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Monthly Collage - October | Our Life

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As per usual (new) tradition here is our monthly collage to glance back on all the wonderful times we've had over the past month :)

1. We got to watch Rox sing at a local restaurant. Such a talented lady! 2. Cocoa went for his yearly all-off shave. He looks so darling I could just eat him all up! 3. I started a new job and got to be part of an awesome entrepreneurs' day. 4. I turned 23 - probably the most uneventful age in anyone's life! ;) 5. Lee, Paul and I attended the Johannesburg International Motor Show in order to gawk at all the lovely cars on show! 6. I got to spend many of amazing days of shopping, chatting and laughing with this special girl. 7. We went to the Vaal Dam with friends. We went kayaking a few times and on this particular day there was a serious rip tide due to the windy and dry conditions - Lee got caught in it and we all had a good laugh when he finally managed to row paddle back to shore! 8. We dressed up for Halloween! 9. The Vaal dam was the perfect mini getaway we only wish we could have stayed longer!

Halloween 2013 | Holidays

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Hello Again!

I have been terrible about blogging events in our life as they happen over the past little while, but this means I'm busy which in itself is a very good thing!

We've never really 'celebrated'?! Halloween, so this year it was really fun to get dressed up for a night out.

My dear friend Roxanne (hereafter known as Rox, Roxy, Froglady or any other strange names!) invited us to a Halloween party at a local club called Movida. A few days ahead of the event Rox and I were shopping at Sandton city (see photie below!)

...and being our usual crazy selves we decided to shop for identical outifts and settled on being catwomEN.

Later we ventured to China Mall to find tails and ears and a few other bits and bobs for other friends who were also dressing up. Lee wasn't keen on dressing up too much so we got him a cowboy hat and a mustache. The mustache is still in it's packaging! Another friend of ours and her husband (Cherise and Luke) went as a witch and a pirate. All round a LOT of fun was had!

Here are some photos after we'd all dressed up and finished with our make up and costumes. Please note the false lashes which I will admit didn't last 30 minutes on me before I was scratching my eyes out (first world problems).

Wendy's Birthday 2013 | Birthdays

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Hi Friends

This year I was so blessed to be surrounded by people who matter to me around the time of my birthday. I was spoiled rotten with love, laughs and lovely gifts.

Here are some photos taken by myself or my friend Timor who helped me out by handling the camera whilst I was socializing :)

My favourite pasta ever! Spinach and ricotta Ravioli from Princi Pastizza.

My sister, Kelly and her boyfriend Mauro.

Stevo

Luke

Lee and I posing for a quick snap :)

Timtim :)

Roxy xxx

Beautiful roses from Kelly.

Timor having fun taking VERY close pictures of me!

Tim and I :)

A special treat after very embarrassing singing by the restaurant staff!

wx

Johannesburg International Motor Show | Car Shows

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Hi There!

By now I'm sure you know I'm a sucker for taking pictures of cars. Needless to say the JIMS or previously know as Auto Africa was a no-brainer.

I was with Lee and his Dad and although my primary aim was to take photos, theirs was to drive cars, sit in a lot of cars and stand around for extended periods of time looking at cars.

Without any further a due, here are a few of my favourite shots!

Monthly Collage - September/Mid October | Our Life

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Hello Friends!

Spring has sprung and turned into full-on 34 degree Celsius heat. I don't know why, but somehow it feels as if the month of September has just flown past and left me in it's dust.

I was browsing one of my favourite blogs, 'All Things Simple' - by Kim McCrary again this morning and I felt so inspired to copy one of her little concepts which she calls IRL (In Real Life) where she makes a little photo collage and gives a brief explanation of each image. I think this is such a darling way of giving a quick update of what is going on in our lives. Obviously the majority of the images will be coming from my personal Instagram feed which you can follow here or as wends_t if you search users.

Anyhow, here goes! What a darling idea!

1. What a joy it was to see all the blossoms pop up just before Spring Day on the 1st September this year! 2. See Tal's prom post for the make-up I did for her prom. In addition to her make up I find myself sporting swatches of various products more often than not these days. 3. Although our apartment may be in one of the noisiest buildings in the world, we are so blessed with beautiful sunsets almost every day. 4. I know I say it often, but how much do these two look alike? Love them both so much! 5. I decided to try out some new lipsticks that have been lying in my 'to try' box in my make-up up drawer for about a month and I just loved the bright corally-pink hue that just shouts Summer! 6. Timor, my dear friend has been going for juices weekly with me (and motivating me!). I know I'm a far way off to eat more organically in my own way, but I just simply love the little health shop in the building that makes lovely, fresh and organic juices. 7. I caved and indulged in a huge bowl of mushroom Alfredo. It was so worth it! 8. This little girl had a birthday on the 9th October and she is just such a sweet girl! We love Adi (Lee's little sister) so much! 9. A friend of ours got stuck on his way to a race because his car had broken down. We went to help them out and ended up getting to tow them in a Chev Blazer which made Lee and I unbelievably excited - American Car Love runs in our blood!

Tal's Prom | Family

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There is nothing as exciting as getting ready for a big night out and to be able to be part of this when it's for someone else is just as awesome. Tal, Lee's middle sister had her prom two weeks ago and of course this presented an opportunity for playing with make-up, teasing hair and taking far too many photos.

Nonetheless Tal found a simple, but very elegant dress to wear and we discussed a make up and hair look that she wanted to couple with that. We did a trial of the make up to make sure that we could fine tune it to be just perfect and then when the big night came it turned out even more beautiful than we could have imagined. Tal is so beautiful that it was really easy to simply enhance that. Here are some photos of our trial (which I didn't Instagram at the time because it was to be a big surprise for the night) and after that some of the night of the prom itself.

Kelly's Birthday | Family

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Hello Friends!

It's been a while since I last posted, but I suppose it can be seen as a blessing to be so busy living that you don't have time to blog what's happening in your life!

This post is so very overdue, but I thought to start off with it as it's a really special post.

My sister, Kelly and I are both born in Spring and what a wonderful time of year it is! Although Kelly's birthday falls in the cooler part of Spring, it was still a lovely warm evening when we celebrated just before she went away on a weekend holiday with some friends.

With Kelly and I never really having been given the opportunity to be close as children and to grow up together, it's still quite a novelty to get to know each other. That said, as I learn more about her, I realize that my sister is such a stellar, unique individual. She has such wonderful qualities - compassion, humility and selflessness being only a few of the many.

Anyway, here are some random pictures I took in between all the yummy food and the awesome conversation.