Lemon Sorbet Pinafore

This has got to be the happiest little dress I have ever crocheted! Being that it is the only dress I have ever crocheted should not take away from the happiness.  The yellow is just so perfect! I love it.

Pattern: Angel Wings Pinafore (via Ravelry)
Wool: Moda Vera Marvel
Hook: 5mm
Start/End Date: 21/8 - 27/8

I used wool and buttons that were both from the stash so this dress was entirely free.  It was so easy to make and I think I might whip up another one for my niece who is due in a couple of weeks.  Once you get the shaping done it is just round after round of the same stitch.  It works up pretty quick while sitting in front of the tv.  I think I will get a lot of crochet done during maternity leave because I am planning on sitting in front of the tv and watching Pretty Little Liars for the first week at least.

The Good, The Bad & The Bump(y)

The Good

• My sister getting engaged to her perfect match!!! The most exciting news of the entire week.
• A night out with our friends to see Kitty Flanagan in Brisbane
• Spoiling Corey on father's day. Loads of fun!
• The smell of fresh baked bread
• Family dinner with mum and dad for father's day

The Bad

• Corey getting the flu. Hopefully I don't catch it and hopefully he gets better soon
• Breaking Corey's Heineken glass that made it all the way home from Ireland unscathed. Bad wife!
• More sleepless nights.

The Bump

Where exactly are these weeks disappearing to? I can't believe it is 35 weeks already. The time is just flying by.  Only 2 more weeks of work which also means only 2 more weeks till I see my beautiful sister.  I received a very exciting call from her on Saturday morning to let me know that her boyfriend had proposed.  He surprised her with a weekend trip to Sydney and proposed on Bondi beach.  I am so ridiculously happy for the both of them. They are perfect for each other!  I can't wait to see her in a few weeks and give her a big hug.  I have big plans for my maternity leave which involve a lot of relaxing, reading and soaking up the last few moments of calm before Squishy arrives.  Hopefully I can cross the last couple of things of my to do list in the next 2 weeks so I can take full advantage of my 3 weeks off.

Happy Fathers Day

 

To My Dad

I love you to the moon and back! You are one of the funniest craziest people I know. Clearly I take after you :-) You are so much fun to be around and I am so glad to have you as part of my life. You are the best dad anyone could ever ask for xoxo

To Corey

As the weeks disappear and we become closer to meeting our little girl I get more and more excited about seeing you meet your little princess. I just know she is going to be daddy's little girl and you are going to spoil her rotten.  You are going to be an amazing dad and I am so glad that I get to share this experience with you. Our little one is so very lucky to have you in her life!

Today has been all about Corey. It started with his favourite breakfast then opening presents before heading out to Gold Class to see The Bourne Legacy.  Now he is relaxing on the lounge watching the football.  All in all I think it has been a pretty good father's day.  The only thing that could make it better was if Little Miss Squishy was here to celebrate with us!

Spring Has Sprung!

I love Spring! It is my favourite time of the year and this year it is going to be even more exciting.  There are so many things to look forward to this Spring:-

• Kitty Flanagan tonight at the Brisbane Powerhouse
• Corey's first father's day this Sunday
• Family trip to Woolgoolga in 2 weeks.
• Squishy's due date!!!
• My birthday
• Our first wedding anniversary
• Corey's birthday

It's all very very exciting stuff but obviously number one is the arrival of Little Miss Squishy. It is going to be an action packed 3 months and I can't wait!!!!

Vintage Caravan Cake

Last weekend we had a belated celebration for mum's birthday as she was on the Central Coast visiting her brother on her actual birthday.  Mum & Dad came to our house for dinner and we had soft chicken tacos and this delicious cake.

 

Mum and Dad are always talking about when in a few years time they are going to pack up and go travelling around Australia in a caravan.  Mum loves vintage caravans so I thought this would be the perfect cake for her.

I got the idea from this cake and it was pretty simple to recreate.  All it took was some fondant, a licorice roll, some food safe pens and one silver cachous.  I named the caravan Pos because that is my mum's nickname.  All her brothers and dad call her Pos and all my cousins call her Aunty Pos.

The cake was white chocolate mud cake and it was delicious!  I had to make Mum and Dad take the left overs home so I didn't spend the week eating cake.

I'm really happy with how this cake turned out.  This is the last birthday in my family before Squishy comes along so who knows when I will get to make another cake like this.  I have an idea for a nice simple cake for Corey's birthday in November and I am just hoping that I can manage to make it for him around looking after Squishy.

The Good, The Bad & The Bump(y)

The Good

• Corey starting working later so we get to spend the mornings together. It's a nice change to him leaving while I am still asleep.
• Buying the last little bits and pieces for Squishy. We did a shop of nappies, wipes, baby bath etc on the weekend so we are all stocked and ready!
• Packing part of my hospital bag. All Squishy's stuff is ready now just to pack my stuff.
• New pyjamas to take to hospital. I figured I deserved them after what I am going to go through :-)
• 3 weeks left of work!!!!
• 2 short weeks of work - Gold Coast public holiday this Friday and a day off for a hospital visit next Wednesday. Yay!!!

The Bad

• Trying to get comfy in bed is becoming really hard! Even my snuggle pillow isn't helping.
• Vomiting in my sleep. Not like projectile but in my throat. Wakes me up with a start and it's not very comfortable. I need to talk to my doctor about it tomorrow morning.
• Running out of work appropriate clothes. Lucky I only have to get through 3 more weeks.

The Bump

 

Holy moly check that belly! She is getting big in there. I am kind of worried about how big she is going to be given that I am going to have to get her out soon. Hopefully she has a little head :-)  Only 6 more weeks to go and 3 more weeks of work. To say I am excited is the understatement of the year. I seriously can't wait!!! Work is becoming a bit of a struggle because I haven't been sleeping well but I am lucky to have a really good team that I work with who help me out a lot.  This past weekend I figured I better start packing the hospital bag just in case she decides to make an early appearance.  I packed everything on my list that Squishy needs but I still need to pack my stuff.  I think I will do that this weekend.  Long weekend!!! I am very excited for the long weekend.  I love a good long weekend because usually Corey works Saturdays so we only have 1 day together.  But whenever there is a long weekend we get 3 whole days together. Very exciting!!! 

Where has the past 1001 days gone?

Friday 24th August 2012 marked the last day of my 1001 days that I had to complete my list of 101 things.  I can't believe I started this list back in November 2009. It is just crazy how fast the time has gone!!!

(#13 - Get Married)

Below is my list.  The items in bold are those which I managed to complete.  The ones in italics are those which I started but didn't finish.  All the other ones never got finished.

Personal/Health


1 - Be more active!
2 - Give blood.
3 - Go to the dentist for a check up (I haven't been since I left school)
4 - Get prescription sunglasses.
5 - Eat 2 fruit and 5 veg every day for a whole week and see the difference it makes.
6 - Move out of home (30/01/2010).
7 - Get a manicure
8 - Be more confident.
9 - Get a massage.
10 - Get a facial.
11 - Get engaged (June 2010)
12 - Take a multivitamin everyday for 2 months(Dec 09/Jan 10).
13 - Get Married
14 - Get Pregnant
15 - Learn how to drive a manual car

Uni/Work
16 - Graduate Uni (31st July 2010)
17 - Get a job in events full time (28th May 2010)
18 - Write a business plan

Read/Watch
19 - Watch the whole 1st season of True Blood (December 2009)
20 - Reread the Twilight Series (0/4)21 - Reread the Harry Potter series (6/7)
22 - Read the Sookie Stackhouse series (the books True Blood is based on) (10/10)
23 - See a musical

(#23 - see a musical & #30 - go to London)

Travel
24 - Go to Paris
25 - See snow in real life (June 2010) 
26 - Have a snowball fight (June 2010)
27 - Make snow angels (June 2010)
28 - Go to Italy
29 - Get a new passport
30 - Go to London

Financial
31 - Save up a house deposit
32 - Buy a new car (July 31st 2010)
33 - Buy a house

(#25 see snow in real life)

Sewing
34 - Learn how to make my own patterns
35 - Learn how to sew knit fabric
36 - Sew a pair of pants or shorts.
37 - Make a pair of swimmers
38 - Make all the patterns in my collection (19/35)
39 - Make a quilt (25/04/2010)

Cooking
40 - Make cake pops like Bakerella
41 - Learn how to make ice cream (23/01/2010)
42 - Make all the recipes in the Crabapple Cupcake Bakery Book (8/33)
43 - Make swiss buttercream icing
44 - Learn how to "flood" cookies with icing
45 - Make a fondant decorated cake
46 - Hold a dinner party (03/05/2010)
47 - Make my own pasta
48 - Make bread from scratch
49 - Make Corey breakfast in bed (see here)


Fashion/Style
50 - Develop my personal style 
51 - Have 30 handmade items of clothing in my wardrobe - made by either myself or bought from etsy or the markets (17/30) 
52 - Be happy with how my hair looks (Jan 2010)
53 - Spend a whole day op shopping (July 2011)
54 - Learn how to braid my hair
55 - Paint my nails everday for 2 weeks (17th - 31st May 2010)
56 - Learn how to curl my hair either with rollers or a curling iron.
57 - Take photos of my outfits everyday for a month and upload them to my blog (Me Made May 2010)
58 - Buy a real vintage dress

(#99 try out embroidery)

Photography
59 - Take a another photography class
60 - Buy a tripod
61 - Learn how to use photoshop
62 - Buy photoshop (14/02/2010)
63 - Take 15 portrait photos of other people that I am happy with (4/15)

Do/See
64 - Throw a surprise party
65 - Have a games night with friends (board or video games)
66 - Go to the strawberry farm and pick my own strawberries
67 - Complete a 1000 piece puzzle
68 - Do the 30 day letter challenge
69 - Spend a whole weekend without using the internet
70 - Buy a dog
71 - Buy a clear umbrella (04/05/2010)
72 - Dance/Play in the rain
73 - Roast marshmallows over a proper fire (see here)
74 - Put together a piece of Ikea furniture without Corey's help
75 - Enter a craft/cooking competition
76 - Go bike riding for a day
77 - Finish writing another 101 things list by the end of 1001 days
78 - Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge
79 - Swim with dolphins
80 - Have a colour coordinated Christmas tree (see here)
81 - Get professional photos taken with Corey
82 - Play golf with Corey
83 - Go indoor rock climbing
84 - Go to the Science Museum
85 - Learn Italian
86 - Have a proper picnic with Corey
87 - Beat Corey at wii tennis
88 - Go to a Gold Coast Blaze game (17/01/2010)
89 - Go horseback riding
90 - Do a 5k run
91 - Fly a kite
92 - Play a real game of tennis with Corey
93 - Go to Wintersun
94 - Go to Greazefest (1st August 2010)
95 - Plant a vege garden
96 - Start a journal (Jan 2010)

Other Craft Stuff
97 - Learn how to crochet
98 - Try stamp carving
99 - Try out embroidery
100 - Make another scrapbook
101 - Make 10 of the items in my Ravelry queue (10/10)

I only managed to complete 67 of the items on the list and had another 6 that I had started but not completed.  I am still pretty happy with what I managed to get done.  This list helped me to try things out that I probably wouldn't have otherwise (like embroidery or stamp carving).  I really enjoyed doing the list and I just can't believe how fast the time has gone!  You will notice that I had as item 77 to write another list of 101.  I have done this but I will wait till another day to share it and start working on it. I am feeling too lazy today to make make it day 1 of my 1001.