Our New house

This has been the most toughest decisions we have ever come across, big house, small house, medium house, which area, pool or no pool, how big of a garden, there where just so many questions. Here our relationship was also tested as we had to make tough decisions and we need to make this decision together and agree.

 We had so much influences from our friends and family but in the end we had to make a decision for us, what we enjoy and like, what our priorities are like.

We are so outdoorsy people and love nature, but in the city you not going to get close unless you live like 30 min out of the city where we definitely dont want to live, as it is not safe these days as well. 

After many discussions we decided to buy a house, ready for a family and all. Not that family planning is on my list at all!! But we decided to buy a house and invest out time in one place, than to move again at a later stage when we have kids and the townhouse is getting to small.

After a lot of praying and talking to God as well as each other, after seeing so many places for 4 weeks, we decided to give it a few months break and that is when we had this last house to look at, but I felt negative because everything we have seen so far was not feeling right.

But this was the house, believe it or now, before we stepped into the gates of our house, we knew this was  it, God was telling us this is the place, the holy spirit was filling the house as we walked. It was not really out type of look but had everything we liked, bonfire boma, enclosed lapa, pool and jacuzzi, long practical house with no funny wall spaces, rooms where spacious and loved the flow of the house, enough parking for everybody. This night we signed the deal and it was done, we bought our first house!!!

It was scary let met tell you, here was the before picture of our house, after pictures will soon follow, we did some changed here and there. 

Love T xx

Coffee Machine.....

On Valentines day, my husband had surprise me with this amazing coffee machine.

He knows I am a BIG coffee lover and very fussy about coffee quality and couldn't have been more perfect gift for a coffee lover.. now to try out all different kinds of coffee beans.....

Reino's Dad has passed on.... 6/2/2016

This has been really a though year for us.Heartbreaking really. When my husbands dad was diagnose with lung cancer and secondary brain cancer. Stage 4. 

We did not realised he didn't look healthy or maybe we did see it but not register it in our brains. 

We did try our best to commute from PTA and Rustenburg every weekend trying to spend enough time as we could.

My husband shaved his hair for cancer awareness. 

Reino's birthday family photo. 

It has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions scared, fear, hope, faith, trust, anger, confusion, sad, emotional, and many more. At one stage you did not know what to feel or think was the weirdest feeling ever. 

When we found out I especially arranged a awesome birthday party for my husband as this mighy be his last brithday together. And glad I was thay I did it, put in those extra little efforts. And Was that  a special day to remember with his dad. 

After my husbands birthday, came Christmas and again went out of out way to make this day special, as it could be his last Christmas and sadly it was. But memorable. You realise now how much it means to take photos, to keep memories alive. Glad we did. 

After Christmas Reino's dad has been just getting worst every week, I remember in the last month, everytime we said goodbye "really goodbye" it was the hardest thing to see. The pain that went theough your chest. Tears you try to  keep swallowing, try not to make it tooemotional  for his sake.  We would get in the car and our heart would just pour out. 

Till today couple of months later its still hard for Reino, he gets his days were the pain is too much, tears come again and the wound is fresh again. But we would keep on praying and the pain would get less again but soon it comes back again. I know we all still think about him everyday, i know sometimes Reino randomly wants to give him a call, send a sms and hopes to heat his voice just one more time... Hug his dad just one more time.... Lets just talk a little bit more he would say. 

I would like to thank everybody for their prayers and for such love and strong faith! We prayed so hard, and we know he tried his best to fight cancer, he fought so so hard! We know that he has peace now, no more pain and he is probably having fun in heaven! 

One saddest thing of all thay breaks out hearts, he will never be able to meet our children. When we do have children it is going to be a tough one to think about. 

One of the last photo I could take. I always felt so awkward to take photo's, but what I did take was worth it and wish I took more! Always take photos, they precious memories thay are kept alive. 

RIP Nico. We know you lived your life the fullest. 

Lotsa love your son and daughter in law. 

My Chef Journey

I have been struggling to know exactly what I wanted to do. Career wise.

I had people praying for me to get direction for my  career choices even before our wedding and after again. Emma prayed that I would dream again and get that feeling back of wanting to do something that died down. .....

Couple months later, I got home and God was talking to me, he said "look around you, what do you see?" I looked around and saw, my kitchen, dining room table and my cooking books. He then said "now thats what I want you to do". I was so confused by this because it can mean a lot of things. But at least I had a clue, i was thinking of so many things, chef, event planner and much more. 

One day my husband surprised be with a course "ondek jou roeping" finding your calling but in God's view. I was so surprised and so happy that he knew of this course.

We did this awesome course, there and then I got confirmation I must study Chef. I was like yes! And I finally had peace in my heart about my choice! I was so happy to know my answer, but to get going was tough.

I had to apply for a study loan and then get into the best Cooking School in SA (which I might add is not easy). But I knew in my heart if this was the journey that God had set me on everything will fall into place.

I applied for my study loan, took ages to get this process going and after months I finally qualified for my loan, this was one step closer to my dream God has set for me and knew I was on the right part.

Around August 2015 I had applied to Prue Leith and also had my interview, n 2 weeks later knew I was in. I was so amaze, and so fulfilled in my heart, excited and nervous at the same time.

I have now started my journey at Prue Leith and absolutely love every moment of it!! It is very much hard work and a long hard working journey ahead.

Love T
xx