Visitors

Hey everyone!
Well, we have our first visitors since we got married. Natalie and Ashley got here on Friday afternoon. Of course we were SO excited. Thinking that they probably had as much stuff as I had when I came here for a month, we decided to take 2 cars. Well, we were not expecting a petrol (gasoline) strike... Yes, the drivers of the big trucks who deliver to the stations chose that day to decide to strike. Since I had less than 1/3 of a tank, I stopped and stayed in line for an hour and a half only to be turned away, when there were only 2 cars in front of me, because the well had run dry. So, Mark had pretty much gotten to the airport by then, so I just met them at home. They had not washed anything for a month, so we began that process as soon as they got there. I had not planned anything for dinner, so we went to Scrooge's at Brightwater Commons for supper. Then home to sleep.

Saturday we had to wake up early (7:30 ish). Our church was having a fundraiser dinner that night and our neighbor was part of the entertainment. So we met Nick and Belinda at Gold Reef City and set up Nick's sound equipment. Then we spent the morning there. We only rode one ride, but it seemed to be a fun one (I didn't go on it- didn't feel too well).

We grabbed lunch at Mugg & Bean then headed off to Sandton to find the girls something to wear that night. I'll post pictures at another time since I don't have my camera at school today. On the way home there was petrol at a station, so we stopped and filled up Mark's car - of course mine was at his parents' house so we couln't fill it up. Oh well....

We slept late on Sunday since we didn't get home until almost 1:00 the night before. Then we had a braai of ribs and boerewoers. We went and picked up my car from the Beckings' and the station from the night before still had petrol so we filled my car up. That night we went to church.

Monday was fairly normal for me - work. Mark took the girls to Cresta to get them a copy of the new Harry Potter, then he dropped them off at the school at athletics (track) practice. It was lots of fun...let me tell you (hope you picked up the hint of sarcasm). Natalie enjoyed seeing the school and my desk in the workroom. That night we had tacos and Natalie went with us to Zeal (bible study) - Ashley wasn't feeling too hot so she stayed home.

Tuesday was very uneventful. I went to work, Mark went to work, the girls were dropped off at Cresta for the day. They had lunch and supper there and watched 2 movies - Harry Potter and License to Wed. They seemed to enjoy themselves, so that was good. Mark and I did KFC for supper and went to Praise and Worship practice. Then we picked them up from Cresta.

Well, that brings us up to today. So far Ashley has not felt well - throwing up during the night. Mark is going to call his mom this morning and see what she suggests. But I'll keep you updated on that situation. We don't have school the rest of the week (YEA!!) Tomorrow is Women's Day and the administration is giving us Friday off so we can have a long weekend. I may update sometime later this week anyway though. Love to everyone!!