Hens Night / Bridal Shower / ??

I know "traditionally" the bridesmaids or in my case I'm only have one so my Maid of Honour is the one that organises the "hens" and it's usually a surprise.

For those who know me this is no surprise but I am a total control freak and the thought of a surprise event gives me the heebeejeebees ! Now I don't want a traditional "hens", no strippers, no penis straws, no veils or banners. I want to keep it simple and classy and have so far decided.

Kitchen Tea
- a catered high tea in the afternoon which I will be inviting all female guests to attend. This is to be held at an apartment in the city which I'm thinking of booking for the weekend. I don't mind if a few games are played, just nothing too cheesy or invasive haha!

Dinner & Drinks
- with whoever wants to stay on into the evening, most likely the "younger ones" haha. Am thinking Jade Buddha but I haven't been there in forever so will need to visit them sometime to make sure it's up to scratch (told you I'm a control freak!) - I would hate to have an event somewhere which served mediocre meals and drinks!

I won't be having any themes or make the guests wear / not wear any particular colours (not such a control freak after all? haha) as I'm sure they will dress to the occasion. We will not be putting a dress code on the wedding invitation either, if someone ends up attending looking absolutely drab that's just embarrassing for them and will make the rest of us look even more fabulous!

Now the question, where does one purchase pretty yet inexpensive bridal shower invitations. Is etsy the way to go?

Blueberry Rant

I love blueberries, fresh ones. They are my favourite fruit (well, one of my favourite fruits) but their season is quite short and even when they are in season, are expensive. I've been paying about $5 / punnet so when I saw them at Coles today for $3.50 I got so excited and bought two punnets. They  looked beautiful and fresh. But I have been deceived. They are incredibly sour. I have eaten about 10 in the hopes that the next one will be better, but without luck :(

What does one do with 2 punnets of sour blueberries? D suggested I sprinkle sugar or icing sugar over them to sweeten them up.

Kicking off the long weekend..

with an awful awful tummy bug!! I had the worst tummy pains all day Friday and Friday night was spent in the bathroom. Am feeling better now but have no appetite whatsoever (which is VERY unlike me!).

 

 D has gone out to dinner with the boys, so it's just little Maddy and I tonight. First we watched Dynamo the magician and now Madagascar is on! Best. So funny, looking forward to the 3rd one coming out on DVD (don't have any legit reasons/children to see it a the cinema!).

 

 D spoils Maddy and last week ordered her a whole box of treats!! This should last quite awhile. There's all sorts in there, sweet, savoury, crunchy, chewy... she was pretty chuffed!

 

 This week our lily bulb flowered as well, we got 2 flowers out of it! And there is a 3rd at the back. So pretty, we will have to get more.

Wedding Update

I'm sitting here rugged up in my Hello Kitty blankie, watching Breaking Bad with D and decided I'd update ya'll with some wedding news. A tentative booking had been made for our reception venue (the dinner is going to be a traditional Chinese wedding banquet with several ... I think 12 in total, courses). Well today the full deposit was paid and our date officially locked in. We had originally planned on 70 guests max which sounds like a lot, but turns out I have approx 20 relatives coming from overseas which was completely unexpected, meaning I had to reduce the number of friends I wanted to invite. Anyway, we need to have a minimum of 80 guests which means we "have" to invite 10 more people! I'm pretty excited that I'll be able to invite a few more friends, I just don't know who now! Our "B List" is very, very long. But I'm happy and feel more at peace that I can have some of my friends attend.

T is for Tuesday

 

It was a snuggly Sunday at our house!

 

 

Little words of wisdom and encouragement. There's a little quote for each week in my Moleskine. This week's is as above!

There were more photos but they were sideways... And I don't know how to rotate them on Blogger?

The weekend

Maddy having a lazy afternoon nap on Saturday with our teddy bear and papa (not in the photo!). Lazy sods they are!

 

Visited Rocklea Markets on Saturday morning with our parents. Had delicious German sausages and bought lots of lovely fresh fruits and vegies. Also bought some macarons from Monsieur Macaron's stand. Coffee, macadamia, hazelnut, pistachio, passionfruit and salted caramel.

 

 

Spring time is gorgeous with all flowers coming into bloom. Our potted chrysanthemums are doing exceptionally well, I just love how white and fluffy they are!

 

 Whilst the lazy beans were snoozing, I made myself a cup of coffee and sat down with my macaron and latest Yen in our backyard, enjoying the sunshine and fresh air.

Hope the rest of you had a lovely spring weekend! Loving this weather! x

Chevron

I'm loving chevron printed textiles at the mo. So happy, bright and cheerful. Would love cushions for the couch and a sheet set for the bedroom.
I know UO sells the doonas online but they don't have the size/colour I want.
Where have you seen or purchased some chevron or zig zag printed textiles or linen?

It's a dog's life

A lovely spring day here in Brisbane. Took Maddy for a drive and some big walks out to the bayside.. She's now snuggled in her bed nice and clean after a warm bath when we got back.

What's For Dinner?

Tonight we're having lemon roasted chicken drumsticks! I hope they turn out ok. Have decided on my breakfast for this weekend is going to be toasted banana and walnut bread with ricotta and organic honey, with a big mug of English Breakfast. Weekends are the only time I have for a "fancy" breakfast. Wonder what everyone else is having for dinner tonight?

On another note, Brisbane has been beautifully warm lately, I luff it 110%.

What are you reading?

What is everyone reading at the moment? I'm in the market for a new book and not sure what's new, what's good or what's bad.

I tried 50 Shades of Grey. I truly did but couldn't even make it halfway through the first book. I wasn't expetting anything magnificent literary wise but my goodness the writing was so so awful. I cringed my way through the first few chapters.

I got halfway through the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy and it couldn't keep me excited enough to want to finish it. The first book I loved, the second was ok, the third I struggled.

So I've had a bad run of mediocre books lately :(

Happy Spring Weekend

Hooray ! Spring couldn't come quick enough this year! I normally enjoy winter but this year's winter seemed longer and colder than usual. Plus it's been a rough few months.

Had Yum Cha with the family at Landmark on Saturday. That place is always so incredibly busy!

Then picked up some essentials which I have been needing for awhile - some delicious tea from T2. So glad there's a store at Westfield Carindale now and I don't have to trek all the way into the city. Bought Strawberries and Cream and Sencha Peach. Could have so easily walked out with much, much more!

Also grabbed I Love Juicy shampoo from Lush. Best stuff ever for oily hair like mine. Also got a sample of their new Veganese conditioner.

Hope everyone had a lovely, sunshiney weekend! X