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I found it a strange time of year to take holiday, and the first time I have done so (I think?). Unlike our usual summer beach holidays the days were not nearly as hot, but still much nicer up North (close the Botswana border) than here in Gauteng. Seems like so much has changed since I last sat down & wrote, and I don’t really know where to begin.

Let me try to recall all the events in chronological order… I was sick last week – bronchitus, was booked off for two days but ended up spending only one day in bed, sleeping. I got a fantastic prezzie from my husband – a brand new laptop!!! How cool is that?? I went on holiday, close to the Botswana border, where there is no internet access, and also no mobile phone signal! It was actually quite a nice break during which read a book. We celebrated my Father’s 65 birthday while on holiday!

Apart from the above mentioned which pretty much consumed my mind & time not much else happened. We got home safe, and now I need to try my best to catch up with blogging, washing clothes, tidying the house (which I am forever obsessed about). Oh yes, and then ofcourse, I still make time to explore my new toy – at 1:42am! …Bed time for me!

Phew.  I’ve been back for a whole week, and can’t believe that I haven’t had the time to sit down and write something.  Anything!!

What I did do during the past week though, was pretty interesting   I’ve posted a couple of ads online selling things (for the first time yes – so its a bit of an experiment).  So far I’ve had a couple of queries even!  What am I selling?  Puppies amongst other things!  I am so happy that they are not MY puppies though, I’m not sure I’d be able to remain sane with animals in our home :S

Other than that I’ve been trying to catch up on work, and though I did that I found it particularly hard this time round.  This is the longest holiday that I’ve had in a couple of years, and I guess my brain just really switched off – which isn’t a bad thing while on holiday, but I tend to struggle to work without my brain functioning…

The holiday was absolutely amazing.  We had such a good time, the best weather, plus I learnt to do a couple of new things…  For  the first time I managed to snorkel without becoming completely phobic!!  I also flew a power-kite, though sometimes it felt as if the kite was flying me! It was still GREAT fun. We also had our second anniversary on this holiday, and I discovered again that I have the most amazing husband ever!!

If you’d like to see pics, have a look on my web album, below is a sneak-peek

Good News … Well for me I’m going on holiday today!! How amazing is that?!  I cannot wait anymore!  I didn’t really have a holiday in December so I am completely exhausted, worn out, and just plain sick of the city rushed routine.  I cannot wait to walk in the shallow waves, and dig my toes into the sand!!

Saturday morning my view will look something like this…. (we’re staying at the same place – same room than last year!)

So if you don’t hear from me for the next couple of days (I know this is not something strange), but at least it will be for a good reason now!

I’ll be back soon, but hopefully not too soon!!

Wow I had a hectic week, and I am so thankful that its weekend!!  I was SO pleasantly surprised when my husband came home with a bouquet of lovely roses on Friday!!  How romantic

Today its Sunday, and nearly time for the new week… I must admit I am not too excited about the new week, and would definitely not have complained if the weekend was a day longer!!

I am sooo looking forward to our beach holiday, but March is still some time away…  I know time will pass quickly, but can it ever pass fast enough if you’re heading for a holiday?

Whether you’re going away on a business trip, or looking for a ideal holiday destination, you might just find what you’re looking for on Dial-A-Flight’s website. You can get a flight to Australia, Madagascar, Thailand, wherever you want – even exotic locations such as Mauritius for a bargain price!I visited Mauritius a couple of years back, and it was an incredible experience. I would love to go there again, but then again, there are so many other amazing places which I haven’t seen yet. If someone had to tell me I could go anywhere in the world, I wouldn’t know where to pick.

One day, instead of retiring, I want to spend time travelling the world… Still, where would I start – I dont have the vaguest clue – probably some tropical island!

I’m Listening to “Kelis, I hate you so much right now” – haven’t heard this song in AGES, and its such a catchy tune. I’m gonna listen to it in traffic from now on, and YELL it at the people who drive like pigs.

I’m so sore from exercising in the gym yesterday. I’m tired and grumpy, and should really go to bed. I don’t feel like it though.

I cannot believe that another week has passed by so quickly. Only 44 days left till the wedding, and it feels like forever – I guess I’m gonna wish for more time when it comes to the last week. There’s still a lot that has to be done. So many things to plan :S I can understand why people do this more than once – I’d also like to perfect it. LOL. But only if I can do it with the same person though

On the other side there is work. There is a lot that has to be done at work before I go on leave. I won’t bore you with the technical details, but basically we’re upgrading our environment, and we need to do THOROUGH testing before anything goes onto the live server. Can you imagine what would happen if something went wrong? Imagine thousands of people not being able to play poker, deposit money, etc?!

Maybe I should just take it easy and focus on each day individually, but its not that easy. I feel like I need a holiday, and even though our honeymoon is still coming, it just seems so far away!!

Some departments of our company is located in Costa Rica, and I today I saw Costa Rica vacation packages on offer. I think it would be a brilliant idea for the company to pay for a trip to Costa Rica, part holiday, part work – haha. I can always THINK UP something to do there

And its finally 2008!  Hope you all have a really great year ahead, and hope that you’ve enjoyed the time of rest.  Have a happy 2008!!!

I have been looking forward to summer for so long, and I can’t believe that the time has finally come when I can just sit in the sun, next to the pool, and read a book whilst sipping on a smoothy… or something yummy.

I would of course rather spend the time on a beach somewhere -

preferrably a far off island – but not too primitave – I’m too lazy for that this time of the year

When I went to Mauritius in 2004, we had such a good time. Even though I was there for work (au pairing), I definitely had time to unwinde. We went to quite a couple of different towns, but of course, spent a lot of time on the beach as well. I went for a full body massage, which was just

devine, and also bought loads of gifts for friends. The exchange rate between South African Rands and Rupees was quite good at the time, I got 5 Rupees for each Rand!

I bought a whole load of coral jewelry, and of course Sarongs. They have some of the most beautiful Sarongs ever, and for CHEAP!

Since its summer here, its the perfect season to put on your bikini, sarong, sunscreen, grab a book – and RELAX.