There is no doubt that 2008 was a hard year for more than just me. I was tested and I feel I’ve come through the year with some calluses and a bruise or two, but it always pays to keep things in perspective. So it’s with that in mind that I post a selection photos that I feel best present what I feel was a turn for the better as the year ended.
December was a month that Habibti and I lost our hearts anew to Hannah (our niece in Durban), we were reminded how truly unique Enzo and Kai (our nephews from Johannesburg) are. I was reminded that no matter how complicated and full of shit my brother and sister may be, they are the best ones I could have asked for. We learnt all over again that no matter how special our respective families may be, we must fall on our knees every day and give thanks to the Flying Spaghetti Monster that we do not live in either Durban or Johannesburg. We live roughly the same distance from both, so our visits have healthy breaks in-between.
Our animals are the the ones we were meant to have. They bring us joy and frustration in a healthy 80/20 mix, this removes the danger of us ever going down the Anthropomorphism road. I shudder to think what would happen if it wasn’t for that 20% irritation.
Our relationship with our neighbours seem to evolving and we are more and more becoming part of this small and closely knitted community. We were invited to a wedding and I somehow became the official photographer, and I didn’t feel one smidgen of resentment or being put upon.
We learnt that friends are the people you choose, and not the ones Facebook keeps on dishing up.
We learnt that the Proteas and Graeme "Biff" Smith deserve our respect and patience. They are one game (it hasn’t started off that well – but it’s still early doors) from becoming the number 1 team in the world by beating Australia in there own back yard. We also learnt that no matter how sleepy we may be, there is a some fun in waking up at at 1:30 am to watch Jean-Paul Duminy explode onto the cricket stage. I think we also learnt that transformation does not mean quite what KP says it does.
So before this post goes all Oprah, here are the photos. I trying out a new module on this blog, so please be patient while I experiment and play. The gallery below is powered by NextGEN Gallery.
