OK, so its been about 2 weeks since my haircut, and I think now its at a better length then when I first got it done. I'm loving it now.

Saturday night, we had my cousins girlfriends 21st birthday party. It was at the Metropolitan, which was where Pat and I had our engagement party 3 years ago. Such a nice place.

I wore a dress that my sister made, the material is a beautiful silver, goldish brocade with embossed flowers. Stunning. And I got to wear my new black heels, they are very comfortable actually. Pat wore Francis Kwamee shirt, Absolut Joy jeans, RARE leather cuff and Cesare Paciotti shoes. He looked gorgeous as always.

The birthday girl looked stunning with a dress from Rosemin, and my cousin got her Louis Vuitton for her birthday. Very spoilt. She got the Montaigne clutch in beige epi leather, and a Vernis keyholder in Pomme. And also a ring from a jeweller, dont know what its like, I will be seeing it tonight probably.

Its my sisters birthday today and I just finished making a carrot cake to bring over. She turns 24. Thats the age I got married! and she has no plans to tie the knot anytime soon, if ever, as she says. We are very different, we dont look anything alike, we fight occasionally but always get over it. We are going out for her birthday this friday night, should be good - another crazy night partying with the cousins!

The cousins!

with the birthday girl!

With Bel, another one of my cousins girlfriends. Shoe pic!

Me and em.

Facebook pic. LOL . Im sure I can see a touch of cellulite there, but who cares, its normal!! Even skinny chicks get it and if my chicken legs get it, everyones got it!

My gorgeous sis.

Snack at 1am. Best fries in Melbourne. Coneheads on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. What are you waiting for???!!!

Ok, so here is my new haircut:

Im not 100% sure on it. When I first got it done, I loved it, but now a few weeks after, Im really missing my longer hair! I dont know, at least my hair does grow really fast.



The 18th of February was our 2 year wedding anniversary. I was really surprised that Pat actually picked something out for me himself. He usually for every occasion gives me money and says to go buy something for myself. So this was a real change!

Ok so here are what he picked out for me.

Louis Vuitton Violette Vernis Agenda PM. I have been talking about this for a while, cant believe he went out and got it for me! The vernis is so shiny and pretty. It also has 3 credit card slots, and a pocket to put money, so I can even use it as my going out wallet.

He also got me the Multicolor Pastilles Keycharm. Photo courtesy of tpf. I actually returned it and got a credit note though, because as beautiful as it is, it fits on my red bag, but not on my neo cabby, so I dont think i will get enough use out of it.

So now I have a $545 credit note for LV. I have a year to use it, but i have already been thinking of what I can buy. Some things I like are:

Vernis Key and Change holder. Would prob get it in the violette to match my agenda.

Epi key and change holder. This colour is the epi version of the vernis Violette.

Suhali double coil bracelet. If it fits!

Suhali koala cuff bracelet, again if it fits!

Epi Passy PM in ivorie, i think its time for a white bag. OH god, it just never ends, I always need a new bag!! LOL

Other news is that I cant wait for the winter fashion to start taking over the stores. Im over summer, and the fact that we have not been having rather hot weather is depressing me. I would just rather it be winter. I have not even had much of a chance to wear alot of my summer clothes. But atleast in winter I can layer them with tights, skivvys, scarves and boots.

Here are some of my favourite looks at the moment, which I will translate to my own style.

Marni

Love the printed dress with tights, could add a scarf and coat easily.

Etro

I have to find a sheer sleeve blouse! I love this.

Badgley Mischca

Lots of layering, and also like lots of neutrals and a pop of colour in there.

Phillip Lim 3.1

Loving the blouse and highwasited bright coloured pants. Also the chunky belt buckle is hot.

Burberry

So easy - dress, tights, scarf, boots and coat. This will be my staple winter look.

Marni

Love it!!!

Marni

Once again, fabulous layering, and love the different shades of pink, together. Im also going for more block colouring instead of prints.

Richard Nickol

This is classic and gorgeous. This inspires me to find a gorgeous blouse for my black Zimmerman dress, and Im all set.

Now I need to go and buy all my basics for layering..Im so excited for winter fashion, grey skies and thunder is not going to stop me!

I was recently at my hairdressers, and got my hair cut to just below my shoulders. I had bad split ends and need a change anyway. But at the moment thats all it is, there is no style, although my fringe is back to being on the side. It needs to be cut shorter.

So I have been looking at hair styles, and think Im going to do something like Nicole Richies do. Paris hair style is nice too, but I think Nicoles has the winning edge for me. I have got some pics, so what do you think??? My hair does grow fast anyway, but Im booked in for the 18th Feb!

Ohwell, I will show the pics to my hairdresser and see what happens - so stay tuned!

First of all, its absolutly pissing down rain here in Melbourne. Wahhh..was supposed to go to Market to buy some fresh vegies and who can be stuffed going anywhere in this weather?? Its supposed to be summer and its more like winter - typical Melbourne. I feel sorry for tourists coming here.

Yeah sure, we need the rain because we are in drought, blah blah. I want to enjoy summer damnit! This is ridiculous.

Ok rant over.

Australia Day was January 26th. On the Monday we went up to the beach house for one day because I bloody had to work nights the whole weekend. Pats dad booked a beautiful restaurant for lunch - Mont Alto. Its in the hills and has a vineyard aswell. Lunch was superb, and we went for a stroll after it, they had an art exhibiton on. There were sculptures scattered all over the place and you had to walk to find them all. Plus the weather was perfect, a sunny 26 degrees.

Us in front of the restaurant.

My entree - Zuchinni flowers risotto, possibly the BEST risotto I have ever had!

Pats entree - Prawn and crab souffle

Pats main - Some sort of grilled beef - he said it was one of the best he has had

My main - Spinach & Ricotta cannelloni with tomato chutney paste

Dessert - Crepe filled with peanut butter custard, chocolate sauce and toffee icecream. Very delicious but too sweet and rich! Too sweet for me is saying something.

My terribly cheeky 3 yr old nephew

Of course, Im his bestest Aunty in the world!

Grape vines went for miles. And the restaurant claimed that most of the vegies used were from their own garden. It is rated as the best Mornington Peninsula restaurant in this years Good Food Guide and I think it deserves the rating. For 3 courses it is $70 a head. For 2 courses $60. Not including drinks. This is great value for the food you get and I cant wait to go back!

It has been just over a month since my Grandmothers death. Her house is for sale and so goes the task of her children sorting out who keeps what. Its not a nice thing when there are 8 of them and quite a few dont speak to each other. LOL

Dramas aside, I was there one day a few weeks ago and I was looking through her bedside table. I saw her glasses case and looked inside, and couldnt believe that there was a picture of me, from when I was about 15, taped to the inside of the case!! It was so cute, to think that she wanted to see this photo of me. I was clearly a much loved favourite. So now I have it and it reminds me of that. I also have her Padre Pio candle and one of her scarves. Mum also got some other keepsakes, but is keeping them at her place for now, since there is no room for anything in our unit.

Yes that is a photo of me!!

The beautiful colours in my Grandmothers scarf.


I recently made some new purchases:

Wittner shoes. $170. Cant wait to wear these babies! Will post pics when I do.

Gucci scarf, was suprisingly on sale from $445 to $220! 100% silk and is so soft. Im really getting into scarves at the moment and want a collection of them. This was originally going to be a present for someone, but that someone did something that made me and alot of others upset. So they didnt deserve this beautiful gift anymore, so I decided to keep it for myself.

Mimco necklace. Its in the latest Harpers Bazzar magazine for something like $250 - Whah, I got it on sale for $50.Sportsgirl top. Im loving tops with ruffles at the top, or tie up bows at the neck, like this. Because my cousin works at the shop, I got it for $60 instead of $90. Perfect for tucking into highwaisted shorts, jeans and skirts.Saba 100% wool ruffle front top. $120. Didnt even realise my cats head made it into the shot!

We also went to the Australian Open tennis a few weeks ago with some friends. We saw Rodger Federer absolutly smash some guy I cant even remember. The match went for 1 hour and it was boring as hell.

The night lights in Melbourne.

This weekend is going to be busy for me. Besides the fact I am working fri - mon starting at 6am, I have lots of things planned. Fri night its the regular 'girl cousins' dinner. Sat after work we are going to the Pool and Spa expo, then my mums for dinner. Sun after work, going to the Pet and Animal expo! I love going to this, seeing all the beautiful breeds of dogs, cats, mice, ferrets..everything pets!

Until then, adios.