I went to the new Vovo Telo’s at Cresta Shopping Centre this afternoon with my kids for some lunch… and to take some photos.  Oh I do like Vovo Telo’s, and I LOVE that there’s a new branch closer to my house than the other branches are… I think I’m going to be there quite often.  Especially considering how awesome their food is… their breakfasts are to die for!! Oh and Vovo Telo’s is definitely, in my books anyway, the best looking eatery in Cresta right now.

And I also LOVE that I was asked to take photos of the new store which, if you’re not familiar with it, is a bakery and a cafe.

To introduce the breads to the passers-by, they had a table at the door with various breads to try with olive oil and balsamic vinegar… yum my favourite way to eat bread!

And according to owner, Charles, he’s going to probably be putting in WIFI too… awesome for local businessmen who need a break with excellent coffee on tap!

I still haven’t eaten the lamb burger or the pastas that are on the menu and that appeal to me… I’m going to just have to go back!

PS. If you’re wondering where it is in the centre, it’s at the Pick ‘n Pay entrance.

A few months ago I got an email from a textbook publisher in the Netherlands, asking whether they could use photos from an old blog post from my 2010 Project 365, that they’d found via Google, in a new science textbook.  LOL! I was tickled that Connor’s face would be included in a textbook, so I said yes.

These are the photos they found…

And this is the result…

Cool hey?!

Corneil and Jane’s wedding took place yesterday… and what an amazingly special wedding it was.  When I met them a few months ago, I just knew it was going to be amazing.  They had originally planned to “elope”, but decided in the end to have a feast after a quiet intimate ceremony.  That’s right… a feast!! And OMW it was a feast!

But first, before the food and the friends and the chatter and the fun; there was a ceremony.  And it was held in, what has to be, the most beautiful church in Johannesburg.  The Rosebank Catholic Church was so incredible, the height of the ceilings, the colours, the feeling.  Just beautiful.  What made it extra special, was that Father Harry knew Corneil’s family so his sermon was so personal.  He even said a prayer for them while he was in Jerusalem last week.  Another thing that made the setting extra special, was the fact that one of Corneil’s aunt’s and one of Jane’s aunt’s are Dominican Sisters.

I loved that only the close family was at their ceremony.  Jane and Corneil were very clear with their plans, and made sure that their actual wedding ceremony was just about them, and only them… and about their promise to each other.

After the ceremony we made our way to La Cucino di Ciro, in Parktown North, where we did some family photos and their creative photos in the Pudding Shop at the back of the main restaurant… before the guests arrived and the feast began

How cute is little Benjamin?

The two little flower girls spotted that the gate was open… and ran out to have a look at the wire animals that the street vendor was making… how awesome is that dragon!

I had to add this photo… the top layer was granadilla cake and the bottom layer was a chocolate hazelnut cake…  the sign of a good wedding cake…

Church: Rosebank Catholic Church
Reception (and all the food): La Cucina di Ciro in Parktown North
Dress: Joss Bridal Wear
Cake: Sugar ‘n Ice
And there are more photos from the wedding in an album on my Facebook page.  If you were at the wedding, you can tag the photos if you “like” the page.

I joined Marcia and Dion at their home to celebrate twins, Kendra and Connor’s, second birthday party.   Marcia and I have done a talent swap over the last while, and in exchange for a few photoshoots (this party being one of them), I’ve been getting some business coaching from her.  I met Marcia online through blogging and I did a family photoshoot with them last year, and it was so cool seeing other people at her party that she’s met online.  Most of them being moms of multiples.  In fact, there were 4 sets of twins there… all 2 years old!

I just loved her theme and decor.  She got all the decor items through a store on Etsy, and downloaded the designs… I think that’s uber clever!

These 2 girls were so sweet, and asked the baby’s mom if they could touch his feet   (this is their mom holding the baby)

The project I’m working on has virtually come to an end, and the team is busy splitting… yes I know… very sad.  We all went out after work this evening to News Cafe in Sandton to say farewell to Pavithra. She’s going back home to India next week after working with us for close to a year.

It’s been one hell of a year for all of us, but especially difficult for her being so far away from her family.

She was so very quiet when she got here… and oh my word, she’s not that quiet anymore   We certainly didn’t get to corrupt her too much while she was here though… her vice for this evening was one glass of coke before switching back to her beverage of choice… water… while the rest of us drank beer and sipped on cocktails …  but she did manage to corrupt us along the way and we’ve all got water bottles on our desks now!!

LOL, so I thought I’d put one photo on my blog of her… thought she’s be tickled by it. I’ve been blogging about a colleague was complaining about me not putting photos on my blog every day… well she’s the person who complains ) she’s been reading my blogs every morning before I get to work, and often comments as I walk through the door!

OK… another photo of her… this time with our gift to her… a South African cricket shirt and cap… in the hopes that she’ll wear it with pride

I really hope that all her plans work out when she gets back home.  We’re all going to miss her in our war room.