whoa...

i drove my sister & nephew to schiphol this morning

their flight was at 10:30, so we had to leave the apartment at 06:00. whoa

disturbing observation:

on the 1st of June i recall the sun rising at 04:15

it's now october & it only starting rising at 07:35! is this healthy?

its so late. too late.

& it started getting dark again at around 17:30!
the end.

it was such a blessing to have family here for a week... even though we didn't get to do a whole lot, it was just so comforting having them around.

it felt like home.

we laughed. laughed alot. we spoke in zulu

we had bouts of sibling rivalry - i'd missed it :)

we shopped. and shopped.

we huddled together in the living room & watched comedies

& we just loved being together.
it was SO NICE not having complete silence in the apartment.

speaking of the apartment;
i bought a new ceiling lamp at ikea for a steal!
sonto's the handier one, so i asked her to put it up.
in the process, the lights tripped and now half the apartment is dark... and i have NO IDEA where the main switch board is! oops
ever tried getting dressed in hallway, because that's the only place with working lights?
interesting.

see, it's these memories that i'll treasure