a park

we live across manito park here in spokane, and i can't tell you how much i'm in love with it already. speaking of new, being able to walk on over to a park by myself for no reason other other than to enjoy it is a kind of excitement i find hard to explain.

just think, now it's the start of winter, i've hardly had 24 hours to enjoy the last of the falling leaves before the snow fell, and spring couldn't feel more distant, but how amazing the transformation will be.

new

i've been fortunate enough to visit the US three times before making the move on a way ticket. so now, these past few days and i suspect the next few days and years, i'm finding everything new and different. not  in the way one travels but the way one  makes friends but with buildings and cultural differences.

i've got flannel, i think i'll be just fine around here

monday and friday

monday this:

 friday this:

bye jozi x

my dear South Africa

it seems a right time to leave now that riaan cruywagen is retiring, 1time out of the air, strikers be striking and zuma be zuuming.
but still, i will miss your warm breezy days like today, jo'burg, your majestic thunderstorms and jacaranda lined streets. afrikaans, your  understanding and inside jokes. awesome friends and amazing family. christmas in summer. biltong and yes, rugby. rivers church. big blue and yde sales. traffic light shopping options and 7de laan.

out with the old, in with the new. leaving behind what is behind. getting ready for the adventure of my life... married life and the american dream.

friendship

Friendship is unnecessary

Like philosophy, like art

Like the universe itself

(for God did not need to create it)

It has no survival value

Rather,

It is one of those things which give

Value to survival

Cs lewis

jacaranda time

the jacaranda season might just be my favourite time of year in Jo'burg.  the purple lined streets are a perfect send off.

maybe this isn't the first time i've blogged about them.

wedding blogs

now that i'm an old married woman i've removed some wedding blogs from my reading list. miss them i shall. but i'm looking ahead to nesting with my new husband, discovering my new home town, dealing with the second winter this year. also, to be honest as much as i loved planning my wedding and making all kinds of lovely things i'm thankful for this now coming to an end. thank you to these fantastic blogs that fanned the flame of putting together an unique wedding, true to us. thank you for the inspiration and keeping me up way  past bridal beauty sleep requirements.

a south african favourite:

the pretty blog.

my favorite american blogs:

ruffled.
green wedding shoes.