NYE 2012

This is what Maddy and I think of NYE, a lot of hype over nothing. Which is why we are spending it at home in our pjs where it's warm, comfortable, cosy and NOT crowded with drunk fools.

2012 has been quite the year! It started off with a big high, David proposing to me with a stunning ring and the start of our wedding and honeymoon planning. Towards the middle of the year there were lots of changes at work, fell victim to the flu not just once, but twice and have been on a bit of a health roller coaster since then.

This year I have learnt to really appreciate good health, looking after myself properly, simple things like making our home my haven where I can relax and destress and the joy that a pet (more like fur child) can bring.

2013 brings a happy marriage and amazing honeymoon, good health and an increased positive outlook on life. I aim to do more things that make me happy and I would love to master the art of meditation and reap the rewards of being a calmer, peaceful person.

Cheers to 2012, we have had our ups and downs and I wish you all (if anyone even reads this haha) a happy, healthy and fun filled 2013!

Sick day

And I hate taking sick days but this morning my stomach was burning and as soon as I got up I kept throwing up. Nasty. TMI for you yet?

I get awful acid reflux and I've had it now for weeks without relief, Zantac has not been working its magic. According to Dr even with such bad reflux I should not be vomiting.

Anywho am taking Losec now will see how that goes. Last time it was this bad I took Nexium and I had the worst side effects ever. Fingers crossed.

I leave you with my faithful companion keeping me company in my misery. I luff her so much!

Happy Boxing Day !

So I've been a bit of a bad blogger, but I did receive an iPad for christmas and have downloaded the blogger app which means I should hopefully get better at it!

Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. Ours has been lazy with christmas lunch at the parents and we are having a BBQ at our place this evening for family and whoever is not doing anything haha.

My first Boxing Day sale purchase was a Tontine Australian wool quilt since we are in desperate need of a new one. It was half price with free shipping on the Tontine website! A kind voguette pointed me in the right direction.

I really want to buy Little Big Planet Karting, but only if D will play with me. Games on your own aren't much fun. Might head to Spotlight to get ourselves some new bed linen as well.

Have been feeling a bit poorly lately, my stomach has been even more sensitive than usual and I keep getting really bad reflux which makes me feel miserable, yuck.

Wedding centrepieces

Invitations have been ordered, I'll post photos once we receive them. These are the 2 centrepieces I am tossing up between. I like fish bowl incase you hadn't picked up on that.

 

 

What do you think?!

I am a bad blogger

But here are some cute photos of Maddy to make up for it..

 

 You can never get upset at a face like this!! How hot was it this weekend?! Ridiculous. It is now windy as anything, I hope it's blowing in some cooler weather!

 

 She looks a little bit guilty in this photo, that's because I was scrunching the dead leaves and she kept stealing them from me to chew on.

Had a tasty dinner at the Sunnybank Hotel last week (it seems so unlikely but their food is really really good!). This is parmeson, pistachio and thyme crusted pork sirloin on mustard seeded mash with steamed green beans and a red wine jus. Delicious!

Loving the latest delicious magazine, everything is so pretty and some nice easy recipes in there.

Hooray that Monday is over. I had a bad, bad case of Monday-itis today.

Sydney Town

Off to Sydney next month for the weekend to attend D's dad's 60th birthday!

It will be at some hotel in Cabramatta but we will be staying in the city. Any recs for a fab hotel would be much appreciated!

Booked our flights tonight as Jetstar had a crazy sale where flights were $45! That's less than half price! Bargain.

Seeing as we've been to Sydney a fair few times and D used to live there we won't be doing any sight seeing or shopping this time round. I'm more interested in food. Thinking Laduree, Zumbo's at Star, Jamie's Italian, Ms G's and Ms Chu's. A stop by the fish market would be fab as well.

Sydney-siders, what else would you recommend?!

A Revelation

well a small one. It was Sunday afternoon, D was playing games and Maddy napping after our walk. I had just finished painting my nails (see below) and was having a soothing mug of English Breakfast with some whipped PB on crackers when I decided to browse Etsy for wedding stuff.

   

I started off looking for hair things but that became boring. I then started looking for guest books. I was planning on having one of those where it's just a picture and everyone signs their name on a leaf/ balloon/ love heart/ whatever so we could then frame and display it.

After some browsing I still wasn't feeling overly inspired with what I could find so I threw an idea out to D - let's not have a guest book.

D is a minimalist, and was a big fan of this idea so, that is one chore ticked off the list! We will not be having a guest book. I am not really the sentimental kind and besides, we will have wedding cards and photos to remember the day by.