Modcloth Outfits Are In!!

Yay! I have been not so patiently waiting for my Modcloth buys to travel through snail mail from the other side of the world. Today they arrived and I am overjoyed. I love all three items and they fit like a glove. I can't even choose a favourite because they would all be worn for different things. When I get pics of me wearing I will post but for now images from the website.

The first item I fell in love with was the 'Fur sighted top.' The little fur baby on here looks the same as my not so little D'Argo. I love the bold red glasses against the yellow. I am not normally a yellow girl but this was my go to buy.

The dress I originally fell in love with was out of stock so I was brave and took a risk on this 'Ignite the Night Dress.' I will actually wear a black belt with this outfit. I was unsure of the capped sleeves and the unusual neckline but I had nothing to fear. It is such a light weight fabric and is perfect for the tropics.

Finally last, but in no way least, is my new hitting the town dress. It may be covered in cherries but I haven't had a dress fit my body shape this well in years! I love the retro feel of it and cannot wait to rock the look with a small black cardi, black stockings and heels. Might add some bright red lippie and nails to.

Welcome Thomas!

I'm an aunty!!! We have a new addition to our family and it is so exciting. Thomas i s beautiful and so well behaved. My sister is doing well and her partner has been dotting on both of them since they came home from hospital. They left for the station where they are working this week. Sadly, 10 days after Thomas was born I had to return to reality and work in a separate town. I miss my morning Thomas cuddles!!! I have a few ideas for crafting project for him, I am thinking about making him a lion or a kid (goat).

Green Island Day Dreams

Sorry blogging buddies. Been a long while since a post. Work was crazy (but in a good way) the last few weeks and then honeymoon, Christmas, New Year and becoming an Aunty!!!!! Phew, I am exhausted just looking back. It has been a wonderful past 2 months. I will dedicate this post to the honeymoon :)

We travelled to Green Island. It was truly an amazing experience. You must stay a few nights on the island, before 10:00am and after 4:30pm you basically have the place to yourself. On our second day we saw 24 Green Sea Turtles over 3 snorkelling sessions around the island. Plus I made a shark buddy too.

We also headed out on the Outer Reef Trip. It was so beautiful. Scott and I are both confident swimmers so we went out a fair way from the pontoon and boat. I was amazing swimming over the varieties of coral and seeing what was around the bend. Words cannot describe how great this holiday was and pictures don't do it justice.

I swear we did spend sometime on dry land...but, we mostly snorkelled or rested in the shallows :)

Escape for a day...

I went to the island for the day with my parents when they visited this week. My day in pics (taken from my view).

 It was a wonderful getaway. It was exciting to find the sea grass so close to shore again. I have posted a few of the wallabies because they were the highlight of the day. No matter how many times you feed rock wallabies it is still amazing. I love watching them bound and stretch.

YAY!

I may be excited about booking my honeymoon to Green Island. Days of laying and just being on a tropical island in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef! So keen!!! It is going to be a long wait for summer.

Wedding In Pics

Well, it has finally happened. I am now officially married to the sweetest, kindest, funniest and many other -est words man that I know. The wedding ceremony is such a blur. All I remember is trying not to fall down and then seeing Scott. Lots of flashes, Scott, blur of faces, Scott and so on and so forth. So here is my day in a few pictures (it was hard to choose what to put up). These are not professional, they are all taken from friends and family on the day and span over 11 hours.

Progressive Dinner

What a surprise this week, a group of lovely ladies from work organised a progressive dinner to celebrate my upcoming wedding. It was so beautiful and we travelled the world of food (and drink). We had some lovely entrees at Rhino Bar where the startlingly pink embarrassing accessories were added, I'm talking bright pink sash, badges, giant tiara and veil and of course the inevitable giant pink penis straw. Kind of regreting wearing the hunter green cardi over my new little black dress from Dotti! Clash or what.

After a great chat and laugh we wandered down to Masala for some yummy Indian cuisine. We of course decided on a banquet with Butter Chicken, Rogan Josh, Beef Masala, Aloo Matter, Mixed Vegetables and of course Garlic Narn. By this stage of the night (2 hours in) we were at the loud, acting out our stories and jokes section and got some wonderful looks from those who passed us by.

We finished up our night at Cactus Jacks for dessert cocktails and chocolate nachos, I mean 'mexcian'. YUMMY! The staff were wonderful offering a free drink for me and a few errors they made also. Above picture was taken at this stage...so I was of course totally sober.... Many wonderful congratulations, squeals, laughter and hugs from strangers and friends. It was a great way to kick of the holiday and wind down from work.

Thank you everyone involved for an awesome night!

Busy Busy! Birthday Bliss...

Hello blogging world. It has been a while I know. Well life again has become very busy but, thanks to my birthday yesterday I got to chill for a bit and not worry about work or the wedding for a day. I rebelled and stayed awake until 4am reading on Sunday night/Monday morning. Scott snuck out to wish me happy birthday at around midnight. It was really sweet.



My actual birthday started later that day becasue I was up like a rebel until almost sunrise. At around about 11ish we went hunting together for fabric so I can make the centre pieces for the bridal table. I am sewing 2 green sea turtles to match our reception location. After that we headed into the city for lunch and a pot of tea. I LOVE Absloute Tea. It is a beautiful place. They serve you the most beautiful tea in lovely Dalton Tea Cups. The off dis scrumptious and then you can take sample packs of a wide variety of tea home to try. It is so hard to choose what to drink. If you are in Townsville and a tea lover you MUST spend some time there.



Once we had recovered from many cups of tea and a lovely lunch Scott and I headed down to Reef HQ to wander and watch the fish. A few rainforest animals were there as well for the school holiday program. I got see some old childhood friends including sugar gliders. They are so beautiful, wish we could keep one as a pet. I have a few video snippets which I will upload separately in an ocean post. Reef HQ is running a program to help injured turtles.



I still hadn't quenched my beach craving after Reef HQ so Scott took me to Rowes Bay and we wandered past the mangroves and chatted. We were accompanied by 2 Jack Russell's who randomly joined us. They were quite happy little fellows, jumping, running, spinning, chasing tails and hiding in the magroves. Jack Russels always just seem so happy. Sheer cuteness would make peoples heads explode.



Scott then gave me my birthday present which was a 1 hour hot rocks massage from Tropical North Queensland Day Spa. Talk about bliss, I felt liked I blinked and it was over. It was a wonderful, wonderful experience. I have let him know that anytime he wants to give me something please consider this. Just wow, I want one every week! I ended up selecting an oil called 'Indulge' it smelt of vanilla, coconut and lime. Very much suited to the tropics I think.



What a brilliant day overall and thank you Scott for making it possible!!!