THE FIRST PACKING UP

MY DOG COLONEL - PRESENT RICHARDS BAY HOME ENTRANCE - PRESENT
FRONT GARDEN - PRESENT
POOL AREA - PRESENT
HANSIE BABES..... - ABSENT...............
I did the first pack,close and say good bye today of our holiday home in Umdloti. It is as if my tears were answered by the weather. It is puring with rain and cold and bleak...... Umdloti to me has always been my sanity...I love water and there we are on the beach with 180 degree's of water to look at. It also changes all the time. You can see big ships lying in wait to go into the harbour and other times we see whales passing by or frolicking in the sea. One little secret I have not told you all is that in my previous life I think I was a lady of the night.... I am absolutely fascinated by ships and harbours !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I fetched Dian form school and the two of us packed my car to the hilt...... He is such a good packer, just like Hannes. If I had to do the car packing we would have had to do 3 trips. he just knows what fits in tiny little places.... Thanks Dian.

We had a terrible trip on the freeway as their was lots of rain and all the other vehicles make a huge spray which makes visibility not so good. We entertained each other with jokes and laughed at ourselves as we were being very silly. It made the trip go faster.
Hannes sent an SMS to say his internet connection at home in Dubai is being connected so JIPPEE we can skype tonight. We decided that to telephone daily is far too costly.. Skype is so easy and FREE.... We have only had contact via e-mail or sms. Strange how one misses the daily talk about sweet nothings...... An sms or e-mail just does not do it at all. Electronic communication is very needed and has it's palce but will never replace the real thing of verbal chatting......Hannes also had a very lonely weekend and missus me badly ( can see form the sms's he sends) He is such a family man and needs to have his family around him.....
When we got to Richards Bay We unpacked the car....What a mission. It feels as if I am just moving stuff from point A to B and not packing in finally. I am so ready to leave.....Need to get my life in order in one country.........and settle down. Now I do not do well with goodbyes or moving........it feels as if I am procrastinating in this move.
WILL SOME ONE PLEASE COME AND BUY THIS HOUSE...........
The week ahead is not a nice one. It is the last week of the surgery functioning and the locum cancelled so we have had to beg the other doctors in town to help out. They have all been so supportive and it seems I have trauma covered.... That is a huge compliment to Hannes as they were so supportive and he always had such good relationships with the other doctors in town.
I luckily also have a very nice young man who will stay with me in Richards Bay as I am shit scared to stay in this huge house by myself due to the crime situation..............

Tonight I waited for Hannes to Skype, like a kid waiting for father Christmas, and in the end I phoned him. Needless to say all was not connected correctly so skype will have to wait a day or two.
We had a "lekker" chat on the phone. He now has busy weeks ahead of him as they have to tweak all the workings and needs for the Hospital to open doors to patients in 10 days time.

Dian has gone out with his friends tonight and he will hone me to fetch him later. That gave me time to go and do all the unpacking. Still have not finished as I have to still do all my clothes and toiletries form Umdloti... I am going to get rid of all clothes I do not wear or that are not suited for Dubai...............
I had a phone call from Elsie ( my sister in law) and it was so good just to chat to her. We get on so well and she has a good hart and is always so loving..........

This get me thinking of how important family and friends are. We can go on in life in our merry ways BUT we always need to touch base. People are not singular beings. We have to touch and talk and fiddle with each other. Actually great. We have the privilege of bouncing feelings and ideas of each other to make a decision with lots of input. Sometimes this bouncing goes with some friction or fights (not nice) but that also builds some character into situations. Hopefully we can all laugh at them in the future in hind sight.
Ah hindsight..............now that is a little bugger. I try my best not to go there but you some times have to. If I go the hindsight way I try very hard to see what was the lesson learnt and not do the same mistakes again............. I say try because I sometimes do not get it right.......

Hannes asked tonight for some things form here to send to Dubai, like our snorkeling gear and I want to send the electric frying pan... Gees we are surely on different planets. he want to scuba and I want to cook in one pan.................... CRAZY.
Reading this entry I feel it is very serious.... It is just that there have not been much light hearted things in my life lately....Maybe because I do not feel light hearted.....
Ok mission to accomplish..................Find the funny again. OK will do.
Chat later . I am going to seek the funny and light hearted stuff again. I sound like an agony aunt.....
L