What I Did 365 - Day 78

There are few lovelier Summer gifts than cherries. Just look at them! These were my Friday work snack and apparently the highlight of my day! Cherries are one of my favourite fruits - so rich in colour, so sweet and decadent. If they didn't have big pits in the middle, and if they weren't so dang expensive, they would be perfection. Sigh.

What I Did 365 - Day 77

Wow. I am so freaking behind. The last couple of weeks have been such a blur! Hopefully I'll finish playing catch-up soon...
So this is a pic of Chris at the outdoor cinema at Kings Park. We headed out on a double date with Felipe and Rachel to see Tomorrow When The War Began. Felipe and I put on a freaking grand dinner picnic! We had a lot of fun - despite the fact that 20 minutes in, the movie melted and we had to wait around half an hour before they could start it again. Worth it! I was super impressed with the movie - yay Australia, thank you for putting out your first amazing movie. Like, ever. I usually hate Australian movies but this knocked my socks off! Movie aside, I love Felipe and Rachel. They're a super duper pair of people and I can't wait for the next double date!

What I Did 365 - Day 76

Do you see why I don't make new year resolutions??? So, drool. I am pretty nuts about comfort food, and these chicken enchiladas (based on a recipe pulled from a magazine) are about as comforting as you can get. Spicy chicken, slimy mushrooms (yes, I find them amazing) and copious amounts of cheese? Oh yes. Yes please. Chris and I settled down with a plate full of these and watched House. So fun! I've really missed chilling at home lately... it seems there's always something going on. Sigh.

What I Did 365 - Day 75

What a good-looking bunch eh? This picture was taken on a Monday night family-Grill'd-date. Yum. Ever since we introduced Mum to Grill'd a few months ago, she's been pretty hooked!!! Chris decided to have a quiet night at home, so it was just me, my parents and my sisters. Despite the Summer humidity, we had a lot of fun!! Yay burgers!

*** Let this be a lesson to me that I should neverrrr leave this blog for 2 weeks. I actually can't remember all the details of our night now. Sigh.

What I Did 365 - Day 74

Last night was Jayne's Hen's Night!! What a fun night (and cute photo moment of Jayne and her Mum Wendy, no?) We started with a photo rally, then headed to Hatti's place for pizza (YUM) while we flicked through everyone's hilarious photos on the TV screen. There were cocktails, desserts, and even girly pampering in the form of facials and hand scrubs. Lovely! It was such a beautiful night and a really special way to honour Jayne in her last big girl's night before she moves to Argentina next week. Now I can't wait to see her wedding dress this weekend!

What I Did 365 - Day 73

On Saturday I made the heart-breaking decision to start putting away my Christmas decorations (the tree has remained... just for a little bit longer...) However, this did mean that I now had a completely clear cabinet-top, to decorate however I chose! Chris let me drag him out to Bunnings, and after much deliberation we came home with some very pretty new plants. I'm so stoked! I love the life that plants give to a room, and now I get to gaze lovingly at them as I sit and eat breakfast in the morning.

What I Did 365 - Day 72

Happy New Year!! I spent New Years Eve at my beloved foreshore, with some very beloved friends. There was a big family event happening which was a lot of fun, so we sat amongst the crowds for most of the night. A while before midnight we packed up and headed out to a more secluded area just up above the beach. We were able to watch the fireworks up so close from that spot – it was amazing! I’m not a NYE resolutions kinda girl, but I have thought about some things that I would like to do this year:


1. Go on an overseas holiday with Chris
2. Learn about fashion
3. Acquire a record player and start collecting some records
4. Finish my first granny square crocheted blanket
5. Start enjoying some kind of food that I currently don’t like
6. Finish our half-kitchen renovation (we are so close!!!)
7. Work towards writing my own cook book
8. Host at least one dinner party each month
9. Thrift some more furniture
10. Spend more regular time with my amazing sisters.

So, 2011... we are here! Here's hoping the year is amazing.