Return to the cold!

I arrived back from SA on friday. I truly believed i'd brought the sunshine back with me, but i don't remember ever feeling so bitterly cold as I do today!! I spent more than 3 weeks in PE, catching up with everyone and closing another chapter. It was an emotional journey which has given me a strength combined with a definite goal...to live every day as if it were my last! There are too many of you to mention all of you who helped me through that time, thank you!



I will not bore you with my every movement in SA, just will throw in pictures here and there of the great time I had and special people I shared it with! Hogsback (eastern cape) with JoJo & Gar was the highlight of my entire trip... but i am sure you have all heard enough about that.The girls above were all part of Mikey's close mates who were on the beach when the surfers went out to do there thing in the water for Mikey after his Memorial Service. Taz, Jo, Poo, Lizzy, Kittie & Kimmie. Coming out of the water is Debs & Mikes best friend Karl.



I had a wonderful evening at Toni & her Gary's house in PE, with Tanya, Andrew, De Wet, Colette, Warren, Duncan and Nikita...I didn't get a group photo, so I will just post the ones i do have! It was so good to see them again and soooo sad to say goodbye again, especially to my precious friend Tanya...i miss you my friend! Thats Tanya, De Wet & Andrew to the right & Collette & Nikita below.





My friend Tony..thanks for all the braai meat, booze & good conversation, and no i don't think she is really singing....Gary & Warren, i apologise for not blogging your pictures but this will take forever if i do...

My 'adopted' mommy and daddy(Rob & Sheila) who looked after me while i was in PE & are good to me always!


My wonderful friend Doonkman & I squinting into the sun at Stormsriver, on our drive from PE to CT.









IN CAPE TOWN....

My Beautiful PETAL & her gorgeous monkey on the grass outside Blue Peter...Petal's drinking, whats up with that?



Mikes special mate Nath, texting away, making peace with the fiance for being away from her on valentines day!! Ha ha!

Good ole Davey...need i say more?

Special girls & close friends of Mike & me...BETSY (aka Kate) on left, DEBS on right!







Table Mountain just after sunset...

IN JO'BURG...I met up with Mark who i had not seen since he stayed at my house for 3-day mtgs more than 10 years ago...was great to catch up!

BACK IN LONDON....

I did something mischievous on Saturday, I will blog it tomorrow...

I've just joined a gym which is 5 minutes from where i live. They have all kinds of classes..hatha yoga, ashtanga yoga, pilates, cycling, step&tone, chi ball, salsa fit...so my plan is to find what i like most and stick to it. I went to yoga on sunday, and now i am feeling muscles i have not felt in a long time! It was so good though!

Last night I met a lovely girl, Bryony, who has just left the plymouth brethren at the tender age of 16. She has her head screwed on just right and will most likely not make all the mistakes i did when i left! We want to plan a trip to Sweden together sometime in the near future!

My visa expires in October, i think i'm finally going to make it to central and south america for 2 months...peru, cuba, columbia, brazil, argentina, THE AMAZON! I will find fairies there, i'm sure of it! Then i don't know what. trying to live everyday to the fullest, i want plans but i don't want plans to define my journey...if that makes any sense...

Jodene(aka JoJo) has given up law after her first year and is joining me in my room here in Dollis Hill tomorrow for a month or 2 til she finds her own place. She's just got a 2 year visa... I'm really looking forward to seeing her again!! We spent a lot of time together in PE and i don't know how i would have got through the Mike story without her. As far as Mike is concerned, i am just so happy he is not suffering anymore. I'm living life to the fullest cos i know that is how he lived his life and how he'd want us to live ours! I'm in a happy place with that all, although i miss him tons.

i have been in happy single land since October and it is becoming an easier and more positive experience all the time. I'm truly enjoying my own quiet time!

I have to brave the cold to get to my Pilates class now...Debs are you proud of me? This weather is not for fairies, dammit!