Monthly Archives: April 2024

As I reflected on my life to date, I wanted to share some memories of my life so far. The startI was born and grew up in Bronkhorstpruit, in what was known back then as the Transvaal province of South Africa. We lived in a small town and my parents had some pretty cool friendsContinue reading “A walk through Memory Lane”

Although the last couple of posts were about our wonderful wedding, the celebrations continued as I reached a milestone birthday. Yes dear reader, I have reached the ripe age of 40! I had many ideas for celebrations, and inspiration from many friends, but in the end I asked Marinus for a birthday trip somewhere. HeContinue reading “Celebrations continued”

Not everyone has 2 weddings, but due to some admin challenges and having family across 2 continentes, we followed up our official ceremony with a church wedding and celebration in South Africa.  Venue hunting was done by proxy through trusted family and we came across the gorgeous venue in Riebeek Kasteel that provided everything weContinue reading “So nice! We did it twice”

A year and a day ago, I got married officially to the love of my life. The official ceremony (and paperwork) took place in our hometown, in Alkmaar, and afterwards we had a celeration with the close family and friends. We were really lucky that my parents could come all the way from SA asContinue reading “A year and a day”