Sailing into the sunset!!!

Well, this will be my last post before I go on holiday! I am SO excited!!

This last weekend was really such a good one, we relaxed and caught up with family. Friday night was a lazy one at home, Saturday morning was my art class, while Jake spent time with Jacques folks. They took him through to Gordon's Bay to take him onto (not out on) Jacques' uncle's yacht. He had a ball. I spent time with him in the afternoon and then dropped him back off with his grandparents to spend the night there. They braai'ed and his cousins slept over aswell, so generally, he had a ball. I went to a dinner at my neighbour's house on Saturday night - the one who I do my art classes with. He arranged a get-together with all the art students, so it was really nice getting to know the people that I spend Saturday mornings with. Sunday, I packed and spent some time lazing in the sun at the Blue Peter with my folks and Jake. I love going there on Sundays, to me, it's the perfect way to end a weekend. I can't wait for summer to start, so that I can be there every Sunday! Had dinner with Jacques' folks, which was really nice!!Jake & I at Blue Peter

Jake hugging his friend goodbye (she goes to school with him)

Lights out in the car on the way home

>With a friend's Jack Russell puppy

So, our holiday is upon us. I can't believe that the time has gone so quickly, it feels like we've been planning this forever. With all the rain and miserable weather we're having today, I'm really glad I'm going off to warmer shores for a little break. The flights are stressing me out a little, because I'm not sure how Jake will manage. I'm just hoping that he sleeps. His longest flight so far was only 6 hours and we flew during the day, so he was fine. Travelling over-night is very daunting. There is always so much activity and we arrive in Athens at 5:50am on Thursday morning, which means they'll be waking us up for breakfast at some unearthly hour like 3am. Why they don't just skip breakfast on these flights is a mystery to me. Still, we're all excited and I'm literally counting the minutes until today's finished. I can't wait to get away from the office.(The Thetis, above, is the yacht we will be staying on)

So, all that's left for me now are just a few messages for my fellow bloggers:

Caroline: Best of luck for everything that lies ahead. You are going to be a wonderful mother and little Butterfly's blessed to have been sent to you and Craig. I will be thinking about you all the time while I'm away and I can't wait to meet your princess when I get home (although, I'm still holding thumbs that she arrives before I go!). I still feel quite funny about the fact that the next time I see you, you'll be a mommy!! Look after yourself and enjoy this very special time in your life!

Ronnie: Happy 30th birthday for the 30th!! I hope that you are as spoilt as you deserve to be. I'm so sorry that I will be missing out on your party, but I'm sure you'll enjoy it anyway! I promise that I will find a special spot to have a drink on you somewhere in Greece. Will be thinking about you lots. I hope you're feeling better after your surgery wish you tons and tons of good luck as far as all that's concerned!!

To the rest of you - I am looking forward to getting back and catching up on all your blogs and news!!! Look after yourselves.

All my love, Susie xxx

Another one bites the dust...

Well, after a lovely day out in Simon's Town with Jake yesterday, "the man" (not Jake, the other one) and I have decided to call it quits. It just wasn't working out as we hoped and he (believe it or not) has a LOT of issues to sort out before he has any hope of "winning" me. So, I'm back to me being single. And, actually, I don't mind the thought of it. I guess I've become so used to being my own person now and I'm so used to having time with Jake on my own and not reporting to anyone else, that adding another member to the equation, just complicates things. I don't think anyone really believes me when I say that I'm happy on my own, but my life is extremely full (bursting actually) and that between my friends and family, I don't have extra time for much else. I like my own company, I adore Jake's. What more do I really need at this stage of life?

XXX

PISS. To all the men in existence: LOOK IN THE MIRROR. WOMEN ARE NOT THE COMPLICATED SPECIES!

I'm sorry...

Well, been in a huge blogging slump lately (again!). Sorry for not being better about keeping in touch, I don't even have any decent excuses. Work's still completely quiet and I can only blame my absence on my books that I bring with me to read when there's nothing else to do... I have to find something constructive to do during the day. This sitting around doing nothing for hours on end is going to kill me sometime soon. I'm thinking of studying, but need to do something via correspondence. I’m not 100% sure that I’m actually motivated to do this and I have no idea what I’d choose to study. I’m not a career girl, quite honestly I’d rather be home tending to my off-spring. Looking back, the first three years of Jake’s life have flown by. One second he was a tiny, helpless baby, the next a beautiful, busy little boy. Where did the time go? I have missed out on so much…

Jake’s doing so well at the moment. He’s happy and he’s busy and he’s just generally enjoying life. He’s so easy to take around and he actually loves getting out and about. School-wise, he’s doing really well. I saw his teacher recently and she told me that, besides his speech being ahead of his class-mates vocabulary-wise, he generally has a good manner of speech. It made my heart burst with pride, knowing that I was doing alright as a parent. He loves baking and cooking and if anyone’s doing anything in the kitchen, he climbs up to sit on the counter next to you. He’s a huge help, loves grating and cutting and washing and fetching things. Baking’s his favourite and his latest batch of chocolate biscuits were a real hit. I had a good giggle when I was chatting to his teacher, she said she’d asked the class what goes into making a soup. The other kids all said things like jam and chocolate and bread; Jake told her that you put onions, tomatoes and carrots in (doesn’t sound too appetizing, but at least he knew what kind of things to use). I recently invested in a new car chair for him as well. He had a hand-me-down one from his cousins, but I have never felt comfortable putting him in it - the saftey belt seems to sit really high against his neck. The new one, a Ferrari one, is a real hit and Jake's so excited to show it off, it's so cute. Here are some shots of him sitting in it (Marianne, notice the length of his jeans - also time to get new ones!). He's such a clown! The Ferrari hat was Jacques' and hangs off a mirror in Jake's room...

Not much else happening at the moment. We leave for Greece in 16 days time, so just busy preparing for that. I’ve still got to get a bathing costume and some walking shoes. I hate shopping and yes, I will leave it till the last minute. Jake’s all ready to go, I must just sort out some in-flight entertainment for him. I’m actually quite nervous about the flights, especially our return leg. We arrive in Athens from Skiathos at 19:45, then leave Athens at 00:55 and arrive in Jhb somewhere around 9am. We’re spending the day in Jhb with my dad’s family, which will be nice, but my poor child is going to be exhausted. I’m pretty sure I’ll be close to finished by the time we arrive back in Cape Town at 19:00 that night. We land here on a Sunday and I’m back at work on the Monday morning, which is going to be fun.