wedding love

only a little bit in love with this wedding (ok,  a lot). so stunning, different and just lovely to look at. 

can someone please get married? i'm getting my hopes up that it could be kahli and alex next year.

kitty cats

so it's no secret that i like cats, especially if you read my blog or happen to see me around one. 

yes dogs are gorgeous and i like them too but they require far too much attention for my liking.

how funny are these prints by gemma correll. here are some more to put a smile on your dial.  

coral or blue?

when i was in melbourne shona and i had our fingers and toes painted. i choose a bright coral for summer and now every time i look down the colour makes me feel happy. as we were leaving though i spotted a girl with dark blue polish. it looked awesome and now i really want to try it. do i wait for the cooler months to step out in blue or stick with my lovely summery coral colour? oh the dilemma!.. is that a little dramatic?

festive people

the festive season has well and truly arrived at virgin village. the office is decked out in christmas decorations, cards are being handed around, secret santa is organised, too many candy canes are being consumed and the diary is filled with end of year celebrations. last night we had our work christmas party at cloudland. it was lots of fun and filled with champagne, salsa dancing, karaoke, a mojito or two and beautiful people. i'm so lucky to have such an amazing team, we have so much fun together and they make me laugh to the point of tears every day. our most recent addition to the team is mj. he has brought more christmas cheer to the office than everyone put together and i love him to pieces. i am truly blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people everyday, especially at this time of year.  

carrot cake fan

i made carrot cake on the weekend!

my first time baking it and first time eating it. 

i always thought i didn't like it but it turns out i love it!

it makes me think that i should try a few other things... 

admittedly, mine didn't have three layers of cream cheese icing,

but i still think it was delicious and i will be making it again soon. 

now i just need to conquer some other foods, like oysters and tuna.

i get the feeling i'm not going to like them as much!

so i think i will hold off just a little longer...

smart owl

i can't stop looking at drawings of owls

♥

head vs heart

having a 'head verses heart' struggle of late.

who do you listen to when they both seem right and wrong, all at the same time?

sometimes life, and especially love, can be confusing.

these five pictures made me smile though. 

one. two. three. four. five.

my storybook

well i am back from my holiday! and back on my blog after an extended holiday from here which i hadn't entirely planned for. life has been very busy since returning from my lovely time away in melbourne, cairns and noosa. each night i have had something on and i've barely glanced at my laptop since being back, let alone stopped long enough to blog. i also haven't been feeling overly creative or inspired to write, so i simply haven't! and it's been nice not to. which is why i've decided that i will be finishing this chapter of my life at the end of the year. 2012 will be about fresh starts and new passions. i promise lots of posts before then though, i have lots to catch up on and get down on paper before it all comes to an end. i'm happy to be back, i'm realising as i write this that i really missed it. i love my little blog, my creative outlet, my storybook.

holidays

i am on holidays for one week and one day as of today. and i couldn't be happier. i'm also going to be taking a holiday from my blog. so to love you and leave you, and to make you extremely jealous, i'm parting with this picture of the stunning fitzroy island where alyce and i will be visiting next week. so beautiful.

life

life is short
this is your life.
do what you love.
and do it often.
if you don't like something
change it.
if you don't like your job, quit.
if you don't have enough time, stop watching tv.
if you are looking for the love of your life, stop.
they will be waiting for you when you start doing the things you love.
stop over analysing.
life is simple.
open your mind, arms and heart to new things and people.
we are united in our differences.
some opportunities only come once, seize them.
travel often.
getting lost will help you find yourself.
all emotions are beautiful.
when you eat, appreciate every last bite.
ask the next person you see what their passion is.
share your inspiring dream with them.
life is about the people you meet, and the things you create with them.
so go out and start creating.
life is short.
live your dream.
and share your passion.

found here ♥

the adventure begins

to melbourne!

i'm flying to melbourne tomorrow

my second home and i'm very excited

i'm looking forward to seeing familiar places and faces

lunch with romina

drinks with myer friends

shopping with myself

breakfast and twilight with shona

josh and lu's engagement party

sleepover at kathleens

coffee with a very pregnant ariella

dinner with my aunties and cousins

lots of other adventures

i'm also highly excited about hiring a car for the first time

i'm not excited to pay for it but it will be worth every penny

i hope i can remember all the streets

i remember teaching my sister to do hook turns in my car one year

that was scary!

i'm sure i will get very sentimental on everyone

and feel extremely nostalgic 

melbourne holds so many amazing memories

it's only when you look back on photos that you think

gosh that was a fun time in my life

so let the adventure begin!

but first, i must pack

goodnight

on my mind

i need to do washing, but when?
last day of work tomorrow!
looking forward to being in melbourne again.
i'll get to meet shona's puppies.
and see twilight.
and catch up with friends, like a very pregnant ariella.
and see my loved up friends at their engagement party.
can't wait to see my sister in cairns.
not looking forward to all that driving though.
had a lovely dinner with ash and john tonight.
i could listen to their stories all night long.
can someone pack for me?
i need to create and stick to a budget this month.
but i have paid off my car!
had a bit of a sad week.
need to get back into a positive frame of mind again.
more exercise, healthy eating, lots of sleep.
maybe after my holiday.
i want to stop blogging but when?
maybe i'll finish it on the last day of december.
is it really almost december?
this will be my second christmas since i moved home.
where has my nail polish remover gotten to?
the mirror in my room broke today, not good.
why aren't i in bed?
i wish i had tomorrow off too!
i would sleep in, do washing, pack.
did this post help take my mind off things?
not really.
i should not be allowed to blog when tired or lonely.
i just need to remember, this too shall pass.

i love her

you're sweet

ahh... kikki.k, you can do no wrong. 

how i love your quirky cards. especially these!

i'm trying to match the amount of ice creams consumed

with the equivalent amount of posts about... ice cream!

not good!

good thing i played touch football tonight. on my way home i remembered i also had a mango lick (delicious frozen icy mango in a cup) at the eumundi markets on saturday morning. yep, you did the maths correctly, five ice creams in two days. not good jessica, not good.

guilty pleasure

i wasn't kidding when i said the weekend was spent eating ice cream (a few posts below)

i had more than one triple swirl paddle pop (from memory i had 2)

then there was a gelatissimo veronese chocolate in a waffle cone

and finally a lemon sorbet scoop in a kids cone at rach's house

in my defence... it was hot and it was over the course of two days.

i think i decided 'why not', it's my life and it's the weekend and if i

want to have copious amounts of ice cream i'm going to go for it!

however i'm now planning on exercising each night this week to make up for it! ah the guilt!

up-do's

 just a little bit obsessed with up-do's of late

my hair is getting longer and lighter by the day

but i am far off any of these little numbers

yes, let's

what a wonderful weekend. it feels like summer already.

saturday and sunday consisted of lounging by the pool, 

eating mangoes and ice cream, reading, seeing family, 

catching up with old friends, swimming at the beach,

soaking up the beautiful weather and so much more. 

i am very lucky to have grown up in noosa and love

going home. i plan on spending all summer there!

spreading the love

turkey and cranberry sauce (lunch today)

roast lamb and mint sauce (simply delicious)

leg ham and chutney (christmas is coming)

roast pork and apple sauce (my favourite)

scones and strawberry jam (grandma's speciality)

celery and peanut butter (kind of healthy) 

how good do all of the above go together?

wonderfully if you ask me! which you didn't...

but i've had food on the brain all weekend and 

i am feeling grateful for these combinations!

so here i am expressing my gratitude to spreads.