Life...

I have some pictures but they don't seem to want to post up here...so I'll have to get creative with words!!

Ethan finished his exams with mostly A's :) I'm sure it's my tutelage. Actually I have to admit I've had a ball typing up study sheets for him and he has been keen to do them.

Currently I received a phone call from one of Raqel's friends and I said she couldn't talk to Raqel because she's studying for maths (they call it learning not studying, it's cute) anyway, I said to Chloe that she may talk if it's study related, which it was, it was about maths, so now Raqel is explaining triangles and degree's....

Thankfully Raqel has a maths tutor...numbers and I don't get along. Speaking of which, in our pre-marital counselling home work we have sorted out a budget, it sounds like soooo much money when it's in Rand not Dollars! Lyle and I were in a surf clothing shop yesterday and boardshorts are R350 - which is about $60 - a typical price in Aus for blokes boardshorts in a surfshop, but of course R350 sounds ridiculous!

Lyle and I have been going to Jaco and Jacqui's on tuesday nights to watch survivor - I've never watched it, but it's a nice social evening - Warren and Cassie are another couple who join us and this weekend at her 21st Warren proposed! A few of us have known for weeks that it was going to happen, but now that it has we're all super excited!! I get to see the ring tonight!

OK so I have this picture thing working - Ethan had a birthday party at the end of August (seems like yesterday!!!) he turned 11 and there were just under 40 boys running around have the BEST time! To be honest I had a brilliant time too :)

Pumpkins and Cowboys

My apologies for the massive delay - that's what being engaged does to you!!!

I've been running around like mad trying to sort out all the bits and pieces. It's really fun, on occasion I am struck with the reality that I'm actually getting married. Being engaged is great fun. I'm glad that we're only engaged for 15.5 weeks because I think after the novelty wears off you're just ready to be married!

We're getting married on December 29 in the morning and having a little morning tea afterwards.

We have found a reception venue for South Africa for January 19. So I get to wear my dress TWICE! pretty awesome I say.

I've been to the dress designers studio and my dress is going to be simply beautiful - as most wedding dresses are to be honest!

Last month Lyle's brother returned from the USA for a time, and Stacey had her 21st party which was a western theme. So we donned our cowboy hats (because of course I had one on standby....not!) and after all the bushdances I've been to I finally bought myself a western looking shirt - mainly because I'm not living in the same vacinity as Sam and can borrow from her extensive western/toowoomba wardrobe :p hehe (my black undershirt was due to the freezing cold!!)

My nephew Finn is getting cuter and cuter. Of course the reports from mum are that he's "gorgeous" all I have is photo's to prove it, but I suppose I agree :p I CANNOT wait to meet this kid!!!!

At cornerstone (young adults fellowship) we had a pumpkin carving night. A prize for anyone who can tell me who arrived late and didn't have time to carve...
actually we were late because Lyle teaches Foundations - the 12-14 yrs and we were meeting at my house. I can't say I'm terribly sad, from the look of it there were some pumpkin guts wars (Raqels hair is still recovering) :)

I think that's about all I have to share for now... I'll try to be better at updating!!