I think it's a sign of good things to come! :)
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wordless Wednesday : My Rainbow
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Let the Birthday Weekend Commence!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!
Mine was fantastic. I got spoilt rotten, and Liam put together a memorable weekend of surprises!
I will update you about all that in another post soon.
On Friday night, we headed to my Aunt's house for dinner. She does an a-MAZ-ing risotto, one of my favourites, which was on the menu for the evening! Not before snacking on dips, crackers and smoked salmon though. YUM. Surprisingly, I actually didn't get any photos of the snacks or dinner! I know, I'm amazed too.
Mine was fantastic. I got spoilt rotten, and Liam put together a memorable weekend of surprises!
I will update you about all that in another post soon.
On Friday night, we headed to my Aunt's house for dinner. She does an a-MAZ-ing risotto, one of my favourites, which was on the menu for the evening! Not before snacking on dips, crackers and smoked salmon though. YUM. Surprisingly, I actually didn't get any photos of the snacks or dinner! I know, I'm amazed too.
I did, however, get a few snaps of my gorgeous little dining companions!
In her own words, upon seeing the photo - "Oh aww, I look so cheeky!"
After which she promptly turned around and, with a voice full of attitude, yelled out "LIAM! Don't put your hands in my photo again. You stop ruining my photos, now!" If there is one thing that can be said for that girl, she is a sassy little miss, and will give some poor bloke a run for his money and a permanent headache in the future!
Her little brother is quite the opposite though - a real chilled out little fella!
Here he is, happily snacking on a cracker! The only time I even heard a peep from him was to let me know he'd finished his cracker and would please like another one!
He did look a little perplexed each time I reached for the smoked salmon, wondering why he was not receiving any, however he would happily go back to his plain cracker.
He did look a little perplexed each time I reached for the smoked salmon, wondering why he was not receiving any, however he would happily go back to his plain cracker.
Here he is whinging because each mouthful is not coming fast enough!
He sure loves his food, and ate his share of risotto like a little champion.
Straight after which he totally devoured a baby pudding for dessert! What a little guts :) <3
After dinner (having eaten far too much!) I was lying in the living room, playing with toys and having a conversation with my little cousin when my presence was requested in the dining room.
Adeline grabbed my hand, and dragged me in to a darkened room, lit up only by the glow of candles sitting on top of a yummy looking mango cheesecake! Yum. What a sweet surprise!
As I was trying to take this picture, a little girl was also vying for my attention... "Cat... Cat... Cat!"
I quickly took the photo and turned my attention to her. "Here! Take a photo of my cake too!"
Happy to oblige.
During dinner, I was interrupted with requests to take photos. Poser! I'll leave you with one more...
"Oh, look at me! I look so wild!"
Isn't she scary? :)
Friday, April 13, 2012
Another Year Wiser...
So, yesterday marks the date of completing another year of life for me. 27 years on this earth. I have now advanced out of my mid-twenties, and am well on my way to the dirty thirty. Late-twenties? Scary.
The day began like any other. I am fairly low-key about birthdays; often I like to pretend they haven't really happened and there isn't an extra year tacked on to my age. Liam has a surprise planned for the weekend though, and I am excited to find out what!
I trudged to work, and tried to fend off the birthday/age questions from various colleagues. Facebook! Y U tell everyone everything?! When lunch time arrived, I threw diet-caution to the wind! It was roast day at the work cafe - roast pork with all the trimmings! Cheesy cauliflower, and of course who could forget crackling? I showed slight restraint and declined a serve of potatoes.
You'd think that should be enough bad food for the day, but... this is me you're talking about! I'm seriously starting to think that this should be turned into a food blog with the amount of talk and photos of eats! Liam and I headed to this amazing little restaurant for dinner, the same place I spent my birthday evening last year! I believe it may just have to be incorporated into my annual birthday routine... a new tradition, if you will.
They do the most amazing duck red curry! And the interior is beautiful. Very simple, yet elegant and comfortable. You just feel at home. I wish I'd taken a couple of snaps of the interior, but I was too preoccupied with the fantastic meal in front of me :(
My request this year was that my mother make me one of her yummy hummingbird cakes! So when we arrived back, there it was on the table - in all its passionfruit-frosted glory, adorned with a little "Happy Birthday" plaque! My other request was that she provide me with a cup full of frosting, so that I could cover all sides of my slice in that sugar-y goodness... I wasn't sure if she was going to humour me, but to my delight there was a big bowl of frosting sitting on the kitchen bench with the spatula all ready! My mum is the best!
Okay, now this is the part where I need your help!
Liam revealed one of his surprises to me... he was kicking himself straight after he told me, but I think he'd been waging an internal battle inside his head. He had wanted to present me with a little blue bag of Tiffany, but knowing how picky I am had no idea what to choose! His plan was then, as part of my birthday activities over the weekend, to take me to the Collins Street store as a surprise and let me choose what I wanted! He then worried that they may not have the item that I would like. Silly boy! I don't think there is any girl in this world that you could let loose in Tiffanys and have them not find something that they'd like! So many pretties...
Anyway, I have an option to choose a gift from Tiffanys and if I wish, we will go pick it up over the weekend. I'm wanting to limit the price, as I think it's more important to save as much money as possible to go towards imminent upcoming expenses for when we purchase the house! So the budget is roughly around $350. Help! Do you have any suggestions of pretty things that I just need to have?!
What would you choose?
The day began like any other. I am fairly low-key about birthdays; often I like to pretend they haven't really happened and there isn't an extra year tacked on to my age. Liam has a surprise planned for the weekend though, and I am excited to find out what!
I trudged to work, and tried to fend off the birthday/age questions from various colleagues. Facebook! Y U tell everyone everything?! When lunch time arrived, I threw diet-caution to the wind! It was roast day at the work cafe - roast pork with all the trimmings! Cheesy cauliflower, and of course who could forget crackling? I showed slight restraint and declined a serve of potatoes.
You'd think that should be enough bad food for the day, but... this is me you're talking about! I'm seriously starting to think that this should be turned into a food blog with the amount of talk and photos of eats! Liam and I headed to this amazing little restaurant for dinner, the same place I spent my birthday evening last year! I believe it may just have to be incorporated into my annual birthday routine... a new tradition, if you will.
My request this year was that my mother make me one of her yummy hummingbird cakes! So when we arrived back, there it was on the table - in all its passionfruit-frosted glory, adorned with a little "Happy Birthday" plaque! My other request was that she provide me with a cup full of frosting, so that I could cover all sides of my slice in that sugar-y goodness... I wasn't sure if she was going to humour me, but to my delight there was a big bowl of frosting sitting on the kitchen bench with the spatula all ready! My mum is the best!
Okay, now this is the part where I need your help!
Liam revealed one of his surprises to me... he was kicking himself straight after he told me, but I think he'd been waging an internal battle inside his head. He had wanted to present me with a little blue bag of Tiffany, but knowing how picky I am had no idea what to choose! His plan was then, as part of my birthday activities over the weekend, to take me to the Collins Street store as a surprise and let me choose what I wanted! He then worried that they may not have the item that I would like. Silly boy! I don't think there is any girl in this world that you could let loose in Tiffanys and have them not find something that they'd like! So many pretties...
Anyway, I have an option to choose a gift from Tiffanys and if I wish, we will go pick it up over the weekend. I'm wanting to limit the price, as I think it's more important to save as much money as possible to go towards imminent upcoming expenses for when we purchase the house! So the budget is roughly around $350. Help! Do you have any suggestions of pretty things that I just need to have?!
What would you choose?
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Easter Long Weekend
How is everyone's long weekend going?
We tried to start ours with a bit of a lie-in. Rocket had the right idea!
However since we're used to getting up so early most days, our brains were having none of it!
So eventually we roused, and I prepared a yummy meat-free breakfast.
While I cleaned up, Liam did some work around the garden.
Rocket helped...
After which, he was all tuckered out and needed a rest...
Like, really needed a rest!
Saturday morning started off with a quintessential Easter treat...
Hot cross buns, slathered with plenty of butter!
Much to Liam's distress, I only eat fruitless hot cross buns.
After breakfast, it was time for a good game of football!
Being a massive Essendon fan, we head along to as many local games as possible. My brother is a Port Adelaide supporter (don't ask me what happened there!) so this was an essential match for us!
It was my first game back for the season, and it felt so good to be home on familiar territory and to be surrounded by a sea of black and red. I made sure I was decked out in all my colours too!
It was my first game back for the season, and it felt so good to be home on familiar territory and to be surrounded by a sea of black and red. I made sure I was decked out in all my colours too!
Lucky it seemed to work - there were some worrying moments, but we came out victorious in the end!
Better luck next time, little brother!
Came home, and spent the evening eating wayyyy too much of this delicious hummingbird cake!
Courtesy of the Mothership.
Honestly, I don't think there is any dish that woman can't work her magic with! Amazing.
As if that wasn't enough calories for the weekend, yesterday was spent filled with yet more eating!
We visited Liam's parents for lunch, and his mum had cooked up an Asian feast! His sister was horrified at the idea that she would cook Chinese food to serve me, and whilst I have to admit it was a little different to the traditional Chinese food that I am used to, it was very tasty!
We had dumplings and san choi bow as starters, followed by the main dish satay chicken skewers, special fried rice, and a beef and vegetable casserole served in a crispy noodle basket! Yum.
In an attempt to work off some of lunch, we decided to do some exercise in the form of Wii games!
As if that wasn't enough calories for the weekend, yesterday was spent filled with yet more eating!
We visited Liam's parents for lunch, and his mum had cooked up an Asian feast! His sister was horrified at the idea that she would cook Chinese food to serve me, and whilst I have to admit it was a little different to the traditional Chinese food that I am used to, it was very tasty!
We had dumplings and san choi bow as starters, followed by the main dish satay chicken skewers, special fried rice, and a beef and vegetable casserole served in a crispy noodle basket! Yum.
In an attempt to work off some of lunch, we decided to do some exercise in the form of Wii games!
In this game, you've got to flap your arms around and shift your balance on the board to try and land on objects. It was a lot of fun, and was a good laugh watching people flapping their arms around!
But all games aside, we still had my early birthday dinner with my family to attend...
Gosh, I love extra long weekends! So much achieved, yet still so much more fun to come!
We're just about to head off to the pub to meet friends for lunch, and then we're off to the MCG to watch the footy! I'm hoping that the Hawkers give the Cats a mighty thrashing. I'm too afraid of the devestation that I will have to deal with otherwise! Liam has gone to watch every Cats vs Hawthorn game since the 2008 Grand Final, and unfortunately that was the last win they've had!
Wish us luck, guys! I hope your weekends have been as eventful, happy and safe! xx
Friday, April 6, 2012
The Best of Fridays
So it was my turn to cook a tasty, vegetarian breakfast today!
Yeah, in case you hadn't noticed, we're a fan of the tater tots.
Tater tots are an any time food in our book!
Happy Good Friday, everyone!
Enjoy the long weekend, take care, and most importantly, stay safe! xx
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