two weddings and a removal
summer has it that there will always be celebrations. last weekend i attended a lovely wedding with beautiful reception at the leicester tigers rugby ground. despite the fact that it was raining, the whole affair was superb. full sit down three course meal followed by even more after dinner snacks during the reception. it was also a nice cultural mix - west indian, english... all joyful and happy. i didn't actually have an invite but my good friend who i was staying with sweet talked my way in and i posed as a friend who had just landed from the states and couldn't be let deserted at home.
then yesterday i attended sipho and kudzi's wedding somewhere in the midlands. manje this one was a home grown affair, pure pure ndebele-style complete with inyama enengi. we love our meat to the core. it was grand. the dance moves. i hadn't forgotten cabbage exists. lengquzu futhi sihlabel' ugwayimana. and then bus stop and cha cha afterwards. probably the most emotional bit was a dance off they had for married couples with pairs being eliminated by the number of years they had been married. the last standing two had been married for 25 years. they were then joined by the newly weds. very beautifully done.
as tired and bhabhalazed as i am i have to move today. there's also been drama in that end as our supposed new landlord pulled out at 4pm on friday emini leaving to scrounge around on saturday for an immediate move-in. thenkfully something pulled through and removals are in progress. i'm looking forward to my new canvas of a room to personalise and make my own for the course of this coming year.
then yesterday i attended sipho and kudzi's wedding somewhere in the midlands. manje this one was a home grown affair, pure pure ndebele-style complete with inyama enengi. we love our meat to the core. it was grand. the dance moves. i hadn't forgotten cabbage exists. lengquzu futhi sihlabel' ugwayimana. and then bus stop and cha cha afterwards. probably the most emotional bit was a dance off they had for married couples with pairs being eliminated by the number of years they had been married. the last standing two had been married for 25 years. they were then joined by the newly weds. very beautifully done.
as tired and bhabhalazed as i am i have to move today. there's also been drama in that end as our supposed new landlord pulled out at 4pm on friday emini leaving to scrounge around on saturday for an immediate move-in. thenkfully something pulled through and removals are in progress. i'm looking forward to my new canvas of a room to personalise and make my own for the course of this coming year.
