Oh eighteen...

This evening I attended Jordy's 18th birthday dinner. It was nice. I forgot what it was like to be around nice girls without having to drink... it's ridiculous how much that is encouraged in this tiny town. Although we didn't order until almost 8 (so late for dinner) I just generally had a nice night :)

How do you think I'd look with a bob? The hairdresser suggested a concave bob, but I refuse to trust hairdressers anymore. They are evil :p David and I worked out that my shortest layer is uneven on both sides. Fail.


Me and Kim arrived first. We were hungry. Classic self timer shot - I think we photograph wonderfully together; such a contrast. Which is just a bonus because I like Kim. We've hung out a lot and gotten pretty close after a bit of a rough start :p I'll miss her when I leave.


Hayley (Ms Organiser) and the birthday girl :) They're such stylish best friends.


A few of the girls after dinner. HUGE apology to my little Bec who was inside paying for her dinner at the time and Renee who had already left. It was a bit of a muddle at the end of the night. And if you look really closely you can see where I spilt my food down my dress. "What are the chances?" Lol.

So much news!

I'm back! I'm back! Perth was amazing. I bought a camera bag so I can and will take my baby everywhere now :) But that's hardly news compared to everything else that occurred whilst on holiday.

Firstly, we bought a house! Well, David bought a house. It's in his name although I'll be making repayments with my inheritance and when I get a job after uni... he said it was so he could borrow more money from the bank, apparently the bank thinks people spend more money when they're in a relationship and therefore let you borrow less. I think it's completely the opposite, but let's not go into that. I just, ya know... it's a little disheartening to see your long-term boyfriend sign a legal form stating he is single. Anyway, snaps of the house (I stupidly didn't take one of the house before we went in for our second viewing, and by the time we were leaving our purchase the past owners had the shed open and cars parked on the lawn, hmph!) Let me introduce you to the inside of 4 Mallard Way. Our new home.

The front open room we may eventually turn into a theatre.

The view from the bedroom into the open wir/ensuite.

Looking back into the bedroom from the wir area.

The kitchen and pantry. I love me some downlights!

Looking over the kitchen bench. I can't wait to fill this area...

The dining room and the sliding door that opens up to our patio!

Perfect for warm summers and bbqs.

The back corner of the backyard.. awesome high walls to contain the cats.

Shot from the dining room/in front of the garage entry.
- Not pictured: the awesomely lit laundry, 3 extra bedrooms and the main bathroom. But you can see all that when I decorate :)

What else, well, I got my hair cut. Again. I know. I was just going to get my bangs trimmed but ended up coming out with thinned, feathered, layered hair. I dunno if I love it yet, giving it a chance... on the plus side it reminds me of my year 10 hair. I was 15-16 and totally in love with myself. I remember feeling so confident with my appearance... I never worried if I was gaining weight, or what people thought of me. I've been much more confident and can-do since having my hair this way. On the down side I think it makes my head even bigger, what with the short layers on my crown. That and I can't possibly style it as funky as the hairdresser did when I got it done.. isn't that always the way? :p



The wedding was 400 times better than I thought it could be. I got some amazing shots of the ceremony.. how amazing was Amanda's dress? Travis and Amanda looked so cute together and they had their flower girls/younger bridesmaids in a very light pink... it looks so nice! The whole party just looked sublime. There's David reading out Travis's first poem to Amanda... and the wedding took place where they first met (The sunken gardens at the University of Western Australia) SO CUTE!





And yes, I had an absolute blast at the reception. This could have been due to the liquid courage (or 3) I downed with David's parents before the official party started, but I like to think it was my stellar dance moves and social skills :D I made sure to get online the day before and read all your wonderful comments. It kept me thinking positive all day :) I can't thank you enough. You all know how scared I was about not fitting in etc with David's gal pals... well, I still don't really. BUT I sat and ate at that table, I made small talk and I made an amazing new friend in one of David's mates gfs. Bexx. She is damn cool and in the same boat as me. Not only did we rip up the dancefloor together, but we have the same size feet. (We discovered after wearing one shoe each on the df, yeah, shit got crazy) Match made in heaven? I think so :) Oh and I caught the bouquet. Yep! I'ma collect 5 of these in and cash them in for a hubby, that's how it works right?


Off to Boxercise again tonight. Last week I hurt for 3 days afterwards... lets cross our fingers for 2 days this time :)

My weekend away...

Got picked up at the airport by Donna and Hannah; we took off to Freo to find a cocktail dress for David's Football Ball in July. The second dress (first shop) I tried on fit like a glove and although it's probably going to be one of the "less ballgown" there, I'm happy with it. I got it at 40% off (and resisted buying another dress for kicks) AND it is totally wearable again... I can't wait to show you guys!

That night we went out to Grill'd in Mt Lawley. It's this funky burger joint and I wish I'd taken my camera. On the menu they advertised 'gluten free rolls' with a side note '*may contain gluten' LOL. Hannah and I laughed so hard... Oh and Mt Lawley is the suburb my Uni's located in. It is the funkiest place, with all these little shops including Planet Books (more on that later...)




As most of you should know, I was heading down for my bestie's 19th Birthday party. The theme was 'Dr Suess' and on Saturday morning Hannah got to work on my costume. I bought two XL big orange shirts from Best & Less (can't beat $3.50ea! haha) and Hannah took them in and cut them up into an amazing orange dress. She also made her own Fox costume out of a couple of blankets. That girl has skillzzz :D Here's me as Sue from the book 'Fox in Socks' (Hannah's fave)...


Saturday night went off without a hitch. I played Sue(sie) homemaker and cooked all the food and cleaned up a smashed bottle here and there... Just like Han and Tahls did at mine. I seriously have the best friends. Oh and here's a few photos of people in costume. I didn't get a group shot of everyone because there were people to-ing and fro-ing all night..



I just can't describe how much fun it was! Donna's (in the yellow jumpsuit as Knox) costume was handmade by her mum and Ian and Matt really went above and beyond with their makeup and making Ian's wings! I love it when people make the effort, although the 15 or so people that weren't dressed up also made the party was a success - they just didn't get to be in my photos. Haha!


Spent the morning recovering and then went into Fremantle with Tom. Still in love with the place. Sunday evening Hannah and I had to say goodbye to Donna :( I watched Dawson's creek for the first time and am 3 eps in and loving it. I can't help but feel sorry for poor little Katie Holmes now that she's a posh-lookalike trapped in a relationship with alien-loving Tom Cruise. Haha.



Monday avo was the perfect time to meet up with Daniel Ferreira. He is the nicest guy you could ever meet... I don't think I've ever heard him say anything mean about anyone, ever. But anyway, he used to live in Tom Price and I hadn't seen him in about a year... so it was great catching up with one of my best friends. And I love that photo of us. No editing - just wonderful lighting from the sunset :D



We went to Han's Cafe (yummy asian food) and browsed EB Games. I bought the new Sims 3 Expansion (ambitions) and Angus & Julia Stone's first 2 CDs. And we met a lovely sales guy in The Basement at Myer named Jonathon who was so helpful and lovely! He'd only been there a month and was just so knowledgable. Definitely hope to see him again next year.


We also stopped in at my favourite stationary shop, spent some time in Myer testing the perfumes and found me some medium-heeled shoes in Novo. Again, black and wearable in a more casual setting and I didn't take them up on their 'Second Pair Half Price' deal because that's not really saving is it? :D


Here's me trying my first bubble tea from Utopia.  It was Peach Milk tea and it was yummmy - I will definitely be a regular next year. Excuse the tired eyes. Being around my best friends means wanting to cram in as much time and as little sleep as possible :D


Monday evening (I flew out the next day) Han and I grabbed fish & chips in Mt Lawley and then browsed Planet Books. Which is open until midnight? I think. It's attached to Planet video which has clothing and THE biggest range of movies and music. It's heaven. I found an awesome book called 'The Creative License' and will definitely be sharing soon. This place will be my downfall next year; it's only 5 mins away from my Uni and it would take HOURS to peruse the whole place. Oh and look at what I found in the stationary/gift section!

Little Mo & Friends! The first thing I ever bought off etsy was a Little Mo Tote Bag... it's awesome to see her stuff doing so well. I mean, this store is epic. So I had to take a photo and share it with you all. Seriously, go check out her sweet as pie products here.

Alrighty, so if you got through all that ramble in one sitting you deserve a prize. Unfortunately I don't have one for you so hopefully the fun photos were enough! Now I'm off to go catch up on what all you have been up to.