Sunday, November 7, 2010

DEPARTED

Well kids I got a bit over the blogging thing and had a mini break. I'm now back with a new blog at http://thesundaysesh.blogspot.com/ so be sure to come check it out!

Realistically, I shouldn't have started round 2 of the 365 blog. At first I was all super pumped to get into it, but I should have just been happy with the completing the challenge of the first year, as after it was gone, it felt like less of a goal to achieve and therefore slightly less important. It was fun while it lasted, but now you'll have a fresh blog without the boring bits (well, at least not so many of them hopefully!)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

2.52 LC Style


Today I finally got my hands on Lauren Conrad's Style book. I had thought I bought it on Book Depository but it turns out that I didn't. Odd. Anyway, that meant I could duck down to my local Dymocks at lunchtime where they thankfully had one copy left!

On the walk back to work I could not resist picking up some Hainanese chicken rice. I have only seen it at one place in North Sydney and they only sell it on Wednesday and Friday. It was a perfect way to spend the lunchbreak.

Btw, I have finished LC's third LA Candy novel, Sugar and Spice, and I have to say that it is my favourite book of the series! I think it was mainly due to a good chunk of the book being about my favourite Laguna/Hills boy Stephen Coletti (or Stepheeeeeen as Kristin would say!)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

2.51 The Situation


I was home sick today (so over it) but it turned out to be a good thing as I got to see The Situation get dunked on Ellen. Good times!

Monday, October 11, 2010

2.50 Surprise Card


Today I got thus cute card from my friend Mellie as a 'just because' to brighten my day, and it definitely did! What a sweetheart Mellie is!

She had put glitter in it which would have gone everywhere but I saw some of it on the sticky tape on the envelope so I had some warning hehe. Cheeky!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

2.49 Ali & Jason's Wedding


Today I attended the beautiful beach wedding of my friends Ali and Jason. I first met Ali about 3.5 years ago when we were working at the same company and she definitely made the workplace a much brighter place. Ali is one of the most positive, sweet and enthusiastic people I have ever met.

The wedding today was beautiful and was filled with lots of love and sunshine. The rain cleared up for their beach ceremony, and Narrabeen Beach was a stunning backdrop for their nuptials.





The reception that followed was just as beautiful and many tears were shed during the speeches. After the formalities were over, the dance floor was the place to be! It was such a fun wedding and was the perfect reflection of Ali and Jason's personalities.

I am so happy for the both of them and can't wait to share more of their lives with them.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

2.48 Radio Cairo




I decided to end Vegetarian Week a couple days early so that I could go to dinner with Damien at Radio Cairo.

I've wanted to go to Radio Cairo for ages but have just never got around to it. As I'm trying to try new places, and neither of us had been here, it seemed like the perfect place. The restaurant was packed when we got there (we could only have an early booking and had to be out by 8.30) but the waiters and kitchen staff were very efficient so it didn't take long for our food to arrive.

I had read a couple of reviews and almost all of them said to try the Cajun Popcorn, so we did. It was small pieces of shrimp in a light batter served with an apricot sauce. It was absolutely delicious!



We shared two mains of Blackened Snapper and Morrocan Lamb. Both dishes were great but my favourite was the lamb, which was possibly the most tender, juicy lamb I've ever eaten. It's no wonder this place was packed!

Afterwards we went to Bravo in Crows Nest for dessert. I had Mars Bar Crepes which were great as always, however the service was pretty bad tonight.

I am looking forward to going back to Radio Cairo. Even though I've said I want to eat at new places, it is definitely worth going back to!

Friday, October 8, 2010

2.47 Geoff Huegill




What an amazing achievement for Geoff Huegill, winning a gold medal in the 100m Butterfly at the Commonwealth Games. Nice work Skippy!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

2.46 LC's Sugar and Spice




I make absolutely no secret of my love for Lauren Conrad, I think she is fabulous! This is her most recent book release, the third in the LA Candy series. She also has a style book coming out which I have ordered through Book Depository.

Im excited to start reading Sugar and Spice and hope it was as good as the last one.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

2.45 Carb Overload





Keeping on the vegetarian theme, tonight I made potato pizza for dinner. It is one of my favourite pizzas that I have ever made. Seriously, sometimes the simplest things really are the best.

Unfortunately it's still a bit cold for the dough to rise as much as it should, but the base was still really nice and light.

All that is on the pizza is mozzarella cheese, potato, drizzle of olive oil, garlic and basil.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

2.44 Pumpkin Risotto




Some of my friends brought to my attention that October 1-7 is International Vegetarian Week and suggested I give it a go. Being someone who eats meat at least once a day, every day, I was quite apprehensive but thought it would be an interesting challenge.

Due to some social commitments that it would be too late to request vegetarian meals at, I am only doing it for 6 days and from October 4-9.

Tonight I made a pumpkin risotto which was absolutely delicious! I had never made risotto until about 4 weeks ago at my parents' place but now I am addicted to it. It is so much easier to make than I thought it would be.

Monday, October 4, 2010

2.43 Shopping




Long weekend!!! Loves it!

I've spent a lot of the weekend shopping and watching movies. Yesterday I saw Easy A and today I saw The Other Guys. Both were good movies but neither were as funny as I expected.

The pic is of my shopping adventures:
New jeans
Shoes for Gracie
Photo frame
Satin clutch
To do list for work
Meal planner
Paris Hilton's New BFF DVD

Sunday, October 3, 2010

2.42 Grand Final Day





Phil Jamieson performing with You Am I was the only enjoyable thing about the GF! The Dragons are my most hated team, mainly due to some of their supporters. Yuck.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

2.41 Ali's Hens Party




Tonight was my good friend Ali's hens party on Wild Boys Afloat. I had some reservations about WBA and was expecting gross oily tandoori old men but, generally speaking, I was pleasantly surprised! Some of those boys were fiiiiiiiine!!

Everyone had a great night but thankfully not many of the photos have surfaced yet hehe.

Love you Ali!! Cannot wait for the wedding next weekend.

Friday, October 1, 2010

2.40 The Deck at Luna Park




After work today a few of us walked down to Milsons Point to enjoy the fabulous 2 for 1 cocktails at The Deck bar. It's pretty rare that places do 2 for 1 cocktails on a Friday and with the amazing views of the Harbour Bridge, it seemed like the perfect spot to unwind and kick off the long weekend.

After drinks we may have had a walk through Luna Park to stand in front of those silly mirrors that change your proportions hehe.

This is the view from our table with no zoom on the camera. Stunning right?!



Thursday, September 30, 2010

2.39 Ali's wedding lunch




My friend from my old work, Ali, had a lunch today to celebrate her last day before going on leave before her wedding (there will be wedding & hens party photos coming up over the next week).

The table was decorated with these cute little scatter things that ended up being thrown in peoples hair. I did take a pic of Ali and I but it seems to have deleted itself (or I am going blind). Weird.

It was lots of fun to see Ali and hear all about the wedding preparations. Can't wait for the wedding next week!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

2.38 Grace!




This is my new niece Grace when she is just a couple hours old. She is a big baby at 9lbs and 55cm long. Everyone is doing well so high fives all round!
My dad sent me this pic when he went to visit. I won't get to see her until I go home in 6 weeks but that will give everyone a chance to settle in a bit and she'll be a little more alert. Exciting!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

2.37 Fitness First





I joined FF last week and went for the first time today. It was good to get back, although the walk home afterwards took me twice as long as it normally does haha. The plan is to go 2 or 3 times a week for now and do some classes.

Monday, September 27, 2010

2.36 Emergency drinks sesh






Tonight we had an emergency drinks sesh (and subsequently dinner) due to a little bit of drama around one of my friends making a big decision and an overall feeling of flatness. Drinks made everything better!


Sunday, September 26, 2010

2.35 Things I bought today...




A melamine serving tray at 60% off
A Maxwell Williams mug to take to work at 50% off
Pie weights
Cookie cutters
Pearl & bow necklace from Diva at 60% off
Two necklaces from Lovisa, both at 60% off

I had a serious bargain shopping day today! The only thing I actually needed was the pie weights but couldn't resist the opportunity to #spendmoneytosavemoney haha.

I really do have enough accessories to last me a lifetime so I have compromised with myself and said I will now only buy sale items or special pieces. Special pieces do not currently have a criteria, though I really think they should so I don't use that reason to liberally!

Tragic, I know.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

2.35 Step Brothers app




I was reminded today of my love for the Step Brothers quotes app! If you liked the movie then you need to get this app to listen to the quotes over and over again. Most Will Ferrell movies have quote apps actually. Love Will!

How crazy was the draw in the AFL grand final?!?! Looks like my plans for next Saturday have changed with the replay being on at 2.30pm.

Friday, September 24, 2010

2.34 Lychee White Sangria




Seriously good and was a perfect end to a beautiful warm spring day!

We had our regular girls dinner at A&F's place tonight and Fi cooked up an amazing Spanish feast for us. I wish I had taken pics as it was an amazing dinner but of course, I forgot about it until we had almost finished.

It ended up being a very late night with lots of the gorgeous lychee sangria, wine and pineapple/mint/vodka/lemonadecocktails consumed. Love our girls nights, always lots of fun!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

2.33 Candy Mountain




This is Charlie. He is a unicorn and lives in our office. Wonder of he'd like a trip to Candy Mountain?!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

2.32 Glee!




Glee is back! Yeewwww!!

Thankfully now Channel 10 are screening it at the same time as the US, which makes a nice change as we're usually a few weeks behind. It means I font have to download it which is also good as Gossip Girl, How I Met Your Mother and 30 Rock have all just started up again and my download limit is minuscule.

This ep of Glee was fabulous! I loved all the songs this week as well as the introduction of new characters. I'm going to have 'Every Rose Has it's Thorn' in my head for days now haha.

Apparently next week is the Britney Spears ep!! Can't wait. I'm a total Gleek!

Here is Lea Michele looking evil. Because she is!




Tuesday, September 21, 2010

2.31 Pop Art




I hadn't taken any pics today so took a quick one of myself and gave it the Pop Art treatment. Gotta love iPhone apps!

Monday, September 20, 2010

2.30 Orange flowers




These pretty little things are scattered all over our apartment complex. I love that they're so bright and vibrant. A sure sign that spring is here!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

2.29 Ryo's Noodles


Anna and I went to dinner at Ryo's tonight and it was fantastic. It's a tiny little place in Crows Nest that always has a line outside waiting to get in. I can completely understand why - their noodle soups great! I've lived in the area for 4 years and never been, but after reading about it on the Tasted by Two blog (one of my favourite food blogs - http://tastedbytwo.com/ ) we decided to try it.



We each had the soy sauce pork noodle soup and shared some of the miso bolognaise - it was amazing! We will definitely be heading back there soon - I wish I had discovered it earlier!

Saturday, September 18, 2010

2.28 Powderfinger Sunsets Tour


The concert tonight was amazing!!!! I don't even really know how to describe how excited I was beforehand. I've been a Powderfinger fan for a good 14 years or so and I can't believe tonight is the 2nd last time I'll get to see them live. It's quite sad really but once they started playing I was ecstatic! I had lots of fun jumping around and singing along. I only wish it could have lasted longer.

I can barely remember what songs they played, it all kinda blurred. They did play a few of my absolute faves tho - Bless My Soul, Sunsets, My Kind of Scene and These Days. Love love love!!

I am stoked that I'll get to see them once more at their final ever show in Brisbane at the Riverstage. Love outdoor concerts!

Here are a few pics from the show...







Weeeee! Darren sang Electric Horsemen! I've never seen Darren sing live before. Awesome!





Friday, September 17, 2010

2.27 Pork belly with prawns and lentils




Lunch today should have been all kinds of awesome but unfortunately was a but of a let down. The prawns were fantastic but the pork belly was over cooked and the lentils were drowned in some not-so-nice sauce. Disappointing but not to worry. It was just good to get out of the office for a while! Especially on a Friday, for some reason they seem to drag on forever.

My plans for tonight have been cancelled which is actually a good thing (sorry boys!) as I'm looking forward to a night in filled with trashy tv - the Entourage finale, Keeping up with the Kardashians and Jersey Shore. Trashy heaven!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

2.26 Brandon Flowers



I recently bought Brandon Flowers' first solo album from iTunes and today was the first time that I listened to it. I instantly fell in love with Jilted Loves and Broken Hearts which is really catchy and reminds me a bit of old Killers material. I've had it on repeat all day!

I used to adore The Killers. They were one of my favourite bands and Hot Fuss remains one of my all time favourite albums. Unfortunately they remind me of a particular person/time in my life so I haven't listened to them all that much lately. That feeling has faded though and I no longer have to change the radio station when they come on!

This album was exactly what I needed today and I cannot wait to listen to it more.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

2.25 Lime Tart




This is the lime tart I made. Quote unfortunate looking isn't it?! Thankfully it tasted amazing and the girls forgave me for adding green food colouring to the lime filling! Ahh, another silly kitchen adventure gone wrong.

I made the base from scratch! Yay me! I've only tried making shortcrust pasty one before and it was pretty disastrous. This one was beautiful. I might start trying to make some more tarts now that I have a bit of pastry confidence.

I hope you all watched the Farmer Wants a Wife finale!! There were no huge surprises but it was great to see everyone happy.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

2.24 Fierce!




Look what arrived in the mail today from Book Depository! Yay!

I got into Project Runway quite late and season 4 was the first series I watched. I instantly loved Christian Siriano's style and attitude. He made the series for me! His collection was absolutely stunning and he has continued to make some really beautiful garments. I'm excited to read this book to learn how to be more fierce and fabulous!

Monday, September 13, 2010

2.23 Choc Coffee Cupcakes




I made these little cupcakes yesterday. They're chocolate cake with a coffee flavoured buttercream and chocolate sprinkles.

They're currently hiding under my desk but I'm about to bust them out for morning tea for my colleagues.

Hope you're all having a breezy Monday!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

2.22 Failed mani


The other day I saw a pic of a 40's inspired mani that the models wore on the runway for the Ruffian S/S show at New York Fashion Week and decided to give it a go.

Clearly, it's a bit of a disaster but I think it would look fabulous if it was neater. I think I needed to use one of the nail art pens to get a neat line on the cuticle semi-circle bit, instead of the nail art brush that I used. I think I need to do a trip to Priceline to acquire one.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

2.21 David Downton




Chatswood Chase currently has a mini display of some David Downton fashion sketches which are really beautiful. There were 16 or 20 of his sketches including ones of Cate Blanchett and Dita von Teese.



I tried to take a couple pics but there was really bad reflection from the glass unfortunately. They are definitely worth checking out if you're at the Chase (they're on level 4, outside David Jones).




Friday, September 10, 2010

2.20 Internet browsing


I had today off sick, which I hate doing, but I could barely move this morning. My head felt like it was going to explode and I was all achey thanks to a crappy flu. I've been sick a lot this year, it's been very annoying.

Anyhow, I slept for most of the day. Unheard of for me! I might laze in bed sometimes, but it's rare I sleep during the day. When I woke up I was feeling very out of the loop so decided to catch up on happenings online. This is a screenshot of what I was reading.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

2.19 Accessories of the Day







Yes. It is quite embarrassing how girly I am.

These accessories went with today's work outfit of a black Basque faux wrap dress and a cream cardi.

Headband: eBay
Ring: Diva
Earrings: Forever New
Necklace: Equip

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

2.18 Heaters




This heater was a godsend tonight. I caught up for an impromptu drink & dinner with my mate K tonight at Cabana (shocking!). Since there was trivia on inside and I'm not known for talking quietly, we sat outside under the heater. It's surprising how much heat they emit. I can't wait til it's summer again and the heaters are no longer needed. Not long now!!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

2.17 Brisbane street art




Cupcakes! Yay!

I was driving through the city after having lunch with Tammy & Max at Emporium and saw this cute pic on one of the electrical boxes on Ann St.

Monday, September 6, 2010

2.16 Puppy Party!




Tia and Jazz love when I come to visit! They will not leave me alone when I'm at the house and always want to play. When they're ready for bed they go jump on my bed and wait for me haha.



This time we had a party! The girls ate their favourite treats and listened to their favourite songs (lots of Miley, Britney and Jason Derulo in case you were wondering) all while dressed up in their party hats!