My Wedding Day... Where do I start?  My husband and I got married on the 24th October 2009 but the day got off to a rough start.  I woke up in Johannesburg at my mom's house and went to the hairdresser, I sat there for hours and was starting to run out of time.  My husband was in Pretoria and instead of getting ready, him and his family decided to go visit their other relatives.

My uncle drove me in his 4x4 to my wedding.  I was running late so I called my husband to let him know I might not make it in time... turns out he was 10 minutes ahead of me on the highway stuck in traffic.  Yet neither of us were stressed out.  We look at bad or unfortunate events as great stories to tell years from now to our grand children.

We not the traditional type so we wanted an unusual wedding, so my mom got me a massive ring pillow, we asked everyone to wear black jeans and a black t-shirt so that we would stand out in our blue jeans and white shirts.  We got married at a theme park.  We were so casual and comfortable and it made the day so amazing.

 I asked my younger sisters to be my brides maids and one of my sister's friend's.  My sister's are the 2 blondies on the Left and Center.  They are to beautiful and precious for words.  My husband asked his 2 brother's and his best friend to be his grooms man. 

When it got to us saying our vows instead of saying I take Jurie Du Preez... I managed to get tongue twisted and muttered Jurie Du Pierre.  So I am married to another man according to my husband every time he is thinking of trading me in for a newer, younger model.

When it came to the kiss I was wearing a very sticky lip gloss and my husband had a priceless reaction to it.

 Everything went well until it came time for my husband's twin brother to hold the candle...

 As we lit the candle some wax fell onto his hand and a few choice words came out in front of the priest.  We couldn't help but laugh at his "eina, fok!!" moment.

 Most of our family met for the first time that day and surprisingly they all got along.  The shocking part is that my mom and dad don't sit around the same table but put their differences aside for me.  It was a bit of tricky situation to get the photo taken though... we struggled to get them to stand next to each other without being able to fit an elephant between them, but at last SUCCESS!!!

My brother decided he was born to stand out... Can you spot him???

As everyone left the theme park to meet us at the reception which was held at my aunt's house.   My husband and I were standing outside the car that our family painted with lipstick and balloons... only to realize that my husband's mother had our car keys and our cellphones and they had already left.  Once they were on the highway his mom remembered that we excited and turned around.

Once we got to the reception everyone was waiting with rose petals... so beautiful.  A lot of pictures were taken by my dad, and only after the pictures were developed, did we see this one.

 

As the night when on people started pinning money onto me that my husband needed to take off... blindfolded.  And my husband being the respectable man that he is... was trying to figure out how to remove the money from my cleavage area without using his hands to feel for it in front of my family.  He is such a cutie pie.  He came up with using the back of his hands.

But wait there's more... (I sound like a sales commercial).  At that point in time we lived in a 1 bedroom flatlet and his mom and them drove all the way from Bloemfontein for the wedding, so we decided not to leave straight away for our honeymoon and rather stayed home and spent some time with his family.  There wasn't a lot of space for people to sleep.  we blew up the 2 air mattresses for his 2 brother's and their wives and we couldn't let his mom sleep on the couch because she has back problems... we had one more solution left.  On my wedding night I can proudly and not at all in a weird way, can say I shared a bed with my husband and his mother. (Yes, we make fantastic memories that could scare little children)

I love my husband more and more each day.  Going on 10 Years together and I still don't want to spend 1 second without him. He makes me happier than any one person in the world ever could.  He drives me insane and I think about putting a pillow over is head some nights, but I am madly in love with him.  I am honored and privileged to have such an amazing man in my life.  I love you Baby!!! Thank you for all you do for me!!!  Thank you for encouraging me each day to be better than the last!!!

This is one of my beautiful babies.  Her name is Sussie (originally Bubbles but my husband accidentally renamed her).  She is such a laid back dog and a true princess.  She is so lady like and has amazing manners and is very intelligent.  She is a pleasure to be around.  She has a brother and he is the complete opposite, but more about him later.

My 2 little sisters had their brother and sister and they were so cute that I really wanted a puppy of my own. Unfortunately my husband at that point was adamant I was no longer allowed to have any more pets because he felt that I never saw things through to the end.  We had a 3x Bunnies, 4x Guinea Pigs and we use to have a different dog that I strangely enough was allergic to, but it could have also just been an excuse to get rid of him after he put holes in my boob... after that he was known to me as the Dracula Dog.

Anyway not to stray to far from the point, I really wanted a new pet.  So I begged my mom to call and see if the people still had more puppies before I embarked on a very dangerous encounter with my husband.  I went and sat on the bed side and put on the cutest face I knew how. The conversation went as followed: "BAAABBBYYYY please can I have 1 puppy like my sisters?" , to which his response more than once was, "NO!!!!", I continued nagging until he eventually caved in and said yes, then I continued by saying "Great the guy has a brother and a sister, get dressed so you can go fetch them BOTH" , hesitant at first about my track record with pets, he reluctantly got dressed and went and got me both. They were so dirty but so cute. We gave them a bath at my mother's house and took them to there new home.

This is Seun (originally Rocky, until my husband accidentally renamed him to).  You probably wondering what I mean by the word "Accidentally".  Well, my husband kept calling them Sussie and Seun in Afrikaans and they adapted to that.

Seun is the opposite of Sussie.  Manners are a myth.  He farts right by you and then walks away, leaving you gasping for air.  He thinks he is a small chihuahua and jumps and lays on you with his full body weight, he is really heavy!!! Seun is also not the smartest peanut in the packet, but he is a part of this family and we love him.

One morning my husband left for work and the dogs came and laid with me on the bed.  Seun the dumbass that he is, decided he wanted me to wake up to a disturbing site.  Imagine opening your eyes and this is the first thing you see.

Yes people, I woke up to balls in my face. 


Then my dogs decided it was time to make me a grandmother.  We took Sussie to the vet for an ultra sound and they told us we were going to have 5 puppies.  We were so excited.  The closer to the day it got the more nervous we became.  My husband was at work and I had to help her deliver her babies.  As you can imagine I handled the situation like any normal person in my position would have... I freaked out, had a panic attack and called my husband for help.  He rushed home from work.  I will spare you the details because I still have nightmares... so much blood everywhere.  4 out of 5 were born and 1 out of the 4 unfortunately never made it.  We took Sussie to two different vets for another ultra sound because we were still missing 1 puppy, but no-one could find it.  To this day we have no idea what happened to it.


We were the proud grandparents of 3 healthy puppies, 2 girls and a boy.  I wanted to keep all of them considering I raised them for 2 months, no help from Sussie.  I felt I deserved to have my way having put up with the crying, feeding and dragging puppies all over the house to make Sussie's experience has comfortable as possible.  And yet again, my husband shot down my idea of having more pets. Dream Crusher!!! Yes you love!!!

So we advertised the puppies and found a home for both the girls, but no one wanted the boy.  So my husband named him Ben after Bin Laden because he was so destructive.  A week later we found people who wanted Ben but my husband refused to hand him over.  He told me not to get attached to them and that's exactly what he did.  So Ben is a part of this family, but I don't think he likes me much.  He growls at me a lot, but he loves my husband, never leaves his side unless it's to be with Sussie.  He is such a mommies boy!














The 2 puppies on the Left is Sussie and Seun the day we got them and 3 years later they gave us Ben, the picture on the Right.  They all bring Joy into this household in their own special way and although some days I think the SPCA is going to come knock on my door because I want to murder them for ripping my curtains and Ben's favorite... The Couch.  I couldn't picture my life without them.  I love you guys!!!  Don't tell Daddy!!!

Today is the first post of many... hopefully!!! I have a tendency of embarking on many new adventures but never reaching my final destination, Hell ... sometimes I don't even reach the front yard. So bare with me as I take on something that I have always loved to do... and that is to talk nonsense for the entertainment pleasure of others.

Over the 28 years of my epic life, I have faced many challenges, obstacles and had to make a lot of tough decisions just like everyone else on this planet.  So I found it pointless to bore everyone to death and decided to write about the weird, crazy and funny as hell moments in my life. Someday I might get off topic but I can promise you that it will all be real, never fictional.

Ok... now to get better acquainted.  My name is Cheri.  I am one of the lucky few woman who can call themselves a housewife in this economy.  NO... we are not rich but we do get by ok.  My husband is a handsome Network Security Specialist. I have 3 beautiful pavement special dogs and a whirlwind of crazies that I call family.  I will introduce them to you all later on.

At any point feel free to comment and ask questions, and I will do my best to always get back to you. I know not everyone is going to like me and that is alright because believe me I have probably heard it all... from MY MOTHER!!! Sometimes your going to think I am spoiled brat or harsh with my words or a sucker for punishment, but I use humor as defense mechanism.

I will post as many pics as I can that is relevant to my posts for that specific days, but sometimes funny shit just happens so quickly that there is not still time to whip out a camera and take snap shots whilst laughing your ass off.

Tomorrow I will be back with a photo and the story attached to it. But for now it is off to bed because I am a very grumpy person without my beauty sleep.  Thank you for Reading.  Goodnight all.