Therapist: "John*, what are you still doing in bed? It's past 9 already."
John: "I am sick today"
Therapist: "What kind of sickness?"
John: "The kind that makes me want to sleep. Do you want to sleep here in bed with me?"
Therapist: "No thanks John"
John: "Will you marry me?"
Therapist: "No thanks John, I am getting married soon"
John: "That's allright, you can just get a divorce from him and then come back to me"
Therapist: "I want to be married to him, but thanks for asking John"
John: "When are you getting married?"
Therapist: "The 5th of November"
John: "Oh, but that's still a lot of time for me to break you up"
Therapist: "Come on John, get up and get dressed. Let's go to OT"
John: "Okay, but only if you will marry me"
Therapist: "John, I told you I cannot marry you. Get ready so long, I am quickly going to fetch Mrs M*"
John: "I guess I will just have to marry Mrs M then..."
*John is an 85 year old man with no teeth
* Mrs M is an 80 year old woman who always want to share her blanket with John and gave him bright yellow shoe laces the other day when his broke
* Mrs R who is not mentioned here is John's girlfriend who is waiting for him in OT
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Why I love old movies...
Well, I actually love most old things...
Fun Fact nr 1: I work in an old age home
Fact Fact nr 2: My wedding theme is Vintage
But besides these facts I just really love old movies. I love how magical everything looks in an old movie. I love how innocently things are presented in old movies. I love the dialogue, the humor, the facial expressions, the language...
I wish I can go back to that time and dress like those people and be part of that magical moments portrait in those movies...
So here is a few pictures from such old movies (that may or may not feature on my wedding day)...
The Seven Year Itch
The Big Sleep
Rebel Without A Cause
Gone With The Wind
Godfather
City Lights
Fun Fact nr 1: I work in an old age home
Fact Fact nr 2: My wedding theme is Vintage
But besides these facts I just really love old movies. I love how magical everything looks in an old movie. I love how innocently things are presented in old movies. I love the dialogue, the humor, the facial expressions, the language...
I wish I can go back to that time and dress like those people and be part of that magical moments portrait in those movies...
So here is a few pictures from such old movies (that may or may not feature on my wedding day)...
The Seven Year Itch
Swing Time
Singing in the Rain
Rebel Without A Cause
Casablanca
Mary Poppins
All About Eve
Gone With The Wind
Godfather
City Lights
Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I do.
And if you don't then in the words of Clark Gable from Gone With the Wind:
"Frankly my Dear, I don't give a damn..."
Old and deaf
Mrs C: "I want my R2 back!" shouting into the lounge where the group is happening...
Therapist: "What happened Mrs C?
Mrs C: "I put R2 in the payphone and no-one answered and now I want my money back!"
Therapist look at payphone...only R1.50 showing at the top.
Therapist: Mrs C, are you sure no-one picked up, because it shows that 50c was already taken.
Mrs C: I'm telling you, no-one picked up! Their answering machine came on, so there is no-one home!" Muttering not too softly to herself..."These young people, they know nothing"
Kind Nurse: "What is wrong?"
Therapist: Mrs C phoned her family and then the answering machine went on and now the phone took her money"
Kind Nurse: "Don't worry Mrs C, here is R2 for you" (taking it out of her own pocket)
Mrs C: "My change! Finally! I will come back later to phone and I don't have to speak to the answering machine."
Kind Nurse: "What is this answering machine"
Therapist: "It is like a voicemail"
Kind Nurse: "Oh, you got the voicemail Mrs C"
Mrs C hits the Kind Nurse. "I don't have a boyfriend!!!!"
She shuffles off, leaving behind the Therapist and the Kind Nurse minus R2
Therapist: "What happened Mrs C?
Mrs C: "I put R2 in the payphone and no-one answered and now I want my money back!"
Therapist look at payphone...only R1.50 showing at the top.
Therapist: Mrs C, are you sure no-one picked up, because it shows that 50c was already taken.
Mrs C: I'm telling you, no-one picked up! Their answering machine came on, so there is no-one home!" Muttering not too softly to herself..."These young people, they know nothing"
Kind Nurse: "What is wrong?"
Therapist: Mrs C phoned her family and then the answering machine went on and now the phone took her money"
Kind Nurse: "Don't worry Mrs C, here is R2 for you" (taking it out of her own pocket)
Mrs C: "My change! Finally! I will come back later to phone and I don't have to speak to the answering machine."
Kind Nurse: "What is this answering machine"
Therapist: "It is like a voicemail"
Kind Nurse: "Oh, you got the voicemail Mrs C"
Mrs C hits the Kind Nurse. "I don't have a boyfriend!!!!"
She shuffles off, leaving behind the Therapist and the Kind Nurse minus R2
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Wedding Fever
Dear Blog Reader
So, I am getting married in less than 4 months. This was never my dream as a little girl. I never pictured myself in a wedding dress, slowly marching down the isle...
Instead, the picture I that fitted me best was that of Julia Roberts, galloping away from groom number 2 on her horse...
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But since I met that perfect man (although I dont let him know that's what I think...), it seems easier too think of that big day without struggling to breath and after almost 4 years, it seems as though nothing makes more sense than walking down the isle to meet the man I love...
I thought I would share some interesting and fun facts about weddings:
For ancient Greeks and Romans, the bouquet was a pungent mix of garlic and herbs or grains. The garlic was supposed to ward off evil spirits and the herbs or grains were to insure a fruitful union. In ancient Poland, it was believed that sprinkling sugar on the bride's bouquet kept her temper sweet.
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(I’m sure if Jaco knows this; my bouquet might go missing the night before…)
Traditionally, brides did not wear white wedding gowns. Through the 18th century, most brides just wore their Sunday best to their wedding. Red was a favorite during the Middle Ages in Europe. Other colors were worn for symbolic reasons: blue meant constancy and green meant youth. As years passed, white was worn as a symbol of purity. Today, white merely symbolizes the wedding and is worn by any bride, no matter if it is their second marriage.
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(I think I like traditional (as we know it) with a tad eccentricity as to reflect my personality that some of my blog readers might know by now…)
The first weddings comprised of a groom taking his bride by capture. He would take her somewhere hidden away so her relatives and villagers couldn't find them. There they stayed for one moon phase and drank mead, a wine make from honey, to make them more amorous. Thus, the word "honeymoon" was born. Today, the honeymoon is the time when the couple can get away for a while.
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(I do like the idea of relatives not being able to find us)
The first kiss a bride and groom share at the close of the ceremony has carried special significance through the centuries. Many cultures believed that the couple exchanged spirits with their breath and part of their souls were exchanged as well.
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(Nothing beats a first kiss if I may quote Lucy Whitmore from 50 First Dates)
The wedding ring has traditionally been worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was believed that a vein in this finger ran directly to the heart. The fourth finger of the left hand has become the customary wedding-ring finger for all English-speaking cultures.
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(Have I mentioned that my engagement ring is the most beautiful ring ever – picture included)
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Mystique and romance has surrounded the veil for more than one thousand years. Originally, the veil is thought to have been used to hide the bride from abductors, just as the similar dress of her bridesmaids was meant to do. But a more romantic interpretation evolved later which believed that concealment (as the bride's face beneath a veil) rendered what was hidden more valuable. Another early interpretation of the veil was that it symbolized youth and virginity.
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(I didn’t want to wear a veil, but my mommy insists…I will obey her this one last time...:)
Legend says:
* that if the younger of two sisters marries first, the older sister must dance barefoot at the wedding or risk never finding a husband
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(Glad I’m getting married before my little sister and glad she doesn’t have to dance barefoot)
* single women will dream of their future husbands if they sleep with a slice of the groom's cake under their pillows
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(hmmmm, all the single ladies, I say rather eat the cake and be happy…)
The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!
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(No thank you!!!)
Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition.
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(I really hope so, as I hear Dullstroom [picture included] can experience 4 seasons in one day)
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For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day…
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(If you pinch me, I will slap you…)
On her wedding day, Grace Kelly wore a dress with a bodice made from beautiful 125-year-old lace.
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(Don’t think it is more than a 100 years old, but I am using Chantilly lace and it’s beautiful…)
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The phrase "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride," actually originates from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924.
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(As two of my bridesmaids are married and the maid-of-honour is still in school, I do not think this particular phrase is applicable to them…)
The "something blue" in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love…
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(I’ve got something blue and something new, but still need to work on the something old and something borrowed part…any ideas?)
In many cultures around the world -- including Celtic, Hindu and Egyptian weddings - the hands of a bride and groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple's commitment to each other and their new bond as a married couple (giving us th e popular phrase "tying the knot").
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5 November is coming closer…Yay!
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Even though I never dreamed of this day when I was a little girl, I do dream about it now.
And even though sometimes I think it is quite silly to spend so much money and dress up and have everybody look at you for this one day, I do hope my day will be perfect and just as I imagine it in my (recent) dreams…
From The Bride To Be
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So, I am getting married in less than 4 months. This was never my dream as a little girl. I never pictured myself in a wedding dress, slowly marching down the isle...
Instead, the picture I that fitted me best was that of Julia Roberts, galloping away from groom number 2 on her horse...
But since I met that perfect man (although I dont let him know that's what I think...), it seems easier too think of that big day without struggling to breath and after almost 4 years, it seems as though nothing makes more sense than walking down the isle to meet the man I love...
I thought I would share some interesting and fun facts about weddings:
For ancient Greeks and Romans, the bouquet was a pungent mix of garlic and herbs or grains. The garlic was supposed to ward off evil spirits and the herbs or grains were to insure a fruitful union. In ancient Poland, it was believed that sprinkling sugar on the bride's bouquet kept her temper sweet.
(I’m sure if Jaco knows this; my bouquet might go missing the night before…)
Traditionally, brides did not wear white wedding gowns. Through the 18th century, most brides just wore their Sunday best to their wedding. Red was a favorite during the Middle Ages in Europe. Other colors were worn for symbolic reasons: blue meant constancy and green meant youth. As years passed, white was worn as a symbol of purity. Today, white merely symbolizes the wedding and is worn by any bride, no matter if it is their second marriage.
(I think I like traditional (as we know it) with a tad eccentricity as to reflect my personality that some of my blog readers might know by now…)
The first weddings comprised of a groom taking his bride by capture. He would take her somewhere hidden away so her relatives and villagers couldn't find them. There they stayed for one moon phase and drank mead, a wine make from honey, to make them more amorous. Thus, the word "honeymoon" was born. Today, the honeymoon is the time when the couple can get away for a while.
(I do like the idea of relatives not being able to find us)
The first kiss a bride and groom share at the close of the ceremony has carried special significance through the centuries. Many cultures believed that the couple exchanged spirits with their breath and part of their souls were exchanged as well.
(Nothing beats a first kiss if I may quote Lucy Whitmore from 50 First Dates)
The wedding ring has traditionally been worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was believed that a vein in this finger ran directly to the heart. The fourth finger of the left hand has become the customary wedding-ring finger for all English-speaking cultures.
(Have I mentioned that my engagement ring is the most beautiful ring ever – picture included)
Mystique and romance has surrounded the veil for more than one thousand years. Originally, the veil is thought to have been used to hide the bride from abductors, just as the similar dress of her bridesmaids was meant to do. But a more romantic interpretation evolved later which believed that concealment (as the bride's face beneath a veil) rendered what was hidden more valuable. Another early interpretation of the veil was that it symbolized youth and virginity.
(I didn’t want to wear a veil, but my mommy insists…I will obey her this one last time...:)
Legend says:
* that if the younger of two sisters marries first, the older sister must dance barefoot at the wedding or risk never finding a husband
(Glad I’m getting married before my little sister and glad she doesn’t have to dance barefoot)
* single women will dream of their future husbands if they sleep with a slice of the groom's cake under their pillows
(hmmmm, all the single ladies, I say rather eat the cake and be happy…)
The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!
(No thank you!!!)
Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition.
(I really hope so, as I hear Dullstroom [picture included] can experience 4 seasons in one day)
For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day…
(If you pinch me, I will slap you…)
On her wedding day, Grace Kelly wore a dress with a bodice made from beautiful 125-year-old lace.
(Don’t think it is more than a 100 years old, but I am using Chantilly lace and it’s beautiful…)
The phrase "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride," actually originates from an advertisement for Listerine mouthwash from 1924.
(As two of my bridesmaids are married and the maid-of-honour is still in school, I do not think this particular phrase is applicable to them…)
The "something blue" in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love…
(I’ve got something blue and something new, but still need to work on the something old and something borrowed part…any ideas?)
In many cultures around the world -- including Celtic, Hindu and Egyptian weddings - the hands of a bride and groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple's commitment to each other and their new bond as a married couple (giving us th e popular phrase "tying the knot").
5 November is coming closer…Yay!
Even though I never dreamed of this day when I was a little girl, I do dream about it now.
And even though sometimes I think it is quite silly to spend so much money and dress up and have everybody look at you for this one day, I do hope my day will be perfect and just as I imagine it in my (recent) dreams…
From The Bride To Be
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