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Friday, 13 February 2015

Tropical Valentines Print

Hey lovelies!

Hubby & I don’t really go all out for Valentine’s Day, and we just kind of let it happen. We may do small token gestures on the day depending on our hectic parental schedules. To those of you who celebrate, may it be a special day filled with lots of love!

While out shooting this lookpost, I thought it would be fitting to make this my Valentine post. Amina and I took a drive to Ardene Gardens (more commonly known as Claremont Gardens) which is where my wedding photos were taken over 19 years ago!! Sheesh, has it really been that long ago?

I have really taken to tropical prints this season, and beautiful colours as they make me feel happy and summery. This skirt is made of lightweight chiffon, which gives the floating effect, perfectly fitting for a scorcher as the day turned out to be.

I can’t let Valentines Day pass me by without expressing some form of cheesy sentiment for my Valentine.

‘My dear Valentine,

It seems like yesterday that you glanced into my eyes,

Like yesterday that you swept me off my feet.

Your gentle manner and constant romance,

Your sense of humour and grace,

Is the reason we’ve weathered many seasons together.

Happy valentines day, my love.”

And we will probably pass the baton of celebrating V-day over to the teens in the household (heaven help us!)

There was no way I could pose in this tree with heels!
Who doesn’t have wedding photos taken by the infamous tree?

And lets don those heels now!

Outfit details:

ZARA T-shirt

Zando maxi skirt

Country Road belt

Nine West shoes

Cotton On peak cap

Accessorize handbag

Giorgio Armani sunglasses by Sunglass Hut

Photography:
Amina Ebrahim

Ciao for now,

RuBe xoxo

Chilled cat print

Hello lovely readers!

December is upon us and Christmas is all over the stores, this means the holiday season has begun. Before I can embark on any fun filled activities with my now unoccupied kids, I needed to get through numerous school obligations. The week passed in a blur of awards ceremonies, school and sports, as was evident on my Instagram feed this weekend. And a very important occasion, Ameer (my middle child) had his junior dance on Friday! It’s aways a time of mixed emotions, as it means another year has passed and your babies are moving on in the world. They’ve grown another year, learned so many things and developed even more of their individual personalities.

Parenthood, the journey of nurturing and growing young souls and sending them out into the world. At times, it is richly rewarding, at others, maddeningly frustrating! To those starting out on this rollercoaster, savour and enjoy every moment, every hug and every achievement.

Todays lookpost is a chilled casual look with an oversized T-shirt and Converse sneakers.