A TOAST.....

Here is something a little mushy to tide you all over to the very exciting competition I will be running over the weekend....

You all remember my post last month about my dear friend who buggered off to Ireland for 9 months and how we laughed about bubblegum, tekkies, lifts and flats and all that? (Go here to read that post.)
Well she visited again, she found that post and left this message for me today:

Reta said...
I started a new job yesterday, without *brig, and it's just not the same. It even makes me miss Wrapsa! Ask brig - she will know...he he. nway, after i went for the interview, i told my mom **"ek het vir brig gevra om te bid want as sy bid gebeur daar dinge". And.. i got the job. Today is my second day and just trust brig to have me all up in tears, reading her blog. People looking at me like im crazy - and im just like:" Tekkies and bubbelgum and ireland and baaaaaa waaaa haaaa.
Man I LOVE THAT CHICK!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for comming into my life - but 'specially for making me a part of yours.
Reta

Once again she has made my day. And it got me to reflecting on the blessing of friends. Friends that I treasure. They are like diamonds sparkling in a dark world. I have friends here where I live and I see them quite often and I have friends on the other side of the world who I have never seen face to face and whose voices I have not even heard, but who I met through blogging.

I am dedicating this post to those friends who stop by almost daily whether they are Resident South Africans, South Affies in far away countries and non South Africans living in their home countries. I cannot begin to tell you all how precious you are to me. We also laugh together and cry together even though we have never met in person our hearts have connected over space and time to forge strong meaningful friendships.
People like Reta, Dawn, Angel, Terri, NMOTB, Karen, Debra, Bunny Girl (Hunny Bunny), Lori, Beads, Blue (Gail), Myutopia, and so many other fantastic visitors… and also the many new "faces" I will be meeting in the future.....

You are one super special group of people and I am so happy to have gotten to know you all through blogging. I know we have got some very special friendships growing here regardless of age, religions, race or (giggle) sex... and whatever else there may be that would normally get in the way of people forming a friendship.

I know that I can tell you all my deepest fears and my darkest secrets and I will only get support and love from you. I only have internet access from work so on weekends I cannot blog – but I can tell you, I sure do miss y’all over the weekend. You guys light up my days at work. I wish I could blog for a living – that would be the best job ever.

So – bloggers, raise your glasses and repeat after me: “A friendship in blogland is a friendship for keeps, for a friend found in blogland – is a friend indeed!!!” Here’s to all of you who have made my life richer for knowing you …


Now on a lighter note:
q: What do you get hanging from a tree?
a: SORE ARMS!!! (heee hee hee)

Actually it's from gym - but who will ever know the difference...

* uuhh - that's me btw...
** i asked brig to pray cause when she prays things really happen"