Romeo, oh Romeo

"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet."

This is what Juliet speaks as she is on the balcony at night of the ball in the Capulet house in Act 1 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
I think this will be the only time I mention the famous play. Why do I do so in the first place?
Because I found a name for the cat that comes to visit me often. He is a neighbor's cat.
As he started to visit me, I thought he is a girl (oh my) and I called him Princess. I must have given him an identity crisis - lol- but then I realised my mistake. The first words that came into my mind were: Lill' Romeo. That's how I named him since I did not know his real name.  A week ago, I found out who is the acatual owner. SO I went and introduced myself. I asked what his real name is.
I was stunned, awestruck, totally blown away when the owner said: His name is Romeo!!!!!!!!!
WHAAAAAAAT? That is so so cool! It is like he told me his real name and I heard him.ha!

My friends who visit  me also got aquainted with Lill Romeo. He is so gentle and really sweet. He loves to cuddle and to relax and chill. I don't mind having him around and he does make me laugh often
So this is my Romeo, sweet Romeo!

My first Dance Competition: The Valentines Matchdance

The theme was Valentines Day. That meant outfits in the colours red, black, white and pink. The dances that we could compete in were: Waltz, Vienna Waltz, Bolero, Tango, Box Rumba, International Rumba and Western Swing.

I chose Tango, Box Rumba and the Western Swing. I could not believe that I actually went for it with the few one on one dance lessons that I have.

My goal: have fun and dance for Jesus – enjoy and not get caught up in the competition-side of things.

It was on a Saturday (18^th of Feb) at 9:30am local time that my first competition started. I was so blessed to have support with me. Two of my friends had come to cheer me on: Jane and Edna. The are both dear to me. I had led them through the Genesis process 2 years ago. Jane even brought her camera with and became the unofficial personal photographer of mine. Grin! I had to wait for my turn and I got more nervous by the minute. Finally, I had to dance the Western Swing as my first dance – its a nice sensual dance that respects personal space. As I danced, I could feel my legs were like pudding. My second dance was the Box-Rumba and I was nervous before that one. I had just learned some arm styling and the coordination was not that easy. As we go on the floor, my ears hear a beautiful song and the melody put me at peace immediately. It was Hungry Eyes form the movie Dirty Dancing. I knew that that was Jesus. I said thank you and enjoyed this dance without thinking too much of doing anything wrong. That was my icebreaker and the Tango was a great time.

I could have done things better but that is always a fact.

My dance teacher was nice and encouraging. I did not place at all which made me a bit sad for a moment until I realized that I danced against 5 other couples, who had been dancing on that level (level 3) much longer that I have.

I loved the vibe and our studio was just so cool: cheering for everyone and creating a great atmosphere, caring for each other. I am thankful - what a great day! Thank you to Jane and Edna who made this so so so special! Thank you to Marelise and Karen for being my friends there and supporting me and encouraging me!

V for Jesus: My valentines Day 2012

Valentines Day

V for Jesus ;)

I have wanted to write a blog post for a while but life has changed a lot and it is even harder to find time.

Let me tell you about a great valentines day a week ago. It started off with a lovely pilates session. After that I got my car Snowflake ready for a road trip. During Pilates I had the thought to either go to Franshoek (a town 1 ½ hours away with strong French and Durch roots and beautiful scenery and rich history) or to Hout Bay to go see the World of Birds. I felt, Jesus and I should drive out to Franshoek. I got excited because I had never gone there by myself. It was already awesome to find the palce on my new aquired road map. Then on the road, I started chatting to Jesus and more and more as I drive out the out this area...I was amazed at the beauty that awaited me. I drove out to the Winelands and past beautiful estates. As I arrived in Franshoek, I found a really sweet litte street cafe where I had a garden salad and an orange juice. I heard a bird singing and as I turned around, it was the owner's bird. He was totally yellow with a red beac and his name was Nana. I had him climb my shoulder and giving me kisses. So I got kisses from a bird on Valentines Day - hehe GREAT!

Later I realized, I really had to come to Franshoek, but the Lord had honored my wish to see birds anyway! How great is that. It was an awesome day of just wondering around and talking to Jesus.