Monday, March 30, 2009

Up, up and away and St Augustine Beach

I've just realised i haven't blogged about my escape to St Augustine Beach with Stu! St Augustine is about 3 hours north of Zero Beach, it's the oldest inhabited town is the states and a really quaint and pretty little town with loads of history... the beaches are beautiful as well. After been postponed a couple of times, we were fortunate enough to see the STS-119 (NASA Discovery) launch which was about 100 miles south of us... it was an amazing sight, this fireball travelling through the sky :)

Discovery shuttle launch... amazing sight

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing, exploring the town and long walks on the beach! :) oh, i almost forgot... our weekend started off with a scare as Stu discovered he had "misplaced" his passport... after a few phone calls we located the little blue book, he had left it on his flight from NYC to Orlando... thankfully the airlines in this country are a lot more honest than those in SA!

Sunrise from our hotel room

See you in 52 days babe :)

The waiting game...

After weeks of research and document collecting i have finally submitted all my documents and passport to the Swiss consulate in Atlanta and am now playing the waiting game... "patiently" waiting for my passport to be returned to me with a Schengen visa inside... fingers crossed :)

Work is crazy at the moment, i'm working 60 hour weeks with little time for my body to relax so i'm feeling really drained and tired... but i know it's only for another 2 weeks (til the end of easter) and all for a good cause, in 51 days i will be jetting out of here, onto bigger and much better things :) i'm really excited about what (more like who) is waiting for me across the Atlantic!! :) :)

So watch this space for news on my visa...

Friday, March 13, 2009

Florida at it's best...

... the last week or so we've had the most amazing weather (clear skies, sunshine, a slight breeze) and i've been "blessed" to get to work outside and stare out at the beautiful ocean and all it's shades of blue!! Sometimes i really do hate my job when i have to slave away serving the more fortunate while they get to enjoy the amazing weather and view! I thought i'd share my misery with you...





I now have the most attractive uniform tan to show for my hours working in the sun... i'll be working on correcting that this weekend when i take a well earned break! Stu is arriving in the morning... so super excited and we will be spending the weekend chilling on the east coast of FL in a town called St Augustine, soaking up the rays and destressing! :) Catch ya'll on the flip side... hehe ;)

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Schengen Visa application process update

So as my luck would have it, a week after Stu and i meet the Swiss decide to join the Schengen, which means South Africans now need visas to visit Switzerland! The application process is not complicated, just time consuming with all the documents that have to be collected... and when you are dealing with services in SA things become delayed!!

I've managed to tick most of the requirements off the list (itinerary, flights, travel insurance, letter from employer, bank statements), i'm now just waiting on UNISA to get their act together and send me the docs i'm waiting on (this could be a long wait)... grr!!

The countdown continues, with 76 days til i leave the states... it's getting very exciting :) i have another countdown running... 9 more sleeps til Stu visits again, for now that is even more exciting!! :) we are just planning to spend the weekend chilling on a beach in FL somewhere... get away from it all.