holiday time

My lack of camera has meant no pictures, which has left me without much to yammer on about since I like to show you pictures of the things I am yammering about. Lucky for you, all that is about to change since my new little baby camera is about to make her landing in Cape Town in about 25 hours.

We just returned from a wonderful trip to the Drakensberg mountains and visit to the Natal Midlands for B's cousin's wedding. There are pictures on B's camera, and at some point I will download them onto my computer so I can share the highlights. We had a wonderful hike in the mountains (my favorite to date), saw some muddy zebras (cuter than you would think!), and enjoyed a very Christmas-y wedding.

And in thoroughly exciting news, 2/5 of the nuclear Schrier family are now in South Africa. After much hullabaloo in London, Josh made it to Johannesburg this morning. He is now en route to Cape Town. Getting him out of Heathrow was a Christmas miracle of note! The remaining crew arrive tomorrow evening, and I couldn't be more jittery.

So consider this fair warning that there will be no new posts until the new year. I have a family to entertain and introduce to Cape Town, and I will be taking that responsibility very seriously :) Many new foods will be eaten, local wine will be consumed, sights seen, and adventures had.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday, and wonderful wishes for the New Year to one and all!

xx