It turned out to be quite the sociable and relaxed weekend this time around, with Chantelle and I kicking Friday off by heading out to Bellville after work in order to visit with Mom and the rest of the family in celebration of mom's 53rd birthday.
I mentioned previously in these here pages that Chantelle surprised me with a proper man's braai this Christmas, and after giving it its final protective paint coat, we decided to at last set it forth on its maiden burning, seeing as this Saturday past was the first day Chantelle was actually off from work for who knows how long!
So like I mentioned ages ago already, we had invited all the friends over on the Saturday evening preceding Chantelle's birthday for a bring and braai in celebration of C's upcoming 29th birthday, and as per usual, it quickly degenerated into yet another night of SingStar battling as Terrance and Trish once again had their way and managed to convince us (or should that be twist our arms) into hauling out the microphones and letting them loose on the poor, unsuspecting public!
Sjoe, talk about an exciting time of the year. Our wedding and honeymoon aside, Juan and Lynne have just had a bouncing baby boy (named Kai), Zania and Dean are due in a week or two's time (a girl named Zandea), Dean's birthday was on Wednesday, Michelle's birthday is today and Chantelle's birthday is next week Sunday.

Damen’s Birthday and a Montgomery Stronghold Visit