06/09/2026
SUNDAY FUZZY πΏπ¦ππ βοΈ
Last night we watched the 3rd Test of the Greatest Rivalry between the Springboks and the All Blacks, and Aidan was on TOP FORM.
Last week, his celebrations were largely confined to Tessβ table.
This week?
He expanded his territory.
Two additional tables were recruited into the Aidan Bok Supporters Club. π
We walked into the restaurant and I felt like a celebrity.
βMelissa!β with huge smiles...
And off we were escorted, right to the front of the restaurant, to one of those tables.
Prime position.
Reserved block sitting on it with my name.
The table everyone else secretly wishes theyβd booked.
Iβd love to tell you this was because weβve achieved some sort of local celebrity status.
Truth is, I booked on Sunday and Aidan marched in ahead of me and announced, βThereβs our table with your name!β π
They were probably just relieved that the person who had reserved prime real estate for the rugby had actually arrived and wasnβt going to saunter in 30 minutes into the game.
But for those few seconds...
I was famous.
Now, watching rugby in South Africa in a pub-style restaurant is a vibe all on its own.
In fact, I genuinely think Rassie is wasting an enormous amount of money on experts when every restaurant in South Africa appears to contain at least 14 highly qualified Springbok coaches willing to provide their services for free.
Particularly when we donβt have possession.
Or we kick the ball away.
Or drop it.
Or do absolutely anything they personally would not have done had Rassie just had the foresight to put them on the coaching staff.
I also noticed we seem to have acquired several new Springbok caps recently.
Amazingly, they all have the same name.
Hugh Bliksem.
What are the chances?! π
Because running commentary during a Springbok game is genuinely a spectator sport in itself.
Iβve stopped being horrified by it and started regarding it as part of the entertainment.
There is something quite magnificent about watching otherwise perfectly respectable, conservative men transform into sailors for 80 minutes, while their vocabulary simultaneously shrinks to approximately seven words.
From a VERY conservative Oupa last night:
βCβmon! Donβt wait for the bladdy bliksem!β
βThis bliksem canβt kick!β
βAt the critical bladdy moment we lose the bladdy ball!β
And my personal favourite...
βOOWWWWW... NOW WE HAVENβT GOT OX!β
πππ
Meanwhile, amongst all this expert coaching and bladdy blitsems, Aidan was having the absolute time of his life.
Every time the Boks scored, he ERUPTED.
Jumping.
Dancing.
Shouting.
Celebrating with our table.
Then Tessβ table.
Then another table.
And another.
One of the guys at the table next door decided Aidan needed the promotional beanie heβd scored, so Aidan scored double time. π
And as if his evening wasnβt already good enough, Tess, who met him last week and subsequently read that his birthday is coming up on the 17th, decided that obviously he needed an early birthday present.
So she arrived with a Springbok cap for him. π₯ΉππΏπ¦ Thank you Tess
Honestly, this child.
He walked into a restaurant to watch a rugby match and left with new friends, presents, several tables worth of supporters and enough joy to power half of Johannesburg.
He was one VERY happy Bok supporter last night. ππΏπ¦π
Happy Sunday
Love from
The Mom β€οΈ