A big piece of purple is missing in my life..

My dear, cute, sweet, lovable, trustworthy, faithful and purple love is gone forever…..

Yes I am talking about my car. I know it is not good to be attached to material things. But she had soul, this car. She had a personality. And (now this is really sad), she was the one thing I had that was mine. An asset that I owned. My little teeny tiny purple baby.

I loved her so much and we had so much fun together.

Yes I have a safer car now. A better one for the baby and yes I am enjoying her too.

But my little purple turtle – she can never truly be replaced…

Happy Birthday Wends!

A pic of my two favourite Taureans! What would I do without them!

A cute story.

While we are preparing and packing to move next month, I am starting to get a tad nostalgic about this little house we are going to say goodbye to. My house is small, it’s not much to look at and it’s very untidy and under boxes at the moment. It is overcrowded with four people in it and two dogs and a bird every day. I want to scream sometimes as I actually just feel like this house does not belong to me anymore and I really can’t wait for the day we move to the bigger house with more personal space. At the moment I feel like a bit of a third wheel in my own home because I am ot working so I feel a bit guilty about sitting around doing nothing while there are other people working away! But I digress..

This is still the first home that Steven and I have lived in together just the two of us. It has so much sentimental meaning to us and it has really been so good to us. We have had many happy times living here and it is in general I think a very happy and cozy home.

When we bought it and it was being built in 2003, we were so excited to be moving into our own home. We shared a house with Steven’s brother and to say three was a crowd is such an understatement. There is always tension involved when the mean girlfriend comes along and steals your best friend away from you – I am convinced this is the way Paul saw things. Even though I cooked for them every night and bought them their monthly groceries as they didn’t have a penny between them. But I digress… We really couldn’t wait to move out and have our little place in the world to call home and be happy together and alone. The date for moving in was supposed to be Valentine’s Day and on the 13th Steven called me to say there was some delay with the plumbing and we would now only be getting the keys 2 weeks later. Well I was devastated. We had waited so long and another two weeks would feel like complete torture. We were soooo ready.

Anyway, being Valentine’s Day, Steven had planned (he is a very romantic guy) this whole elaborate romantic evening for us. He bought me the complete works of Shakespeare and even read me a sonnet from it which made me melt of course. We went to our favourite restaurant at the time – a little bistro tucked away in a suburb that not many people knew about from our corner of the world but we loved it. Very cozy and romantic. After we finished a lovely dinner outside under the stars he said he didn’t feel like going home yet so let’s go for a walk on the beach. Bliss, I thought. So we started the long drive back to the beach. On the way there we of course started talking about our house and how excited we were to be living together alone. Suddenly, he turns the radio down and says “What is that noise?” Being the super-paranoid scaredy cat that I am, I was like OMG I don’t know I can’t hear anything what noise what noise? He said it’s coming from the cubbyhole open it and check please. I said ‘HELL NO BUDDY’ I am not opening it! He finally convinced me to open it and of course there was no noise. It was just a trick to open it and see a gorgeous handmade teddy lying in there. After I had crapped him out for suffocating a teddy (yes I have a weird teddy thing), I was so bowled over again after receiving yet another Valentine’s surprise. I was thinking about what to name him and cuddling him etc. We arrived in Table View getting closer to the beach and he says – ‘hey what is that around the teddy’s neck? It must be a tag or something?” So I look under his little jersey and hanging around is neck is a key!

I was of course still as dumb as anything and I’m looking at him and he’s looking at me with this expectant grin on his face. (Shame, the poor guy still doesn’t realise to this day that having a blonde partner even one with a degree does not change the fact that she is supremely slow at picking up things like this). I look out the window and realise we are not actually driving to the beach – we are driving up the west coast road – the main drag that leads to where we live. DUH! The realisation suddenly hits me! The little liar had made up the whole story and we were going to unlock our house for the first time! How he kept it in all the time still amazes me although he is very good at this sort of thing. I would never have made it – it would have burst out of me before the time definitely. When we stopped in the driveway we first just sat there for a moment and took in the feeling. When we got out he opened the boot and out came a cooler box which had champagne on ice and some glasses and in we went.

We sat on the floor of our empty bedroom drinking champagne under a bare lighbulb. We, ermm, explored in detail, (blush), the carpets and tiling in each empty room – there weren’t that many. What an amazing night – one I will truly never forget and one which still reminds me why this little house of mine is sooo special.

As for Rocky the teddy – he has lived on the kitchen window shelf now for 5 years overseeing things and looking after us. He will also be moving to take on a new post in a month’s time..

How Cute is She?

Today we went for our 4D scan – where you actually see images of your baby live in the womb. It was truly an amazing experience in which I blubbed my eyes out! These pics are snapshots from the DVD given to us – not as clear as the real deal but I think quite good. Pia also took some pics of the printouts for me so I will post them up soon.

Towards the end of the scan, she decided she had enough and just put all hands and feet in front of her face and turned away as if to say, ‘Will you people just leave me alone now!’ She did a few really big yawns as well during the scan which were so cute and made us giggle – just like her mom! The DVD is actually the thing to see as it is so …. well, REAL!

Is she not the cutest little thing? Look at those chubby little cheeks man! If you were to tell me she is not the cutest baby you have ever seen… well I would just never ever believe you!

A giggle on a Monday

Got this email this morning – thought it rather funny!

WAYS TO TURN DOWN UNWANTED MEN !!!!

HE : Can I buy you a drink?
SHE : Actually I’d rather have the money.

HE : I’m a photographer. I’ve been looking for a face like yours.
SHE : I’m a plastic surgeon. I’ve been looking for a face like yours.

HE : Hi. Didn’t we go on a date once? Or was it twice?
SHE : Must’ve been once. I never make the same mistake twice.

HE : How did you get to be so beautiful?
SHE : I must’ve been given your share.

HE : Will you go out with me this Saturday?
SHE : Sorry. I’m having a headache this weekend.

HE : Your face must turn a few heads.
SHE : And your face must turn a few stomachs.

HE : Go on ,don’t be shy. Ask me out.
SHE : Okay, get out.

HE : I think I could make you very happy.
SHE : Why? Are you leaving?

HE : What would you say if I asked you to marry me?
SHE : Nothing. I can’t talk and laugh at the same time.

HE : Can I have your name?
SHE : Why? Don’t you already have one?

HE : Shall we go see a movie?
SHE : I’ve already seen it.

HE : Where have you been all my life?
SHE : Hiding from you.

HE : Haven’t I seen you some place before?
SHE : Yes. That’s why I don’t go there anymore.

HE : Is this seat empty?
SHE : Yes, and this one will be if you sit down.

HE : So, what do you do for a living?
SHE : I’m a female impersonator.

HE : Hey baby, what’s your sign?
SHE : Do not enter.

HE : Your body is like a temple.
SHE : Sorry, there are no services today.

HE : If I could see you naked, I’d die happy.
SHE : If I saw you naked, I’d probably die laughing.