a ball. Tristan and I painted exact size canvasses that are hanging over our bed at the moment, and my artist friend gave me his painting as a present, which is fantastic! The food was brilliant and done by Crush. I can recommend this for any party as the guys there are so good and helpful and it is allot of fun. Here are Tristan's my, and my artist friends paintings. You try and see who's is who's.

Birthday Time

Happy 33rd birthday my cousin (for yesterday).

30

Its the big day! 30 years today, and a hell of a party to come tonight! Happy Birthday Nana!!!

18 Aprill 1948

About sixty years ago today, a little girl was born. Born into a life of hardship and poverty, as the second youngest of 8. This little girl went through life wanting to be a teacher to teach and mentor other children. She met a man, as most of us do, got married and had two children. Even though she never completed her degree as a teacher, she will never know how much she has taught and is still teaching people around her, shaping her children's lives and influencing others around her to be better people.

Today this little girl has grown into a strong, enduring, loving mother, wife and Woman. Still going after sixty years of pain, suffering and obstacles in her way.

Happy 60th birthday Mom.