Such a good weekend was had. A proper weekend, if you know what I mean - enough rest and socialising. Balanced, for a change.
On Friday night TSC and I finally got to try Gourmet Garage's peanut butter burgers. Yum! I understand now why they're famous. I love, love, love peanut butter. It goes with anything (except toothpaste and avocado. Trust me on this - you don't need to try it). We're definitely going back to try the peanut butter shake next time. Mmmm...
Saturday was a lovely, lazy day. We only ventured out for brunch at The Tearoom at Crabtree & Evelyn, where we had lovely English breakfasts and played Scrabble. That's what I love about The Tearoom - it's quaint, quiet and they have board games :-)
Other than that, we chilled at home, did little things we never get around to doing (for me, this is always painting my toe nails - never seem to have the time or inclination) and even had a blissful afternoon nap.
Sunday was busier - pilates and then a picnic at Lonehill Park, organised by our church small group. We asked everyone who came along to bring something off the needs list for Oasis Haven, the organisation our church supports. We all seemed to have the same idea - three people brought kettles! And lots of sugar. But it was fun. Then it was off to church and home to catch It's Complicated, which made me smile the first time we saw it. I enjoyed it just as much last night. Meryl Streep really is brilliant.
Today it's back to work. Just finished that website copy, now I must draw up some quotes, do some admin (blergh), try to get hold of people I'm supposed to be interviewing for the magazine articles and not let my attention get side-tracked by everything on the internet!
In other news, I discovered why my dates have been confusing me SO much lately! I've been switching between wearing two watches and the one watch was set to the incorrect date.
Silly girl.
Showing posts with label weekend roundup. Show all posts
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Monday, 4 April 2011
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Words and pictures
It's been a busy time. TSC's dad was in hospital for a few days to have a kidney stone removed. The process was more painful than expected and TSC and his family have been quite stressed. We also had a lot on this weekend and TSC's helpers, Isak and Johannes, have been staying with us on and off to help him out on the odd jobs he's doing, which has meant no real privacy for a bit.
The weekend was good, despite being busy. I am so broke after Hobby-X, although I came away with awesome loot. I have lots of craft ideas now - just no time to execute them! On Saturday afternoon we had a picnic in the Pretoria Botanical Gardens to say farewell to my friend and her hubby, which was lovely, but made me sad. We also went to Moo Moo for supper with my folks, which was great.
Thankfully, after a mad Saturday, we got to spend Sunday chilling with my folks at their place. It was the perfect day - naps, good chats, swimming, a great Sunday lunch and a leisurely walk around the estate where they live. TSC and I felt like we were on holiday. Neither of us was keen to come back to our house to do laundry ;-) Being a grown-up... *sigh*
Isak and Johannes are with us for the rest of the week, which is challenging in terms of cooking because they struggle to eat with a knife and fork. We did a braai for them the week before last and burgers last week and I've made a chickpea curry with rice, which is easy to eat with a spoon, but I'm running out of ideas! Especially seeing these odd jobs are always last-minute, so I've already bought ingredients for food for TSC and I this week. I was planning on grilled black mushrooms with some nice toppings for tonight with sides of salad and roast potatoes, but you can't eat those with your fingers or a spoon. Well, not without some difficulty, that is. Any bright ideas?
In other news, TSC's cell phone contract was due for renewal, so he got a new BlackBerry yesterday. His is much fancier than mine and he's very happy with it. He hasn't stopped playing with it since it came out the box. It's nice to have him on BBM - he's the person I SMS the most, so it's going to save me some money. Yay!
I'm super excited that we're going to see Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco next week. CANNOT WAIT! I really didn't think we'd get tickets and was so bleak that we'd miss it, but my folks stepped in and saved the day.
I have so much work to do today, so I'll sign off and leave you with a few pics...
Sapphire, in the desk drawer next to me. When I'm at my desk, this is where she is.
Marble, loving my high threadcount duvet cover as much as I do. Spoilt boy.
I took this shot at the wedding we were at two weeks ago. I don't know why I love it so much. Maybe it's the contrast between the groom's masculine shoe and the feminine rose petals. Or maybe it's just because I remember how he was almost dancing while he waited for her to arrive and be walked down the aisle - he was just so excited!
Eh... I had more, but they're taking too long to upload. Next time.
The weekend was good, despite being busy. I am so broke after Hobby-X, although I came away with awesome loot. I have lots of craft ideas now - just no time to execute them! On Saturday afternoon we had a picnic in the Pretoria Botanical Gardens to say farewell to my friend and her hubby, which was lovely, but made me sad. We also went to Moo Moo for supper with my folks, which was great.
Thankfully, after a mad Saturday, we got to spend Sunday chilling with my folks at their place. It was the perfect day - naps, good chats, swimming, a great Sunday lunch and a leisurely walk around the estate where they live. TSC and I felt like we were on holiday. Neither of us was keen to come back to our house to do laundry ;-) Being a grown-up... *sigh*
Isak and Johannes are with us for the rest of the week, which is challenging in terms of cooking because they struggle to eat with a knife and fork. We did a braai for them the week before last and burgers last week and I've made a chickpea curry with rice, which is easy to eat with a spoon, but I'm running out of ideas! Especially seeing these odd jobs are always last-minute, so I've already bought ingredients for food for TSC and I this week. I was planning on grilled black mushrooms with some nice toppings for tonight with sides of salad and roast potatoes, but you can't eat those with your fingers or a spoon. Well, not without some difficulty, that is. Any bright ideas?
In other news, TSC's cell phone contract was due for renewal, so he got a new BlackBerry yesterday. His is much fancier than mine and he's very happy with it. He hasn't stopped playing with it since it came out the box. It's nice to have him on BBM - he's the person I SMS the most, so it's going to save me some money. Yay!
I'm super excited that we're going to see Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco next week. CANNOT WAIT! I really didn't think we'd get tickets and was so bleak that we'd miss it, but my folks stepped in and saved the day.
I have so much work to do today, so I'll sign off and leave you with a few pics...
Sapphire, in the desk drawer next to me. When I'm at my desk, this is where she is.
Marble, loving my high threadcount duvet cover as much as I do. Spoilt boy.
I took this shot at the wedding we were at two weeks ago. I don't know why I love it so much. Maybe it's the contrast between the groom's masculine shoe and the feminine rose petals. Or maybe it's just because I remember how he was almost dancing while he waited for her to arrive and be walked down the aisle - he was just so excited!
Eh... I had more, but they're taking too long to upload. Next time.
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