Dear Readers

So it’s time for one of my favourite regular blog entries:) I’ll finish a couple of sentences and then you can finish them in my comments section.

I learned…..that there are instances in life when you experience such infinite happiness that your heart becomes so full it feels as if it might burst!

There comes a time….in life, relationships, friendships, work and all other segments of our lives when you need to realize you’re flogging a dead horse.

Choosing to stop…….. does not always constitute quitting.

Spending time with friends…….is good therapy.

Courage….is a choice.

Live…..passionately!

And off you go my lovelies…now you go and complete the sentences:)

Love
Ruby
xxxx

P.S. Don’t forget about my pet project….keep sending me those secrets!

Dear stranger in the night

Last night I wasn’t feeling all too well. Actually, I’m still not feeling too great. My throat and ears hurt and are swollen and i just feel tired and run down. More than anything i wanted to have a relatively early night (in my books that means getting to bed before midnight). So i took my meds and timed it right that i would be extremely sleepy no later than 11pm.

For once i fell asleep immediately! you have to understand…being an insomniac this rarely happens…even when taking medicine. Generally I don’t switch my cell phone off at night. The reason for this is that I’m always petrified that there would be an emergency or something would happen and someone might need me and then I won’t be available. So my phone is always on. Also, an sms notification doesn’t wake me, a phone call however does. It’s the perfect arrangement really.

Then last night at 12:45AM my phone started ringing….still being very much asleep i didn’t even bother looking at who was calling, i just answered, my heart beating a mile a minute. I mean, why else would your phone ring at 12:45AM…something had to be wrong somewhere right? WRONG! It was you. The conversation that followed went something like this:
Sleepy Ruby : Hello?
Stranger : Hello. Eish….Who are you?
Slightly more awake Ruby : What?
Stranger : Who am i talking to?
Slightly annoyed Ruby : Why would you ask that? You called the number…who the hell are you and who are you looking for????
Stranger : eh…I’m looking for you
Highly annoyed ruby : Bulldust! a second ago you didn’t even know who you were talking to. Listen here idiot….it’s quarter to 1 in the MORNING! Who the hell calls people at that time? Stupid people…that’s who! Screw you dude!
*Ruby puts down the phone and switches it to silent mode*

Then this morning when i recalled the incident I wasn’t quite sure if i was dreaming or if it was real. So I checked my phone. Ohmigosh! 34 missed calls….34…I kid you NOT! From your number. For one of them you actually left a voice mail…livid because i had called you stupid and asking me who the hell i thought i was for saying you’re stupid. Dude! 12:45 AM and 34 missed calls later to a person you don’t even know…what the hell??

Needless to say I didn’t sleep very well. Once i get awakened like that i really battle to fall asleep again, and even when i do it is broken and disturbed. I was NOT a happy ruby this morning.

Next time i suggest you block your number if you want to do something like this. I have your number, and I’m still contemplating putting it on twitter and begging all the world to give you random calls at all hours of the night. 34 missed calls *shakes head* I suppose it takes all sorts to make up the world.

Ruby

Dear Matrics of 2000

So the big day finally arrived on Saturday…our 10 year reunion. The weeks building up to this event have been filled with excitement, annoyance, stress and eagerness for me and JG who were organizing the event. At first everyone was keen to attend, in fact they were mumbling and grumbling because up until the point of us organizing something nobody had even attempted to organize a reunion.

Then, as the RSVP deadline loomed closer everybody went dead quiet. I had to send about a million reminders. Then of course there were the people who only RSVP’d after the deadline, the ones who begged and pleaded with me to come even though they can only pay at a date after the actual reunion. Eventually I agreed to let the one girl and her date come even though she wouldn’t be able to pay before the 19th. I would live to regret this decision. The budget was carefully planned for the people who were coming, we didn’t have any spare money, but there was enough for everyone. Then this girl who didn’t pay didn’t pitch and now she’s refusing to pay…even though i already spent the money on them. To say i was extremely ticked off would be an understatement.

Anyway, back to the more pleasant memories of the weekend. Not many people attended, but the ones that did really wanted to be there. We had so much fun, catching up, talking nonsense, laughing a mile a minute and sharing good food. I was pleasantly surprised to find that people do eventually grow up and change for the better and find that place where they are supposed to be. Seeing this in my old school friends really made me smile. It was a happy moment and a happy realisation.

My one friend brought her little girl along..she was too gorgeous and stole every body’s hearts…including mine. She spent the largest part of the evening with me, playing games, eating with me and just sitting on my lap. If i ever have children i hope they are as chilled and easy going as that little girl!

Thank you for a wonderful day and a fun filled reunion…it was awesome to catch up with everyone.

Love
Ruby
xxxxx

P.S. I’ve attached a couple of random snapshots…sadly i didn’t get pics of everyone who attended and obviously i couldn’t post all the pics here….but here are a couple:)

P.P.S. Don’t forget about my secret pet project! please remember to keep sending me your secrets!!!!

Ladies and gentleman, I present your entertainment for the evening:P Not really, but AH was definitely having a good night:)

Seriously…how adorable is this child??? This is not her dad BTW…it’s JG, the old head boy

That would be me, paying attention to something that somebody was saying….or maybe just wondering what the hell they were on about.

*Snort* no comment!

These are the parents of the gorgeous little girl with number 2 on the way….i think he was trying to talk to his future son after having one too many

JG and his gorgeous wife:)

Mommy to be and our very own National angler…..yup, a girl that loves fishing..she actually has springbok colours.

My good friend Joe:) One of the few people i still have a lot of contact with.

Our resident trouble maker who seems to have calmed down quite a bit since becoming a daddy

She was pulling a face at the camera…so adorable:)

Joe and I….total posers

Mommmeeeee, I’m tired i wanna go hooooooome!

Dear old schoolfriend

*sigh* I have no words…really. I’ve been increasingly annoyed with the fact that i had to organize the reunion…but today you managed to step on my very last nerve. To give you some background…the official reunion invite contained (very clearly in fact) the date, the time, the venue, the costs involved.

Then today i get a call from you…..the conversation went as follows:

Old Schoolfriend(OS): Hey Ruby! How are you?
Ruby: Oh hi Old Schoolfriend…I’m all good thanks, how’s you?
OS: I’m good…looking forward to Saturday and stuff.
Ruby: Ja, me too…It’s going to be really cool to see everyone again.
OS: About the reunion, I’d just like to check one or two things with you.
Ruby: Oh sure, no problem. What’s up? (Please note…here my courage fails me…I’ve had a whole range of stupid questions the last couple of weeks…i was expecting another)
OS: I’ve got the invite open on the computer and I just wanted to know if any of the arrangements changed?
Ruby: Nope, everything stays exactly the same where arrangements are concerned. The only thing that changed is the food…but you don’t have to worry about it.
OS: OK cool…so I’m wondering…what time is the reunion?
Ruby: *thinks….WHAT THE HELL…you’re looking at the invite* Do you have the invite in front of you?
OS: Yes
Ruby: What does it say?
OS: It says it’s three o’clock
Ruby: so which part of ‘none of the arrangements have changed’ didn’t you understand?
OS: So what are you telling me…it’s not at 3?
Ruby: *sighing audibly* it’s at 3.

Now do you understand why I’m convinced all the stupid people in the world are ganging up on me this week?

Ruby
xxxx

Dear Miss Molly

So a while ago i won a competition on Being Brazen’s blog. The prize was a beautiful clutch bag and a brooch from you.

Well, they finally came!!! *super excited* Can i just say…you packaged it so beautifully i was almost sad to unwrap it:) Thank you so much once again Miss Molly and Being Brazen!!!!