The past week kicked off with a quiz night with some of my Twitter and blogger friends. I meeting some of my favourite internet friends in real life and then having the best time because I already knew they were fabulous humans. Our quiz team name was #BunnyClub and we didn't come last - and one of our best rounds was sport! No one believes me, especially my husband, but I swear it really was.
The rest of the week was spent primping and prepping for a long weekend in Durban for the Vodacom Durban July. I had the nails done in Gelish at Dante Wellness Spa and was suitably thrilled at the result. I am not the biggest fan of nail art so a feature nail is as bold as I get. I also got the perfect glow with a new product I'm trying out called Tan Organic. I'll tell you more about it later this week. Then I picked up a dress I could barely breathe in from YDE and was just about done.
Once in Durban, I set about making Dave fall in love with it - as I was born there and I still love it so much. So we did Oyster Box for tea, the beachfront, Umhlanga promenade, Moses Mabida Stadium, cocktails and dinner on Florida Road, Gateway shopping centre and of course, we filled up on curries, bunny chow and ice cream. (FYI - the subj a seed, vanilla bean and rose syrup milkshake at The Oyster Box is the best thing I have ever had. Promise me you'll have one when you go.)
My attempts at selling Durban were going so well, until nature stepped in. I hadn't quite prepped Dave for the abundance of monkeys that quite regularly drop in for a shopping spree in your fridge, or assume you'd ordered those macarons to share. Then there were the fairly large lizards the scuttle about the beachfront and promenade. Us Cape Town city slickers aren't used to much more than a fat rat or healthy sized roach....so this was an education.
Our day at the races was wonderful. We did pretty darn poorly on our bets, but we thoroughly loved the atmosphere in our Sibaya hospitality tent and we made the most of the endless food and drinks on offer. We had a big table of great friends and were very jolly by the time we left, despite our awful luck with the ponies.
On Sunday my aunt alerted us to the fact that we'd made the Sunday Tribune newspaper, so that was a cherry on top to a wonderful day out. A big thanks to Sun International and Sibaya Hotel and Casino for being the most amazing hosts.
Durban was great, and the races were fun - but my highlight has to be catching up with my family. My heart was happy and sad at the same time. Happy and delighted to see them, and yet sad because I realised I don't get to see them enough. I don't get to see them more than once a year, and yet once we are in the same room, we can yack for days and plough through tea or wine like nobody's business. Now to plot another trip as soon as I possibly can....
