My very Festive Season!

This passed holiday was completely different than last year, because in just one year my life changed completely! New car, new house, new friends, a boyfriend and an almost whole new career path! The night before Christmas we hosted a dinner party at our house and invited friends whose families don't celebrate Christmas. We just wanted to make it special for those close to our hearts! Everyone had to bring their speciality. A dish that only they can rock. So, needless to say, we had the weirdest menu, but what a feast it was! Somehow my 'party bag' was brought out and everyone chose props to wear. My 'party bag' is filled with everything from 80's pink tights, to Playboy bunny gear, to Mardi Gras masks and even soccer gear. See? Not your traditional Christmas!

A few days after Christmas, I went to Hermanus for some much needed sun, sand and sea! We spent our days drinking cocktails, eating seafood, long walks on the beach, partying, sleeping in and loads of shopping! I was so relaxed, that I completely forgot about taking pictures.

I also got myself the cutest little bunny! The newest addition to the family, Kim. Of course I did not name her after Kim Kardashian. Pff.

We were planning on having an intimate lil' party at my boyfriend's house for New Years, but one drunken night I invited so many friends to join in too and they actually came. Twenty of them! After the massive New Year's party, which took us about two days to recover from, the boyfriend and I continued with the road trip. Next stop, Struisbaai.

After two days of hectic wind, we decided to go back to Hermanus. And I'm glad we did! Beach by day and party by night.

Grotto Beach

Cubana

Onrus beach

Spotted hot twins on the beach!

Retail therapy

It was so hot in Hermanus, even too hot to be at the beach, that we bought a blow-up pool. We were desperate to cool off! In the smallest corner of the garden, we found some shade! What started out to be just chilling-in-the-pool-with-drinks, turned into a pose-off which then resulted in some wrestling.

The next day we hit the road again. Destination: Wellington.

Caught up with my sister and more friends in Wellington for a party.

The following morning my sister and I headed back home for a very scary appointment with a needle! Her and I, and two other girls, all got piercings. A very impulsive decision, but we weren't going to let a teensy hangover stand in our way.

After the weekend I had to return to work. The first few days were great, but once I got into the swing of things, it felt as if I never left.

J

Photo of the Moment!

Every now and then I come across a photo and it just truly speaks one thousand words. Actually, I have a few of those which I just stare at it and laugh out loud. Reminisce. Especially after a wild night, then the photos are not only helping you regain some memory, but it's damn funny! "Oh my word, who is this posing with me", or "why did someone not pull me off that table", or "I seriously don't remember this part of the evening", and the famous one, "is that a cigarette in my hand". Sound familiar? Browsing through my holiday photos, I came across such a photo!

This was taken in the morning hours at a very dodgy pub in the heart of Hermanus. Seconds before the flash went off, I shouted, "ok, sexy please", and this is what we came up with. This is for sure my photo of the moment!

Aah, memories!
J

Photo of the moment is a new feature on my blog. Be sure to visit often to see more memorable, funny, cute or drunk photos. Photos I will not dare post on Facebook :)

It's Friday and I...

... am becoming a regular in Hermanus. Going there again.
... am relieved that the house-hunting is over! Now for the big move and housewarming.
... don't even have one piece of furniture for the new place! Can anyone say 'stress'!
... knew from the start that Mariah Carey is pregnant. Why do celebs always deny it?
... had a hangover from hell yesterday and had to come to work! I never ate so much in one day.
... was home-alone last night, but had time to give myself a decent manicure and pedicure.
... am so heartbroken about my camera that got stolen last week. I took the coolest photos at the Moulin Rouge party and now I can't even share the pictures with you.
... don't really celebrate Halloween, but perhaps I should dress up anyway!
... decided that I would accept every friend request on Facebook from now on. So feel free to add me.
... am changing my hair style in a few days! Going dark with bangs!
... want to be a poster girl, but need 1000 followers on Twitter. Help a girl out please!
... am eating a large bag of cheese-and-onion flavoured popcorn! This might just be my new favourite snack.
... really need to get my ass to gym! I haven't been there in weeks. Seriously.
... can't wait for Wednesday! Meeting great people that will help my sister and I with our Twice the Taste website and ventures.
... really am happy that it's Friday and that the holidays are around the corner. Finally!

Happy Friday world. Let's get this weekend started!

(Image found here)

It's Friday and I...

... have some really big things planned with my life over the next couple of months. My sister will be doing it with me - yup, twins really do everything together. Goodbye boring corporate world. Hello billboards!
... am featuring on Bobbylicious' website today. Check out the interview done by the cool chick!
... am also featuring on Drikus le Roux's website today.
... am going to Hermanus again for the weekend. Sun, please shine and bake on my pale skin!
... strongly believe in the power of advertising.
... went for a hot-stone massage last night. Ah, my shoulders are killing me today!
... love being the face of Siren Design. If I could, I would sleep in those dresses too!
... really want a Blackberry! Upgrade, where are you?
... am house-hunting. Three young, single, party animal girls under one roof? Oh boy!
... am totally looking forward to Sunday! I'm shooting a music video with Jax Panik. Yes, I'm gonna be in it. Stoked.
... am memorising lyrics for the new song like CRAZY! 'I'm a rock star, play me like a guitar' is about the only line in the song I've got covered, but I totally dig Dinosaur, the song the music video is being done for.
... don't wanna be productive today. At all. Unless shopping counts.
... am suffering from hay fever. *sneeze*
... realised why I went through that break-up and why I have to be single right now.
... really want a faster car! Anybody? Daddy? Potential boyfriend?
... miss my best friend. I haven't seen her this whole week!
... have quit smoking! It's just not a sexy look for me.
... love how my Facebook statuses always create some sort of stir.
... think that we should plan a girls' weekend for Capetonian blogging babes! Sounds like fun to me!

It's Friday peeps, finally! What are y'alls up to this weekend? Anybody in Hermanus? Let me know and I might just join you for a cocktail.

Jemma

This Weekend I...

... took a few days off from work for an extended weekend and it did wonders! Not only did I take a much needed, and well-deserved, break, I also went on a girls' weekend. Hence me being so quiet on cyberspace the past couple of days. Friday morning early I packed the car, met up with five of my girl friends and hit the road!

This is what the house looked like which we stayed in. Beautiful, huh?

We then slipped into something more comfortable and had wine in the sun. Usually a recipe for disaster, but it totally relaxed me. Maybe a bit too much.

Next stop, Cubana. Cocktails and whale-watching.

And a virgin cocktail for my pregnant friend...

The next day we went shopping, sight-seeing and wine tasting. But first, a healthy breakfast.

Yes, I do actually play the piano.

On our way back home, we saw a house that was destroyed by fire - obviously many moons ago - so we decided to go inside and take photos. Technically it's not 'breaking an entry', because nobody lives there. Not that we care about rules anyway...



Got home, had more wine, ate loads of jelly beans, lounged around in bikinis and soaked up the sun. These really are the things weekends are made of.

After too much wine (is there really such a thing as too much wine?), we went to paint the teensy town RED.

This is it! This is what I did the (long) weekend. Hermanus was so much fun that we decided to go again this weekend. Also because the people asked really nice.

J