Settling in

Well my settling into the new place is taking shape nicely. Still working out things here and there but each day its getting better. Learning to bond and consider Toby has been interesting as one has to now shift your pattern of thinking of you and you alone. I really feel as much as this takes from me to adjust in the bigger picture it is teaching me to be more responsible as well as I am conquering my underlying fear of dogs. We doing well so far-I feel more so under pressure at times as toby is a Lab and Labs needs lots of TLC. Yesterday I did so well and walked him on the morning route on my own as well as took him to De Waal park on my own. (pat on the back for me ;) ) Mum arrived on Friday night in high spirits-very high spirits I should actually add and Dills, mum and I went for sushi. Lots of fun had and of course was most special more so that Dills was only going to be in our company for 2 days. It was so good having mum show such an interest in the place I am staying in despite her being hell of a tired. Mum insisted on seeing it on Friday night which made me feel special. Dills and mum ended up sitting for a while watching tv and it was so good to feel a homely feel around me. Mum ended staying from Friday night-on Saturday morning we went to do our threading and then picked up Dills to go to the Biscuit Mill Neighbours market. Mum and Dills sure enjoyed the vibe and we had a good time. I so LOVE it there and would love to take Aroon there when he comes to CPT. I then took Toby to the park while mum and Dills had naps....oh and it was also good to drive around mum and Dills in my new fire engine or "red chilli pepper" as a work colleague calls it. Mum and Dills then convinced me to go to the jazz with them and I am so glad they did. It was such a fantastic experience and more so warmed my heart to see mum in her element jiving like a youngster. It was priceless being together and I sat there thinking " I sure hope we can do this next year with Aroon and Zsa." I felt such a sense of unity at this concert and there was such a vibe I cant explain. We ran into Mr/s Brauns there who are looking so so well and they mentioned having seen me in the mango magazine on their flight in to CPT and I felt so touched when Mr Brauns said that I am doing so well because it made me think it actually all started because of Mrs Brauns having worked at the Hilton Hotel and having offered me the temp work! The evening was a long but memorable one which funny enough started off with us not having tickets but thanks to Mardia persisting we got in after some wheeling and dealing. LOL. Today mum cooked a yummy chicken a la king and we invited Dills over to brunch-we watched the cricket and once again it lovely to have my mum and boet with me. Dills flew off to London today-he is back on friday in time for the Biggest Loser final weigh in and in time to run the half marathon! Can you believe we are at the finishing line of the Biggest loser????? Watch this space for results.