photo diary: a glimpse of my holiday

i had the most amazing june/july holiday this year and i am extremely grateful and blessed. i turned 22 on the 5th of july which has been exciting so far! these are a few images from my holiday :)

[b and i both wearing spitfire sunnies]

 my awesome friend 'b' and i

[black rage boots, bella bianca tan boots circa 1980;tan heeled brogues -mr price, nude pumps-mr. price; brown pumps- roberto santi; floral slip ons-cm paris; cream sandals- kelso @ edgars, cream and nude pumps - kelso @ edgars, tan leather brogues- project @ mr price]

 my shoes for the holiday...i do tend to over pack

[leopard print nails-vibes (R10; gold anchor earrings-accessorize (R30); horseshoe earrings-forever new (R50); coral charlie nailpolish-clicks (R60); two finger heart ring-sass diva (R40); horseshoe necklace-accessorize (R30); gold bangle-foschini (R30)]

 some of my favorite bargain purchases this holiday (i love a good bargain)

[i'm wearing: beige jersey - h&m]

 my little brother and i on a night out. i was the only girl in a huge group of his friends,

it was such a fun night :)

me

 ciao baby cucina in parkview (pretoria) where i had my birthday dinner with my family. a really great night full of love and laughter.

on my town excursions, i saw this mother and son. i had to photograph them.vina (the mother) works as a seamstress and also does shoe repairs. she has 2 children and this is her youngest.

*gratitude*

i started a gratitude journal after the passing of a friend of mine early june. every night before i go to sleep i write down the things that i am grateful for each day. it can be anything from bumping into a friend
i haven't seen in a long time, to seeing a really great sunset or even just getting a good parking
bay when i was in a rush. my friend that passed away kept a gratitude journal and when
i think of her, i see her smile and just her amazing aura of light and joy. starting this journal
is sort of a tribute to her as well as to just acknowledge everything
that i am grateful for. when you actually think about the things that you are grateful for and you
quantify them, you realise just how fortunate you really are - even if things aren't going the
way you would like them to.

thank you for checking out my blog :)
K