Friday 30 November 2012

Busy Bee

Have a lot to do today in preparation for the party tomorrow. Wearing a comfy outfit to get around easier.

Top: Temt, Skirt: Sportsgirl

Thursday 29 November 2012

Key Lime Pie

Today I'm meeting the other bridesmaids and the bride to try on the bridesmaid dresses. The bride chose this one from Sheike
Sheike Parisian Maxi
(image via www.sheike.com.au)

I have tried it on previously and I LOVE it! The bride hasn't seen it in real life, only online, so we are all going together today to make sure it's 'the one'. I really hope she loves it because it is stunning, suits everyone's body shape and fits in so well with her dress and the theme.

My outfit for today is a little bright but I love it! So summery :)

Top: Sportsgirl, Skirt: Sportsgirl, Sandals: Witchery

Monday 26 November 2012

The Big Three Oh

My husband turned 30 last week so I did the wifely duty and cooked him breakfast, choc chip pancakes with maple syrup, strawberries and blueberries yum!

So I took this photo halfway through cooking with all intentions of taking more once it was cooked and plated, unfortunately for me (and hubby) I burnt the crap out of it and it fell apart haha oh well he appreciated the effort!
Also made him a birthday cake, this turned out much better! Will also be making him another cake for the party we're having next weekend but I can't decide what to make. The weather forecast of 40 degrees is not helping matters!

Sunday 25 November 2012

You Can't Make Friends With Salad

Tonight's delicious dinner - pork and salad cooked by my wonderful hubby!

Summer Sandals

I love wearing sandals in Summer, they tend to make a casual outfit a little dressier without compromising comfort. Witchery had 25% off all shoes last week so I managed to pick up 2 pairs for $60 each.

 Witchery Andy T Bar Sandals
(Image via www.witchery.com.au)

No pic of the other pair on the website, but they are tan and coral t-bar sandals.

Also grabbed these from Forever New, on sale for $34.95 with an additional 50% off - grand total of $17.47!
Forever New Kora Embellished Sandal

I also like the the look of these Sportsgirl sandals so I might go in store this week and try them on.
Sportsgirl Safari Sandal
(Image via www.sportsgirl.com.au)

Sportsgirl

I go through phases and become obsessed with a particular brand/shop/website and at the moment it's Sportsgirl. I especially like their fitted skirts. Probably why I've bought 3 in the last week lol and I have my eye on a few more!
 Sportsgirl Floral Ponte Skirt
 Sportsgirl Marble Printed Midi
Sportsgirl Lucky Tube

All images via www.sportsgirl.com.au

Ladybird

A friend of mine had her daughters' 1st birthday party over the weekend and I volunteered to do the cake. I always had birthday cakes out of the AWW birthday cake book so I wanted to make something along the same lines. I went for the 'Lazy Lady Beetle' cake. The cake is the standard butter cake recipe from the back of the book, I did it pink and purple marbled, but I forgot to take a photo! It looked pretty cool though.
 Crumb coated
Icing done
 Finished!





I had a lot of fun making this cake!



Friday 16 November 2012

Hiatus

So yes I have taken an unintentional hiatus. Having a toddler and a baby sure is time consuming! Along with terrible internet signal there's been very little time to blog and quite frankly not much too interesting to blog about! I don't really want to totally turn this blog into a baby blog (although I do enjoy reading others) and at the moment my life revolves around my boys so very little posting has been done. But fear not! I have a few posts in the works and hopefully I still have some readers out there!

I'm mighty close to my goal weight now, just really concentrating on toning and getting fit rather than losing kg's from this point on (although I would like to drop a couple more!). Have lost 12kg total and I feel so much better, much more confidence and I have the strength and energy to play with my boys a lot more. This also means all the maternity clothes are well and truly retired and I can't say soon enough!

I mentioned a while back that I was looking for some new swimmers for this Summer. I still haven't bought any! I've been sending myself crazy trying to find some that have enough support. Due to breastfeeding I still have ample cleavage and the standard swimmers out there just aren't enough. Add this to my already fussiness and it has made it impossible to find anything just right. I have narrowed down the search so stayed tuned for another swimsuit post very soon when I finally make my decision (and change it again lol)!

My hubby is turning 30 next week and my son is turning 2 two weeks later so we are having a joint bbq party at a nearby park. Lots of preparing and cake research has been done but baking is something I love doing so hopefully I remember to take photos and blog about the process.

I think that's about it for now but I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things!