Author: Rubyletters

Dear Readers

Yep…it’s that time again, where you guys get to play along on my blog:)  I’ll complete a few sentences and then you guys can complete it in the comments section:)

Life.…..is not always like a box of chocolate…sorry Forrest, your mom and i don’t agree.

Everything….have you ever considered the vastness of somebody telling you that you are their everything? It’s overwhelming and awesome and i don’t think anyone can truly comprehend exactly how much you mean for that person.

I love.….my parents…i really really do:) they do these awesome and unexpected things that just make me love them more and more each day.

Happiness….can be found in the small things around me

Laughter…..can change a lot of things, heal many things and lift your spirit.

Music….is where i find most of my inspiration in life.  It’s the big love of my life, keeps me sane and heals my heart repeatedly

Now it’s your turn:)

Love
Ruby
xxxx

Dear Cape town

Thank you so much for an amazing mini break! Many thanks to all the people that made every second of it incredible and fun and filled with memories that’ll last a life time.

The mini break started on Wednesday afternoon when i was dropped off at Lanseria airport after work.  Sadly my flight was delayed, but my iPad *grin*, the sandwich and the cider from the little coffee shop kept me more than entertained while i waited.  The flight was uneventful, for which I’m grateful, as I realised just before boarding that it would be the first time ever that i was flying alone without any company.

Thursday morning was spent with my good friend Superolz who recently moved to CT from Jozi.  We stopped for coffee at Blouberg and then headed off towards Stellenbosch for some wine tasting.  We went to Waterford wine estate where we did the whole chocolate and wine experience.  It was my first time there and i must say the chocolate and the wine were absolutely divine!  After relaxing at Waterford we dashed off to Thelema wine estate for another quick tasting as we didn’t have much time left before i had to meet up with another friend.

Thursday afternoon was spent wandering around the Company Gardens and visiting the museum.  The gardens are absolutely gorgeous, even though i was attacked by an evil squirrel.  The squirrels in the Company Gardens are incredibly tame and they come right up to you if you hold your hand out to them.  When the squirrel however realised that i didn’t actually have any food for it, it ran after me and actually jumped onto my leg and tried to climb up…i managed to get it off quickly, thank goodness.  oh and for the record….this happened TWICE!

A large part of the afternoon was spent wandering around the V&A Waterfront with my good friend Maniac. Then it was time for Strawberry daiquiris at the Ambassador hotel to watch the sunset followed by dinner at HQ.  I do believe this is one of the most amazing restaurants EVER! Their menu reads as follows: Salad, steak and chips.  They serve salad for a starter and steak and chips….that’s it.  Best steak I’ve had in a VERY long time:)

Friday was spent with my friends Maniac, Flipside and Suekie doing one of those Hop-On-Hop-Off city bus tours.  We had so much fun, even though the boys both got sun burnt.  We spent quite a bit of time exploring the fort, I mean castle and later on had the most divine lunch at Blues in Campsbay.  Then it was time to head off to the tweetup, aptly named #RubyComesToCapeTown, where i finally had the opportunity to meet some of my online friends face to face and to see some old friends once again.  In attendance was Riven, AniB, Alice, Ann, MajorProblem, Pinkhairgirl, Craig, Flipside, Suekie, Superolz, Maniac and of course Me:) We went to Wakame, which i have to say has the most divine sushi!

Saturday morning i was up early as I was super excited to be spending the morning with my cousin.  The oldest of the 3 children that form part of the replacement family, she moved to Cape Town in December of last year.  And i haven’t seen her in a very long time.  Maniac decided to join us on our adventure as he didn’t have any plans.  Being the awesome friend that he is, he stopped by Vida on the way so i could get my Vida fix to start the day…*does happy dance*.

After picking my cousin up we headed out to Kirstenbosch, where we spent an enjoyable morning having wine with cheese and crackers…now THAT’s what i call the breakfast of royalty:)  Kirstenbosch is absolutely gorgeous, and it’s a pity we didn’t have more time to wander around.

The afternoon was spent wine tasting with Maniac and his friend Attie.  Attie, being the local took us to Lourensford first.  Then we headed off towards Vergelegen.  After a memorable stroll through the gardens and having quite a bit of wine he sneaked us up to the Vergelegen wine cellars. I only have one word to describe this place…..wow! The view was absolutely breathtaking.

On Sunday morning I woke up to an overcast sky and rain.  It seems that Cape Town was sad to see me go *wishful thinking*.  Since the flight back home was only in the afternoon we took a drive out to Houtbay and decided to try our luck doing the Chapman’s peak drive.  Even though it was misty and rainy and cloudy it was incredibly beautiful.  If it weren’t for the fact that we were meeting Inky, Kambabe, Flipside and the squidlets for coffee and cake in Houtbay i doubt i would have been able to tear myself away from that awesome view.

So here i am back in Jozi daydreaming about my mini break, my friends and the memories I made.  I’ll see you again real soon Cape Town.

Love
 Ruby
xxxxxx

Dear Drunk Driver

Tonight at 10 minutes to midnight it will be exactly 5 years since that fateful night.  5 years….wow…I can’t believe it.  At times it feel like it couldn’t be that long…at other times i could swear the accident happened a lifetime ago.

I don’t know where you are in life, and I’m grateful that I don’t have any contact with you.  But sometimes i wonder if you ever think about that night.  If you ever even realised how much damage you caused.  Have you ever thought about it and wanted to apologize for it? As I’m sitting here writing this I realise that you never did.  Not even once.  You never apologized.  Not for the act and not for the consequences.  But I’ve forgiven you regardless.  I refuse to spend my life bearing a grudge, I’ll be the only one suffering if i did.

Sometimes i can’t help but wonder how different my life would have been.  And then my mind starts wandering towards the what ifs and the whys and the why Me’s.  But then i start looking at my life now.  Yes, at the time i was convinced you had ruined my life.  Being practically bedridden for two months was no joke.  The constant headaches that I’ll probably have for the rest of my life, my metal ankle, the scars, the fact that my wrist isn’t nearly as strong as it used to be, nightmares and a court case that went on forever those were and still are tough. 

But i look at my life now and i realise that i have so many blessings in the form of people, things, realisations and relationships.  And then i wonder how much of this i would have missed if I hadn’t been in the accident.  The fact that i emerged from that accident with my life was a miracle in its self…and for that I’m eternally grateful.  It made me a more aware, more grateful, more ‘wanting to live’ kind of person. 

For a very long time talking/writing/thinking about the accident kind of brought my heart to my throat.  But as i sit here today I realise that is a thing of the past.  Yes, i still have nightmares sometimes and the scars, pain and blaring metal detectors at airports will always be a reminder.  But you know….reminders of how different things could have been and how lucky I am to be alive have now been filed into the positive rather than the negative side of my brain.

I hope you are happy.  I hope you have found peace, and i hope you have become more responsible in time.

Regards
Ruby

Dear Afrihost

Ohmigosh!!!! I won! i won! i won! *super big grin*

So Afrihost is relaunching their brand and they had a competition 🙂  The prizes were 2 x 64GB 3G & Wifi iPads and 3 x iPhone 4 ‘s. I never win anything, so wasn’t expecting anything to come of it.  So great was my surprise when on Monday afternoon my twitter stream started filling up with messages of congratulations.  After much confusion i moseyed on over to the website to find this:

Yep, that’s my name you see there…..i circled it for you, just in case you missed it:) Not only that, but later in the week i also won 10GB of prepaid data from Afrihost, which’ll come in very handy once I’ve installed the ADSL line into my new place.

But enough of the technical stuff…i think I’m in love with my little iPad.  It arrived at my office on Friday afternoon…and I’ve been in geek heaven ever since:) See the grin when it was delivered?

I’ve been petrified of scratching it, so today i went on a mission to find a suitable cover.  And trust me, this was a mission.  Since it hasn’t officially been launched here yet, accessories are scarce..but i did finally discover a couple of covers I liked, and immediately settled on this incredibly gorgeous and glam red, notebook like cover…i love it!

Thank you once again to Afrihost for this awesome prize.  I couldn’t have been happier if i tried:)

Love
Ruby
xxxxx

Dear Being Brazen

As always, my current addictions posts are addressed to you, as you were the inspiration behind them. So here follows a little bit of who i am and what makes me tick:) At the moment there are a couple of things in life that i feel i can’t live without. They are as follows:

1.  My darling iPhone 3GS
Yes, I’m still very much in love and addicted to my phone.  This was recently affirmed when i had to do a review on an HTC Hero for GirlGuides…I couldn’t WAIT to get back to using my iPhone….in fact, I’m so bad that I ended up carrying both phones with me throughout.

2.  Long hot baths
I haven’t had the luxury of these for a few years as my previous home only had a shower.  I’ve rediscovered my love of long hot baths since moving into my new home.  After a long stressful day i can’t wait to get home and take a bath:)

3.  Blackadder
I saw a couple of episodes a few years ago, but never had the chance to see Blackadder in it’s entirety.  A friend recently gave me seasons 1 to 5 on loan…I’m hooked! I love British humor:)

4.  My Latin Lounge CD
la la la la….such music *dreamy smile*

5.  Peanut butter M&M’s
Yoh! A friend of mine recently visited the US and as a favour to me he agreed to bring me some peanut butter M&M’s.  Now, if you know me at all you’ll know that this is probably one of my all time favourites and these days you can’t get then in South Africa.  Little did i know he would bring me back 2.5kg in total *grin*.  But don’t worry…I’ve been eating them in small quantities only…don’t want to end up looking like i have a small African country as an ass.

Now tell me….what are your current addictions?

Love
Ruby
xxxxx