Summer is HERE!

Am excited to report, that after a recent run of consistent rain, summer is finally here!!! Over the past two weeks I have swum a number of times, and tonight, after getting home from a stressful day at work, I found myself swimming and sunbaking by the pool at 5pm in 30 degree heat! In fact Im still in my swimwear while typing this blog... might just log out and head back to the pool... (said to make my friends in the Northern Hemisphere slightly jealous :)

Weekend Away

Well... the slacko that I am is only now reporting on a weekend away I had with my sister earlier this month. Was so much fun! I won the flight earlier in the year so flew to Brisbane and met up with my sister who drove down from the Sunshine Coast for a girly weekend. I thought I was organised, but Sue had planned most things down to a T with a two page schedule for fun she had developed. Of course this included shopping, cafes and markets. We stayed at a swanky hotel and were also treated to a day spa pampering. Some of you would already know my anxiety at booking into a hot stone massage only to learn following the booking that it was going to be a guy called Scott who was going to massage my near naked body. OMG! When did guys start working at day spas? Following much hesitation at having this done, I decided it would be a challenge I was to overcome so went ahead. In the end, Scott was really cool and we chatted like girlfriends during the entire session (I have a hunch he liked the colour pink!).

The highlight of the holiday for me was the club my sister insisted we go to on Saturday night. I didnt have any particular expectations, but was blown away at how amazing this place was! The club is called Cloudland and apparently it has won many architectural/design awards. Visiting it I could see why! If I lived more locally, I would be heading there most weekends for a quick drink. Just like stepping into a fantasy movie set and the ceiling of the club is clear glass so at night you can see the stars!! See below photos.

Dress ups

I dont celebrate halloween, but stumbled across this costume which made me smile :)

All that glitters...

I bought a t-shirt recently which has some glitter features on it. Looks lovely. What I didnt think through when purchasing this item was how annoying it would be to wash. Mistakingly I just threw the t-shirt into the wash alongside regular clothes and low and behold, my husband now has glitter cargo pants and glittery metal t-shirts. Not sure that Metallica ever intended to design t-shirts that glisten in the sun lol. Anyway, they are only just fresh from the wash, so sshhhh, maybe my husband wont notice ;) lol

Party Party Party

How slack am I, waiting all this time to post my party photos. Oh well, better late than never. As you all know I just turned 30 (cough cough), and I must say I look very rough for my age lol :))

Anyway, the party was sooooo much fun. Am glad I decided to do it all at home cause was more fun and relaxed. All my friends dressed up and we partied like it was 1980 again... woooo hoooo! Here are the photos to prove it.

Fish heads

Last night in art class the tutor plonked three raw fish onto a sheet of paper in front of each of us and said "draw them"! So I did! lol Apparently we are drawing fish again next week. Woo hoo! lol

Byron

What a relaxing few nights away with my friend Kirsty in Byron. We started our adventure in the late afternoon and so made our way to a local hip looking restaurant/bar and sipped on cocktails (well I only had one and she had a mocktail, but wanted to sound cool lol) Every morning I walked along the beach which was just outside the front of our apartment. (see view below. Was great weather so took my camera and snapped away.
We stayed in the brown top right apartment and between us and the beach from where I took this photo, there are wood sculptures which we came to refer to as Woodhenge lolNot quite sure about the story relating to how the pink bra appeared on the beach.
Am curious! lol There were some amazing sunsets as well. And given that Kirsty and I both love photography, we were in our element :)Then came the country drives. MooooooooAnd we went to visit the Crystal Castle where they had amazing scenery and large fossil crystals from Brazil and other places.

Amazing view from the Crystal Palace cafe where we had lunch.

Some other nice eating out experiences.

And I can certainly say that after 4 days up North I feel more relaxed. Which is good, considering Im just about to be invaded by my sister and her little family of gorgeous little rascals :)

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