Random thoughts on a Sunday morning

It's 10:00 am on Sunday morning and I am thanking Parri's foresight for coming back to Cape Town last night. If it wasn't for my genius husband we would have been awoken in Stellenbosch by my baby brother and Joe's kid tearing down the house. (My baby brother is turning 4 in Oct. He is still in the noisy, inconsiderate stage.)

My oldest brother and Joe are best mates and last night we all went out for dinner to the Fishmonger (the best restaurant in Stellies) to celebrate Anton's visit from the UK. Jacques, my middle bother arrives on Thursday (also from the UK), and we will most likely land up at the Fishmonger again, considering my dad's a stickler for "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Having all my brothers in SA at the same time is a novelty, hence I'm hosting my bday party a week early to commemorate the occasion.

Birthdays are one of my all time favourite things and if I am really honest about it, it's the presents and surprises that tickle me pink. The best part is, I am easily pleased. For example, I like taking out the post because 1. you never know what you are going to get (SURPRISE!) and 2. each item of post be it a magazine, Christmas/bday card or even junk mail is like a mini present. Even though I don't always find the time to take the post out myself, the people around me know never to open any of it, especially the magazines. (I have a thing for crispy pages too.)

I was never the popular kid in school and in fact birthday parties were fairly low on my agenda. Now that I am older, I have always been too afraid to invite everyone I know for fear that the whole thing would flop. I'm into risk management you see and have always been under the impression that if you throw all the people I know into one room, no one would know what to say to one another. I have been testing the water though, starting with my wedding in 2005 - which thankfully was a huge success - and my party at Asoka last year which was great fun.

So this year I am going all out. I feel semi confident doing it because during my 27th year I realised two very fundamental things namely, that the people I surround myself with also appreciate diversity and - perhaps the biggest break through of all - that I like myself.

So if you are planning on coming, albeit only for the booze, don't forget to bring presents.

Life in general

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This blog, is my life in general. A space to mind fart. A space to be.