my new sister is coming!

i don't know when this will really soak in, but i am getting a whole new family!

michael's sisters, claire and danielle, live in new zealand and his brother and sister-in-law, christopher and samira, live in seattle. the good news is...they are all coming for the wedding!

i am super excited! claire is coming today! her plane lands in sa at 9:30 pm. i feel like i have been waiting forever for that plane to land. i know she is quiet and pretty shy, but i feel certain as soon as we spend a little time together we will be great friends! and one day soon, we will be able to travel across the world to visit them in their beautiful home. here is a picture of claire and her boyfriend bevan. isn't she beautiful?! i know she will be even more beautiful when i meet here in a little over 12 hours. the weird thing is, she has been on her way here for about 10 hours already. it's a 22 hour plane ride. i'm sure she is going to be super tired when she gets here.



danielle, frank, christopher and samira all arrive on thursday night. they will be staying until tuesday morning, so we have decided to postpone our honeymoon by two days so we can spend more time with them. it is completely worth it. there is nothing better than spending time with family, especially when they have come around the world to show their love.

thank you kotze and howard family for all of your support. i love you already!