bridal shoe lust list

I cannot decide whether I want to go with classic white heels for my wedding or a pop of colour.
Nonetheless, here are some shoes I'm lusting over for my wedding.

 

an ode to the fallen

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

I sincerely hope that everyone is participating in the minutes silence at 11am.

lest we forget
xx

my week in iphone photos.

I think I'm gonna do a post like this weekly from now on. I take so many pictures, it would be nice to share them instead of letting them just sit on my phone.
These aren't my entire weeks worth of photos, just the ones I've already uplaoded to the computer.
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remembering loved ones at your wedding

I've been doing some thinking about my wedding.

I want to do something to commemorate the loved ones that have passed away.
I've been looking at vogue forums and various wedding sites for ideas but they don't really appeal to me.

The two most common things seem to be; Lighting a candle and setting a place at dinner for the people who are no longer alive.
I like the first idea but, no offence to anyone who has done the second one but that is just really not my style.

I was thinking we could make a toast and then ask everyone to join us on the dancefloor for a song that is very special to me, sort of a dedication dance I suppose.

I've already decided on the song.
It will be Dream a Little Dream of Me by The Mamas and the Papas.

It's one of my favourite songs of all time and it holds a lot of meaning in relation to when my grandfather died.
If you haven't heard it, I definitely reccomend watching it below.
It's worth the 3 minutes out of your day.



Has anyone ever heard of this being done before? What do you think of the idea?
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soft kitty, warm kitty.

little ball of fur.
happy kitty, sleepy kitty.
purr, purr, purr.
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If you're bored by animals then this post is not for you.

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I'm going to tell you guys a little story...

This beautiful baby is called Demi.
She belongs to my fiancee's younger brother and she is temporarily living with us.

The story goes, Nick's dad got a promotion that relocated him to Queensland, so him, his wife and youngest son moved. The company he works for is paying for them to stay in an apartment for 8 weeks in Queensland while they look for a house to buy.
The apartment they are staying in has a no pet rule so they left Demi at their house in this town.(Their house is on the market and still fully furnished until the 8 weeks is up, then movers will come and move everything to their new house)
Nick's older brother is supposed to go to the house every day to feed Demi and change her water etc.
I should probably add here that the cat had access to a garage that housed her food and water bowl but could also go outside too.

Nick and myself thought it was a little cruel to leave her all alone for 8 weeks so we started visiting the cat every 2nd day, taking her toys and treats.

We went to visit her on Thursday and she let out the loudest meow I've ever heard from a cat. Nick picked her up to cuddle her and felt a lump near the base of her tail, then all of a sudden this liquid started oozing out, (it seriously looked like a gigantic pimple had popped) the pus smelled putrid, I've never smelled anything so foul in my life.
Nick then broke in to his dad's house to get me a cloth so I could wipe her down to get a better look and when I tried to get near her she started hissing and making crying noises.
We wrapped her up in a towel and took her to the vets, (all the while she was whimpering. It breaks my heart remembering the painful noises she was making)

The vets were amazing, they were completely booked out but they got us in almost right away anyways. The vet had to shave some hair to get a better look and told us that she had an abscess from a cat bite she got in a fight, that had burst.
He said she needed an operation to get it cut open so the wound could drain properly.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Demi had quite a severe scratch on her actual eyeball and on her nose and one of her ears.
The poor thing was clearly in so much pain, and just exhausted.
Her temperature was taken and it was sky high.
The vet said if we hadn't have gone to see her that day, she would probably have seized and died from the high temperature.
All I can say to that is, THANK GOD!
We were informed that Demi would need quite constant care over the next week or so and there was no way we were letting her go back to that empty garage, where the worlds largest cat was terrorising her.(I got a glimpse of the cat last week)
We really had no option but to take her in for the next 6 weeks until Nicks family is settled and are ready for her to be moved to Queensland.

So we had to leave her at the vets overnight and pick her up Friday afternoon.

Nick and I already have a cat, and he was abused when he was a kitten and as a result is not a friendly cat at all, (except to myself and Nick, that is)
We were really worried about putting the two of them together.

I went to Nicks fathers house on Friday while Nick was at work, to grab Demi's bowl and litter tray but they were so filthy that I just went out and bought her all new stuff.
I'm really disappointed in Nick's older brother. Demi obviously didn't get the care she needed/deserved. She had no food, barely any water and a filthy litter tray.
She had also never been fed wet food.
What.the.hell?!

So we picked her up from the vets Friday and the poor thing just looked so confused, defeated and exhausted.

I have to clean her wound 3 times a day with tap water in a syringe, give her eye ointment 3 times a day and pills twice a day.
I thought it would be a nightmare to do but she is an absolute angel when it comes time to take care of these things.
I honestly think she knows I am just trying to help her so she just sits on my lap and lets me.

She is doing really well, absolutely loves company and she follows me around like a puppy dog.
She gets so excited at about 6pm because that means dinner time, and I feed her tinned cat food.

I hope I don't come across as sounding resentful for having to take her in because I truly am not.
She is a gorgeous girl and I have already fallen in love with her.
I'm just really scared of having to give her back to Nick's little brother.
It's safe to say I am attatched. How could I not be? I'm taking complete care of her and she is so lovely.
Ugh, I hope I get to keep her!

Sorry this post has been so long, I just needed to get the story off my chest, including how unimpressed I am with Nick's family, as it's not something I really want to say to him, even though I know he feels the same way.

I'll keep you updated on the kitten situation.

:)

xx

etsy

I used to spend hours and hours browsing on etsy and have only recently rediscovered my love for it. I came across a store yesterday that sells 'keep calm and...' posters.
Check these out, so cute!

I want them all!
If you want to check them out, go to www.keepcalmshop.etsy.com
xx

I'm baaack

Hello everyone!
I am back from my 8 month (unintentional) hiatus. Had may-juhh problems with my internet provider, story of my life! Anyways, I would like to apologise for my absence and let you all know that my blogging will be a lot more regular from now on.

So much has happened in the last 8 months. Firstly, I'd like to tell you all that I'm engaged!!! I will do a seperate post on that later =)

Other than that, in the last few months, I have had surgery, started and completed a course, celebrated my 21st, celebrated 5 years with the boy, had lots of drama, lots of tears and lots of laughs.

Thanks to all of you who are still following me, you won't be disappointed (I hope!)

I'm so excited and inspired for all the blogging ideas I have and everything that's going on in my life right now, and I can't wait to share it all with you guys.

xx

cheap tuesday

I'm going to split this post in to two parts.

The first is just an outfit of the day and a summary of what I got up to and the second one will be some of the bargains I have bought recently.


Today I am wearing a very inexpensive outfit.
dress; Valleygirl - $10.75(I love 30% off storewide!)
bracelets; Diva - $5
ring; Diva - $5
The other ring I am wearing was certainly not cheap but I wear it every day as it's my favourite piece of jewellery and a gift from my lovely boyfriend.

Today I went for coffee with two friends from high school which was really nice.
It feels so weird to catch up with people I haven't seen in awhile.
My friends from high school have all gone off in different directions and I don't really talk to any of them anymore, which is okay.
I'm trying to start my life as an adult and I feel that a lot of my old high school friends haven't really grown up yet. Not that I have anything against people having fun and going out and getting drunk, I just feel like a lot of them are still in the 'I'm 16' mindframe whereas I'm in the 'holycrap I'm almost 21' mind frame.
I am trying to make a life for myself and it's just so strange to hear and see so many people that are still in the exact same place(if not backwards) as graduation.
I don't really know where I'm going with this, just putting my thoughts out there.

Are you guys still close with your high school friends or do you have a new circle?

xx

manic monday

 Today was spent in a bit of a rush going to physio and doctors appointments with my boyfriend as he hurt himself at work.

Supre singlet
Cotton On vest
Target shorts
Diva bracelets
Diva ring
Michael Hill ring
Tiffany&Co necklace

I want to apologise for being such a bad blogger as of late.
I fully intend on being better!

xx

moving on

I finally moved in to my new house in early December and I am loving it. I'm on a huge decorating kick at the moment and I feel like my house is nearly finished. I thought I'd share some of my favourite tidbits of my new place. Enjoy!

I took some more photos but for some reason blogger won't let me upload them.
Sadface.

x

shopping alone?

I love shopping(like 99% of the female race)
I just love it. There is something about the anticipation of finding the perfect dress for that party, or the perfect top to go with those pants or shopping for no particular reason and finding something perfect for you.
I love shopping.
I love shopping with my best friend Louise and I love shopping with my boyfriend.
My boyfriend is a suprisingly good shopper. He holds all the clothes I plan on trying on/buying so I am free to keep browsing the racks.
He is eternally patient and tells me to take my time.
He even wanders off on his own and comes back with a proud look on his face holding a dress or a top he thinks I may like. And about 90 percent of the time he holds up something I do like.
It's amazing, really.
When I shop with Louise, we often end up buying the exact same things, and having to co-ordinate our outfits when we go out so that we aren't wearing the same thing.

When it comes to clothes, I don't have a particular style. I honestly just wear whatever I like. I do not dress for other people. I dress for myself, only.

I have noticed lately however, that when I am shopping if I pick up something I like and the person I'm with says they don't like it, I am very likely to put it back. I mean, who wants to buy something and wear it when they know that the people they are around think what you're wearing is horrible?
No one.

I need to stop doing this. I need to stop picking up clothes and saying 'What do you think?' to my shopping buddies.
I have decided that I need to go shopping by myself so that when I see something I like, I don't feel the need to ask for reassurance. I need to go shopping by myself so that I buy things I really like, so that I don't feel tempted to put things back because others don't like it. If I like it, that should be all that natters, yes?
I personally think I dress nicely and have a pretty good fashion sense, so I need to trust my own instincts and stop looking for others approval. This has always been something that has bothered me, the looking for approval thing. I'm not an attention seeker by any means, I guess I just like to please people.

I made myself a promise at the beginning of this season.
'I will be more experimental with my clothes. I will buy things that I like and that may not necessarily be 'cool' or 'in fashion'. As long as I like it, I will wear it.'
Well I haven't done very well with this.
I have bought very few things that I thought were nice, and wouldn't normally wear but of course they are hanging in my closet, tags still attatched, never worn.

On Thursday, my experiment begins. My boyfriend will be playing soccer in the town over, and he is going to drop me off to shop alone and pick me up when he is done.
I am going to get dolled up to my own satisfaction and not ask my boyfriend if I look okay(I ask him frequently) And I am going to do this on my own.
I'm actually a bit excited!

Anyway, I think I have rambled enough for one day.

Have a great week, dolls!
x

Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget
x

nails

I have booked in to get acrylics done on Wednesday. I really hope I don't regret it. Every time I get them I say "I'm never getting them again" because they make my nails so weak.
But at the moment, they are still weak and I haven't had acrylics in over 6 months.
I've tried practically every nail hardener and nail growth promoter, yet once my nails get to a certain length they just snap off.
Ugh, I can't win.
I think I'm just going to get plain french acrylics, squared and not too long.
Then I am free to paint them however I like, which is my main issue at the moment.
All I want is to be able to paint them but nail polish looks terrible on my super short nails.
I will update with pictures when I get them done

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