Even Social Butterflies need a Cocoon....

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I have been on leave since Friday and I have been busy with a whirlwind of activities.

As busy as I am... 1 side of me is loving it with a passion, and the other side of me is... lonely.

My social life has always been busy, but when QT & I started dating in Feb, I started enjoying the quieter side of having someone to snuggle with instead of always being out on the town.

I did get a little bored and wanted a bit of excitement - now I have it and I am lonely - whatever happened to a Happy Medium?

What has Flirty been doing (& plans to do) with her time?

• Friday 10 Dec: Got my 1st Christmas present (handmade by a lady I work with) & put up a Christmas tree at T & G's place. As a reward for my help, I was treated to champagne, dinner and dessert and delicious coffee.

•  Sat 11 Dec: Went to visit QT, went to a Baby Shower hosted by my friend and very talented (part time) business event planner partner AC, and ...

  

        

Favours





Flowers





Table decor

...attended our annual Christmas Party, alas nobody stole anyone's presents - always good for some laughs

All the presents opened

Mine - All mine!

•  Sun 12 Dec: Went to watch Rock On Beethoven at The Barnyard Theatre at Cresta. I love these shows as they usually have really good performers who sing all the hits and by the end of the show you are up and clapping with the rest of them. Clint outdid himself with the variety of food on offer - Camembert & blueberries, Kiri Cream cheese & Italian salami, Blue Cheese (yuck) and Nougat. Teamed with a Nederberg Rose, my taste buds were in heaven! And I got to drive his Volvo C30, aka The Twilight Car. I LOVE that car!

• Mon 13 Dec: Begin the Xmas shopping & have breakfast with QT and....

Update: Yes I have seen him. He told me the other day that the real reason he ended it was because I told him I needed to talk. He thought I was going to break up with him so he ended it first to avoid being hurt. 
I was stunned and even more disappointed. Again he shows that he would rather give up what we had than risk being hurt.
I suppose I shouldn't judge him for his immaturity - I knew his youth and naivete would factor into our relationship sooner or later. 
We had agreed to be friends (we were for a while before we began dating) and it has been ok for me. I didn't know if I wanted to remain friends and gave us space for a few weeks. I made the contact and I enjoy that we still have such an easy rapport.
The mistake was that we shared such a "normal" day, he called me "babe" by mistake and I caught him giving me the adoring looks. Later when I left, I felt like I was going through the break up all over again and cried all the way home.
He left to go to Ballito today, which will give me time out. He only returns in January.
Would we ever get back together? I am not sure - he "broke" us, I am not sure it can be fixed.
Never say never and all that... time will give us the answer.

...had dinner with Bebe at Melrose Arch - the decorations are in full force and it is breathtakingly beautiful.

We went for a milkshake after dinner at the Protea Fire & Ice. If you haven't yet experienced it, you have to go! Milkshake choices range from Lindt chocolate, Oreo cookies, Tutti Fruiti etc etc etc (the list is huge!) If you are not ravenous, make sure you order the half pint, or else you end up with a fishbowl full of milkshake!

The restaurant is Hollywood Vintage - I am aching to have a dress up cocktail party at this venue.
Black and white photos of the stars, mirrors and chandeliers everywhere - the perfect venue for my dream photo shoot.

• Tues, 13 Dec: Met AC for a divine lunch at YuMe - a new Japanese restaurant at Monte Casino (Thanks SwissMiss for this referral)

I was blown away by the huge choice of food on the menu - most of all their sushi.
Ordinary to the extra-ordinary. I ate Springbok Carpaccio California rolls filled with Cream Cheese and Parmesan, Prawn, Shrimp, Chives and Cream Cheese Dim Sum and some tempura prawns ended off with some Salmon Strawberry and Cream Cheese california rolls YUM - MEEEE!
The sushi is fresh and the staff and management are friendly, but non-intrusive. I guarantee you will struggle to find better sushi/dim sum etc here.
Don't eat sushi/Dim Sum? Create your own noodle dish - choose your noodles, ingredient and sauce - what is not to like?
CTFM - eat your heart out (while we eat at the competition)

I spent the rest of the day Christmas shopping. This year I am cutting costs (I love Christmas so much but tend to go overboard spoiling my loved ones) only shopping for my parents and my brother and my nephew (arriving in March)
In my Santa's bag are:

1. Bright pink Shox speaker for mom to connect to her Blackberry and use it as a car radio
2. Donna Mia (replica of Bachio and 3 times cheaper) bead - purple and pink butterfly - mom
3. Dad got an MP3 player (R199 at Clicks) with a silver Shox speaker. He travels to Cape Town and Durban on a regular basis and needs some music to keep him company - also no car radio
4. Meal voucher for my brother and his girlfriend - they could do with a night out and all their money is being spent on the baby room etc. A pram costs R3000 (I could get 2 or 3 Guess handbags for that amount!) and I bought a pewter baby frame for Babba's 1st picture.
5. Little jeans, a Tigger top and cute bibs (each 1 has a cute phrase) for Noah
   
   
   

.... I was supposed to meet Hot Rod for dinner but then he decided to change it to an early drink because he had other plans. I cancelled.
If you make dinner plans with me, don't cut them short because you have now made other business plans. Not on.
Instead I have spent a very enjoyable evening catching up on my regular blog fix, with a Woolies mushroom and cheese burger, a cup of hot coffee and a warm, fluffy purring cat on my lap. Pure.Bliss.

• Wed 15 Dec: Housework and car cleaning - could it get any worse?

Actually lets be more specific about the car cleaning, I actually cleaned and waxed the car - What. Was. I. Thinking? Think Wax on. Wax Off - wax off... again. This was a mission and a half! At lest now I have a streaky clean car
I also took my shoes in to have heel rubbers replaced and dropped a stack of books at the 2nd hand bookstore.
I finally removed all 5 license disks and replaced them with the current one. The only thing I didn't do, was to get my tyre fixed. A random puncture has me driving on my spare tyre again.
Tee finally left asshole and moved out completely. I am so proud of her. After threatening the end of our friendship I think she got the picture.
We went out to celebrate last night & had cocktails and curry at Kai Thai. There is a new book store in Monte Casino called Skoobs. Awesome shop!
They have fishtanks and a lift with gorgeous High (high!)back chairs to sit and read.
My favourite? They serve Starbucks coffee which you can enjoy as you watch the people walking by, and they have a wall where you can write anything you like and peg it to the line.
My contribution: Don't mess with a Princess

G5 phoned Tee the entire night and eventually I was so angry I took the phone and told him that she has left him, he is no longer a part of her life and he must get his own. He started shouting at me, I told him Get a Life and put the phone down.
I am really getting tired of this harrassment and frankly, plain pathetic behaviour from him.Tee needs him to sign papers releasing her from her bond payments, and I think we need to start getting tough and get a lawyer to help him along - unless any of you know a good Bouncer?

• Thurs 16 Dec: It's raining today - I plan to stay in bed and read - I chose this over housework. Yes, I am a terrible housewife!
• Upcoming:
• Fri 17 Dec: Meet my friend T (not to be confused with Tee) for breakfast and show her how Blackberry and Facebook work.

Visit RaceCar at Dialysis - this was a regular Sat occurrence until he changed his hospital. Seeing as I am off I have time to drive there.
Take my parents out for dinner to thank them in advance for housing myself and Shez when she comes to stay next week.

• Sat 18 Dec: Spend the entire day watching Harry Potter from the beginning & playing games. Spending the night to give us more time!
• Sun 19 Dec: Spending the day with M, he is housesitting and car watching for his friend - not any car, a Porsche! So we are going joyriding - where can we go? I suggested driving to Durban (only a 6 hour drive) ha ha ha - I wish! Still have to come up with a destination. Dullstroom maybe? Can stop for pancakes and get some cure Christmas ornaments at the Christmas shop... mmmh - that could be a plan. will keep you posted
• Mon 20 Dec: A whole lot of nothing (I hope) Although we all know I can't resist spending time with my friends if the opportunity presents itself.
• Tues 21 Dec: Catching up with Links and drinking wine in her heated pool.
• Wed 22 Dec: Shez arrives and the madness begins!

So much for resting this holiday, I guess it stops me from thinking about QT and being single.