Birthdays ... we are missing out on

Today is Luc's 6th birthday... Luc is my nephew.  I feel terribly sad that I cannot be there to hug him, give him a kiss and just spend some quality time with him.  He is so cute and I love him so much.

The good news part is that I got to chat to him and my sister on Skype today...  That was so awesome.
I also spoke to our domestic assistant who now works for my sister.  I really enjoy catching up with the family and seeing them always makes me feel closer to them.  Thank God for technology like Skype and internet...

Luc, my sweety, I really hope you have a fabulous birthday and that I can at least see you before the next one.  Hopefully we will be visiting SA next year.
I paid money into granny's account for her to buy you a gift from all of us... and something for mommy too.

Love you lots my angel...

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When I left South Africa I had one thing on my mind - leaving the country where we had no future and where crime was out of control.  I needed to take the risk, venture into the promised land 'down under' and build a life for my family.  When I left, the plan was that I would be in Aus for the year and only go home every two months ...for one year...working very hard and getting to know Aus so I can make a decision on whether or not to stay here... BUT ... the company where my husband worked was suddenly sold and when he returned to SA from his visit to me, he found out that he would not have a job from December ...so the decision was made for us ... and on 14 Jan my gorgeous husband and awesome son arrived in the promised land.  I am just really happy now that my family is with me...
I still miss my mom and sister and Luc ... and my friends very much ... and Fina, and our dogs, and ... yeah, yeah .. I can go on and on ... but I am really happy here.  I feel really safe and totally content.

14 May 2011

I have lost count of the days because my life has changed so drastically in the last few months.  I have been so busy and neglected to updated my blog as promised - but I kept a diary (on paper) so I can recall my experiences and emotions ... and of course we have taken a lot of photos.

The highlights of this adventure is that my husband and son joined me in Australia on 14 January and we are together now.  We don't know what the future holds but we are together now and that is all that matters.

This photo was taken by my husband, on our balcony ...
I was on the phone with Mommy

 My handsome hubby and me on the beach. We 

spend every weekend in the summer somewhere on 

the beach :)

So blessed

 This beach is about an hour's drive from Bunbury.

 My lovely son and I

 My gorgeous son with me

My handsome husband - the love of my life...

my reason for living ...

Day 47

I should have started this blog when I arrived here in Australia ...
I will post a blog daily from now on and try and fill the gap of the past 47 days ...

I arrived in Perth on 11 August ... it was raining and it was raining inside of me as well.  We left the airport and checked in to the Hilton in Perth.
Roaming on my MTN phone was not working so I could not speak to my husband ... at least he could call me on Chantel's phone.
Thursday I went ot Telstra and took out a new contract so I could speak to my loved ones ...

Friday we were in the Perth office and we toot the ferry to the office - so cool ...

The weekend we spent in Perth with Mary... going to King's park was awesome and I was surprsed about how clean and safe it was and it was great to watch all the families playing on the grass and just seemed so relaxed and safe...

On Sunday we went to Fremantle with the ferry again ...

We arrived in Bunbury on Sunday 15 August ....

Leaving SA

Saying good bye at the airport was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life (except for saying good bye to my Dad on his death bed) ... There are so much emotion hidden behind those smiles ...

When I accepted the offer to go to Australia I was only thinking of the great opportunity to get out of SA and to build a life for my family. I was not thinking of how difficult it was going to be to say good bye to the ones I love... I was not thinking of how it would feel when I my heart got ripped out as I walked through the boarding gates ... I left behind a part of myself ...

I must just stay focussed on the end goal and the reasons for doing this ...