It is Sunday night here, Sunday morning there. (8 hrs difference from home) Well, we had our first party, it was just apps and drinks. I chickened out of making dinner, I hate cooking! It was fun we had 4 American families, one's wife and kids are due to arrive in SA next week. It was pretty uneventful until everyone had finished off a couple bottles of wine and lots of beer, and then the fun began! We did alot of laughing, and talking (some of which I hope no one remembers!) I hope we still have friends today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The last people left at 2:00, and the last car left and ran off the side of our driveway and got his car stuck! We have a large driveway inside of our gate, but as you leave the driveway, it is narrow and is surrounded by a ditch of some sort! Everyone survived and a tow truck came this am and pulled it out! Remember there is no Onstar to call when in trouble, Hell there really isn't anybody to call when you need help, especially at 2am! That's the one and only thing our security company does not do!
We did make it to church this am, we needed to do a little begging! I have been looking into churches for us, and have been quite scared of trying different ones, I guess I think I might find one that deals with snakes or may never let us leave- we are in Africa!! Last week we were not impressed, but my property mgr told me of her church and it sounded a little more of what we are used to! So we went, It definitely was more like the ones we were used to but a little different, one song was completely in Afrikaans- will we ever survive!?!
After church we went to a restaurant along the coast. It was the most beautiful drive, the water looked fake! We sat outside overlooking the ocean, we were told you see whales and dolphins! OK, we did not but I think our problem was we have three kids that needed our undivided attention. We probably missed hundreds!
The kids just got done watching Karate Kid, the TV is awful but you can catch up on old movies, or watch Gm on TV-we try and watch the old movies, a little more uplifting! Tomorrow, the boys will start the Cricket Academy! We shall see, anything with a ball and action pleases them!
Off to my new life, I told my parents today, I still have no concept of time or what the date is.
Way to go GATORS! Several people emailed and told my devoted Gator fan of a son about the game on Saturday- oh, to be at home and watch football. By the way, we still want to grow up and be Tim Tebow, nothing in SA will ever change our love for football!
I have added some pics of our house. They are of the lounge/kitchen area and of the dining room/bar area. Enjoy!!!!!