BEAUTIFUL GRACE: April 2007

It’s in the air

…tension!

Tension that is caused by phrases like Super 14, Tri-nations and ICC cricket world cup. This is a season that I can truly say I HATE!!!

Oh, believe me, I am a great supporter of all South African teams, but this is stepping out of line! It’s on every channel, in every news paper and on everybody’s lips and its driving me nuts! Unless you go to a cinema, you have no chance of watching a movie without someone saying “I just wanne check out the score!”

In my house everyone is on holiday at the moment, even me! But I can tell you now there will be no late-night-movie-marathon that keeps you up till the early hours of the next day or home-made popcorn and sugary treats.

…and what is a holiday without at least one movie marathon?

Wanting wintry bliss

Here in Sunny Africa we’ve had temperatures soaring into the 40’s over the last couple of months and I have now had enough.

After a year of summer, it is no wonder that I am now praying for winter to chill up my days once again. You see, for the past year it has just so happened that I have always been in a country were it was summer. But, gigantic coats, cozy Sunday-afternoon naps and oversized mugs filled with steaming hot chocolate is all that I’m hoping for now.

…Then it happened a few nights ago. I woke up at 3 o’clock in the morning with a desperate need for the loo. I slipped my feet into my favorite slipper and then swiftly made my way down the hallway with a yorkie following close at my feet. I did my business and then quickly returned to room with my eyes still half closed just to avoid waking up completely. I checked coco’s bed and found that she had returned to my room, I then closed the door and sat down my bed. I kicked my slippers aside and then laid my head onto the pillow. It took me one long second to realize what I felt, it was the crispy cold feeling of a pillow returning to its wintry-state. OH HAPPY DAYS!!! I quickly fell asleep with a big smile on my face.