You know, when I dont write for such a long time, you guys really fall behind with everything thats hap'nin this side! To be honest, i've just actually been too lazy to write!
I wont bore you with everything we did over christmas cause thats so ....*said-like-a-Sandton-coogirl* ..."last year". We did have a FAB x-mas though! Went to a friends house and just ate-and-ate-and-ate.... Was very festive and had an awesome time! New Year's we went to another friend's house and just partied up a storm. Was also really fab!

A highlight that I must point out to you is, Marcos and I went for an early morning walk on the 1st of January and guess what we saw? CLEAR BLUE SKIES!! It was that moment that i knew this year is gonna be THE BEST! Great things are gonna be achieved, so many places to go to, people to meet, continents to travel to, and chocolates to be eaten. So I'm feeling positive and happy and cant wait for all the exciting things thats still to come!

The latest is, we went to Bournemouth last weekend. It was Kirsten's b'day and about 14 of us made the trek down to the coast. (Although the sea is still just a rumour to me as I didn't actually see the sea). We stayed in this gorgeous cottage (you guys can actually go check it out: http://www.cottages4you.co.uk/ and enter Property ref PCCD). Basically all we did this whole weekend was sip champagne in the jacuzzi, got served cheese and biscuits in the heated pool.... *giving a dreamy sigh* We played games, and talked, and laughed, went on walks (ok, i only left the house ONCE), laughed some more, we even had a bit of a boogie session saturday night! It was honestly just so awesome! (I'm also now seriously considering entering the Jenga-Olympics...hehe)

To bring you also up to speed with whats hap'nin with my travels: my last day at BLG is on the 2nd of Feb and i'll be flying to SA that night and landing in Jo'burg Saturday the 3rd at about lunch time. I'm then coming back to the UK on 19 Feb, landing on the 20th. My trip is going to be rather hectic with trying to see everybody and squeezing everything in, so i'm gonna work out an itinerary as to where i will be and with whom i'll be staying (you know, busy-busy me!). I also need you guys to let me know when you'd like to see me so i can plan it!!!
That also brings me to a very stressful point in my life: my contract is expiring so now i'm job-hunting again. I'm trying so hard to get out of the legal-secretary thing (I HATE WORKING FOR LAWYERS!! ARGH!!! HATE IT!!!) and i've finally decided that i'd like to get more into HR, but its so hard with no experience :-( My plan B is then to work for The-evil-people and then study something in HR. Well....something like that. (I figured if i told everybody, then i have to do it).
I also applied for a job as a volunteer at The Monkey Sanctuary and also at the Bird Sanctuary!! How cool !! My salary would probably be 1/3 of what i get now, but i'm actually ok with that!! I think working with animals is absolutely priceless and so rewarding. My mind then obviously runs away with me and i think maybe i can go live i Kenya after my 2-years in London....maybe get to know some wildlife.... Then i thought maybe go do some soul-searching in Thailand....*sigh* Or maaaybe i can go pack fish in Alaska ;-) ....... THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO OUT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD AND ONE LIFETIME IS JUST NOT ENOUGH!!!
Anways. Enough of that. I think Michelle's heard it all anyways. First I wanted to be a jockey, then i wanted to be a graphic designer, then i enquired about being an Air Traffic Control Officer, then i wanted to be an air-hostes.... and now i want to save Monkeys in England!!!
*sigh* I love being me. Life is just not boring in my mind!!!!

A last thought to all my friends and family: and forgive me if i sound terribly cheezy, but my wish for all of you in 2007 is to be happy with whom you are, what you do, people you interact with..... There's so much i wanted to do in 2006 and never got around to it and now its 2007 already and i feel l'm behind with my "to-do-list"!!! So i hope you quit that smoking, loose that weight, write that exam, make your million, finish the building, buy that car, quit drinking..... everything you want, you can have it. Only you decide the outcome of your life and the measure of your happiness! So just DO IT!!
(i dont know if any of that made sense, cause my brain was thinking faster than my fingers could type)
See you guys SOON!!! Only...mmm, lemme see.... 3,5 weeks!!
Love
Liesl
xxx