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Hi all,

Just a nail of the day of two polishes that a few people said they wanted to see..

So here they are.

This is OPI It's My Year.

Before I touched it up of course.

I used two coats with a base and top coat and it's lasted so well all week. The gold shimmer is just gorgeous.

And sorry, I hate feet but I've only tried this polish on my toes. 

My feet honestly aren't that pale. I blame the flash. Anyhow!

This is OPI's Into The Night from the Spiderman collection.  

Loving both polishes and how well they are lasting. 

May have ordered another two OPI polishes the other day too....

Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Bits & Pieces

Life these past few weeks has been crazy busy. It's insane.

Wedding planning is coming along nicely. Had the meeting with our reception venue function coordinator and have paid the deposit so that is one less thing to worry about.

Unfortunately I couldn't see the full function room as it was in use but I have some ideas.

Now that we're set on the table decoration we want I've been searching for the style of vase I want. Have found a few I really like on ebay, but of course they are pickup only and located on the other side of the country. My bridesmaids are all keeping an eye out for me though which is helpful.

I found this gorgeous pearl necklace which is quite similar to what I am currently thinking of for jewellery for my BM's. That said I want to get their dresses sorted before I make any purchases. But for a sale price at a proper jewellers that is a bargain!

I went on a shopping trip this weekend to Westfield Carousel with some friends and got some awesome buys!

I got this shirt for M - $20

The girls and I trying on hats.

I actually bought one, it will be perfect for the beach.

Short shorts from Temt ($10each!!). Refuge Jeans $30

Blue top $29 and the military style cardi was about $30

These two jackets from Ally. The mint one was $35, the black $25.

Very happy with these!

You must love a Lovisa sale. Earrings to match with the shoes below.

 $29 from Kmart for these red peep toe wedges, it's not the most flattering photo but I love them.

Now all I need is a red clutch bag to match (which is seeming impossible to find!!)

And some cute sandals from Kmart for $15 I think they were. Got to love a good bargain!

Of Course my week isn't complete without the adventures of my puppy.

She gets very sooky at bath time..

 But cheers up once you towel her dry.

Sun-baking and getting a belly rub.

Prancing around with her new toy ball.

I'm going to try be better with posting, even if they are just little tid bits..

Bargain Buys & Weekend

I'm a sucker for a good bargain and Woolworths had some items on clearance I couldn't resist.

Spray on sunscreen ($7), Vaseline Aloe Fresh ($5.50), Olay Touch of Foundation (about $7), Olay Facewash (again about $7) and Maybelline Fit Me Powder ($3!!!)

I've never tried the Olay TOF or Maybelline but for that little I am willing to give it a try. 

I love the Vaseline, it's the best moisturiser for your legs.

 Veet Easy Wax was on special for $25.

Apparently this is supposed to give salon results at home. We shall see. But it has to be better than the pot wax thing I tried last. That was sooo hard to get right.

 My mani for the Pink themed Hen's Party.

OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips.

Whilst we were out there were three Hen's parties on the same night. Two brides got up to dance, and then the third joined them. The three brides had the d-floor all to themselves for a while.

It was pretty sweet actually.

And we got lolly bags!

I won a few prizes too.

The Lipstick is Maybelline 740-Sparkling Sand. It's a nude sparkly colour. Will be interesting to try none the less.

Some of the dares the girls had would have been so embarrassing. Mine was not to swear or you'd have to scull your drink. That was so easy for me since I hardly ever swear. Hehe.

The stripper they got decided to give everyone a little lap dance. 

Half of us were mortified. No one quite knew where to look.

But it was entertaining. 

The fiance had the bucks party on yesterday as well. So needless to say he's feeling rather sorry for himself today. Lucky I'm so nice and cooked him a yummy breakfast.

Hope you've all had a good weekend. :)

Lockets

Along with my starting a collection of brooches for my bouquet I had another thought of what I want to hold as I walk down the isle. 

I've never liked the 'traditional' lace covered trinkets that girls carry, so instead I am going to have a locket. 

This locket will contain photos from three of those I love who are no longer with us. 

My niece Isla.

When M and I first talked of marriage, I always dreamed would be my flower girl. She was and always will be so precious to me and dearly loved.

My Grandad. 

He'd always know what to say to make me smile and laugh and who could just light up a room. I'll never forget the first time he met M, he was wheelchair bound but still managed to tease him and check with my Dad that he was good enough for me. I wrote him a letter that day to lay to rest with him and in it I told him that M was the man I wanted to marry..

My Pop.

Even through the language barriers he still found a way to make us all feel special and loved.

It breaks my heart knowing they aren't here with us and won't be on that day. But it is peace of mind knowing that I will have a part of them there and know they will be watching over us. 

I've been looking for lockets on ebay and have purchased is the below one in stirling silver. 

Just waiting for it to arrive so I can start the search for pictures. 

The locket. Screen shot from my phone.

K & P's Engagement Party

So at the weekend it was the lovely Kricket's Engagement party and it was such a good night.

It was very much worth the same night drive up and back.

My roll for the night was to take photos for her, since she always forgets. I think I did well and got a few good ones. Here are some of my favourites.

The Cake!

K was very sneaky and let us all think she was having cupcakes...

But as you can see she tricked us! They were actually push pop cakes! Very clever!

 Some of the girls and I.

I got lots of compliments on my dress. Pretty good for a Cotton On dress!

 Miss B & I!

 The Bride-to-be & I.

The fiancé & I <3

The speeches were quite funny and the night was really great fun.

They got really spoilt as they later said they couldn't get all the gifts in their car!

Weekly Update

Last week was basically the same as any other, during the weekend at least. 

Work, play with the puppy, cook, clean, sleep. 

The weekend was crazy busy. I babysat Friday night. Saturday (finally) got my hair done - byebye regrowth! Then made a 4 hour round trip to attend Kricket's engagement party. Before family duties on Sunday. I'm going to do a separate post on photos from the e-party.

Anywho, these are my pictures from the week!

Newest Makeup Additions.

Limited edition Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Pop of Purple

& Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in Honey. 

 OPI Gone Gonzo.

 These brooches I have purchased with my bouquet in mind. I decided to get three since they were cheap and I quite like them. My bridesmaids are all keeping an eye out for me for brooches that fit in with that look.

The Hen's party I have on next weekend has a pink theme. 

Why do they always have a pink theme!?

Either way, I don't own much pink. I purchased a pink top from Supre for the day portion and decided that I would wear a black dress with pink accessories for the rest.. The above are the goodies I ended up with. Apparently one of the only times Lovisa sell these colours at the moment is for parties. They actually had them stuffed in a box under the displays - I'm glad I asked!

And when I was at Lovisa I may have picked up a few other things as well...

The owl necklace I was stoked with since I've been looking for one like that for ages. 

 I'm a self confessed nerd when it comes to history and the Titanic is one thing that always peaks my interest. This book is great and was good entertainment when babysitting.

This is me and how Just Bitten looks after eating. The stain really does work!

My latest OPI purchases. Thank you eBay!

Into The Night (Spiderman Collection), a shimmery dark blue.

 Metallic for Life (Nicki Minaj Collection), a black with silver glitter 

& It's My Year (Miss Universe Collection), a shimmery purple.

Can't wait to try them all!

And as if you can't tell I've discovered Instagram and love it!

Where has the year gone!?

As I mentioned in my wedding updates post there is less than 14 months til our day.

But that means it's already heading towards the end of August.

Seriously, where has this year gone?

Even the work weeks seem to be flying past lately. Nuts.

This week has been much the same as any other with work taking up most of my time. 

Here are a few highlights/photos from the week.

Mani for the week - OPI Big Apple Red.

This is seriously my favourite red polish.

Vanilla, Chocolate and Top Deck cupcakes I made for the lovely T who was in need of a cheer up after a not so nice breakup.

 This 1000 pages of work I got Friday afternoon. I got through 20-odd. Guess what I am finishing today?

Marshmellow Creme!

Thanks to Kricket for the heads up on where to buy this. We both need it for recipes we want to make in the Hummgingbird Bakery Cookbook.

I only got one since it didn't have a price on it. Turns out it was only $2. Totally going back to buy some more soon.

 I went to Aquire and couldn't help but buy some things for myself as well as the gift I was getting.
A small Krosno vase which was $15 and a set of 6 whiskey glasses for $19.95.
I only realised I needed these as when we had friends over for dinner Friday night he had to drink his scotch out of a tall/normal water glass. Oops. 

The dinner that night was lovely by the way. I made a slow cooker Beef & Red Wine Casserole with rice and got to try out my chocolate fondue set. It was sooo yummy.
I got cadbury cooking choc chips and we had fresh strawberry, banana and marshmellows. 

 I was good and only ate a couple before I melted them...

My serving plate - in progress of setting it all up.

This bag was a total bargain from Betts. 70% off so I scored it for $14.99/

These heels also from Betts, for work. A bargain at $29.99.

And we decided to hire some videos to top off our night in. We couldn't walk out with getting some Pop Tarts. The video store is about the only place in the area that sells them. So good.

Overall it was a good weekend, except for the stupid headache that won't fully go away. 

Hope you all had a good weekend too. xo