Not sure how long or short this is going to be . . . mixed emotions in February!
Said goodbye to Quinton, Kay and Princess Mia for their holiday to South Africa - I know it is terribly hard for them to be away from friends and family and I know how desperately homesick Mr van der Westhuizen is! He may be back on Monday and will be going off for his tour to Afghanistan. Kay, after much ado with not getting a passport for Miss Mia will be spending time there to get that sorted and is hoping to be back in the three month window that she has for maternity leave and visa restrictions. Technology is a wonderful thing and we have at least skyped twice since they have been there. I am glad that the family there get to share Mia and get to know such a precious soul! I hope they enjoy her as much as we have . . .
The day before that I said goodbye to many new friends who feel like family! It was with mixed emotions that I finished off at KAS. I was excited to move on, I was sad to leave familiarity behind! The KAS family really did make me feel at home and it was a very good induction to all things Welsh! I thank them dearly and will be seeing them all - they thought they would be getting rid of me but they have another thing coming! After the early morning goodbye before the airport on my last Friday off - we went for lunch at Red Hot Buffet with a gang from work - it was lovely, food was great and company even better!
I had a busy weekend with canvas shoots before my first week at Visit Wales. It was lovely, our days are starting to draw out, we have been blessed with lovely blue skies, bright sunny days and awesome sunsets! My new job is going well, I was a little freaked that the week before I had a relatively 'normal' job and the following week I was trying to spell the sound that kids make when they scream around a sharp corner on a rollercoaster! I have had amazing fun choosing images for eDM's and love the guys in the image department - Dave said I was more than welcome to go out on shoots when they contract photographers so that I can give my input on the final images I need for campaigns! I have a lot to learn, will be working late hours - especially on Fridays as the agencies like always seem to leave everything to the last minute! But, it feels good to be getting creative again!
It is with sadness that I watch Skyla grow - but it is pride that I feel when I see a compasionate young lady evolving - she is amazing! Without the support of Lance and Sky I wouldn't have been able to take on this opportunity and I am forever grateful!
It was with great sadness and a heavy heart that I left Uncle Mike and Aunty Liz in Matlock on Sunday. I think it just dawned on me that my father isn't here, he has missed out on so much. It has been wonderful to get to know new family and a huge place in my heart that I really didn't know needed filling has been filled by two very special people! This last paragraph is a bit of a cheat as we went to see them in March . . . so I will leave the rest for my update on the weekend and a Project 365 update!
Thank you February for all that you taught me, all the time you gave me, the extra day you gifted and the energy you left me with . . .
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