Home Sick

Well I am sure that a lot of you are like me and go through your bouts of Home sickness. Last week-end we had some friends round, Joe & Carla - Joe is from Durban originally and Carla is from Jo'burg and they both lived in Johannesburg before they moved to Ireland.

They are off to SA in the middle of Feb and were telling us all out their four week trip back home, and how they are going to the Kruger Park and then off to Durban to see Joe's family etc. etc. and we spent 2 hours just talking about SA and home and stuff we used to do and people we know. It's just so nice to be able to share those kinds of memories with people who know exactly what you are talking about - and now I know why South Africans who move away always tend to look for some kind of familiarity.

I have always tried to steer away from the South Africans as it just made me depressed when people talk about how kak it is and this is wrong and the crime and and and, that it was just so nice to chat for 2 hours about the positive and fun things about SA - not that we will all be rushing back now, but just so you all know we miss you loads.

2008 - Happy New Year Everyone!

Okay, okay, okay I know that it is already the 19th of January, but I really have not blogged here since November, so I really should be saying Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and every other holiday between then and now.

I am sorry I have neglected you all, but I could not find anything interesting to put up here, so come and girls and guys send me some news.

I heard from Dave J. in the States and he said that he has been working very hard and just getting prepared for the "new" arrival on the 13th of Feb, he promised to send me photos and news to put up on the blog then.

Pierre phoned, he said they had a nice Christmas and New Year and Jersey is wonderful and everyone is well, kids are great, life is beautiful!

Oh yes missed Kenny's big 40 on the 19th of December and of course Derrick celebrated his on the 30th of October, you can see all the photos on my regular blog http://www.rowesred.blogspot.com/ there were a few other birthdays over November and December that I missed, Carol, Di, Pierre, I will have to set up a premier birthday calendar for everyone. Hope you all had a very happy birthday indeed.

Lynn is having a birthday early next month, 21 - happy birthday for then Lynn, sorry we won't make it over! We were in the States from the 17th of December and got home in time for new year on the 31st - New York is wonderful, have to go back! Again!

So please do send me any news you have and we can get this old blog going again, it has been asleep for too long now.