Showing posts with label Bree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bree. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 June 2016

the orange juice and milk theory

When I was younger, I looked up to my older (and only) sister.
Both physically because there's an (almost) 5 year age gap between us;
And emotionally, with adoration.

Don't get me wrong...

I still look up to her.
Literally. 
Because she is like, 6 foot tall or something; 
But also because I think she possesses amazing qualities that I envy.
She is energetic and wields an enthusiasm for life that is endearing and contagious.



I digress.

The point is - 
She's the Big Sister,
And as the Big Sister, it was her job to teach me things.
To impress her skills and knowledge upon me.
To share her wisdom, so that I could be cool
Just. Like. Her.

Insert the story about the time my cool Big Sister taught me that mixing orange juice and milk in a glass,
then sculling said concoction would cause excessive vomiting, 
thus ensuring you were guaranteed a Sick Day and wouldn't have to go to school.

Yes, it really happened.
No, she doesn't remember it.

We practically had to be on our death bed to be granted a day off school, 
So this was a fool proof plan.

AND (she assured me), 
Once you'd vommed a couple of times,
You'd feel fine;
So, could enjoy your day at home tucked up on the couch watching trashy day time tv.

She might have been a Child Genius...

I'm not dragging us all down Memory Lane for no reason BTW.

But simply to introduce you to 
T H E   O R A N G E   J U I C E   
A N D   M I L K   T H E O R Y

They simply don't go together.

Separately ?
No problems*.
(*Lactose intolerance excluded)

But together?
Not recommended.

Here's the core of my Theory - 
Some people are Orange Juice;
And others are Milk.

So what does that mean?
Well, they simply don't go together.


(For the record, my sis and I are more like a Vodka Orange combination...
The perfect mix of sweet and fun)




xx


Friday, 21 February 2014

let's talk gratitude


grat-i-tude [noun
Gratitudethankfulnessgratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling or
 attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or 
will receive.




No other words today. There's no explanation required.



“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the

 foundation for all abundance.” 



Thursday, 7 March 2013

Life Happens

Today I had some time to reflect on the last 4 weeks.


In summary I :

Went to Queensland; Survived a mass restructure at work; Had a hot Valentine's Date with my cousin Katie; Spent some time in the ER; Revisited my naturopath; Celebrated Emmy's 5th (!) Birthday; Had my sister come to visit (twice); Laughed at Josh Thomas at his Fringe Show; Went to Clipsal 500 (twice); Celebrated an engagement; Visited LukaMish at the Lollipop Markets; Became seriously addicted to buying things on Gumtree; Explored the Wayville Farmers Markets; Shopped; Had an Endota facial (pure bliss); oh.. and quit sugar.


It's been a busy time...

Let's have a look at that in photos :

Sunny Queensland (I heart you)



Flinders ER (Thanks for everything Mum xoxo)

Happy Birthday to my little fur baby



Clipsal 500 - Quality sister time xx
[Photo stolen from Bree :) ]
Stimulating the Economy one shopping spree at a time..


I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson
Yup - more on this later.


Experimental Baking - Sugar Free; Gluten Free

As for this weekend?? Well I've got a few things on my To-Do List. Op-Shopping included. 
Wish me luck.

xx

Monday, 30 July 2012

Winter Road Trip

First of all - I promise I'm not slack.. My laptop has died an incredibly sad and untimely death. Particularly inconvenient as I was somewhat bedridden for the two weeks (Helloooo boredom). This has meant no blogging because it turns out the Blogger App on my iPhone hates me :(

Anyway, a few weekends ago my lovely sister (who was back in town to play nurse and chef) put on her Chauffeur's hat and drove us to Mannum. It was a weird wintery day with miserable gray skies and intermittent rain. But I am all about deep and meaningful chats on a road trip, so I settled back in my passenger seat and as she drove we discussed the meaning of life...

OK. We didn't.

But it was still quality time with my big sis!

Sometimes it doesn't matter how many opinions you have sought, the only one that truly counts is the harsh truth from a sibling (I can only assume that big brothers have the same ability to impart wisdom in a caring and blunt way at the same time?!)

Anyway - On our travels, i took a souvenir shot out the car window using the Camera+ App.



Big love to you Bree - I miss your guts.

xx

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Meet Me at Max's

I visited my sister Bree in Canberra a few weeks ago.

And I learnt 3 things...

One :
It's damn cold in there in winter. Incredibly cold.
Like - "If I'm experiencing this kind of cold, there might as well be fun snow to play in".. 
But there is no snow. Just cold. Really frosty, alpine-style cold.

Which brings me to Number Two :
People in Canberra look sad.
[Refer to Number One]
I would be sad if I had to live in such a cold boring place too...

And Three :

This was Canberra's one redeeming quality.

It is chocolate heaven.
A cozy, cafe-style of heaven.

If I lived in Canberra, you might just find me drowning my sorrows in chocolatey-goodness Every.Single.Day.

Max Brenner

We shared a few dishes because we couldn't decide.

Waffles? Sure.
Banana crepes? Yes please!
Extra melted chocolate? Why not?!?
oh, and a mug of super creamy hot chocolate too. Thanks :)


Here's a snippet of their menu -


It was all dee-licious.

And the best news?
They have stores in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.. So I won't have to go back to Canberra for my chocolate fix!

xx

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Along The Way With Bree

My pretty sister has started her very own blog.

I like to think it's because she thinks I'm really cool, and she wants to be just like me, but we all know that I am a little delusional at times...!

Her having a blog works out well for me, because even though she lives in a different state, now I can find out exactly what's going on in her life without actually having to talk to her!  KIDDING!

Seriously though, we chat regularly and we email almost daily, but it will be super fun to follow her in blog-land too. You should pop over and say hello.


xx

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Melting Moments with Bree

OK, so the long weekend seems a distant memory now. But what a great memory to have. My big sis Bree was back home for a few days and I managed to squeeze in some baking, shopping, birthday celebrations for mum and a wedding.

Can you blame me for not posting sooner? I'm still recovering..

Here's the most important details :

The baking - It is 100% expected that I provide Bree with her quota of Melting Moments. So they were the first thing to come out of my oven on Saturday morning.

melting moments with bree >> STARTS WITH CUPCAKES

Can you believe that despite the number of times I have made these biscuits I've never written a post about them ? OOPS.


Ingredients
125g butter, softened
3/4 cup (115g) plain flour
1/4 cup (45g) icing sugar mixture
1/3 cup (50g) custard powder
60g butter, softened, extra
2/3 cup (110g) icing sugar mixture, extra
2 tsp finely grated lemon rind
1 tbs lemon juice

Method
Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 2 oven trays with baking paper. Use an electric mixer to beat butter until pale and creamy. Add the flour, icing sugar and custard powder and use a wooden spoon to stir to combine.

Use your hands to roll teaspoonsful of the dough mixture into balls. Place the balls 3cm apart on the lined trays. Use a fork dusted in icing sugar to gently flatten. Bake in preheated oven, swapping trays halfway through cooking, for 15 minutes or until just cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside for 30 minutes to cool.

Use an electric mixer to beat the extra butter and icing sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the lemon rind and juice and beat until combined. Spread the butter mixture over the flat side of half the biscuits and sandwich together with remaining biscuits.

melting moments with bree >> STARTS WITH CUPCAKES


Other party sweets were also whipped up in my kitchen - Chocolate mudslide cupcakes, triple choc chip cookies, lemon meringue tarts and orange cupcakes.

BIRTHDAY PARTY melting moments with bree >> STARTS WITH CUPCAKES

Come home soon Bree - I'll make another batch of Melting Moments, OK ?!



xx

Sunday, 28 August 2011

Just a Spoon Full of Sugar...

Last  weekend (yep, a whole week ago, but it's taken me this long to blog about it) I went to Sydney to catch up with my gorgeous sister and to see Mary Poppins!


The show was fabulous. Matt Lee (one of the judges from So You Think You Can Dance) totally stole the show as the Chimney Sweep and his dancing to Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious was incredible.

Tempting as it was to buy a Mary Poppins umbrella, we didn't buy any merchandise, but we did succumb to cocktails in these light up glasses - How could we resist ?!


It was an amazing weekend, although not nearly long enough time for shopping and hang out by the Harbour.

We did however, pop into the Lindt store and sample some of their macaroons and chocolates..



Which went well with a glass of champagne and orange (at this point, Bree and I could not bring ourselves to drink the champagne by itself..)



And, despite the weather forcast predicting rain for the weekend, we were lucky enough that the rain held off and we even got to enjoy a little sunshine.




Had to throw this pic in too - We ventured into the Christian Louboutin store.... OMG - the shoes are stunning.

This particular shoe Bree's holding is worth $2,772.50 
($5,545 A PAIR - eeekkk!)


Two days is definately not long enough...

We're already planning our next Girl's Weekend.


xx


BTW - Sorry about some of the terrible iPhone photography...

Monday, 13 June 2011

Cupcakes, Candy & Crepe Paper

I blogged about my sister's 30th Birthday back in May - Read more here.

But because we don't live in the same state, the birthday celebrations were slightly delayed (in time, not in enthusiasm).

A casual gathering was organised - 30 and Flirty.

And my darling sister employed me to be her party stylist/decorator/Amy Atlas impersonator...

So on Sunday night, we sat at mum's dining table fashioning pom poms out of tissue paper and planning a candy buffet.


Here I am all exhausted, showing off my amazing Martha Stewart Craft skills

Isn't it amazing what several packets of tissue paper and a few hours can produce ?


Hours of tissue paper folding = Pretty pom pom decorations


We didn't even have a table to use for our buffet, so we threw a table cloth over the spa! And it worked suprisingly well... The bowls and platters were all on hand in mums garage (courtesy of the contents of my house being stored at her place!)

My first Amy Atlas-esque Candy Buffet

Melting Moments - A guaranteed crowd pleaser

And the show stopping cake - DELICIOUS!

Other assorted candy included marshmallows, m&m's, strawberries & cream lollies, chico babies and choc honeycomb

Cheaters cupcakes.. (Not home-made - don't judge)
 

And the beautiful Birthday Girl herself. xx


Not bad for a candy table requested the night before the event.
Oh, and it was lovely to see my sister and celebrate her birthday too!

xx

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

30 Candles

In just over a week, my big sister will celebrate her 30th Birthday.

Yep - That's her right there.  The hot one in the blue dress with the amazing shoulder pads...




I popped a little something in the post for you Bree.


But you don't get your real present until you come back to Adelaide again.

Miss your guts.

Hope you have an amazing day and I can't wait to celebrate with you soon.

xx

Sunday, 17 April 2011

Retail Therapy

I have just returned from an amazing weekend in Sydney with my mum, my gorgeous big sister and her husband (of 1 year today).
A weekend away was just what I needed. Retail therapy at Pitt Street and Paddy's Markets, yummy food at Darling Harbour and even a margarita at Star City Casino.

This was the second weekend in a row that I have had the pleasure of spending time with my sister, who is currently freezing living in Canberra. I truly enjoy spending time with her and am now on a count down to the long weekend in June when she'll back back in Radelaide again (55 days to go...)

Here we are about to go to the Casino for cocktails (not sure what distracted mum, but we took a few snaps and this was the best of the bunch).


Now for the Retail Therapy part...
Can I say - I have no idea how I managed to fit everything into my carry-on bag, but I have never had such a successful weekend of shopping in my life.

Here are some highlights:

Knee-High boots


PINK 'Hoodies' for your feet.



And a new quilt cover for my new bedroom (when the time comes)


My favourite part of the weekend ??
Eating food at restaurants with a view.


Breakfast View at Darling Harbour


Muesli with yoghurt - Delicious


Morning Tea View at Circular Quay


Morning Tea - Creme Brulee
Oh! And we enjoyed fireworks during dinner on Saturday night = Perfection.



Such a wonderful weekend.  Wish we could do it all over again.

And finally to Bree and Brian - Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary.  xx

Cheers.  xx
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