may the best of your todays, be the worst of your tomorrows

i have food in my belly

heat in my apartment 

hot water

....

life, today, is good

{forever young - jay z ft. mr. hudson}

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here's to a stellar* long weekend

my weekend began yesterday,
with a great koninginnedag (queens day) celebration with old & new friends in groningen
dancing in the street
playing "spot the sober person"
card games in the park
dinner at a great hidden gem of a greek restaurant
laughter, good food, and conversations about travel

the day ended with janet and i not being let onto the train because it was filled. to. capacity.
chris kindly offered to drive us home & i thankfully took a nap in back while they chatted

now off to the market with sarah & her aunt wait patiently for the plumber to come & fix my 'no hot water' situation
and the electrician to fix my "no heating" problem

possibilities;

iron man 2

lunch/dinner in groningen

shopping

definately's;

relaxation

bike riding

 me time

{who i am - nick jonas & the administration}

excited to see how the rest of the weekend will unfold...

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fear

i go to bed with this fear of fallling asleep.

strange yes, but true nonetheless

so much so, that i've been dozing off on the couch lately

i then wake up with a fear that the day will go by too quickly

i end of the week with a fear that the months will pass me by too quickly,

and soon i'll have to end my european adventure

i fear not having work,

not having a steady income

i fear regret

having not tried enough or rather, not hard enough

i fear losing a sense of self,

then wondering who exactly this "self" is

is it possible to have a mid-life crisis at 25?

that is the nature of my fear.

dog days are over - florence & the machine

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ps: {thanks to nikki}

have you heard of florence & the machine?

no?

well, consider yourself introduced.

you've got the love - florence & the machine

you're welcome :)

...my friends, like music, have a healing effect on me...

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that's legit.

belief - john mayer

okay, so yes, maybe i'm just ever so slightly obsessed with this man's musical skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiills ;)

a little spring re-decorating happening this weekend.

yippee-ka-yay!

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yesterday was gorgeous

beautiful weather

i wore a dress, a thin cardigan and life was good.

today, it's cold & gray.

i'm confused.

there's more to my life than analysing weather patterns though :)

i'm looking for a randomly beautiful piece of artwork to hang up in my living/dining room combination.

it must be colourful. bold. and big-ish.

and preferably on the cheaper side of my wallet...

view of city from v&d cafe

happiness list

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"when you get elevated, they love it or they hate it"

janelle monae - tight rope

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you can hide sun, but i'll still shine

i'm tired of being in bed.

i believe the ocean is a healer of all things - i NEED the ocean.

2nd best healer?

music. duh

i'm here

& here

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what a beautiful mess, this is

this weeks little pick-me-ups

all the kiddies were on great behaviour - little 'd' (in his own beautiful way) even asked me to cuddle with him on the couch

went out for hot choc with a couple of the ysa's after institute last night...

i got home at around 01:30

oh did i tell you that i'm now the 'activities director' - i had to laugh

(they ask the foreigner who works the most hours)

my body no likey gluten
true story.
welcome to my life - sans gluten

spring is on it's way...true story

we had 3days of pure sunshine this week - i wore sandals & no coat yesterday (ha! take that winter)

i only worked half-day today, so i went into the city to peruse the bits at the weekly market

-vendors sell everything from fresh veggies (yummy!) to boots, bags and fresh stroopwafels (yummer!)-

i scored myself two spring-ie dresses for an upcoming trip (tba)

it's my mom's birthday on the 29th (she gets wiser and more funny with age),

so i bought her a gift that's sure to make me the favourite child :)

versace perfume, hand lotion, the complete mr. bean dvd series & belgian chocolates - yes please!
busy trying to find the pretties/cost efficient way to wrap & send it off

this song gives me goosebumps
i love it because it's a great song & with thought prevoking lyrics
i love it because it's reminds of the haiti (& other places in calamity)
i love it because it's the 2010 soccer world cup anthem.
which is in south africa. my home, my love, my blessing. they couldn't have chosen a better song

thanks for kay for posting this

oh did you know i'll miss the world cup?
yes i will & i might possibly cry, but let's cross that bridge when we get to it.

okay i'm giving a talk at a baptism tomorrow, so i should probably start preparing it.
i like baptisms. giving talks - not so much.
wish me ...luck?

that's enough babbling for one post

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wishing you (and me) a LOVELY weekend!

let's get rich & buy our parents nice houses in the south of france

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if i stand in the middle of the kitchen

...i can hear my neighbours talking

too bad they're german.

i am obsessed with this song.

the beginning, middle & end to my day

the movie - not so much.

i'm off to den haag & gouda (yes, like the cheese) for the weekend!

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i love it when i find things on a fluke

who knew i'd like country

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i document, lest i forget

 i've lived a colourful, challenging, full life and that's something i should appreciate every day. 

i celebrate

i love good mondays

at 05:30 i spoke to my youngest nephew - that boys existence melts my heart

i did pilates

drank a cup of green tea w/jasmine

and jammed to billie holiday & louis armstrong

<3

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a little xhosa flavour

thandiswa - lahlumlenze

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miss joss stone

bought her latest album -colour me free- on itunes this morning

listened to it on the bus & was about ready to bust out in a dance party when this song came on

{had the head bop, toe tap goin' on - i'm black, i can't help it}

it's the weekend right?

we ALL need to wind down from the week...

miss joss & i can help with this;

take your shoes off

(if you have kiddies, gather them round)

play this song

now, throw yourself a little dance party

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so much to do to set my heart right

the weather's changing

i think it's getting warmer, i hope it's getting warmer

i say hope, because the last time i was convinced spring was coming, it snowed that night!

but, the sun is rising earlier & setting later

i haven't doubled up my scarves in over a week

the rain has returned.

i have to say though, in the past 8months i haven't had major holland weather complaints

i prefer snow to rain though... rain is just so... wet :)

my toes are DYING to be freed!

i have visions of wearing flip flops & putting away the boots. dreams.

the sun feels the same way i'm sure;

i see it fighting it's way through the clothes during the day, but sadly the battle is lost to those resiliant clouds

-

i've been "lost" in my thoughts lately,

thankfully i've had the musical stylings of john mayer, one republic & lira & miss alicia keys,

{my ipod's forgotten that other music exists}

the great blogs i read,

& marian keyes' impressive writing skills to accompany me

{i'm currently reading 'watermelon' and have laughed out loud, on a train, whilst reading it}

i'm getting there...

in repair - john mayer

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....

john mayer - in your atmosphere

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musings of an insomniac

i'd like to give a 03:00am shout out to:

itunes

the itunes gift card, i got for christmas

music

the virus the infected my pc & i needed to format it. yes, i lost all my music

because of aforementioned virus, i've gone from over 7GB of music to 480MB. seriously.
i see this a good thing. somewhat.
it's a nice, fresh, clean start

dear family, sun, south africa, my car, zigi

i miss you so much i can't sleep

dear one republic,

you rock my homesickness away.

thank you.

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dear skype,

you're the best.
especially now that i have a webcam.
re: chats with left lung over the weekend

but now, you make things a little more difficult.
now, i want more (last born syndrome)
you're making me miss my friends & family alot. a whole lot.
i want more than just to see them/hearing them....
i want need to hug them. laugh with them. eat with them. go on road trips with them.

i'm whining.
whatever.

love her.

life's good -seriously.

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speechless.

my heart - paramore

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