Photo Update

I've been that busy I haven't posted too much, so here are some catch up photos from lately.

Firstly, Halloween. Our friend had a combined Halloween/Birthday party.

I ordered my Morticia Adams costume from ebay for about $20 and loved it. I wanted something a bit different and more of an original idea.

The wig I had from a previous party - well I ordered it for a wig party my friend had, but of course I left it a bit late and it arrived the Monday after the party. But I bought it on ebay as well.

Two vampires, Morticia Adams, Zomie Nurse, Witch & Ragdoll

 One of M's mates dressed up as Gomez Adams so we were a costume couple!  

Myself & M.

These ones are from my work staff & partners function.

It was held at M on the Point in Mandurah, the middle spot between our companies four offices (or close enough to it anyway). 

 On the D-floor. M & the back of my head. Haha

 We got photobombed by one of our bosses!

Squeeze up!

It was a really good night. It was a cocktail function and unfortunately they were too slow with bringing out the food and so there were quite a few messy looking people by the end of the night. 

The bus ride home was interesting for sure. Two people were sick and we stopped that many times. 

Needless to say it was soooo good to get home, have a hot shower and crawl into bed.

And this is a sunset photo from when we took the puppy to the beach.

For a dog that was scared of the water she was running into the waves and came home all wet and sandy.

But happy. 

(Until it was bath time!)

RIP Camera

I'm a total addict to my camera and taking photos so yes, I have two cameras.

One DSLR and just a normal compact camera.

And now my poor little Fuji is pretty much dead.

The screen was normal one day and then like this the next.

I went to check it a few days later I turned it on to find this. 
I don't know how but it got worse. I don't even know how the damaged occurred in the first place, I never dropped it or anything.

But Christmas is coming up and my lovely fiancé has offered to buy me a new one. Yay!
Now to research what to get..

Ring Dilemma

The one problem with weight loss? Your ring gets too big. 

The problem with my ring?

It's now too big and I can't size it.

When M first got the ring it was 2.5 sizes too big for my tiny K 1/2 finger. It was a battle to get the jewellers to size it then since it was just out of their size range without voiding warranties but they did it after their state manager gave his approval.

  But now the K1/2 size is at least one whole size too big, probably more. 

I am kind of regretting not getting the ring remade now since it's almost falling off my finger. But then I'm attached to this ring and was even from the start. 

It was THE ring he proposed with. No ring they made would be that ring. 

It's sentimental.

My ring looking all pretty & shiny after it's clean.

But now I'm scared about losing it. People say when I get my wedding band it will be better but I don't know? MH say they have to make the ring the same size, so then I'd have two rings that won't fit properly?

Does anyone have any suggestions?? 

I'm hopefully going to see another out of town jeweller this weekend so I hope he might have some ideas. 

Whilst I was there I asked about the matching wedding band and this is what it will look like but obviously mine will be white gold. 

I really like the look of it, but MH annoyed me yet again. They want 6-8 weeks to make it AND want my engagement ring for 6-8 weeks. Two months without my ring is ridiculous!! It was torture enough going without it for a week to have the rhodium plating/clean done. I understand the reason why, but the time frame is far too excessive. Upto a month I understand but two is nuts.

AND anyone that shops/watches tv/reads junk mail knows how often MH has a sale, but even if that ring went on sale I wouldn't get a sale price because they'd have to make the ring. Which to me is just plain rude since they had to make the rings to sell in the first place - hence my planned visit to this other jeweller to see if he can custom make me something.

Whilst I'm on the topic of rings, I found this one for the fiancé.

He didn't really want a ring since he can't wear it often and didn't want to waste money on an expensive ring he wouldn't wear. Thankfully I found that there are actually some nice rings out there for guys that aren't going to empty the wallet.

This one is from Gillett's Jewellers and is a bargain for a nice titanium ring. I'm going to get M to try on rings for size and then order this one for him.

Has anyone else had dramas with their engagement ring/wedding bands and their sizing?

The Birthday Post

I'm a bit slow with this, but better late than never right?

My birthday this year was a bit of a milestone, half way to fifty as someone told me. How delightful. Haha but it was a really lovely day.

The nigh before the fiancé couldn't wait any longer to give me my present.

I'd jokingly told him a week before my birthday to buy me a nice pearl necklace.

And he did!

Icheko Pearl Necklace.

I love it and think it could be a very good option to wear for the wedding (dress dependant of course)

My work girls 'beautifed' my desk before I got there....

And they got me a voucher for a jewellery shop too which was so sweet.

I only worked a short week and then we went away to the Hidden Valley Eco Resort which was beautiful. I got a massage which was lovely and the spa was just great!

We had a king size bed..

A private verandah (that's M)

Me after my massage.

I decided to have a drink to relax, hadn't had a cruiser in YEARS.

The hammock was so nice and the candles were lovely. It was such a nice view.

 And the spa!

Which they kindly had a sign warning that it may cause hair to go green, which I would not have thought of and was very thankful for!

We opted to have them provide the food and all we had to do was either reheat/BBQ and it was the best idea. Before we left we considered going out for tea, which I am so glad we didn't, we would have gotten lost trying to find anywhere, the place was in the middle of nowhere!

That night we slept so well, it was just so comfortable/relaxing and quiet. 

And dark. I didn't realise how much I had gotten used to street lights and traffic noise.

It really was nice to get away, but I missed  my puppy. It was her first night alone but she did really well.

My parents and brother came over for dinner the Saturday night and I made two roasts (one chicken, one beef for Dad who is allergic). It was a bit odd to cook for my birthday dinner but Dad had been away and so I knew he would appreciate a home cooked meal.

I got a really nice set of Scanpan Knives -  think they see how much I like to cook!

Outfit Post

So I have remember to take a few outfit shots lately so here they are. 

It quite clearly shows the fashion trends I am loving at the moment. 

Singlet tops - Supre

Jeans - Also Supre

Ballet Flats - Kmart 

Necklace - Lovisa

Singlet Tops - Supre

Mint Jacket - Ally

Jeans - Jeanswest

Shoes - Betts

Necklace - Lovisa

Singlet - Supre (again, what can I say I love it!)

Jacket - Roads

Jeans - Supre

And I'd taken of my necklaces before I took this photo..

And this is my new hair colour: 

 This jacket I got last night, faux leather (finally found one without a hood!) from Dotti for $19.95

New phone cover from ebay and necklace from Etsy.

I had the necklace custom made to have silver chain instead of gold.

NoTD

Today's Nails I actually had done at a nail salon. First time I have had acrylics in over four years!

It's taking a bit of getting used to, but I like them. That said it won't be a regular thing.. It's like a birthday treat to myself. 

(Yes it was my birthday the other day, post on that coming soon!)

J's Wedding

So things in live have been pretty much the same old lately and I haven't really had much to post about.. But I have a few posts of photos and random things I have collected that I will put up in the next few days. 

Firstly my cousin J's wedding. 

The weather last weekend was all rainy and miserable but shone on her when it was her moment to get out of the car and make her way into church. The ceremony to me detracted from the fact that it was a wedding and seemed more like a church service (and oh my gosh the priest was bossy - no photos allowed and even the professional photographer was getting told where he could stand!).

But the main thing is that she enjoyed her day and looked amazing. 

Here are some photos from the day.

The Bride & Groom 

The Groom & his Groomsmen were all wearing coat & tails and bought out the top hats for the photos. They looked very dapper.

My outfit side view (very proud of how much weight I've lost!)

Instagram'd front.

Cotton On Dress (got so many compliments on this)

Windsor Smith Wedges

My hair & makeup!

First time I had attempted curls with my GHD in forever and I succeeded.

My cousin TM & I. 

Cousins <3

TM, myself & ML posing with our cocktails.

And this is the cocktail. Watermelon Martini. 

We had to water them down with lemonade they were that strong, but were yummy.

The wine offered at the wedding wasn't to out taste hence us buying cocktails.

At my wedding there will be a moscato on offer!

The rest of the night was just as much fun. My parents got up to dance which was hilarious. My Dad the jack of all trades, who I thought was good at everything cannot dance! Hehe. I tried to teach him the chicken dance & macarena but he just couldn't get it right, he was always a step behind but it was damn hilarious and so much fun. 

One of my cousins started a full on dance off with the grooms sister. It was HILARIOUS. It really was like a scene out of a movie. Actually the dance floor was several times with the oldies knowing the dances to all the old songs and getting out here. 

It really was a fantastic night. I got a few ideas about things to do (or not do) for my wedding and of course a huge congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs C.