while life passes by ...

glossy box

2012-02-14T18:57:00.000+11:00

Hello my lovelies. Hope you are all having a wonderful Valentines Day! I received my very first GlossyBox late last week, and did a short video of its opening. Enjoy.

baby shower

2012-01-30T10:23:00.000+11:00

A few fun photos from my good friend Shahde's baby shower which was held last month. She is due in just a few weeks and we are all super excited!

twenty-twelve

2012-01-10T11:59:00.000+11:00

Its a bit of a shame I didn't find the chance to blog in the last two months. Can you believe it!? I've been so consumed with the holidays, and I've thrown myself into the YouTube community that blogging has taken the back-seat of late. I had so many things I wanted to share with you and so many photos I wanted you to see.... but I'm not sure whether I will end up posting them. Its a new year. Lets just start afresh.

Scott and I spent NYE by the beach, with a tripod and tons of sparklers.
No make-up, no heels, no wild music. Just him, me and a whole lot of love.

Happy New Year.

pier

2011-11-15T19:51:00.000+11:00

Just a few photos from our latest "date-night" adventure. We ended up at a divine little place right on the waters edge, suitably named Pier. The ambience was very "posh" and at times we didn't feel like we fitted in much, all the people sitting around us seemed as if they were doctors and lawyers from upper class suburbs. But that didn't stop us from having a fab night, and I'm sure we'll be back there again soon. Where was your last night night at?

date night

2011-11-10T17:09:00.000+11:00

(dress: dotti, shoes: rubi, bag: forever new, shawl: equip, necklace: thailand)

I absolutely love date night! Especially when its Scott's choice to choose a restaurant because he always chooses the nicest places! These photos are from a few date nights back.... Scott took me to this gorgeous place in Balmain . It had really high reviews on Eatability, and so the food was as expected - just divine!

I've had this dress for a while and havent worn it much since I bought it... so I thought I should get some more wear out of it while it still fits! The scarf/shawl made its first appearance out of my closet on this date night. Scott bought it for me recently - we were out window shopping one day and it caught my eye (florals do that to me).... but being the thrift-er that I am, I couldn't justify spending $20 on a piece of thin floral fabric. As beautiful as it was, I just couldn't do it. I put the scarf back on the rack and before I knew it, Scott had taken it to the register, and bought it for me. What a darling.

birthday bunny

2011-11-08T07:22:00.000+11:00

I wore this outfit to a first birthday just a few weeks back. I scored this dress at a local thrift store for only $4. I couldn't wait for an opportunity to wear it. It's a bit on the short side, so tights were a must. I've found myself gravitating towards florals of late... I just can't seem to help it! What are you gravitating to this season?

(dress: thrifted, ring: asos, flats: trade secret)

halloween disco

2011-11-04T21:26:00.000+11:00

So what did you dress up as this Halloween? While we don't celebrate Halloween as much here in Australia as in the States, I still had the opportunity to dress up! The school I work at held a Halloween disco for the kids last Friday night and I just couldn't contain my excitement. I love dressing up - its such a creative outlet!

I decided to dress up as a Zombie.... I found this to be the easiest costume to make (just wore some black skinny jeans, and destroyed a white tee by putting some holes in it and red paint on it to look like blood). I found a great tutorial on YouTube for my Zombie make-up, it was really easy to follow and took me no more than 5 minutes to do. Scary much?

fifa night

2011-11-01T18:57:00.001+11:00

One of our close friends, Jason (below right) celebrated his 26th birthday last month by hosting a Fifa night. Hours upon hours of watching our boys play on the play-station, follower by pizza, cake and then more play-station. I have no idea who won, nor do I care in the slightest. Watching sport for me is like watching grass grow, and its even worse watching a video game... but the boys sure do offer some great entertainment. They take it all far too seriously, and its quite the show watching them get all psyched up, ecstatic with joy or gravely disappointed all over a video game.

giveaway winner

2011-11-01T18:30:00.000+11:00

Congratulations Peta, on winning my "Malta" giveaway! I'll email you shorty to get your details and your new bracelet will be on its way to you in no time!

I can't apologise enough for being totally absent from the blogging world for the past three weeks.... But not to worry, I'm back now... and I'm here with a massive back roll of posts just waiting to be shared. Hope everyone is well.... will start catching up on all your blogs tonight.... may take me a while though !

Have a wonderful week my lovelies.

floral head wreath

2011-10-10T20:20:00.002+11:00

Just wanted to share these photos with you from our afternoon walk the other day. We live really close to a beautiful river which is surrounded by parks and lots of gorgeous walking tracks, so we like going for walks as much as possible. The other day as we were walking I saw a bunch of little white flowers growing on the side of the path. I don't know what came over me, but I insisted we stop, so I can pick them and make myself a floral head wreath. Scott even helped me pick some flowers.

So when I had finished, I popped it on my head and off we went. A few hundred meters down the path and we came across this delightful little kitty. Well, he wasn't that little, but he was just so darn adorable. He was very friendly, so we stopped again to give him a good old scratch. Our one hour walk turned into one and a half, but it was well worth it. I scored a hand-made head wreath and made a new friend.

twenty-six

2011-10-06T19:44:00.000+11:00

My darling husband, Scott, turned twenty-six last week. Here are some photos of how we celebrated the day...

His birthday started off with made-from-scratch pancakes with strawberries drizzled with golden syrup.

I was on holidays from work last week, so while Scott was at work, I baked his favourite - banana muffins. I had bought these "happy birthday" candles from the two dollar shop a few days earlier and they were the perfect finish !

I let him choose where he would like to go out for dinner for his birthday and he said he wanted to go to the same place we celebrated our engagement - The Cyprus Club in Stanmore. Usually this place is full of life, packed with lots of people, and with live music..... but as we went on a Thursday night - it was a little bit different, and definitely not what we expected. We walked into an almost empty room, filled with about a dozen pensioners. It was "ten-dollar dinner and raffle night".We were the only people under the age of sixty for sure. It was a bit awkward, we didn't know if we should laugh or cry - we couldn't just leave as all of the 15 people there saw us walk in.... So in we went, had a really cheap dinner, which might I add was a huge serving.... and tried our luck at the raffle. Unfortunately, ten dollars worth of raffle wasn't enough to win us any prizes but we did have a fabulous time. All in all Scott's b-day dinner cost $35 including dinner, raffles and drinks. Bargain.

Happy Birthday my love.

forgotten spring

2011-10-04T19:06:00.001+11:00

(dress: dotti, coat: ally, wedges: rubi, bag: forever new)

I must apologise profusely for not posting much these past few weeks. I've been on school holidays and thought I would be in full blogging mode but the Sydney weather of late has really got me down. Apparently its Spring. I should be frolicking around in pretty dresses and skirts, with matching cardigans, as the sun shines upon my cheeks and people smile for no other reason than it's Spring. Am I doing all this? No. Instead Sydney has forgotten what Spring is... The sun is not warm, and barely around actually. The wind is ice cold, which means naked legs with skirts or pretty dresses is a big no-no. Our electric blanket is on every night, giving me the warmth I am so longing for from the sun, but for which it is not giving me.

The night I wore this outfit, my legs froze. Seriously. I bought these tan coloured wedges not long ago and I had been itching to wear them. So last Thursday night, being Scott's birthday and all, I decided "What the heck!".Thank God I remembered to put on a coat, otherwise someone would of surely claimed I was insane.

giveaway

2011-10-04T08:45:00.000+11:00

Welcome to my second "holiday" give-away. This gorgeous bracelet is from Malta. I was drawn to it because of the colour and pattern of the big round beads. Its got a thick elastic that runs through the middle, so it should fit anyone easily!

To enter, all you need to do is follow my blog publicly, and leave a comment with your email address so I can contact you if you win! Good Luck. I'll determine the winner two weeks from now, Tuesday the 18th of October.

giveaway winner

2011-09-29T21:18:00.000+10:00

I've never been particularly happy with selecting the winner of my giveaways through random.com. Not that its not a good way to select a winner at random, but because of how ..... well... boring it is. So I was kinda excited that I didnt have too many people enter my most current giveaway as it gave me the opportunity to try something a little different - and way more fun.

Congratulations Aliya! I'll be contacting you shortly to get your details.

Thanks to everyone who entered.

Malta giveaway coming soon.

grocery shopping

2011-09-27T18:10:00.000+10:00

(dress: cotton on, jacket: thrifted, wedges: k-mart)

This is what I wore grocery shopping this evening. I'm usually quite the daggy dresser when it comes to doing the grocery shopping (e.g. leggings, flip-flops, oversized tee) and I really hate it. So today I decided "No more daggy shopping!", and it felt so good going out knowing I looked half decent.

Did anyone notice --- naked legs!! Woohoo... Spring is well and truly here! So looking forward to hot summer days, cool breezes, getting a tan (I can't believe only a month after comming home from the European summer I am back to white - blah!)

Anyways I am on school holidays at the moment and I've got lots of things on my to-do list. I dont want to waste these two weeks by doing nothing (as much as I would like to) because I know when I get back to work it will hit me like a ton of bricks. If I organise myself well enough to do just a little bit of work every other day I think I will enter the forth school term feeling less stressed than I otherwise would have - and that is always a good thing!

I've been having a bit of a problem with blogger on and off for the past week, and would love if someone would help me out. On some peoples blogs, I'm having trouble leaving a comments - you see, I type my message and select my profile (Google account) and then it says that my account does not have access to that page - what the?!!! I dont want my blogger friends to think I am being a selfish cow and not commenting when in reality I've been trying for over a week and Blogger is being poo. Help anyone.

Only two days left to enter my Greece giveaway - get to it if you haven't already.

here kitty kitty

2011-09-27T11:50:00.000+10:00

Don't know about you, but 60 years from now.... I see myself living with a dozen cats. Yes... I will be the crazy old cat lady. And it wont start when I retire.... it starts now... with my little obsession with all felines, which I adore more than any other animal in the world.

So of course I took about a bazillion photos of all the street cats around Greece and Malta, while on holidays last month. I narrowed down my collection of photos to the best 16. Enjoy. x

Dont forget to enter my "Greece" giveaway - ends in just a few days.

giveaway

2011-09-15T17:52:00.001+10:00

As promised I brought back a couple of items for you from my holiday. One from Greece and one from Malta. The first holiday giveaway is from Greece. Its a gorgeous statement ring with a swirl design through the middle. Two different shades of green on either side. Its an adjustable ring - so it should fit whoever wins it perfectly!

To enter, all you have to do is:

1. Follow my blog publicly and leave a comment below with your email address.

Its as easy as that! I'll be running the giveaway for two weeks, and will draw the winner on Thursday the 29th of September. The Malta giveaway will be run directly after this one ends. Good Luck!

polka dots

2011-09-06T17:25:00.000+10:00

Im so missing the summer weather! Greece and Malta were so beautiful and hot, I just can't wait till Sydney catches up. Although I can't really complain, its been realy nice Spring weather since we got home just over one week ago.

I was looking forward to doing an outfit post today but yesterday I developed a cold-sore so that was out of the question! I haven't had a cold-sore in years so I'm really bumed about it - oh well... not much I can do about it now, except of course to lather it in Zovirax in the hope it will die asap.

These photos are from Greece, one day when Scott, my parents and I went for a drive around the island. It was a carefree day, we just drove wherever the road took us. I'm so looking forward to summer in Sydney when we can drive around with our windows down and our sunnies on.... What are you most looking forward to?

(skirt: factorie, top: cotton on, bangle: diva, sunnies: Greece)

back to work

2011-09-02T20:35:00.000+10:00

(shoes, bag and top: thrifted, skirt: factorie, bangles: markets)

So I am finally back at work after one month holiday-ing and three days recovering from my holiday! I went back to work yesterday and it was just so nice to see all of the staff, and especially my students. They are so precious - they had made me a ton of "Welcome Back" cards and posters - it was quite overwealming. Most people proberbly wouldnt look forward to going back to work - but I am the total opposite (strange I know!). I love the people I work with and I have a wonderful class of kids. In saying that though, I am also thrilled that it is Friday afternoon and I get to sleep in for the next few days - sleeping is one of my favourite things to do!

These photos were taken a few weeks back when we were still in Greece. I love how in the villages, all the houses are so unique - everywhere you look is a mix-match of different sized homes all stuck next to one and another (and also on top of one another), with stairways and cute windows - it just a magical place to explore.

tie-dye stripes

2011-08-30T21:53:00.000+10:00

(dress, bag and shoes: thrifted, sunglasses: greece)

We've finally come home after being on vacation for about a month. Was I ready to come home? Not exactly, but walking into our home after being away for so long gave me the warmest feeling in my stomach and really made me appreciate what we have here in Sydney. I love Sydney - I love the city, and the western suburbs, the people, the food, the shopping, everything.

I wore this dress sometime in our third and final week in Greece, before we headed of to Malta. Another great thrift find - and favourite summer dress of mine. Although, as with all my maxi dresses - it needs a top underneith. I just dont feel comfortable having a whole lot of boob out there for the world to see.

Now that we are back at home, I'm starting to miss a few things from Greece.... one of them being the amazing waffles and ice-cream. Oh-my, I dont think words can explain how mouth-wateringly delicious the waffles & ice-cream were in Greece.

one year

2011-08-21T05:17:00.000+10:00

One year to the day I married my best friend. It was the best thing I have ever done, and I am so thankful each and every day for having found such a wonderful man to share my life with. No words can express how happy you make me feel Scott - and I have to pinch myself from time to time to make sure I'm not dreaming. You are my everything and I love you with all that I have.

date night

2011-08-19T23:49:00.000+10:00

(dress: ally, shoes: thrifted, rings; greece & online)

I absolutely adore this dress - its so me! I bought it only a week before we left for Greece - and I wanted to save it for a special occasion - date night!! We ended up going local (again) - just a walk down to the ebach from our house. We sat right on the water, and ordered a few different bits and pieces to share, including some fresh fish - tasted awesome.

Its our one-year wedding anniversary this Sunday - so exciting! I can't belive its been a year already - time has definatley gone by fast. We have planned to go out for lunch together with my parents on the day as we have an early flight the next morning to Malta - so we'll have a romantic dinner to celebrate our anniversary together on the Monday night.

the best beach

2011-08-19T23:20:00.000+10:00

Last week Scott and I caught a boat from of the local ports here, to the most beautiful beach ever - Psili Amou (which trasnlates into 'High Sand). Its just gorgeous - the sea is flat as far as the eye can see - and water is only about waist high for the first 100m or so. Its so beautiful - hope you enjoy a few photos we took on the day.

the dress i loved

2011-08-18T03:21:00.000+10:00

(dress, shoes, bag and top: thrifted, ring: online)

I wore this dress out sometime last week and sadly I have ruined it. Have you ever runied some piece of clothing you really loved? Well, this dress - I loved. I only purchased it day before going away and was excited to wear it. I adore its ruffled skirt and cute buttons down the front.... but unfortunatley I wont be able to wear it without something over the top (as pictured) any more.

What happened you ask? I have no idea to be honest. But when I went home and undressed I noticed that the seam than runs down my left breast has totally come appart (thank goodness I had another top over the dress - imagine my horror if I had not worn anything over the top!) Perhaps my left breast grew dramatically over the day? Like I said I have no idea. Mum tried to fix it but the fabric is so delicate that it was no hope. I still love this dress though - as a matter of fact I am wearing it right now, but in future will have to be worn with something over the top.

Have you had any clothing disasters?

festival

2011-08-11T22:43:00.000+10:00

There was a festival last Friday night celebrating Independence Day for the island. It was at Pythagorio – one of the oldest ports in Samos and also the birth place of Pythagoras. We arrived there at about 6.30pm, only to find that perhaps we should have arrived earlier as there was no parking available. We were a bit naughty though and parked where it was most probably a no-parking zone. Oh well.... we didn’t get booked or anything, I suspect as it was a festival and as the people here as so laid-back as it is, the police turned a blind eye.

The night was filled with music, fireworks, and loads of people. We enjoyed a nice dinner by the sea, and a walk along the port, before we gathered together to watch the fireworks display and listen to some live music. I also go to show off my new ring, which I bought the day before. It cost me 5 euro which is about $6.50 aussie dollars – bargain!

denim & stripes

2011-08-09T19:43:00.000+10:00

(shorts: cotton on, top: thrifted, ring: greece)

I managed to tie up my hair on Thursday. I have no idea how I did it, but I did. Needless to say I probably used an entire packed of bobby pins, but hey.... at least I got it all up right? We went to visit some of my dads’ relatives, who live in Athens normally but were just vacationing at their holiday home on the island. They are in the process of renovating a quaint little house which once belonged to my dads’ great grandfather, and they are doing a great job! Wish I had taken some photos to share.

sweets store

2011-08-08T06:30:00.000+10:00

(shirt: cotton on, shorts: cotton on, bag: thrifted, hat: greece)

So we ended up back in Vathi on Wednesday, just to hang out and soak up the atmosphere, and we came across the most mouth-watering little sweets store! Floor to ceiling was filled with glass cabinets of assorted cakes, lollies and chocolates. Every colour, every flavour, every size. And for a little village I was shocked they had such a great variety. As tempting as it was to buy everything we could carry, we opted for just a few little pieces to sample.

Sorry I havent been commenting all that much on all your lovely blogs of late. Just want you all to know I am reading them, but for some reason when I go to comment, Blogger asks me to sign in, and once I've singed in, I am "anon". So Im having a bit of trouble keeping logged in to comment. Promise I'll do a massive backlog of overdue comments once I'm home!

Also I am thinking of doing a giveaway in celebration of being on holidays. I'm gonna buy a little something here in Greece and also something else when I'm in Malta, and when I get home I'll run two giveaways back-to-back - woohoo!

date night

2011-08-06T21:09:00.000+10:00

(dress & shoes: thrifted)

What’s better than a date-night with your man? A date-night with your man on a Greek island! We are pretty lucky that we will be going on two date nights while in Greece as well as celebrating our one-year wedding anniversary. This past Tuesday night was my-choice date night... but as we don’t know the area here all that well, I just decided we walk down to the beach and pick a nice looking place then and there. Of course back in Sydney we would of needed to make a reservation, but its so laid-back here there is no need to do that. We ended up at a restaurant called “To Kyma”, which translates to “The Wave”. We got a spot right on the water and ordered a few plates to share – Greek salad, calamari and saganaki (Greek style grilled cheese). Could we say no to some fabulous ice-cream for dessert? Obviously not – diet can wait till we get home!

visiting vathi

2011-08-04T18:51:00.000+10:00

These photos were taken on Monday, when Scott and I along with my parents went into the main city (Vathi) to have lunch and just hang out. I made friends with this cat – she was beautiful, and happily ate anything we gave her.

That evening my aunty, uncle and cousin (who live here) came over to our place and we then went and sat at a cafe by the water to enjoy a few drinks. Bliss.

We enjoyed an awesome ‘date night’ on Tuesday – just me and Scott, which I’ll post about shortly. I can’t believe its Thursday already – I’ve taken so many photos and have done so much that I want to share but somehow I haven’t! There is no excuse really. I brought my laptop along so I can upload photos and write posts at home, then take it all on a USB to the internet cafe – just a minute walk away.

the journey begins

2011-08-02T07:32:00.001+10:00

(dress: ally, shoes: Sportsgirl via thrift store, bangle: markets)

We have arrived!! We flew via Etihad airlines on Friday evening (Sydney time)... stopping at Abu Dhabi for three hours, then catching our adjoining flight to Athens, Greece. We had four hours or so to spend before our domestic flight to the Island of Samos, so we had a bite to eat and enjoyed some massages (definitely needed after a 20 hour flight). By the time we landed in Samos, my jeans had become a permanent fixture on my legs, and my face shone like the sun, we were certainly not in wintery Sydney any more.

We’ve only been here for just over one whole day but I can tell you already without a doubt in my mind that the days here are hot! The sun rises at about 5.30am, and from the second it appears in the sky, till the time it sets (at about 8pm) I am running for a shady spot! Thank goodness it’s not humid; otherwise I don’t know what I would do!

Scott took these photos on Monday morning, when we went for a short walk. We have our own place here in the village of Hreon, and its less than 150m from the beach.

sunday lunch

2011-07-29T16:47:00.000+10:00

We are going to the airport in less than two hours so this is going to be a super-short post. I've been so busy packing and organising work for my relacement that I havent had the opportunity for any outfit photos - but I did take some video of my cat over the weekend.... enjoy!

Next post will be coming straight from the Greek Island of Samos!

knits and bows

2011-07-24T00:21:00.001+10:00

(knit: thrifted, jeans: dotti, flats: rubi, bag: forever new, necklace: wholesale dress)

Today Scott and I started packing our suitcases for our holiday to Greece & Malta and this is what I wore! Excitement! We also went to our local shopping mall, for some last-minute buys, a car wash and a hair cut. We leave this Friday night, and there is still so much to organise and do before we go.

I still havent had the chance to edit all the photos and video footage from our Christmas in July party..... but its definatley on my to-do list for this week and I will definatley post about it before we leave for our holiday.

The necklace I am wearing I bough recently from this Asian wholesale website which I would not recommend at all! They are called wholesale-dress and sell a variety of different clothing and accessories. This is the second time I've shopped from them and it will also be the last. The first time, I was reasonably happy with the quality of the items I bought, the prices are dirt cheap so I couldn't really complain, they havent fallen appart and I still wear those pieces from time to time (I had bought three dresses). More recently I purchased another few dresses and this necklace.... I waited for what seemed like forever for my items - Long story short, nothing arrived, they said they sent it and it came back so I lost postage money and then replaced the order minus a few items. They were very unprofessional during our communications, lacking basic customer service skills. On a brighter note, the items I did receive fit me perfectly and I love my new bow necklace!

hand-drawn

2011-07-20T19:47:00.001+10:00

If you havent stopped by this blog to get a free portrait done - you should definatley have a go. All you need to do is send in a photo with a short description, and then within a few days you'll received a portrait of your photo. The portraits are not done by professional artists - just regular people like you and me. You can even email them to become a "guest artist" and do a portrait for someone else (which is what I did recently - link below).

Back at work this week after two weeks of school holidays. And this week has gone by fast! We leave for Greece next Friday night - can you believe it? I cant. Im excited, but moreso, a little stressed as there is still so much to organise and do before we fly off, to do with both our trip and also work.

Our Christmas in July party was a big success.... I'll be editing the photos and videos we took on the night and posting it all very shortly.

Got a sec? Check these out...

I drew a crappy portrait .

A great place to bookmark all your fave sites.

I'll be calling this place home for most of August.

We shall be celebrating our first wedding anniversary here.

One day I must try out these delicious brownies.

A young girl with a powerful message.

Stylish photo-gifts for yourself, all your friends and family.

Our wedding bonbonieries - 21st Aug 2010.

Selling a few things on ebay - check them out soon as they end tomorrow.

I've watched this too many times. (You need to be a cat-lover to get it I think)

non-stop weekend

2011-07-15T17:38:00.001+10:00

(flats: ally, tights: equip, dress: free people, hat: asos, bag: forever new)

Can't believe how fast this week has passed! I wore this outfit on Tuesday when I went to visit my parents for lunch. I'm not 100% sold on it though. I like all the pieces separatley but not sure about them all together as an outfit. This dress is one of my favourites, Ive had it for about 5 years and it still fits me perfectly. I love the pretty floral pattern and the ruffle detail around the neck and down the bust.

I finished listing a few dresses (vintage and current) along with some handbags and shoes on ebay last night, so if you're keen for some retail therapy, click here to view my items. I've got a stack more items to list, but they will have to wait until I get home from vacationing in Europe.

Scott and I have a lot of organising, and preparing to do leading up to our Christmas in July party tomorrow night. We both have our ugly Christmas jumpers ready, and I've started to put out some decorations around the house too, but there is still so much to do!

And our weekend doesnt stop there... mum and dad are leaving for Greece on Sunday so we are taking them to the airport and also dropping off our darling little dog at our friends, Mitchell & Emmas house, and then finishing off with a soccer game and out for dinner with our newly pregnant friends, Jase & Shahde.

Busy, busy, busy. Monday is staff-development-day at work and its also "bring-some-soup-to-share" day. Where on earth am I going to find time to make some soup? Have a splendid weekend dears! x

a new look

2011-07-13T18:42:00.000+10:00

So on Sunday I decided to try out a new look = brogues + over-the-knee socks. I find that I used to be quite fashion forward and over the years I have just fallen behind. Posting outfits has definatley got me thinking more about the outfits I put together and wear out, so I feel I am slowly getting back up there. Of course - I must thank you all - all your fabulous blogs which I read pretty much daily, have given me so much inspiration.

So what do we think about brogues and over-the-knee socks? I know brogues have been in fashion for some time now but I find myself a bit slow with certain trends so please excuse me. I dont think its my style really... but I thought, heck .... who cares I'll just have a go. I asked Scott what he thought of the outfit after I got dressed, and his long silence didnt do much for my confidence, but I decided to venture out anyways.

The school holidays are almost over and while I have been quite productive, there is still so much on my to-do list, and it just keeps growing. We leave for Greece in just over two weeks time, and I really wanted to be mostly packed before I go back to work on Monday, but I really dont see that happening. Before I know it, i'll be back at work, planning lessons and organising stuff for my students and I'll find no time at all for organising things for our trip!! Ahhh the stress I have to look forward to!

Our Christmas in July party is this Saturday night and I am oh-so-super-excited! Have you go much planned for this weekend? Hope everyone has a beauiful day xx

(scarf: Camden Markets - London, knit: mother-in-law, dress: ice, tights: gloss, socks: asos, brogues: big w)

date night

2011-07-12T09:22:00.000+10:00

Last week was my choice for date-night, so when I found an awesome deal on Spreets I booked it right away! I found a great deal that offered 50% off a three-hour "Christmas in July" cruise dinner. So we only paid $82 for both of us - drinks included (when it would normally had been $82 per person). It was a small cruise so it was very sweet and intimate, adorned with all sorts of fun Christmas decorations. The food was delicious too - roast turkey, pork, and yummy veggies.

The last picture is of my new ring from asos, which I wore on the night. How awesome is it? I had trouble getting a decent photo of it on my hand so I had to take it off for a good photo. I think its just adorable. xx

sneak peek

2011-07-11T17:20:00.000+10:00

Enjoy this little sneak peek of the things that I will be selling on eBay tonight. All auctions will start at $10. Click here to visit my store and check them all out further. Happy shopping.

Sheike hear string print dress with lace. Size AU12 (M)

Multicoloured bubble-hem smock dress with pockets. Size S/M

Loose fitting black dress with flutter sleeves and white floral crochet details. Size S

Vintage 80's evening dress. Size AU10 (S)

Sportsgirl loose wool flared sleeved knit dress. Size M

Cotton On stripy ruffle & light denim dress. Size S

Blue mini knit dress with white details. Size S

Dark blue ruffle party dress. Size S

Vintage silver clutch. Fully lined.

Red lingerie style pumps. Size AU7

Black casual bow front heels. Size AU7

Vintage leather brown patchwork sling bag/satchel.

secret garden

2011-07-10T21:41:00.002+10:00

My mother in law gave me this top as she no longer wanted it for herself. Its super comfy and in my favourite winter colour - my newest most-loved knit.

(knit: mother-in-law, undertop: cotton on, jeans: lee, flats: rubi, necklace: sportsgirl)

mother and daughter

2011-07-07T18:56:00.002+10:00

(knit: portmans ,undertop: barkins, jeans: lee, shoes: rubi, bag: forever new, watch necklace: gift)

These photos were taken on Monday when mum & I went into the city to run a few errans. This is a bit of a photo-heavy post so I do appologise, but I took a few pics of mum and couldnt resist sneaking them into this post.

I cannot believe its almost the end of the first week of school holidays. While I have been quite pleased with myself in that I have been very productive, I just wish I had more time! There are always so many things that I want to do - and evidently never enough time.

Scott and I are hosting our very first "Christmas in July" party next weekend, so we are super excited about that. The theme is "Ugly Christmas Jumpers", and we can't wait to see what ugly Christmas jumpers our friends come dressed in! I sourced out some jumpers for Scott and I at our local thrift stores recently, and every time I look at them I wonder if their previous owner actually thought they looked decent? Oh well, its all for a good laugh. Have you ever been to a "Christmas in July" party? I can't wait to share it all with you. have a wonderful Friday everyone. xx

soccer sunday

2011-07-04T18:52:00.001+10:00

(dress worn as top: sportsgirl, skirt: temt, tights: equip, boots: rubi, scarf: cotton on)

This is proberbly not the most appropriate outfit to watch a game of soccer in but hey.... I thought I looked pretty good so I wore it anyways! It was again a gorgeous day to lap up the sun while watching the game - I hope the weather keeps it up!

So I am officially on school holidays. I feel relaxed and stressed at the same time. Relaxed because ... well I'm on holidays and I dont have to get up early and go to work and organise lessons for my students, but at the same time a little stressed as I know I will need to sit down at some point and start planning things for work soon. And while two weeks off work sounds like a fair break for most, I find that for a teacher - it really isnt enough.

I have a really busy week up ahead... I've decided its best to plan to do lots of things so as to not waste time and end up doing nothing productive. Today mum and I went into the city and ran a few errans. I bought a brown satchel from Typo to use as a laptop bag but to my dissapointment my laptop is too fat! I dont want to spend a lot of money.... does anyone know where I can go to buy a stylish bag for my laptop without needing to fork out a heap of cash?

I believe I've said enough for now... I'll be updating again shortly... Mum took some really nice outfit pictures for me today on our trip into the city and I'm itching to share them with you. Hope everyone has a wonderful week! x

meow

2011-06-30T20:49:00.000+10:00

(cardigan + scarf: cotton on, tee: swap party, jeans: lee, flats: rubi, rings: JWLRY)

This is what I wore last Sunday, when I went to watch Scott play soccer. It was such a beautiful day, I couldnt help but add some fun colour to my outfit. After soccer we dropped by my mums place for a visit and to take some photos.

Mary was not in the mood.

Tomorrow is the last day of school before a two week break! Woo-hoo! So excited! My plans for the holidays? Clean up our house for one.... Its been quite neglected since I started writing reports about 4-5 weeks ago (whoops), and also pack for our Greece/Malta trip! We fly out in 4 weeks !!

Hope you all have a fabulous Friday and a great weekend xx

winter sun

2011-06-29T20:08:00.000+10:00

I've been a pretty slack wife of late. Soccer season started back in April and I had yet to go and watch Scott play until this past Sunday. As much as I would of loved to watch him play (I do enjoy watching the game) I always had things to prepare for work, which I would always leave till Sunday. Since we are in the final week of school before the holidays, and I didnt have much planning to do for this week, I went with Scott to watch him play. The sun shone beautifully all afternoon. It was the perfect way to spend my Sunday. If the weather is as beuatiful in the Sundays to come, I'll be sure to spend my afternoons watching hubby play. Do you play or watch any sports?

catch up

2011-06-28T16:55:00.000+10:00

(boots: rubi, skirt: unknown, top: supre, necklace: gifted, bag: forever new)

Last Saturday we arranged a catch-up lunch date for all of my close girlfriends and our partners. The day turned out to be beautiful. We chose to have lunch at Hogs Breath, Cronulla. I've never wanted to go to Hogs Breath up until recently because the t.v ads in my opinion are just plain stupid and have nothing to do with what they are advertising. We ended up there one night for dinner by accident and I was pleasantly suprised with their service, food and prices.

Scott took these photos on the way back to our car just outside a random home. My outfit isnt too exciting either - nothing new (although I did receive the necklace for my birthday from one of my students recently). How did you spend your weekend? Hope the weather was as nice for you as it was for us!

from paris with love

2011-06-25T08:50:00.000+10:00

We had a bit of a sleep-over at our friends place last weekend, and this is what I packed to wear the next day. One of my favourite knits - I adore this sweater so much.... not as much though as I love my red vintage suitacase that I use as an overnight bag.... It fits just enough things when I'm away from home for a few nights.

Do you guys still do "sleep-overs". Its such a childish thing - but even now - married and in our mid twenties - we are still up for it! Pizza, wine, boardgames and movies till the wee hours of the morning - who couldn't resist that?

I have been so very slack with outfit posts. This is the first one this month and its already the 25th of June. I'm hoping this weekend - we will have the chance to take some photos so I can share a few more outfits before the month has ended.

This month has been ridiculiously stressful for me. I've had to write reports for the first time at work - and it seems like I have been working on them for months, though in reality its only been about 3 weeks. We have one more week of school left until the holidays and I cannot describe in words how very much I am looking forward to it!

Now onto the weekend.... anything special planned my blogger buddies?

(jeans: cotton on, floral flats: ally, knit: topshop via eBay, suitcase: vintage, ring: diva)

hearts

2011-06-25T08:27:00.000+10:00

Couldn't help but show you my newest and most-loved stockings. So in love with these - I had been looking for a reasonably priced pair of heart patterned ones for some time now and came across a store that was selling two pairs for $20. Score! Unfortunatley though - Scott has now banned me from buying any more hosiery. Apparently a draw filled with them is too much.

vivid festival

2011-06-20T18:31:00.000+10:00

Any Sydney-siders get a chance to check out the Vivid Festival this year? What did you guys think of it? I thought it was pretty cool - there were lots lots of different light displays - some of which were interactive which was fun too. The best I think was the Opera House - loved the light display they projected on it - I would of sat there and watched it for an hour, had the weather not been so glum!

Even though its the middle of winter - we still couldn't resist a good old thickshake from Baskin-Robinns. Yum yum.

stelio & irene

2011-06-19T08:57:00.000+10:00

You may already know this .... but I LOVE weddings. Everything about weddings is just awesome. There is just a special kind of joy you feel at a wedding. Since getting married last August, this was the first wedding we had been to. Irene glowed - just like all brides do. She looked beautiful and totally at peace. Stelio much the same - at peace and madly in love.

birthday hunt

2011-06-16T21:29:00.000+10:00

Ok, so I promise this is going to my the last birthday-related post this year (it has been three weeks since the actual day!). But I just couldnt resist sharing this with you all. How sweet is this right - after work, Scott sent me on a little hunt through the house to find my pressies. He had scattered little love notes throughout the house with clues to help me locate the hidden gifts. What a treat!

pre-birthday

2011-06-06T22:27:00.000+10:00

I know its been a over week past my birthday but I've still go some things I would like to share. We went to my parents for dinner the night before my birthday and how cute is this right - they took us out bowling. I don't remember going bowling with my parents since primary school. And because it was on a Wednesday night, the only other people there were professionals..... embarassment much?

Mum made me a birthday cake too - thanks Mum!

best gift of all

2011-06-02T17:51:00.000+10:00

No words can express the joy I felt when I received a bicycle for my birthday from my darling hubby. He had made me believe that as much as I wanted a bicycle for my birthday, there just hadent been any time to go looking for the right one and so we would have to buy on after my birthday had passed. I was beside myself when I walked into my mother-in-laws office to pick up some resources for work to see an absolutely gorgeous retro style white bicycle, just the perfect height, with a bell, and a basket - exactly what I wishing for! Scott you are amazing!

(seeing the bicycle for the first time)

rose garden

2011-05-31T17:23:00.002+10:00

(dress: cotton on, shoes: ally, jacket: sydney boutique, bag & necklace: thrifted)

Thanks for all your kind birthday wishes - it really means a lot. I seriously feel so loved. Sorry to have confused anyone with my previous post (I think a few of you thought I was 'expecting' due to the fact that I received a BabyCare book for my birthday)... Well, no. I'm not pregnant, but starting a family is definatley something Scott & I would like to do in the near future. Becoming a mother is pretty much my life goal, so I'm always reading about pregnancy and child-rearing. Call it obsessive if you want - it makes me happy. And my lovely hubby kindy fed my obsession with a good book!

I am totally in love with this dress at the moment. It's super comfy and I feel that it flatters my shape too. Its a cute length and it only cost me $30 from Cotton On (bargain). I wore this outfit on Saturday when we went out for lunch and dinner for my birthday. I had a lovely time, hanging and with some of my favourite people. Will be posting more about my birthday outings shortly. xx

spoiled rotten

2011-05-29T22:38:00.000+10:00

Just wanted to share with you all a bit of a sneak peek of all the goodies I received for my birthday.... and i must say, I feel totally spoiled rotten. There is one gift missing from this post - but it deserves a post all on its own, so you'll see it soon (yes, its that awesome).

I can't belive the weekend is over already... It seems as though Friday afternoon was just a few hours ago - but apparently its Sunday night. I've had a super busy weekend packed with birthday outings galore - I've got so much to share with you all!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend xx

♥ Grosbys foot hoodies

♥ Womans Weekly CookBook

♥ Forever New polka dot ruffle umbrella

♥ Peach coloured bow print scarf

♥ Lavendar knit sweater

♥ Purple pearl jewelery set

♥ Silver oval earings

♥ Babycare bible book

♥ Forever New caramel ruffle bag

♥ Multicoloured fluffy scarf

♥ Popcorn maker

♥ Long blue fluffy scarf

♥ Black leather bow gloves

♥ Lace fishnet patterned tights

♥ Barkins snood scarf

♥ "Hangover II" tickets

♥ Angry Birds keyring

♥ Box of chocolates

ruffle me up

2011-05-25T23:20:00.000+10:00

Woo-hoo... Its my birthday week. And yes, I do celebrate my birthday all week. I wanted to show you all this new dress I bought recently from ASOS. Its got this cute-as ruffle detail around the bust line. Its actually a maternity dress, but can definatley be worn while not-pregnant! It falls really nicely and has a cute button feature at the back. Scott took these photos on our most recent date night - will be posting about that shortly. Happy Wednesday lovelies, speak to you all soon.

(dress: ASOS, jacket: sydney boutique, tights: woolies, boots: rubi, rings: ASOS & ebay,
headband: valleygirl, belt: supre, handbag: thailand)

giveaway winner

2011-05-19T16:56:00.000+10:00

Just a quick post to announce the winner for my recent giveaway. Congratulations to Luan of Green Tea and Cupcakes! I'll be emailing you sooon to get your address, and your vintage picnic storage box will be on its way to you shortly.

Its pretty cool that Luan won actually because I won one of her
giveaways late last year. She's holding another giveaway at the moment, so check out her blog to enter.

pink parcel

2011-05-17T17:58:00.002+10:00

I totally snaped at the kids this afternoon. They were not listening, laying on the carpet like they were in their lounge rooms, calling out and in general driving me crazy. I was having a decent day today untill the last session. It was a shame we had to end the day like that. I've been as sick as they come lately as well so that wouldn't of helped either.

I had a high fever last Tuesday - that didnt go away till Sunday morning... I took Thursday and Friday off work to recover only to develop a throat infection. Needless to say, my weekend was filled with cough lollies, tea, panadol, and hours upon hours of playing angry birds while snuggled up in my electric blanket in bed. I started feeling slightly better yesterday, but after my psycho teacher moment with the kids this afternoon, I'm not so sure anymore.

However I was pleasantly surprised to come home to find a tiny little pink parcel waiting for me. Oh how I love receiving parcels! At first I was a bit confused - I didn't remember ordering anything recently... but then as I began to open the box I remembered. I won a giveaway only a week or so ago - it was a silver ASOS cross ring and it fits me like a glove!

As I've been quite ill of late, outfit posts have been out of the question. So instead I took some random photos around the house this afternoon for your enjoyment.

If you havent entered my giveaway - you can do so HERE.

I'll be drawing the winner in the evening of the 18th May

giveaway

2011-05-11T16:48:00.001+10:00

So the time has come to give something back to all who of you who make blogging such a wonderful experience for me. You could be the lucky winner of this vintage picnic storage carry box. Its in fab condition, doesnt appear to have been used at all . A bit of rust on the clasp at the front is its only flaw. It might be leather - but I am not 100% sure. You could use it to store tall glasses,
drinks, or whatever else you can fit in it!

All you have to do....

1. Follow my blog publicly via Google.

2. Leave a comment below with your email address and

tell me where in the world you would love to

go on a picnic!

Giveaway closes on the 18th of May.

I will post the winner on the 19th May - SYDNEY time.

Good luck everyone!

Open to both local & international followers.

love you mum

2011-05-10T17:48:00.000+10:00

Hope everyone had a lovely Mothers' Day last Sunday. This was the first Mothers' Day where I spent pretty much every second of the day with mum. I had left the house by 8.30am, picked up some flowers from a petrol station along the way and picked mum up shortly after 9am to take her out for breakfast. Breakfast was AMAZING. Scrambled eggs, toast, chips, creamy mushrooms and gravy (not all that healthy but for Mothers' Day - I made the exception).

Following our breakfast, we both had a one hour full body massage.

Then we drove to our local Trash & Treasure markets, for some cheap retail therapy. I dont remember mum buying anything, but it was fun all the same. I picked up the following three nail polishes for $5.

Next stop - Lunch. As we ate a fair bit for breakfast, we opted for a smaller and more healthy option for lunch. Greek salad for mum, Ceaser salad for me.

After lunch I went back to mums for a few hours where we watched a DVD, before getting ready for dinner with Scott & my mother-in-law.

Love you mum! Thanks for eveything you do and everything you are!

What did you all do for Mothers' Day?

mary + diva

2011-05-06T19:15:00.000+10:00

Just some edited home footage of my darling cat, Mary ( almost 17 year old tortoise shell) and my hypo little dog, Diva ( 6 year old terrier x). Taken on the 14th of April 2011, at my parents house. Enjoy.

date night

2011-05-03T18:07:00.000+10:00

Another fun date night to report on! These photos were taken last Tuesday, we didnt go very far - just a small greek restaurant in our neighbourhood. It was pouring down with rain so we ended up taking outfit photos in the hall-way of our apartment (lucky no one else walked passed at the time).

The dress I wore is actually a recent addition to my wardrobe - I picked it up at a Clothes Swap Party that I recently attended. I wore this dress to work today too, and I think it just passed for being a suitable length to wear around children. I wore it with thick tights and flats and remembered not
to bend over or sit on the carpet.

I went to my doctor last Friday and was told that I have high cholesterol. Obviously I was not impressed. I haven't been very happy with my body for some now and finding out about having high cholesterol really make me snap. So.... I've started excercising daily (something I never ever did). I walked 7km on Saturday and have started walking to and from work this week. My work is exactly 3km from my house so some days I will walk there and walk back, and other days I'll get Scott to drop me off in the morning and i'll walk home. Up until Friday I was a serial snacker..... and I'll have to admit I didn't choose to best things to snack on, so I've changed my entire diet. I'm trying to eat 6 times a day - small and super healthy meals/snacks.

We will be going to Europe on the 29th of July, for a month, so that is my personal deadline - to lower my cholesterol below 5, to loose 5 kgs, and the pudge that I have been carrying around my stomach. I'll keep you posted on my progess, promsie xx.

(shoes & dress: thrifted, jacket: mink pink, bag: gift, belt: vintage)

birthday wishlist

2011-05-01T10:44:00.001+10:00

The time has come, its my birthday this month (26th May)! And I though I'd put together a bit of a visual wishlist. To be honest, I have everything I need.... but if presents are going to be received, anything resembling any of the things below will suit me just fine. At the top of my list is a white push-bike (and I'm almost 100% certain thats what hubby is getting me). I would seriously love to have a push-bike. We have a heap of gorgeous bike tracks around where we live and I work less than 10 mins away (driving) so I know I will use the bike heaps.. riding to work and just around the neighbourhood for fun.

easter

2011-04-27T17:03:00.000+10:00

Happy Wednesday! Hope you all had a magical easter! Scott and I started out our day by visiting my parents for a little easter egg hunt - something I will never be too old for! Then we enjoyed lunch at my father-in-laws farm. He got a new horse recently - and she's gorgeous. I even got to ride her for a little bit. She hasn't been named yet, so we've just been calling her "Horse" (how original). We ended up staying the night to give my father-in-law a hand on the farm too. How did you spend your easter?

swap party

2011-04-25T19:34:00.000+10:00

So last week Nicole & I went to our first every Clothes Swap Party. I am a total clothes hoard, so when I was invited I thought this was the perfect opportunity to get rid of all those clothes I had been holding onto for years and fill my wardrobe with a bunch of new things (for free!). All in all, there were eight of us, and we swaped clothes, shoes, jewellery, handbags and magazines. It was such a fun night, we just threw all of the stuff we wanted to swap on the ground and then dived in. At the end of the night we showed off our find to the group and packed the left-over items in bags, which we will be donating to Vinnies.

Have you ever hosted or been to a Clothes Swap Party?

midnight shoot

2011-04-23T16:12:00.002+10:00

(top: minkpink via thrift store, jacket: dotti, jeans: cotton on, flats: betts, ring: eBay, earrings: thailand)

This is just going to be a real short outfit post. I wore this last week to a Clothes Swap Party (will post about this soon). I was considering taking the jacket to swap too, but changed my mind once I put it on. Do you have clothes like that? They hang in your wardrobe and you look at them thinking "I don't like you, I'm going to get rid of you".... and then you put it on and its love all around.

Hope all my lovely blogging bunnies out there have a fabulous Easter tomorrow.

We are heading over to my father-in-laws for lunch.

xxx

open house success

2011-04-21T15:40:00.001+10:00

Scott & I held our "Open House" party last weekend, and it was a great success. Our doors were open from 10am till 10 pm... our first guests arriving at 11am. Friends and family continued to stroll in and out from then all the way till 10pm, where we left with our last group of guests for some dancing in the city. I was so far past exhausted that I thought nothing wrong of stepping out for some drinks and dancing. Mind you - when we eventually got home, I crashed into our bed like never before.

All in all, we had a total of 25 guests for the day, and an endless supply of yummy snacks and drinks. The whole thing was Scotts idea, and Im so happy he suggested it. It was a great opportunitty to see a whole bunch of our close friends and family on one day. It gets pretty hard to find the time sometimes to see all the people you're close you - this was the perfect opportunity to see them all!

Just before we headed back home from the city, I got Scott to take some outfit photos for me. For the life of me why on earth am I wearing a jacket as a dress that barely coveres my backside? I have no idea. I'll put it down to exhaustion. By the way - what do you think of my new boots? A big thanks to Emma for blogging about hers, the min I saw them I went out and bought a pair of my own!

(jacket: eBay, tights: woolies, boots: betts, scarf: forever new)

wedding video

2011-04-16T20:39:00.000+10:00

After waiting for over 7 months, we finally received our wedding video from our videographer. It was well worth the wait, I think they did an amazing job filming and editing all the footage. We received a highlights version (which you're welcome to watch below) that goes for abour 12 minutes, and a longer version with the entire ceremony, speeches, first dance and more footage from the reception which went for abour 2 hours. Our wedding video is something we will keep forever, to show our kids and grandkids, and watch over and over as time goes on - a reminder of the love we share for one another and that special day where we proclaimed that love in front of all our close friends and family.

special date night

2011-04-15T07:46:00.002+10:00

(jacket: sydney boutique, top: sheike, leggings: SES, boots; unknown, bag: forever new)

I must start by making a shocking anouncement. The top I wore to our most recent date night (pictured), I actually wore as a dress 3 years ago out clubbing. What on earth was I thinking? It barely covers my bottom as a top (hangs head in shame).

Date night - woohoo. And whats so special about this particular date night you ask? Well... It landed on our 7 year anniversary! How cool is that! It was my choice this week, and so I took Scott to Sophies Greek Restaurant in Balmain. A big thumbs up from both of us, I would highly recomend you check it out! Prices were reasonable too! I had (probably) the most unhealthy selection on the menu - creamy pasta bake. But it was delicious so I dont care.

I am totally stressing right now - tomorrow we are having an "Open-House" party-thingy at our place just to catch up with a whole bunch of friends and family that we havent had the chance to see much since we got married almost 8 months ago. Sound like a good idea right? Well sure it does.... except for the fact that the house is a bomb shelter, there are stacks of dirty clothes to be washes, a decent collection of things that need to be ironed, floors which are dying to be vacumed, a dead cockroach under the buffet, and shoes all over our bedroom floor. Plus I havent prepared any foods to feed all these people who will be dropping by tomorrow either. I'm in for a fun day today.

birthday by the water

2011-04-11T18:54:00.000+10:00

We celebrated our good friend, Melanies 25th birthday recently by having lunch overlooking the ocean at Scarborough Pub, Sydney. It was such a gorgeous spot, we had lunch under this little "hut" right on the edge of the cliff. My friends and I have become a little obssessed with my camera at the moment - especially the feature that takes 10 pictures one after the other really fast. So many appologies for the stupid photos - but in all seriousness, we had a ball.

The school holidays have finally arrived! Hope all you other teachers out there enjoy the time away from the kids (I know I will).... and as I have a little bit more time now, I'll try to post a few extra thing for you.

Tomorrow Scott & I are celebrating 7 years together! Conveniently tomorrow is also our fortnightly date night, so I'm super excited to be going out to celebrate this special day. I'll post about our special date night soon. Take care lovelies xx

photo challenge

2011-04-03T16:04:00.000+10:00

I love taking photos, so when I stumbled across this photo challenge I just had to submit something. The topic is "something you love". The photo I took is of a peakcock feather and my engagement & wedding rings. I love peacock feathers. They look great as decoration in your home, as earrings, the pattern looks amazing on a maxi dress... the list goes on, I just love them. And of course the rings symbolise the love I have for my husband. He is my whole world.

If you would like to submit an entry, just click the button below. All entries must be in by midnight on Monday the 4th April.

date night

2011-04-01T22:53:00.002+11:00

(dress: thrifted by seduce, jacket: sydney boutique, shoes: myer, clutch: cotton on)

Another fortnight passes, another date night to blog about. Last Tuesday it was Scotts turn to choose a restaurant for our fortnightly "date night". We ended up at The 25th floor Restaurant, Sydney. And yes, you guessed it - it was right up on the 25th floor, overlooking the city. It was a quiet night at the restaurant - only four couples including ourselves there. Food was delicious, I don't remember exactly what my meal was called but it was lamb with baked potatoes.

On a different note - we only have one more week of work until the school holidays so I am super excited about that! We have tween and a half weeks off... and while that may sound like a lot for some people.... by the time I get through all the planning I need to do for work, there will be none of the holidays left for me to enjoy. Oh well.... at least I have the time off work to get myself organised for the next school term.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend, take care.

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cover me in lace

2011-03-27T20:10:00.004+11:00

Im currently working a job-sharring position on a 4/5 class for three days a week. Last week I got the happy news that because of an increase in enrolments to the school, a new class will be made and I will have my very own class, full-time starting next term. I'm super excited. This is going to be my first class i can call my own! Can't wait to see what kids will be in my class and start planning for the new term!

Hope you all have a lovely week.

(top: valleygirl, skirt: rivers, shoes: thrifted, belt: supre, necklace: vintage/cotton on)

date night

2011-03-24T19:44:00.003+11:00

(dress: vintage, shoes: target, hairclip: etsy, bag: gifted)

So, Scott & I have agreed to go out on a "date-night" every second Tuesday. We can get so tied up in work that at times it just feels like we are housemates rather than husband and wife. Last week it was my turn to choose somewhere to go for dinner. I searched the internet for a short while and found this cute little cafe/restaurant called Palm Breeze Cafe in Burwood. If you're local to the area, I do suggest you try it. The service was awesome and so was the food and prices. It cost us just under $100 for the both of us - we did splurge though - we had an entree each, our mains, desserts and drinks.

I was super excited to go out for dinner, not just because its just great getting out of the house, but also because I got to wear my new vintage dress out for the first time. I love it, and it was a total steal too! You can't really tell in the photos but the sleeves are wide and sheer... my favourite part about this dress is the ruffles around the neck... I love ruffles!

Next week, its up to Scott to decide where we will be going for "date-night".... I wonder where he'll take us!

picnic by the beach

2011-03-16T16:28:00.000+11:00

What better way to celebrate a friends birthday than by a picnic by the beach. And thats exactly what we did! Last Sunday we drove down to Shelley Park at Cronulla for a picnic to celebrate our friend, Kerri-ann's 25th birthday. The weather was perfect, even though Summer is now over for us... it really was a gorgeous day.

dance the night away

2011-03-14T10:35:00.000+11:00

Just wanted to show you a collection of photos from our wedding reception of our guests giving it their all on the dance floor.

bangs

2011-03-12T11:31:00.003+11:00

(top: ses, skirt: thrifted, jacket: cotton on, necklace: gifted, bag: vintage, tights: woolies, shoes: unknown)

Last night my friend Mel hosted a "Mary-Kay" make-up party at her house. I thrifted this skirt recently and thought it was the perfect occasion to wear it. Its quite on the short side, so I dont know if I would wear it without tights. I usually wear my bangs to the side, but went with something different last night. Unfortunatley I couldnt get them to sit "perfectly" on my head so I pushed them to the side after these photos were taken.

Have you got anything special planned for the weekend? Im still recovering from the cold that I'm sure Scott gave me.... so a quite Saturday for me. On Sunday we are joining a group of friends for a picnic by the beach. Have a great weekend my lovely bloggers.

wedding bouquets

2011-03-12T10:12:00.000+11:00

When I started to do a bit of research for wedding bouquets, I was totally blown away by how expensive they were. I called many different florists, but they were all quoting me ridiculous prices. For three bouquets (mine, my maid of honours and my flowergirls), it would have cost me around the $1000. Definatley not something I was prepared to pay! So.... I decided to make them myself. I googled "DIY bouquet" and found tons of easy-to-follow step by step instructions on constructing a wedding bouquet. I bought the flowers (white roses) from a friend whose dad grows flowers on his property at cost price, and all the flowers ended up costsing me less than the price of one small bouquet from the florist. The night before our wedding, my maid of honour came round and we sat in front of the telly making the bouquets. They wern't perfect, but seriously - who inspects the flowers anyways. Overall, I think they turned out well, and I am so happy we chose to make them ourselves. We decorated the bouquets with dusty millar (foliage) and creamy white feathers.

love birds

2011-03-08T17:20:00.000+11:00

Goodafternoon lovely bloggers. Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend and start to the week. We've had a pretty busy weekend ourselves. Scott was away for a "boys" weekend and I went out with a bunch of girlfriends to celebrate Nicoles 25th. Scott came home on Sunday evening, quite sick.... so he's been at home recovering since Monday. He's been too sick to take outfit photos for me (sad face), so I thought I would take a few pics from around our home to show you....

I love this birdcage. It hangs on our balcony and we put candels inside it when we have dinner out there.

This is where I keep my pegs ... I have matching containers for washing powder, and tea & coffee too.

The view of the sun setting this afternoon from our balcony.

Scott having a snooze this afternoon. Poor thing - I hope he is feeling better soon!

Our cake tin sits on out dining table, on top of our cake stand (unless we have goodies on the cake stand). The love birds were our wedding cake topper.

This is a picture of part of our ceiling. We are pretty lucky to have textured ceilings in all rooms. Its so old-school, when builders and designers used to put all sorts of details everywhere. I love it.

We bought this mask in Venice in 2009 for 50 euro, and she hangs on one of our kitchen walls. We carried her around Europe for 3 weeks while we continued our tour after our stop to Venice - lucky she got home in one piece!

the ceremony

2011-03-02T19:20:00.000+11:00

Our wedding ceremony took place at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on the 21st of August 2010. It went by so quick... I remember driving to the church with dad one minute, then the next I'm walking out of the church with my husband beside my side, everyone is cheering, showering us with bubbles and rice as we walk down the stairs outside of the church. It flew by in a flash, but I'm so happy we have our wedding photos to look back over and enjoy it all over again! Here is a small collection of
photos from our wedding ceremony, enjoy xx.

pink and grey

2011-02-22T21:14:00.000+11:00

(dress: supre, jacket: thrifted, tights: woolies, shoes: ally, necklace: diva, bag: thailand)

No work today, so I dropped by mum and dads for lunch. Its becoming a bit of a regular thing on Tuesdays. Scott is away this week for work. He left Monday morning and wont be back till late on Friday, or maybe Saturday morning (sad face). I get pretty lonely at night time... watching t.v. and eating dinner all alone. Can't wait till he comes home.

This is the first time I can actually remember wearing this jacket. Its got a velvet feel to it which is awesome, but even better than that is the pattern on it. Its like vintage wallpaper. While the jacket is not vintage itself, I think the pattern gives it a bit of a vintage edge. Also these are my favourite tights in the whole world - $14 for a pack of two from Woolworths.

thank you caitlin

2011-02-22T19:04:00.001+11:00

A big "thank-you" to Caitlin, for sending me a photo of this dress,

which she purchased from me via my eBay store.

Appologies - the store is a bit empty right now, I'll add

more lovely things as soon as I can.

crazy love

2011-02-21T11:50:00.000+11:00

Last Tuesday evening, I dragged Scott to the Acer Arena to see Michael Buble. We've seen him everytime he comes to Sydney. Ticket prices were pretty reasonable (i think).. but as we are saving up to buy a house, we had to opt for the cheapest ones. They cost us $90 each, and we sat on the second last row (waaaayyyyy back). Luckily we brough our Canon with us so we got some decent photos and video (if you would like to see more videos we took at the concert - click HERE. I recorded five of his songs and uploaded them onto youtube) .

So do you guys like Michael Buble at all? I'm a massive fan. I know it sounds dumb, but seriously... when he sings - it makes me feel like he is singing just for me. Hope you all had a lovely weekend xx

love is all around

2011-02-18T17:30:00.000+11:00

(dress: thrifted, wedges: kmart, cardi: cotton on, pearls: unknown, lace umbrella: ebay)

We found a little alley way near our house which was pretty quiet... perfect for taking outfit photos! This is what I wore on Valentines Day. I found this dress at one of my local thrift stores and I totally love it. It fits perfectly. I've noticed recently (slightly delayed - I should have done this about 5 years ago) that I need to start shopping for clothes a little differently. I have the hips and bust of a woman, and most of the dresses I own just don't suit my body shape anymore. It's been a bit sad to think I have to let go of some of my favourite dresses, but at the same time... I'm pretty excited at the idea of buying new dresses!

gym day

2011-02-16T19:45:00.000+11:00

(skinny jeans: cotton on, shoes: rubi, top: thrifted, vest: sussans)

Happy Wednesday Bloggers!

This is what I wore to work today, pretty simple - nothing special. We had gym class today which was fun - all the kids really enjoy gym. And its good for me too - gives me a break from them for an hour. I still have to be with my class during gym, but the gym instructors run the class.... all I really do is supervise.

Tomorrow is "Meet the Teachers" night at my school and I'm kinda freaking out. This is the first time I've ever been involved in something like that, and the thought of meeting parents and having to talk to them about what their children will be doing this year is quite daunting.

be mine

2011-02-14T22:47:00.001+11:00

It's Valentines day! Hope you all have had, and are continuing to have a fabulous day. I've heard many people saying they 'hate' Valentines day. I just dont get this at all. I mean, love isnt just for romanticly involved couples... its also for sisters, best friends, sons and fathers, brothers, mothers and daughters, hell... it could even be love between you and that fur-ball of a dog you own. It doesnt have to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife. It's just a special day, where we get to do special things with people we love. No matter who they are - as long as we love them.

My Valentines day has been lovely.... and here are a few pictures to prove it!
We started off our day with mini pancakes and strawberries.. yum!

I left my darling hubby a special love note in his lunch box.

The heart hanging from our bedroom door handle isnt actually something I put up especially for Valentines day - it hangs there all year round, but I've decided to show it to you anyways because... well... it's a heart and it goes with today.

After lunch I got into the mood for baking. I made these delicious choc-caramel muffins. I was lucky enough to find cute patty-cases with hearts all over them at the back of my cupboard - perfect for Valentines day muffins.

After Scott came home from work, we went for a walk around the block, and took outfit photos (i'll post them separatley). When we got back home, we checked the mail..... and to our surprise, we had both sent each other Valentines Day cards.

To end the day, Scott cooked me a delicious spag-bol. He decorated the tabel with tea light candels in the shape of a heart and gave me a little gift of an owl necklace and an origami rose.

Happy Valentines Day to all my lovely bloggers out there!

dream house

2011-02-13T20:48:00.000+11:00

We currently live in a nice sized appartment, but have plans to move into a home within the next 4-5 years or so. I find myself always looking through the "home" section of the weekend newspapers... and about a month ago I spied a really great home design by Eden Brae. Its called the "Foxley", its a one story house with a really nice open living design.

Obviously I had to see it immediatley. Scott and I drove out to the display homes recently and checked it out. Was it as good as I had imagined? Better! The only downside I could really say was the wardrobe space was quite limited in the master bedroom... but with four bedrooms (all with built-in-robes), I'm sure I could spill some of my clothes into the spare rooms right!?

Next step - Start Saving!!

greek cuisine

2011-02-12T08:22:00.000+11:00

(top: cotton on, skirt: thrifted, shoes: target, clutch: vintage, necklace: diva)

Scott and I haven't really been on a proper date since we got married almost 6 months ago, so last night we decided to go for dinner, just the two of us, to the same restaurant we celebrated our engagement at - The Cyprus Club. If you live locally to Enmore, NSW... I really do suggest you go! Its a Greek restaurant and the food is awesome and VERY affordable. We chose a collection of smal dishes to share and it cost us $40 for the both of us. There is also live entertainment on a Friday & Saturday night.

How did you spend your Friday night?

the week that was

2011-02-09T18:11:00.001+11:00

I have obvisouly dropped off the face of the earth. My last post was 10 days ago today - what the hell is wrong with me. Apparently I don't have the ability to juggle my work and personal life very well. Here are some photos of the last 10 days.... The last week has been quite hectic - hence my non-blogging activity of late. Promise to continue regular posting and of course read up on all your lovely blog too!

P.S. Happy Hump Day x

We suprised Dad with a weekend trip down to Melbourne for his 60th birthday. His aunty (pictured below) lives down there so we stayed with her for the weekend. She is the most giving, loving woman you will ever meet.

Scott went on a photography course a few weeks ago and learned about this nifty trick where you can make someone in the photo look like a ghost - this was his first attempt. Pretty cool I think.

(jeans: cotton on, oversized top: thrifted, wedges: kmart)

This photo was taken a few weeks back, but I still wanted to show you. Our friend Kerri-ann, hosted a May-Kay make-up party, we used lots of nice smelling products, and got to try on some cool make-up.

This is an earwig I found crawling on my leg yesterday. Needless to say I freaked out. I put a glass on it, and it enventually ran out of air and died. Problem solved.

This isnt the best photo of my classroom, but I'll take better ones and show them to you in another post. This is just the view of my desk. I put my desk by the window so I can get a good breeze in summer.

maxi love

2011-01-30T21:31:00.000+11:00

( maxi dress: thrifted, vest & bag: vintage, bangle: diva, sandals: dotti )

This is by far my favourite maxi dress. I found it at one of my local thrift stores about 12 months ago. Its by Tokito (a myer brand), so its great quality and I love it to pieces. I would wear it to work too if it wasn't so low cut at the front! Plus I am much much happier with the outfit photos today, I think Scott did a great job.

Today Scott and I went into the city. Scott did a 3 hour photography course (which he received from my parents for Christmas), while I did some retail therapy. I didnt buy too much, just some basic tees, a pencil skirt and a dress. I'm in major need of re-vamping my wardrobe and making it more "work" appropriate.

How did you all spend your weekend?

Just finished listing some items on ebay, feel free to check them out by clicking here.

sneak peek

2011-01-28T19:32:00.000+11:00

Just finished editing all the photos I took this afternoon of some items which will be on sale shortly. Enjoy your sneak peak. Click here to browse whats on sale right now.

first day

2011-01-28T16:23:00.001+11:00

( singlet: cotton on, top: witchery, shorts: dotti, shoes: target, bag: thrifted )

Just got home from my first day at my new school. Photos were taken this morning, and I just hate them (along with all the other photos taken). I just hate the way I look in them, I think Scott was in a rush to get to work so yeah. I really wanted to post my first day outfit though, so appologies that they are really bad.

First day went well. I re-arranged all the furniture in my classroom (and forgot to take a photo!!). I'm hoping the lady I'm job-sharing with doesnt hate the way I've arranged the room, cause I spent a good chunk of my day moving furniture. To be honest I'm a bit overwhelmed, there was a lot of information to take in and the lady who I am job-sharing with wasen't there so I didnt get a chance to meet with her and discuss how we are going to run the class and divide all the content that we need to teach. However I did get her phone number from the lady in the office, so I might give her a call over the weekend.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

australia day plus exciting news!

2011-01-27T12:58:00.000+11:00

So how did all my lovely aussie bloggers spend Australia Day?? Hope you all have a great day. It was disgusting hot so we headed over to my in-laws to cool down in the pool. My brother in law, Chris and partner Jacqui were there too. The boys kept jumping in the pool to see who could make the biggests splashes (typical boys).

For dinner we headed over to our close friends Joseph & Jodie, and got to hang out with their super-cute 16 month old son Zak. Aint he just adorable?!

As the title suggests - I have some exciting news.... I just found out today that I have work for this year. Im so relieved and excited! I'll be doing three days a week, job sharing on a 4/5 class. I'll be at a brand new school - so I've never worked their before, its a fresh start. This is my first class ever so as you might expect... I am over the moon !

weekend together

2011-01-23T19:51:00.000+11:00

I hope everyone has had a fabulous weekend, what did you all get up to? Scott came back from Melbourne on Friday night, and its so nice to have him back home... be has been away for two weeks (excluding the weekends)!

On Saturday Scott and I tried out a Zumba class at our local gym. I really want to loose a bit of pudge around my stomach, and thought it would be a good start. It was a really fun class, and the time flew by... I'm going to try and go to another Zumba class tomorrow night too. Do any of you go to Zumba? Would love to hear how you find it in terms of weight loss or more tonning. We ended our day celebrating a friends birthday with a surprise party!

Sunday we went into town and saw Tap Dogs. It was pretty amazing. Those guys are so damn talented and very entertaining! Would def recommend it if anyone is thinking of going. In the afternoon we went for an hour long walk and discovered a new walking track around our home. It runs along a river and its just so beautiful. Can't wait to do that again!

nanna cat

2011-01-20T20:34:00.000+11:00

( dress: ally, sandals: dotti, bag: vintage )

I know you've proberbly seen this dress before, but I wanted to show it to you again. I have seriously been living in it since I bought it about three weeks ago. It is the most comfortable dress ever. I love the pattern, ruffles, the lot. Right now - its my #1 dress. I spent today visiting my parents. Mum worked till 1pm, I got my nails done in the morning (notice the new colour & shorter length!), then went to the markets with my dad, before mum came home and we all had lunch together.

Mum took my photos for me today - thanks mum. She's always willing to help me with whatever I need, she is seriously the best mum out there. I wanted you to see my pets too, so I took a few photos of my cat, Mary. She's pretty photogenic (despite her ripe age of 16), I love taking photos of her. My dog, Diva on the other hand, cannot for one second sit still, so I only got one decent photo of her out of about 30 that I tried to take! Still love her though!

sneak peek

2011-01-19T16:19:00.000+11:00

Happy Hump Day! Hope everyone's week has been going well. Here is a sneek peak on what will be on sale in my ebay store tomorrow night. I've got a few things there at the moment, ending tomorrow, so feel free to have a browse if you like.

corn & capsicum quiches

2011-01-18T20:54:00.000+11:00

I should start by saying that I'm not particularly good in the kitchen. I've never been very interested in cooking while I was still living at home, and since moving out I find cooking a bit daunting. I find myself too scared to try and cook something because I know I don't have much experince in the kitchen and really i just don't want to fail. Especially now that I am wife, I feel that cooking should be a natural thing - well its not.

Scott is at Melbourne this week for work, so I decided tonight that I should try something new. I feel a lot less pressure not having Scott around (not that he pressures me in any way, its really just all in my head). And if my attempt was a ginormous fail... well then no-body would know.

Tonight I tried my luck at Corn & Red Capsicum Quiches, and I'm quite impressed with myself. I'm going to write out the recipe below (if you would like to try it out yourself sometime) and add some pictures I took as well. They are a small size, so perfect for party food and snaks too. I ended up having 7 of them for dinner tonight.

Corn & Red Capsicum Quiches

You'll Need:

2 sheets of ready-rolled shortcrust (pie) pastry

135g tinned corn kernels (drained)

40g grated cheddar cheese

1/2 red capsicum, seeded and finely chopped

2 eggs

170ml pouring whipping cream

2 teaspoons dijon mustard

a dash of Tabasco sauce

You'll Need To:

1. Preheat the over to 200'C. Grease two shallow 12-hole patty pans or mini muffin tins. Lay the pastry on a lightly floured work surface and cut 12 rounds from each sheet (approx 8cm in diameter).

2. Line the tins with the pastry circles.

3. Mix the corn kernels with the cheddar cheese and red capsicum.

4. Beat the eggs, cream, mustard and Tabasco sauce. Divide the sorn mixture evenly among the pastry cases.

5. Top with the egg mixture until almost full. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until puffed and golden.

6. Remove from the tins while warm and cool on wire racks.