Monday 24 July: Sarah and Heidi meet on a fridge in Miami!

Heidi says: good, I see I'm there already!

Sarah says:
Hi Heidi! See!!! You are here with me in Florida afterall!! Little did you know, but there is a big photo of you with The Lool on my mom's fridge! You were the first mulle I saw when I got here. I say hello to you every morning on that fridge and goodnight to you every evening. You are by my side my deary! Time for my morning trip to the pool! How's it going for W&A at mi casa?

Here's my favorite postsecret entry this week. It reminds me of my last week full of stress at work! That's how I knew it was really time for a vacation! I felt short-tempered and fake and would curse out the phone when it would ring and theh answer in a very friendly way. We all know that feeling -- the leave-me-the-hell-alone feeling!

Sunday 23 July 2006: Hot!!!! - Even hotter in Miami though!!!!

Hot hotter hottest!
Sarah, let us know where you are!!!

Sarah says:
Hi Heidi! Here I am in HOT Miami! Jetlag got us up early so we went to the pool early -- at 8:30! Came home, ate lunch and sat on the couch reading magazines till noz -- around 16u! This is the life! I feel so relaxed and on vacation -- surrounded by palm trees, hot sun, frogs and lizards!!!

Saturday 22 July 2006 There goes Sarah...

Sarah says: This is a qwerty keyboqrd so there will be more typos than ever I am afraid! HERE I AM AT THE AIRPORT IN MIAMI! I had a great flight. So happy to be here and to be on vacation. Saw famous people at airport -- Peter Andre and his wife Jordan. It was as if nobody knew them. They are big in The UK -- all over magazines there. I don't know why! Anyway -- having a great time here!

There she goes and here Heidi is. This time it is Sarah leaving Heidi. But she deserves it. She's been working hard, and she needs this break badly! But that doesn't mean Heidi won't miss her...


Heidi says: In this picture I have my mother on the phone. She visited me this afternoon, and staid for two hours. Then later, when she was back in Wervik, where she lives (and where I grew up), she called me to tell me that she met my dad on the road, and he proposed to have a coffee in a tea-room. That was a little nuts but that is how I like her! :) And the telephone conversation we were having in the picture, was about the huge thunderstorm that is raging over Kortrijk right now. She was calling me to make sure I wasn't too scared. That is my mother! She is so concerned and loves her children so much, and shows that in any way she can. I love her too! Very much!
By the way, Sarah, speaking of mothers, please give your mum my very best regards!!!!!

Friday 21 July 2006: Heidi and Sarah meet quickly and say hello and then say goodbye for three weeks...

Sarah says: Bye Heidi! See you in three weeks when you'll be even bigger and closer to having a baby. I'll also be bigger after a trip to America no doubt -- but won't be expecting a baby! One more day and I am so very OUTY!

Heidi -- I'll meet you on Face The Day whenever I can over the next three weeks if I have a computer available to me! You do the same! Take care of yourself and that little baby in there! I'll miss you!

Thursday 20 July 2006: Heidi and Sarah meet outside on a stoop full of sunshine and BELLYSHOTS!!!

Sarah says:
Two more days to go till I am in Miami and then in LA and then in San Fran and then back in Miami! I WANT TO GO NOW!!!! One more day of work! I have to work on the Belgian holiday the 21st of July – which is obviously LOUSY!!!! I have so much to do at work and at home. I am running around like a mad woman. An 80 year old mad woman with a limp! MY BACK HURTS!!!!!!! Vacation will do me just fine!
I popped in at Heidi’s and even got her to come outside on her front stoop for a fast photo. I know you don’t really see her face here but her face doesn’t matter anymore, does it. All anyone is interested in now is her BELLY!!!! Just kidding Heidi!

So please see below BELLYSHOT of Heidi! I am sure you’ll agree with me about how wonderful Heidi looks with that big ball of a belly. It suits her. It gets easier and easier to imagine there is a little person in there. Man I can’t wait to meet that little person.

Wednesday 19 July 2006: Sarah sweats and sweats and meets up with Heidi's buddies W&A who will take over her home soon!!!

Heidi says: For now, I'm glad to be home, because I cannot sleep at night, but I can rest in the daytime... A real heatwave, and it won't stop. It is amazing, yes Sarah!
I am truly happy that my good friends W&A will be so close for three weeks. I wonder if I will see them a lot...:)

Sarah says:
Three more days to go and I AM OUT OF HERE!!! I can't believe Belgium is having a heatwave now! It's kind of nice other than sleeping (not sleeping) and ANTS!!!! Ants have taken over a bathroom in my house. Everyday I go on killing rampages but they come back!! You can't kill ants! They have amazing staying power!! But I have to kill them because we are leaving in three days and those two guys in the photo below are taking over my house while I am gone and they can't have ants bothering them!!! So this is my mission! KILL THOSE DAMN ANTS BEFORE SATURDAY. I have so much to do before I go away! I am so stressed out right now!! So very stressed! I NEED VACATION!!!!!!!!! Can't you see it in the above photo? I am hot and tired and cranky and stressed!!!!!!! By the way -- I LOOK FAT IN THE BELOW PHOTO!!! It's as if I haven't lost any weight at all!!! I don't understand it! It sucks! I try and try but NO!!!!! Nothing anymore!

Tuesday 18 July 2006: Heidi and Sarah heave lunch together but are so NOT up-to-date with each other it’s not even funny!

Sarah says:
So I saw Heidi and we had a fast lunch together but didn’t really get to talk a lot and realized how very behind we are with talking these days! I am way too busy! She’s way too not-busy I guess but actually very “good-busy” keeping that baby of hers safe! She sent me a text message that we must be really out of touch because we haven’t even had a conversation about Syd Barrett’s death yet! She’s right! I mean his death isn’t as newsworthy perhaps as some of the other horrible crap in the news these days, but it should be addressed nonetheless. I will always relate Syd Barrett with those good old days I used to smoke way too much pot whilst listening to the Mad Cap Laughs. I can’t believe I gave away all my records before I moved to Belgium, including that one!!!! I had some really good Pink Floyd bootlegs too! Oh well – we must let go of the things we have given away, right?

I put two photos here today! One normal Sarah and Heidi one and another sort of belly shot because I liked the angle and how it shows just how big Heidi’s belly has become.

Heidi – we’ll catch up one of these days – probably in August I’m afraid!!! Or maybe when you are home and I am home after my surgery. We can take your baby for a walk around the block everyday as my spine clicks back into place from daily walking! We’ll talk a lot then, I’m sure! And you’ll have a baby out of your belly by then!!!

Monday 17 July 2006: Sarah is without Heidi again today and very very tired...

Heidi says: Warm, warm, warm!!! No: hot, hot, hot!!! But I like it! But yes, the nights are terrible! For me, because I'm heavy and have a lot of extra curves I can't get used to. But I sleep, even if it's only late at night or early in the morning... Lucky me, I must say...


Sarah says:
I'm tired! It's Monday. I am always tired on Monday. Last night was another hot one and I couldn't sleep at all! I love these warm days, don't get me wrong -- I am NOT being negative! Just stating the fact that it is DAMN hard to sleep in the heat! The weekend was a good one. I am now counting the days until Saturday when I leave for The States finally! I can't wait! Man do I need this vacation badly!
Here's my Post Secret pick of the week. C'mon! We all do it at least once! Admit it! You have done it too! We all blow our nose in the shower from time to time! Don't worry W&A -- our house and our shower will be cleaned before you take it over Saturday!!!

Sunday 16 July 2006: Heidi and Sarah and Heidi's belly finally get some time together on this SUNNY Sunday!

Check out Heidi the bathing beauty with her big belly! What a life! Don't feel sorry for her that she has to stay home for three months and have bed rest! She gets to read and to be in the sun all day the lucky girl!
Heidi and Sarah are trying to look cool above. Really they are just a bunch of uncool losers with nothing better to do than take photos...
Wow! Check that belly out! Can't wait to see who is inside of there!

Saturday 15 July 2006: Sarah forgets to take a photo but finds herself in the new eyes of her husband... Heidi has nothing for you today!

Sarah says:
I'm sorry -- I forgot a photo today so I offer you this one. If you look closely you can see me in the left eye of the glasses above. Had quite a nice Saturday! First the outdoor swimming pool in Kortrijk and then a long evening in Kortrijk watching people and hanging around in great weather with nice company during Kortrijk Congee. Saw the Unie der Zorgelozen play and once again was very impressed. The setting alone was fabulous. Too bad that courtyard and the whole rest house is going to be torn down. It's the first time I saw it and the last I guess. Eventually there will be a big and ugly mall in its place! Welcome to commerce and to America! Does Kortrijk really need a big mall there? You tell me!

Friday 14 July 2006: Sarah did not see Heidi last night. Sarah is a bad girl. Sarah's eyebrows look great though! NEWSFLASH - HEIDI!!!!!

NEWSFLASH: Saw Heidi at lunch when I dropped off her Turbo Red nailpolish. She's got plenty of time to polish her nails and pregnancy has certainly made them grow. Her belly has also grown as you'll see. Heidi looks great actually! Really really great. Her face looks like it did pre-pregnancy in this photo. It was good to see Heidi even if quickly! Have I told you all I miss her?
Sarah says:
No time to see Heidi!!! But I did buy her Turbo Red nailpolish today so I am thinking about her for sure and she knows that!! Right Heidi!! You know that!!
I got my eyebrows done this morning. Nice ones! Tonight I get waxed. I am so very shallow. I apologise but I am also very hairy so...

Have a great weekend!

Thursday 13 July 2006: Sarah is a jackass. Sarah hasn’t seen Heidi for 5 or so days! That’s just nuts! Heidi, I will see you tonight girlfriend!

Heidi says: long live the sun!!!!!!! long live the people who care!!!!

Sarah says:
It’s Thursday and that’s a good thing because it means tomorrow is Friday and that means one more week until vacation! I need a vacation. I can’t wait to be in Miami and then Los Angeles and then San Francisco! Can’t wait!
I can’t believe I haven’t seen Heidi for so many days in a row! That sucks! I have to see her today! I must!
Do you like my donkey ears? I feel fat today. I am having a fat day! My “diet” is still going fine but some days you just wake up feeling bloated and fat. Today is such a day and I hate it!

Wednesday 12 July 2006: Sarah wants Heidi to come back! Sarah is not happy without Heidi here! Sarah misses Heidi! Sarah is tired of it all...

Heidi says: I miss you too Sarah! But time goes fast, and before we know it, I'm back on the track! Although I honestly don't want to think about that right now. The sun is shining, I have my books, I'm doing fine. For now.
Have a nice summer everyone! Enjoy what you have!

Sarah says:
I'm tired today! Man am I sleepy! Yesterday too! I just don't sleep well at all anymore for ages already! At least I look good, right!? :-)I apologise for my unshaven underarm pit. But I don't smell, I assure you.

One and half more weeks until vacation!!!!! Yippy yahoo! I cannot wait!

Tuesday 11 July 2006: Sarah is Phlegmish on this very Flemish day and enjoys escaping through People Magazine and Carnivàle…

Heidi says:I'm sorry Sra, to put my entry on top each time, but that is simply because I don't know how to move it without a mouse (this is a laptop and I am not handy without an attached mouse, and i cannot use one on my bed...)
I had a booooooring day! Tomorrow better!

Sarah says:
Today is Flemish Day! The day of that Flemish Lion! The day Flemish people celebrate being Flemish. I am sort of Flemish. I live where the Battle of the Golden Spurs was fought in 1302. I do have a lot of phlegm. I guess I am more Phlegm-ish than I am Flemish. In the photo above I am holding one of like 30 People Magazines that my buddy CK saved for me and had her daughter bring over to me. Thanks CK for feeding my addiction! I can’t explain it but I have always LOVED this crap magazine. I have gotten my husband hooked on it too. I don’t understand why I like it so much. I would like to think I am more intellectual than that but I’m not! Or maybe I am! Maybe it is possible to love such crap gossip mags that go on and on about shallow topics and yet still be smart. Could someone explain why we get hooked on these magazines? What is it about them? Is it our need for escape? Is it our want to be like those movie stars? At this point I am whipping through about three People Mags a day from the pile CK sent over. I am hooked. My husband and I read these mags before bed and talk about who looks best in which dress. What is wrong with us?

I also love the series Carnivàle! Heidi got me hooked on it by lending me the DVDs that Fej sent her! Thanks Heidi and Fej! My husband and I have been watching about 4 episodes a week. We are hooked! I love the story lines and filming. It’s all so grainy and macabre and rough. HBO is amazing. They put out such great series. I love all this escapism…

Monday 10 June 2006: Sarah wants to share her love handles and spare-tire with you and wishes you a lovely week…

Heidi says: I am not sad but this was the nicest picture of the ten I took... :)

Sarah says:
Heidi gets her belly shot and I get to show you how though I am getting thinner, that damn middle-section stays! It even gets more out of proportion! The damn thing has got to go away because that is the area that needs to have less fat for my back surgery at the end of this year! I guess it will be the last to go and I had better stay patient and keep up the good work! It’s uglier now than before though because you see it more. I am less in proportion somehow. But that will change – slowly but surely and I feel happy about that!

Here is my fave post secret entry from this week. We live I such a computer-internet culture now. It’s way too easy to email anyone we want and have no borders and go too far. It’s so sad that so many people have so many hurtful secrets. I hope I never discover my husband is having an affair through email or the internet. That would suck! It would suck no matter what but man would I hate to discover such emails…

Sunday 9 July 2006: Heidi has a calm day and Sarah is eating the day away at FC's pension feast!

Heidi says: So here I am again, big belly Heidi! I like my body like this; it is well balanced. My little girl is calmer than yesterday. Every now and then, she is giving little kicks or punches, but it's nothing compared to some days. Sometimes she is moving all day long, turning around which makes my belly go up and down, kicking hard with her little feet, pushing her hands against my ribs,... I love her. She can do whatever she wants. As long as she stays in there for another 5 to 10 weeks...


Sarah says:
Hi Heidi! Good to have you back on these pages and glad to have fed you well! Put your food order in for this week! I'm glad to feed you! I have always wanted to be your feeder! See the above photo? That's of me with my happy father-in-law FC. Today he celebrated his retirement. That's it! He's done working! I plan to put him to use though for sure. He can fix everything in my house to start! Just kidding FC! I hope you have fabulous years ahead of you! We love you! Thanks for the food yesterday! Keep smiling!
As for eating all day -- well, I ate more than usual but not that much. My belly can't hold as much as before, which is helpful. I hate dieting but I am happy to be losing some weight. My clothes fit better! I look better. I know that. I did have a sinful piece of cake yesterday! Man was that heavy and good. You realize how good sweets can be when you don't eat them a lot!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY BROTHER AND HIS WIFE! I hope this year gets better by the minute for them! Can't wait to see them so soon in California!

Saturday 8 July 2006: Heidi is being spoiled by Sarah and all her other friends...

Heidi says: I have to tell you: I have great friends, a great family and a great sweetheart! Since I have been in the hospital, I have been taken care of like you wouldn't believe. "My" darling people have been cooking for me, visiting me, shopping for me, cleaning my house, doing my laundry, giving me the nicest presents, calling me to ask how I am doing, giving me attention, watching movies with me,... They are amazing, they truly are! I don't know what makes me deserve all these nice people with their nice gestures. They spend the little time they have (or don't have) to make me feel good, to make sure I don't get bored and most of all, they care for me and that little unborn girl. I cannot express enough how grateful I really am. Nothing that I would do, would be enough compared to what they do and are to me. But I can say this: I LOVE YOU ALL!!!! I DON'T DESERVE YOU!!!

Friday 07 July 2006: Heidi and Sarah like it hot!

Heidi says: sorry Sarah, but I just had to put a real Friday 7 July 2006-picture... Hi everyone!!!!!


Sarah says:
This photo was taken late enough last night that it might as well be today! I went to Heidi's to watch the fantastic old film Some Like It Hot.
That film was super! Jack Lemon reminds me of Franck Focketijn.

Not much to say today other than that Sleater Kinney message was a fake! Sorry Heidi! I know who did it and it wasn't very nice of them though they think they are funny! Do you think it's funny Heidi?

Have a great weekend eveyone!!!

Thursday 06 July 2006: Sarah has no time to stop and chat today until tonight when she goes and spends some time with Heidi...

Sarah says:
Gotta go gotta go gotta go. Still sweaty and still sleepy! Still hungry! If you look in yesterday’s comments you’ll see that the band Sleater Kinney stopped by Face The Day and left a comment for Heidi saying they are breaking up—which is old news by now but sad nonetheless! Maybe Greyn can be the next Sleater Kinney! Heidi always says my voice sort of sounds like their singer’s so…. To hear my voice and Greyn’s 4 new songs go to Greyn’s My Space page!

That's all folks...

Wednesday 05 July 2006: Sarah is sweating it out alone here as Heidi hangs out with Tom Boonen – and you thought she was resting!

Heidi says: my crew...

Sarah says:
This nasty photo of me is just to show you how hot it is!!! It was a ‘Do The Right Thing’ kind of night last night. I bet nobody in this region slept well last night! It was way too hot and there was lightning and thunder the whole night but no rain! It was a bit freaky. We are all tired today in West Flanders I’m sure. I for one have a mean headache and feel clammy all over. You can see it in this photo how slimy I am feeling! It was one of the worst nights yet. Today it’s thundery and darker and less hot. I hope we all sleep better tonight!

As for Heidi -- yeah well we all thought she was at home resting! Turns out she's been hanging out with Tom Boonen and his new yellow jersey! Check her out!

Tuesday 04 July 2006: Yippy yahoo Heidi is online again and put her photo and comments on yesterday and maybe today Sarah hopes! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Sarah says:

Yey! Look below at yesterday's entry! Heidi showed up and put a photo and comments from home! Yippee! I miss that gal! I hope she shows up every day! I need to pop by and visit her again soon. It’s been almost two days without her now. That’s too long!!!!!!!

Check me out with my skinny head! When and how did that happen? Is the photo lying or am I actually losing some weight? Crazy. Who would have thought!

Busy busy busy! No time to hang around. Enjoy the heat people. Let’s hope Heidi shows her head here soon. Heidi – if you get online and read this, email me girlfriend!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!!! I should be having a BBQ somewhere but nope -- not me -- this is NOT a Belgian holiday, not one bit. However, I will celebrate tonight on my house stoop with boterhammen and some funny guys who will be taking over my home and neighborhood soon...

Monday 3 July 2006: Sarah Faces today alone again but is happy to have gotten Heidi twice in the weekend...

Sarah says:
Too tired and way too busy to put anything here right now. Good busy though! Very good busy! Have a great week!

Here's my absolute favorite Post Secret entry this week and maybe ever -- so simple but yet so true about how a good dump is sometimes the best you can offer and get out of your day! I know I feel that way a lot. Don't you? There are a lot of Post Secret goodies this week. Check them out. I'm sure you'll relate to some.

Heidi says: Yes yes, it's me!!! Unbelievable but true! I'm doing ok, fighting with my new laptop, tryng to figure out how it works. I'm enoying the sun as much as possible, reading books and magazines, and watching DVD's in the evening. I have a bit of a holiday feeling, which makes me forget sometimes why I am at home all the time. That is good. Sometimes I get the patient feeling, especially on rainy days. No matter how optimistic you can be in a situation like this, sometimes you do realise that you have to lie down for three months, THREE months! Me, an active, organising, enthusiastic woman, has to lie down for three months. 'Strict rest', the doctor said. I believe him, and so I follow his advise. I wonder when my body will protest. Day by day!

Sunday 02 July 2006: Sarah finds Heidi bathing in the sun and half-dressed for a suprise belly and body shot! Sarah spends the day at Park Jazz...

Sarah says:
Nice photo Heidi! Do you like it? Check you out all pregant and shiiii... Wow!!!!
Heidi looked good today sleeping in the sun. I wish she felt a bit better!!!

Park Jazz was nice. Calm. Good weekend. Not a lot to say about it.

Saturday 01 July 2006: Heidi and Sarah take a fast one in the sun...

Sarah says:
Heidi has got herself set up on her roof terrace, which is nice considering it is so sunny today! Sarah has a calsm weekend with nothing much to report so far...