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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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?!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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).

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.

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

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!!

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.

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!

2.15 Home again

As I mentioned yesterday I am back in Brissie for a few days to surprise Dad for Fathers Day.

My parents have recently started their own business so unfortunately Dad had to work for most of the day so I didn't se him til that night. He was very happy to see me and I didn't even get a lecture about wasting my money to fly home haha. I was waiting for it!

I barely took any pics, it was a pretty crappy emo day tbh and I spent most of the day visiting the hospital. I did manage to catch a movie though, the new Drew Barrymore and Justin Long movie called Going the Distance. It was much better than I had expected and quite funny throughout. It's worth seeing if you like slightly edgy rom-coms.

Today's pic was taken as I drive across the Gateway Bridge (I assume it's still called that, I should check). Dull I know. Sorry!

2.14 Golf Cake

I made this cake tonight as I am heading home to Brissie in the morning to surprise my Dad for Fathers Day. As I had already posted his present (the trip was an impulsive last minute decision) I decided I needed a gift and thought a double layer dark chocolate mudcake would be perfect.

Huuuuuuge thanks to Damo & Dan for organising flights and being the most amazing friends ever!

2.13 Mind games

At first, all I could do was laugh at my boss' drawing of a puzzle she was trying to get us to solve. Seriously, what's with that body?! Hehehe. I shouldn't laugh, my drawing skills are very, very basic.

Anyhow my laughter soon turned inti frustration at not being able to work out the damn puzzle. The guy with the body has to work out what colour hat he is wearing without being able to communicate with the other people. Apparently they are all stuck in sand and cannot move. There are no mirrors. Anyone know the answer??

It is driving me nuts!

2.12 Pretty card

I got this card today from a friend, to thank me for my awesomeness! It's such a pretty card!! My friend clearly has good taste as I bought the same card a couple weeks ago along with a few other cute ones. I should send cards more often.

2.11 Spring is here

The sun was peeking out of the clouds this morning on the first day of Spring. Hooray!! It's going to be a beautiful 25 degrees in Sydney today. Love it!